Time:    Wed Jun 25 11:06:03 1997
Date:    Wed, 25 Jun 1997 11:03:31 -0700
To:     "Brent Alan" <liberty1@ptialaska.net>
From:    Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SLS: IRC Liability Statutes, FOIA answer from IRS

Brent,

Another good statute to hit them with is:

   5 U.S.C. 556(d), to wit:

the proponent of a rule has the burden 
of proving its application in any case.

Title 5 has been enacted into positive law.
It is also known as the Administrative Procedures
Act ("APA").


/s/ Paul Mitchell
http://www.supremelaw.org




At 07:43 AM 6/25/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I recieved the very the same response. Though it was from a woman at the
district office
>in Seattle, when replying to an IRS letter of request for past due tax
returns. I was
>requesting information regarding imlpimenting regulations and statutes of
authority that
>the IRS had, if any, that applyed to me. Since I most certainly wanted to
abide in all
>laws that apply to me, and I need that information to make that
determination.
>
>Brent Alan
>
>----------
>> From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
>> To: Recipient list suppressed
>> Subject: SLS: IRC Liability Statutes, FOIA answer from IRS
>> Date: Wednesday, June 25, 1997 6:43 AM
>> 
>> [This text is formatted in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
>> 
>> 
>>             Department of the Treasury
>>              Internal Revenue Service 
>>               Washington, D.C. 20224
>> 
>> 
>> Mr. Paul Andrew Mitchell         Person to Contact:
>> 2509 N. Campbell, #1776          Barry Windheim
>> Tucson, AZ 85719 [sic]           Telephone Number:
>>                                  (202) 622-6250
>>                                  Refer Reply to:
>>                                  96-2349
>>                                  Date: OCT 30 1996
>> Dear Mr. Mitchell:
>> 
>>    This is in response to your Freedom of Information
>> request dated August 31, 1996, requesting certified copies
>> of all liability statutes presently enacted in the Internal
>> Revenue Code.
>> 
>>    One of the FOIA's requirements is that requesters
>> sufficiently identify the records solicited in order to
>> locate them.  To the extent you are seeking records which
>> establish the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to
>> assess, enforce and collect taxes, please be advised of the
>> following.  The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution 
>> authorized Congress to impose an income tax.  Congress did
>> so in the Internal Revenue Code, which may be found in Title
>> 26 of the United States Code.  The Internal Revenue Code is
>> administered by the Internal Revenue Service and may be 
>> responsive to portions of your request.  The Code is 
>> available at many bookstores and public libraries throughout
>> the country.
>> 
>>    In addition, copies of the Federal Register which
>> contain Federal regulations, and copies of the Congressional
>> Record which contain Federal laws may be obtained from the
>> Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
>> Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
>> 
>>    Though the Freedom of Information Act is designed to
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>> government records, it does not require us to do research or
>> answer questions in response to a request.  It is suggested
>> that you perform the legal research needed to reasonably
>> identify the documents you need to address your concerns.
>> Once you have made your determinations, we will be happy to
>> search our files to locate these documents, if they exist,
>> and respond accordingly.
>> 
>>                                  Sincerely,
>>                                  /s/ Carroll Field for
>>                                  Mark L. Zolton
>>                                  Tax Law Specialist
>>                                  Freedom of Information
>> 
>>                        #  #  #
>> 
>> 
>> Paul Mitchell comments:
>> 
>> I didn't find any mention of a single liability 
>> statute in the above, after reading it three times.  
>> 
>> Enough is enough!
>> 
>> /s/ Paul Mitchell
>> http://www.supremelaw.org
>> 
>> 
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Paul Andrew Mitchell                 : Counselor at Law, federal witness
B.A., Political Science, UCLA;  M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine
tel:     (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night
email:   [address in tool bar]       : using Eudora Pro 3.0.2 on 586 CPU
website: http://www.supremelaw.org   : visit the Supreme Law Library now
ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech,  at its best
             Tucson, Arizona state   : state zone,  not the federal zone
             Postal Zone 85719/tdc   : USPS delays first class  w/o this
As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice.  We shall
not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal.
========================================================================
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