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Originally Posted by Billjr13 1050 Paulson Pharaoh's, I hope to be adding some plaques soon. Matsui GB in the works.
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25 -- it's all smoke and mirrors. I claim the 5th
Under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, you can't be compelled to testify against yourself or incriminate yourself. This means you don't have to answer any questions that you feel might do this, nor are you obligated to explain why you think your answers would incriminate you. Under
26 U.S.C. §7604, a federal court can compel you to appear at a summons or deposition if you live in the federal zone (which most people don’t), but they can’t compel you to answer questions or incriminate yourself. Therefore, if you are either summonsed, depositioned, or examined by the IRS, the following guidelines apply to protect your rights and your privacy and keep you out of trouble:
1.DO NOT admit to the existence of any records to ANYONE! You waive your right not to produce them if the IRS knows about the records and they can compel you to provide them! See
Fisher v. United States, 425 U.S. 391 (1976) or
U.S. v. Doe, 465 U.S. 605 (1984). If the act of making or keeping the records in the first place was compelled and you make this clear, then you don’t have to give them the records because this violates the 5th Amendment.