By midnight Thursday, about 150 million Americans will have buckled down and filed their annual federal income tax returns, and the IRS will begin collecting nearly $1 trillion in revenue from these individuals.
While you struggle to meet your deadline, consider that although the law requires you to file a tax return, more than 70 million of your fellow filers will not owe a single penny to Uncle Sam. As the latest news from the non-partisan Tax Policy Center shows, a record 47 percent of tax filers will have no federal income tax liability this year.
You may wonder, how is this possible? And, more importantly, how can I join this group?
There are many legal ways to reduce your income tax liability to zero. Of course, there are many illegal ways as well, but there’s no sense in breaking the law. Not filing a tax return can get you into big trouble. Two years ago, the actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in jail and required to pay up to $17 million in back taxes plus penalties and interest because he didn’t file his tax return for three years.
via Income Tax: Why 70 Million Americans Don’t Pay Uncle Sam a Dime — Politics Daily.
