Don’t Understate Income On Tax Returns
The courts have generally held that direct taxes are limited to taxes on people (variously called capitation, poll tax or head tax) and property. (Penn Mutual Indemnity Company. v. C.I.R., 227 F.2d 16, 19-20 (3rd Cir. 1960).) All other taxes are typically called “indirect taxes,” basically because they tax an event, rather than human being […]