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by fhdkweig 7 days ago
Creating chilling effects of registering to pay taxes. What could possibly go wrong?
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I mean, this has long been a loophole in US law. Generally, you can't be compelled to testify against yourself (5th Amendment). But when it comes to taxes:

1) You have to declare all income, even from illegal activities.

2) The declarations can be used against you in court (IIUIC with the caveat that they need an independent reason to get a warrant for those tax records).