Many young people believe that, because they are not old enough to vote, they have no representation in government and, therefore, should not be required to pay taxes.
The United States Congress is a body of elected representatives of the people.
Under our representative form of government, the Congress has the power to enact all laws (including Federal tax laws).
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* The members of Congress speak and vote as representatives of all the people in their State or district, including those who did not vote.
* The IRS will not comment, though, on the legislative merits of current tax law, or on pending Congressional action that may change the tax code.
Finally, we make every effort to make certain that the information contained here is accurate, but due to the fluid nature of the legislative process, changes in tax laws may occur that are not reflected here at the time of publication.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate.