Pete Hendrickson (@LostHorizons)

That Annoying W-2 Form What you don't know, but should. by Willie Shields (with an important afterword by Yours Truly) The IRS calls the W2 an “information return,” as in - someone informed on you. Before this happens to you again, you need to ask yourself a a few questions. First, who is this person identifying me as someone the federal government needs to investigate? A paid asset of the IRS? A volunteer so dedicated to the U.S. government that he or she would donate their business services by filling out government forms with personal financial information and forwarding that information to an agency known for threatening Americans with adverse legal action for lying about financial matters? (Nice guy, your boss.) Also. The amounts referred to are identified as what? Federal income? Taxable earnings? Wages? Now. What action(s) need I take? Do I stamp the W2 form with my imprimatur, attach it to IRS1040 and ship it to the bean counters at IRS Headquarters? Would it not be prudent to learn EVERYTHING you need to know about the forms W2 and 1040, As well as the individual “agent” acting on behalf of the government as if he or she was a ranking officer in the Treasury Department? After all, the IRS, through a scheme called withholding, is planning on keeping up to 30% or more of your yearly earnings. Once you learn how to legally FORCE the IRS to return that money, with interest, to you, year after year, you will lose your fear of the IRS…FOREVER. In the interest of brevity, I will direct you to pertinent custom definitions within Title 26 - The Internal Revenue Code. Laws are written in English, using specific words to preclude misunderstandings. (If I’m going too fast, start at the top and read it again.) In the I.R.C you will find phrasing similar to the following, and you will know that CUSTOM definitions are referred to: For the purposes of this code section, the TERM “wages” includes…. Continued: https://losthorizons.com/N/244.htm#4