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The US Tax Code and the Code of Federal Regulations show that income for most Americans is "excluded, or eliminated for federal income tax purposes." You can easily see this with a computer because it's all been codified.


Download 26-CFR:
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- HTML version (a repaired copy of the broken original from the GPO, the most accurate, search it on your computer).
- PDF version (easy to search, compiled into one file).
- GPO Don't download anything, search at the eCFR (most user-friendly on-line search available from US Government source).
- or Compile your own copy of 26-CFR (we'll tell you how to make a complete copy of all sections from the GPO ... no fun, but possible).

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1913-2004 Federal Regulations

Download 26 CFR

Nothing is for sale. All regulations can be browsed or downloaded for free. If you want to compile your own copy, see How to Search.

Open source software was used to copy the entire Title 26 Code of Federal Regulations from the Government Printing Office.

In general, you have four options here for getting tax regulations:

  1. Download PDF version - The PDF is the easiest to search and best for showing occurrences of a code-term or text string.
    * Do you need the latest, free Adobe Reader?

  2. Download TEXT version - The TEXT version is best for locating specific files [reg sections], for example, which sections contain a certain code (term or text string). This is a duplicate copy of the official CFR website with all Parts of 26 CFR - but includes their broken links and missing files. All files are unaltered copies of the officially published regulations (browse or download for more details). Available in one zip file.

  3. Browse TEXT version - Browse online. No search engine.

  4. Download Old Regulations, PDFs beginning 1913 - Learn some history.

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"...laws are based on documents ... including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution ... basic freedoms are outlined in ... the Bill of Rights."
D is for Document

You can compile your own PDF copy from the GPO using these steps.

Or just use the eCFR. Currently, the eCFR search engine accurately matches the TEXT & PDF version for almost every result. The eCFR search engine will miss some items (e.g. w-4).

Original official source for U.S. tax regulations: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html


Download PDF version of 26 CFR.

  • Source: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • Download an official PDF version of the income tax regulations.
  • Easiest version of CFR to search.
  • Use PDF to quickly find every occurrence of the "subject or term."
Regarding the number of file(s) found for each search term: this statement applies to searching TEXT version; it shows that 1 file = 1 regulation. In other words, each file may have multiple occurrences of a code-term. Example: "excluded income" will return 7 files [regs] found, but has 13 total occurrences.

To save the file: Right-Click > Save Target-Link As

2004:


2003:

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Download repaired TEXT version of 26 CFR Govt. Printing Office website.

  • All broken links and missing files have been repaired using previous years regulations.
  • Source: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • Download entire 26 CFR website (text files and original images) to your computer.
  • Includes all Parts of 26 CFR.
  • Use this TEXT version to find every file (reg) that contains "subject or term."
  • Best option for fastest search, and visually shows "subject-term " distribution within your computer OS search-folder list.

Download 2004 Regulations: Primary Server

Download 2004 Regulations: Secondary Server

~20.1MB Zip file download (the complete 26-CFR website), 65.7MB (5,631files) when unzipped, including index html page & images. Contains all parts and sections of 26 CFR.


Browse online repaired TEXT version of 26 CFR Gov. Printing Office website.

  • All broken links and missing files have been repaired using previous year regulations.
  • Source: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • Browse tax regs online.
  • Includes all Parts of 26 CFR (a complete repaired edition).

Browse 2004 Regulations: Primary Server

Browse 2004 Regulations: Secondary Server


Download Old Regulations: 1913-1940, 1999, and 1954 IRC.

Download Income Tax Regs 1913-1940, 1999, and 1954 IRC

- PDF file sizes vary 3MB~45MB+

*Source: Photocopied from originals, then scanned into PDF files


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If you prefer to download nothing to your computer, you can use the GPO's search engine located at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov to confirm search results or to make your own. Like these...


* To Save and Search Text files: Save download from Primary or Secondary Server >> open zipfile with WinZip or similar zip tool >> click "Extract" >> extract to an empty folder on your computer. Open folder >> click Search.

Search for text, for example:

"how to determine tax"
"how to determine taxable income"
"the sources of income for purposes of the income tax"
"excluded income"
"excluded from gross income"
"excluded from gross income entirely" (use PDF files, or GPO eCFR search function)
"specific sources"
"computation of taxable income"
"determining taxable income of the taxpayer"
"determining taxable income from specific sources"
"determining taxable income"
"determine taxable income"
"income that is exempt"
"income that is not"
"taxable income"

...etc, etc ... and more....pick any terms you want for computing tax.

