National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund
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The National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund (NCPTF) is a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C.
It was founded in 1971 to address conscientious objection to military taxation
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, would amend the Internal Revenue Code
to allow a conscientious objector to have his or her income, estate, and gift tax payments spent for non-military purposes only.
The campaign advocates and educates on behalf of citizens who are petitioning the government for the right to pay 100% of their taxes without violating their religious or ethical teachings. Voluntary contributions from some 2,000 individuals and from organizations support the campaign. The annual budget is $140,000. Forty seven national organizations officially endorse the effort.
The bill has yet to be passed. The United States House of Representatives
held hearings on the proposal in 1992 and 1995. In the 110th congress, the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act has been sponsored by Representative John Lewis
and has 43 cosponsors.
NCPTF was formerly called "National Council for a World Peace Tax Fund."
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
It was founded in 1971 to address conscientious objection to military taxation
Conscientious objection to military taxation
Conscientious objection to military taxation is a legal theory that attempts to extend into the realm of taxation the concessions to conscientious objectors that many governments allow in the case of conscription — thereby allowing conscientious objectors to insist that their tax payments not be...
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History and purpose
The campaign exists solely to pass Peace Tax legislation in the United States. Such legislation would provide a way for some conscientious objectors to participate in the tax system without violating their beliefs. The proposed legislation, Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund ActReligious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act
The Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act is legislation proposed in the United States Congress that would legalize a form of conscientious objection to military taxation.-Description:...
, would amend the Internal Revenue Code
Internal Revenue Code
The Internal Revenue Code is the domestic portion of Federal statutory tax law in the United States, published in various volumes of the United States Statutes at Large, and separately as Title 26 of the United States Code...
to allow a conscientious objector to have his or her income, estate, and gift tax payments spent for non-military purposes only.
The campaign advocates and educates on behalf of citizens who are petitioning the government for the right to pay 100% of their taxes without violating their religious or ethical teachings. Voluntary contributions from some 2,000 individuals and from organizations support the campaign. The annual budget is $140,000. Forty seven national organizations officially endorse the effort.
The bill has yet to be passed. The United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
held hearings on the proposal in 1992 and 1995. In the 110th congress, the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act has been sponsored by Representative John Lewis
John Lewis (politician)
John Robert Lewis is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. He was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement and chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee , playing a key role in the struggle to end segregation...
and has 43 cosponsors.
NCPTF was formerly called "National Council for a World Peace Tax Fund."
See also
- Conscientious objectors
- Conscientious objection to military taxationConscientious objection to military taxationConscientious objection to military taxation is a legal theory that attempts to extend into the realm of taxation the concessions to conscientious objectors that many governments allow in the case of conscription — thereby allowing conscientious objectors to insist that their tax payments not be...
- National War Tax Resistance Coordinating CommitteeNational War Tax Resistance Coordinating CommitteeThe National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee is an American activist coalition that promotes tax resistance as a way to protest against and/or disassociate from war and militarism....
- Peace ChurchesPeace churchesPeace churches are Christian churches, groups or communities advocating Christian pacifism. The term historic peace churches refers specifically only to three church groups among pacifist churches: Church of the Brethren, Mennonites including the Amish, and Religious Society of Friends and has...
- Tax resistanceTax resistanceTax resistance is the refusal to pay tax because of opposition to the government that is imposing the tax or to government policy.Tax resistance is a form of civil disobedience and direct action...