More Than a Paycheck
NWTRCC’s Bimonthly Newsletter

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Read from October 2008 issue
with these stories:

• Taxes for Peace not War! International Conference Report   by Ruth Benn
• Counseling Notes   Frivolous - Again;     Contractor vs. Employee;     Picture your Possessions...;     Hidden in the Housing Bill;     On the One Hand...;     On the Other Hand...;     Lock-in Letter Ignored
• MANY THANKS   to all the groups who made recent grants and donations to NWTRCC.
• Network List Updates
• International     The Differences: War Tax Resistance in the U.S. vs. the rest of the World
• War Tax Resistance Ideas and Actions   Farmer Against War;     Writer Against War;     Telling Our Stories;     New Interest in WTR;     Hung Jury!
• Resources     Peace Tax Seven on DVD;   Updated Brochures;   Stickers Get Attention    
• NWTRCC News   New President, Same Priorities? War Tax Resistance After Election Day
• Book Reviews We Won't Pay! A Tax Resistance Reader by David Gross (Reviewed by Clare Hanrahan);     American Quaker War Tax Resistance from the 17th through the 19th Century by David Gross (Reviewed by Elizabeth Boardman)
• PROFILE Dental Office Forced to Close   By Ruth Benn

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Past Issues
October 1996, December 1996, February 1997, April 1997, June 1997, August 1997, October 1997, February 1998, April 1998, June 1998, August 1998, December 1998, February 1999, April 1999, June 1999, August 1999, October 1999, December 1999, February 2000, April 2000, June 2000, August 2000, October 2000, December 2000, February 2001, April 2001, June 2001, August 2001, October 2001, December 2001, February 2002, April 2002, June 2002, August 2002, October 2002, December 2002, February 2003, April 2003, June 2003, August 2003, October 2003, December 2003, February 2004, April 2004, June 2004, August 2004, October 2004, December 2004, February 2005, April 2005, June 2005, August 2005, October 2005, December 2005, February 2006, April 2006, June 2006, August 2006, October 2006, December 2006, February 2007, April 2007, June 2007, August 2007, October 2007, December 2007, February 2008, April 2008, June 2008, August 2008

Many of these booklets can be read here or downloaded from this page. They can also be ordered in printed form from the NWTRCC office. $1 each or .50 for bulk orders of 5 or more.

Practical War Tax Resistance #1:
Text Version of “Controlling Federal Tax Withholding” (updated Feb. 2005)
Explains why's, how's, and possible consequences of "W-4 Resistance" for people who have federal income tax withheld from wages. ($1 each; affiliates 50¢). Free download in Acrobat PDF

Practical War Tax Resistance #2:
Text Version of “To File Or Not To File An Income Tax Return” (updated April 2005)
Explores the philosophical and practical pros and cons about filing or not filing an income tax return. ($1 each; affiliates 50¢)

Practical War Tax Resistance #3:
Text Version of “How To Resist Collection, Or Make the Most Of Collection When It Occurs”  (updated April 2005)
Covers the IRS collection process, preparing for the possibility of collection, preventing collection, and using the opportunity of collection to witness to one's convictions. ($1 each; affiliates 50¢) Free download in Acrobat PDF

Practical War Tax Resistance #4:
Text Version of "Self-Employment - An Effective Path For War Tax Refusal"
Includes information on IRS regulations concerning self-employment and the possible consequences of WTR for self-employed people; also includes information on common occupational areas for the self- employed. ($1 each; affiliates 50¢)

Practical War Tax Resistance #5:
Text Version of “Low Income/Simple Living As War Tax Resistance ”   New edition: March 2007!
The why's and how's of reducing one's income in order to keep money away from the military and to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Tips for filers on taking advantage of IRS credits to lower taxable income. Suggestions, resources, and stories from war tax resisters about living well on low incomes. ($1 each; affiliates 50¢) Free download in Acrobat PDF

Practical War Tax Resistance #6:
Text Version of "Organizational War Tax Resistance, Employers, Contractors, And Financial Institutions"; (updated January 2008)
An overview of issues and solutions for individuals and institutions. ($1 each; 50¢ affiliates)

Practical War Tax Resistance #7:
Healthy, “Wealthy,” and Wise: Aging and War Tax Resistance
Includes tips for health care on a tight budget; money issues including social security, inheritances, trusts; and stories from three WTRs over 65. ($1 each; 50¢ affiliates) Free download in Acrobat PDF

Books, Pamphlets, Brochures,
Posters, Cards, Buttons
Updated August 2003. Please send a donation for postage when you place an order.

War Tax Resistance:
A Guide to Withholding Your Support
from the Military
(Fifth Edition, March 2003)
The most comprehensive guide to WTR, including philosophical and political questions, information on the federal budget, the history of WTR, personal WTR stories, methods, consequences, international WTR, WTR organizing, and more. 144 pp. ($15 each plus $3 media mail or $5 first class)

War Tax Resisters and the Internal Revenue Service
(January 2003)
An outline of IRS practice and procedure specific to war tax resistance, including legal resources. ($2.50 each)

PAMPHLETS/BOOKLETS

What Is NWTRCC?
Describes the history, structure, and services provided by the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee. (free)

War Tax Resistance Basics:
Our Tax Money, Our Choice
An introductory pamphlet on the motivations, methods, and consequences of WTR. (15¢ each; affiliates 12¢)

War Tax Resistance at a Glance
Concise answers to frequently asked questions about WTR, updated in March 2004. ($2 each; $1 affiliates) This is also available for free download in Acrobat PDF (File size about 253kB).

Our Telephone Taxes Pay for War!
Explains history of telephone war tax resistance with details on how and why we resist and redirect this federal tax. (15¢ each; affiliates 12¢). Download a PDF 2006 update here

Creating a Nonviolent World Through War Tax Resistance
Suggests WTR as one way to work toward a world without violence. (15¢ each; affiliates 12¢)

Are You Praying for Peace But Still Paying for War?
A Christian Perspective
Looks at war tax resistance as a Christian witness and tradition and suggests other material to read. (15¢ each; affiliates 12¢)

Where Your Income Tax Money Really Goes
War Resisters League pie chart flyer based on the federal budget, updated annually. (10¢ each)

Why Isn’t Everyone Who’s for Peace a War Tax Resister? Answers to Common Questions Covers frequently asked questions. Designed for outreach in peace community to people who have heard of war tax resistance. (15¢ each; affiliates 12¢) This is also available for free download in Acrobat PDF (241kB)

Peace Tax Return Peace Tax Return: Use this simple form to protest war taxes each year on or before April 15. Single copies free; Bulk copies10 cents each plus postage from the NWTRCC office.

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau’s famous essay. Muste Inst. Series ($1.50 each)

Some Writings on War Tax Resistance
Nice collection of short pieces — stories, poems, letters. Includes Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Juanita Nelson. Muste Inst. Series ($1.50 each)

A Matter of Freedom
Classic essay on by Juanita Nelson, first published in Liberation magazine in 1960. ($1.50 each) Click here to read the essay online

Telephone Tax Return Card/Notice
One side is a monthly return card to send in with your phone bill, the other contains a message, suitable for posting, about telephone tax resistance, on card stock. (10¢ each) To download an Acrobat PDF of the phone card (3-up on a sheet), click on the image (above right).

War Tax Alternative Fund Resource Packet
Material on how to start and maintain an alternative fund or escrow account ($2)

Employer's Worksheet for Developing
A Policy on War Tax Resistance
To assist employers in drafting a policy related to war tax resistance ($1)

Click here to see posters and pricing

War Tax Resistance Network
A listing of contacts for local information, as well as WTR counselors, groups and alternative funds. (Free)

If You Want Peace, Stop Paying for War!
11 3/8 x 2 7/8 inches, blue ink on white ($1 each)

 

BUTTONS

$1 each:
1¾" button:
      • Thoreau image with text: “Don't Pay War Taxes”

$2 each:
2¼" buttons (black text on various background colors):
      • “Ask Me About Resisting War Taxes”
      • “Let them march all they want as long as they pay their taxes” –Alexander Haig
      • “Consider . . . War Tax Resistance”
      • “Don't Pay War Taxes