Hundreds of thousands of readers of 'Cracking the Code- The Fascinating Truth About Taxation In America' have taken control of their own resources, in accordance with, and respect for, the law. The total amount reclaimed by these good Americans so far is upward of several billion dollars.

A few of these good American men and women-- such as those honored below-- are generous enough to send me the evidence of their victories in upholding the law, for the edification and inspiration of everyone.

Lori Baker & Michael Cozad

LORI & MICHAEL have secured a complete refund of everything paid-in as estimated tax during 2022:

Here is the filing by which this victory in upholding the rule of law was accomplished, and here is an interesting additional item related to this victory, by which Lori challenged the company for which she worked as to the validity of characterizing her earnings as tax-relevant "income":

I'd say the reply is a bit ambiguous (and reflective of the company's failure to understand the question), but that sword cuts both ways...

Lori has also taken the very welcome step of creating and posting an excellent video describing her path in becoming aware of the truth about the tax and then-- like any true American would do-- acting in accordance with that new and liberating knowledge:

Well done, Lori & Michael!

Joe & Gloria Shilling

JOE & GLORIA have also secured a nice victory from the feds-- this one for 2021, with interest:

Here is the filing involved, and here are some explicit admissions relating to this victory which appeared on the refund notice issued due to the feds having added an estimated tax payment Joe & Gloria had forgotten to include in their claim:

Well done, Joe & Gloria!

Jason Sobiesiak

JASON SHARES a victory with the feds for 2019 on an original return filed in January, 2023:

Here is the filing Jason submitted, and as will be noted, Jason neglected to include the withholdings done under Chapter 21 provisions (the "FICA" withholdings) in the amount of federal tax listed as withheld on his 1040 and in the amount claimed for refund. This is an unfortunate mistake (and shown to be a mistake by Jason's statement attached to his return) which is reflected in the incomplete "overpayment" amount acknowledged on the notice above. Jason is not the only one to have ever made it.

Each person must complete forms and statements as he or she best understands the law. All I can do is urge close attention to every detail offered in CtC. They all matter.

In a similar vein, I urge everyone to pay proper attention to all the supplemental information offered from the LHC site map. It is a pity when folks unnecessarily create a need for amending a filing, or fail to recover all the property that belongs to them.

That said, Jason still merits a Well Done! He has at least secured a good chunk of his property, and gotten a clean admission that all the rest is owed to him (see the discussion of Christopher Brenner's recent victory-in-progress in this post) even if he has not formally reclaimed it yet.

D A

D SHARES HIS latest victory-- a complete and straightforward refund of everything withheld from him during 2022 as federal "income" tax:

Here is the crystal-clear filing that yielded this victory. I have to say that, as noted here, I am not an advocate of "cover letters" accompanying returns, for a variety of reasons. But, if someone means to do one and do it well, it would look a lot like D's.

Well done, D!

D A

D SHARES HIS SECOND VICTORY on behalf of the rule of law to grace these pages-- this one a return of everything withheld from him and given over to the feds during 2019, plus interest:

The victory came in regard to this filing, but only after a long stretch of silence from the IRS, to which D responded eventually with this prompt:

Here are the transcripts D attached to his prompt, and here is a current transcript reflecting the IRS capitulation coincidental with D's refund check.

Well done, D!

Tyler & Amizero O'Donnell

TYLER & AMIZERO share their latest victory-- this one for 2022 and North Carolina:

Here is the filing resulting in this victory.

Well done, Tyler & Amizero!

Brandie Griffith

BRANDIE SHARES HER DEBUT VICTORY as a real American grown-up doing the work:

Here is the return by which this enforcement of the rule of law was accomplished.

Well done, Brandie!

Scott & Olga Clark

SCOTT & OLGA also share a debut victory, this one from the feds for 2020 on an amended return, producing a refund in full with interest:

Here is the return filed to win this victory.

Well done, Scott & Olga!

Raquel Van de Venter

RAQUEL HAS SECURED a complete refund of everything taken from her against the possibility that her work in 2022 was a taxable "income" activity.

Here is Raquel's federal check:

You'll notice that the amount of the check includes interest. This is due to the IRS delaying the refund by first challenging the claim with two speedbumps.

The first speedbump was a "LTR12C" trying to suggest that there was an issue with the amount of withholding reported. This is a cheap ploy occasionally trotted out by the IRS in the hope of confusing and/or intimidating the filer of a return the government would really rather not see. This corrupt ploy is discussed more fully here.

The second IRS speedbump came in the form of an identity challenge by way of a "LTR5701C". See more on that one here, and see the return by which this victory for the rule of law was eventually secured here.

On the other hand, Raquel's refund from California arrived on time and with no intervening nonsense:

...secured by this return.

Benjamin & Leslie Hawver

BENJAMIN & LESLIE have laid down the law with Michigan, which like most states, tries to exploit the feds' "ignorance tax" scheme and collect money from people who have actually done nothing taxable but who have been subjected to "withholding" by co-opted or confused payers:

Here is the filing by which Benjamin & Leslie's evidence was introduced.

Ian & Julie Monroe

IAN & JULIE HAVE SECURED a complete refund from the feds of everything withheld in connection with alleged taxable activities by the companies for which they worked:

Here is the claim Ian & Julie submitted to secure this refund and keep their money where it belongs.

Scott & Olga Clark

SCOTT & OLGA HAD NO WITHHOLDING to reclaim. They simply had an erroneous "income" allegation to rebut by way of their filing. So, no check to display, but these good Americans did get a polite confirmation from the IRS which they are happy to share:

Gerald & Vicki Langwell

GERRY & VICKI SHARE THEIR LATEST victory, this one a complete recovery of everything improperly withheld from them during 2022 and given over to Uncle Sam:

There were some amusing bumps along the way-- prior to processing Gerry & Vicki's claim, the Keystone Kops challenged their return with not one but two LTR12Cs. Here is the agency's first corrupt shot (with Gerry's polite reply, here), and here is the second (with Gerry's still-polite reply, here).

Bruce & Andrea Comeau

BRUCE & ANDREA share their debut victory as members of this CtC community-- a partial refund of everything withheld and given over to the feds as "income" tax during 2021:

This refund was accompanied by a complete acknowledgement of no "income" received and no tax owed, even while the IRS simply lies about the total amount withheld (as will be seen by a quick look at Bruce & Andrea's return) in an example of the law-defying ploy discussed here:

This refund and admission was secured only after some special attention showing that before making the refund and admissions above, the tax agency went over Bruce & Andrea's return with a fine-toothed comb. This special attention included an LTR2645C in May of 2022; an LTR86C in July of 2022; and an LTR12C in September of 2022, to the last of which Bruce & Andrea responded with this in October of 2022, eventually resulting in the refund shown above in April of 2023.

Since then, Bruce & Andrea have fired off this solid reply to the CP12 excerpted above (in which the improprieties of the partial refund are very well laid out), and we will await their being made whole (or going to court, if necessary).

MEANTIME, BRUCE & ANDREA secured their second victory-- another partial refund of exactly the same sort:

...this time with interest included, in response to the filing of this return. Again, Bruce & Andrea were treated to an LTR12C (to which they responded with a copies of that form and the 4852s included in their return); after receiving the partial refund, they fired off another solid demand for the rest of their property.

Well Done, Bruce & Andrea!

Neil Streber

NEIL SHARES a recent victory in recovering everything demanded by way of his educated federal tax return of what had been withheld from him during 2020 (which totaled $3,613.47, part of which was diverted to old balances owed, as shown here), plus interest:

For reasons of his own, Neil did not claim back amounts withheld under the Chapter 21 rules as FICA taxes, even though in returning all the Chapter 24 withholdings, Uncle Sam has admitted that Neil owed no FICA taxes, either (see this-- including the footnotes-- for more on that). Still...

Well Done, Neil!

Brett & Tori Lackey

BRETT & TORI share a victory today in enforcing the law with the feds much like those of Bruce & Andrea, above, receiving a partial refund-- everything withheld under the Chapter 24 rules-- while have $0 "income" and $0 tax owed admitted in black-and-white by the IRS:

Here is the return by which this refund and admission of being owed the remainder was secured. Btw, also, like Bruce & Andrea above, Brett & Tori were treated to an LTR12C speedbump before their deposit arrived; that form and Brett & Tori's response can be seen here.

It must be said that while happily pretty rare, these IRS victory-in-progress games are tedious and obnoxious. Further, they are flatly illegal. Perhaps one of the victims will succeed in corralling the attention of a good public interest law firm like the Institute for Justice or Pacific Legal, and see that the malfeasors get a little justice. Meantime,

Well Done, Brett & Tori!

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Despite the fact that those whose victories are on display here did nothing but insist that the law be applied as it is written, they did so in the face of fearful threats and cunning disinformation from the beneficiaries of corruption.  Their actions took great courage and commitment, and I salute them all.