“The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution reads, “The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration,” does not require all Americans to pay a Federal Income tax. Only Federal employees are required to pay an income tax, claims Futia, and no law says every other American has to pay a Federal income tax.
During his dispute with the IRS, Futia has not paid his Federal income tax since 2014. The IRS attempted to collect the taxes Futia did not pay by filing a Notice of Lien with the New York State Comptroller’s office.
Futia is retired after 45 years working for the Town of North Castle. His pension is through the NYS Retirement system, overseen by the NYS Comptroller…