Within 4-6 years of one's becoming a nonfiler and ignoring accumulating information returns, the IRS is empowered step by step to make assumptions (don't let it) that put you on the hook for their largest estimates plus all fees. Since you voluntarily refused to address the information accumulated, the law is that you volunteered for them to file for you. If you know of exceptions in the long run, great, they may exist, but the IRS also algorithmically decides who to go after to attempt to collect from. Contract theory will not help you because the law allows them to assume social contracts in cases such as described.
Everyone should assess what taxes they owe and report and pay them voluntarily, including those many who owe zero tax. To encourage nonfiling on an unproven theory such as contract is to fall into the prearranged trap of the info returns that has destroyed lives like that of Joe Lewis. It's true that filing has its own risks, notably that the IRS may decline to believe that you believe your own testimony, but sincere belief and pursuit of truth is its own defense and will get you past all the traps. Abrogation of one's noblesse oblige as a sovereign will not get you past traps set for those sovereigns.
If you have an income at or below poverty level, they may leave you alone for not filling. But once you have any meaningful income, they will come for you. Typically mentally ill and drug addicts that fall into that category and they don't want to be stuck with the attorney's fees for someone who could never pay.
They key is don't file a 1040 at all and then you aren't bound to paying money by contract.
Yes, but it has consequences. Look below to my comment to the crazy Russian. I've seen it work, but be prepared to not have much of a future
All the People I know who did it have a great future and have been saving tons of money.
Within 4-6 years of one's becoming a nonfiler and ignoring accumulating information returns, the IRS is empowered step by step to make assumptions (don't let it) that put you on the hook for their largest estimates plus all fees. Since you voluntarily refused to address the information accumulated, the law is that you volunteered for them to file for you. If you know of exceptions in the long run, great, they may exist, but the IRS also algorithmically decides who to go after to attempt to collect from. Contract theory will not help you because the law allows them to assume social contracts in cases such as described.
Everyone should assess what taxes they owe and report and pay them voluntarily, including those many who owe zero tax. To encourage nonfiling on an unproven theory such as contract is to fall into the prearranged trap of the info returns that has destroyed lives like that of Joe Lewis. It's true that filing has its own risks, notably that the IRS may decline to believe that you believe your own testimony, but sincere belief and pursuit of truth is its own defense and will get you past all the traps. Abrogation of one's noblesse oblige as a sovereign will not get you past traps set for those sovereigns.
If you have an income at or below poverty level, they may leave you alone for not filling. But once you have any meaningful income, they will come for you. Typically mentally ill and drug addicts that fall into that category and they don't want to be stuck with the attorney's fees for someone who could never pay.