Is there any particular section of the regulations you keep finding in the search results?

See How to Search


** To Save and Search PDF files: Download PDF file(s) by Right-clicking >> Save Target/Link As >> If needed, download Adobe Reader at Adobe.com >> Open PDF file in Adobe, not web browser >> Click Search >> enter search term >> Click Search

Search for any text, or string of text, for example:

"the tax imposed is upon taxable income"
"how to determine taxable income"
"excluded income"
"excluded from gross income entirely"

- See examples above, or Search Results / Examples links

See How to Search


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* The intended purpose of this website is to data mine on a computer the Internal Revenue Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, for the "codes" (e.g. taxable income, gross income, excluded income, eliminated income, exempt income, deductions, allocation, apportionment, etc), for rules, and instructions, for determining income tax. The results have been published throughout this website. It should be evident that these search methods can be applied to any Title of Law, or large volume of text, and in any country that has codified laws and rules. See How to Search.

There is nothing for sale at WhatisTaxed.com. Information posted at WhatisTaxed.com is not intended to be and should not be considered as legal advice, it is posted solely for educational purposes. The reader should not rely on information provided herein to determine tax, even if you see that it is written in the law, and believe it to be accurate. (Those who go against, or simply question, the US government, even if those who are questioning are, or were, themselves government agents or employees, regardless of their beliefs, risk prison time, a bad reputation, or worse. Those who speak truth to power have always paid heavily for doing so.)

Do Not accept this website as tax advice, it is tax research and copyright-free (copyleft whatistaxed.com). To contribute research, see How to Search and Contact Us.

We Do Not sell, promote, or advise anything, except the data-mining and reading of tax code with an appropriate code-tool, a computer.

We Do ensure that we find every occurrence of a particular code-term, to establish precisely what is written, and what is not written in the law. When we say no other rule or statutes exists - for example, regarding excluded income, we show you how many files contain this term and how we searched for it with a computer. You can confirm ANY of the laws, rules, and terms yourself, and you should because it is your duty to know and follow the law.

You are responsible for doing your own taxes.

Questions: If you have questions, try asking your Congressperson or Senator.

Have your lawmaker explain these search results ...

  1. "eliminated income" - Sec. 1.861-8(d), 1.861-8(d)(2), 1.861-8T(d)(2)
  2. "eliminated items" - Sec. 1.861-8T(d)
  3. "excluded income" - Sec. 1.861-8 and 1.861-8T
  4. "income that is exempt or excluded" - Sec. 1.861-8T(d)(2)
  5. "specific sources" - Sec. 1.861-8(a)(1)
  6. "specific guidance" - Sec. 1.861-8(a)(1)
  7. "how to determine taxable income" - Sec. 1.861-8(a)(1)
  8. "the rules [of Sec. 1.861-8 ...] for determining taxable income" - Sec. 1.863-1(c)
  9. "income that is not considered tax exempt" [taxable income] - Sec. 1.861-8T(d)(2)(iii)

Have them explain ...

  1. Why are such specific instructions, which are located almost exclusively in Sec. 861, frivolous?
  2. If lawmakers are going to give the Treasury Secretary power ("under regulations prescribed by the Secretary" - 26 USC 863), to create laws for items of income and deductions, then why is most of the CFR code valid, but not Sec. 861 code?
  3. What other definition of "exempt income" is there? According to code, there is only one, defined in Sec. 1.861-8T(d)(2)(ii). And, it's followed immediately by the list of income that is not exempt (i.e. taxable).

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Answers: If you want answers, you can try asking the press, the American media and foreign media.

 

* TheCode of Federal Regulations:
When searching, we pay close attention to the rules in 26 CFR, because the law (USC) gives authority to the CFR (regulations). Both the USC and CFR confirm this authority [easily find this authorization with your computer].

"the Federal Income Tax Regulations (Regs) are the official Treasury Department interpretation of the Internal Revenue Code" (Internal Revenue Manual, 4.10.7.2.3.1).
The Code of Federal Regulations are the rules, written in plain English, which both the public and the IRS must follow:
"The Service is bound by the regulations." (Internal Revenue Manual, 4.10.7.2.3.4).

Since "the Service is bound," we can be sure that we are playing by the same rules. It does not require a law degree to understand them. See How to Search and Search Examples.

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