Wesley Snipes – Tax Protestor

Wesley Snipes, yes THAT Wesley Snipes, is one of the growing number of American citizens that claim the income tax is illegal. But rather than just grumble about it, Mr. Snipes has taken the extreme step of not paying any taxes for years.

According to the New York Times, Snipes earned $38 million from 1999 to 2004 and hasn’t paid a dime of that to the IRS. And the IRS most certainly noticed.

His trial started yesterday.

Snipes plans to present a defense known as the 861 position. The argument, which is addressed in the IRS’s The Truth About Frivolous Tax Arguments, says that nothing in the law actually states that income is taxable.

This will be a fun one to watch!