The Articles of Confederation charted a National Government because that government had no power of taxation. The Constitution of the United States of America charted a State because it had the power of taxation. This Constitution overthrew the Government and replaced it with a State. This transition was fraud because it continued to call this state a government. Taxation by its very nature is theft.
Direct Taxes are taxes on people and property.
Indirect Taxes are Duties, Imposts and Excises which are taxes on happenings or events characterized by some privileged activity. All of these taxes are ultimately collected by force and therefore is theft. This article is supposed to be about how to respond to IRS presentment and demands. Keep all of the above in mind in formulating a response to IRS presentment and demands. You can choose not to comply, you can call the IRS agent a thief and you are not going to comply.