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The Supreme Court Case that Never Was

December 07, 2009

Tax protest pied piper William Benson has reached the end of the road in his efforts to keep his "reliance defense" tax reduction business alive. The Supreme Court last week denied a hearing to his appeal of a permanent injunction against his:

...promoting, organizing, or selling (or helping others to promote, organize, or sell) any other tax shelter, plan, or arrangement that incites or assists others to attempt to violate the internal revenue laws or unlawfully evade the assessment or collection of their federal tax liabilities or unlawfully claim improper tax refunds.

Mr. Benson is author of "The Law that Never Was," a book that argues that the 16th Amendment was never properly ratified, invalidating the income tax. Courts routinely dismiss the argument as frivolous.