The National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund (NCPTF) is a
non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
organization located in
Washington, D.C.
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It was founded in 1971 to address
conscientious objection to military taxation
Conscientious objection to military taxation (COMT) 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 conscienti ...
.
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 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
This act would establish a "peace tax fund" that parallels the ...
'', would amend the
Internal Revenue Code
The Internal Revenue Code (IRC), formally the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 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 ...
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
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
held hearings on the proposal in 1992 and 1995. In the 114th congress, the ''Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act'' has been sponsored by Representative
John Lewis and has no cosponsors.
NCPTF was formerly called "National Council for a World Peace Tax Fund."
See also
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List of anti-war organizations
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Conscientious objectors
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Conscientious objection to military taxation
Conscientious objection to military taxation (COMT) 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 conscienti ...
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National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC — usually pronounced "new-trick") is an American activist coalition that promotes tax resistance as a way to protest against and/or disassociate from war and militarism.
NWTRCC was f ...
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Peace Churches
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Tax resistance
Tax resistance is the refusal to pay tax because of opposition to the government that is imposing the tax, or to government policy, or as opposition to taxation in itself. Tax resistance is a form of direct action and, if in violation of the tax ...
External links
Official site
{{Tax resistance
Tax resistance in the United States
Peace organizations based in the United States