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In at least 3 cases so far, the defendant in the case was a law student. In one case actually, the defendant was a Tax LLM student looking to get out of paying taxes; in another it was a second year Harvard Law student.
First, I want to know how these people have time to think of playing with their taxes in law school. It took me 3 weeks to find time to fill out my FAFSA.
Second, I want to know how these people knew how to file a tax return AND use issues they learned in class. I mean we all know that we learn nothing in law school. Do I know what "Tax basis" is? sort of. Do I know how to calculate [insert random legal sounding tax vocabulary]? probably. Do I know how this relates to the real world? Absolutely Not.
Well, whatever jealousy I have for the fact that the students in these cases went to top ranked schools and for the fact that they understand how to use tax law in the real world is vindicated by the complete rejection of their arguments by the court in each instance. I mean the court effectively bench slapped each of them and if it could it probably would have slipped into "Yo Mama" jokes, just to rub it in.
In conclusion, PAY YOUR TAXES. As an anarcho-libertarian, Grover Norquist worshipping, name-dropping, card carrying member of the anti-16th Amendment
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