Some of us believe in Santa Claus; some of us don’t. Almost all of us know that there’s an income tax. But there are a few nonbelievers out there.
Dr. William Steiniger and his wife Diane are two of those nonbelivers. They run an alcohol and drug treatment center in picturesque Sedona, Arizona. They didn’t pay $390,000 in income tax from 2002 through 2005. They were arrested, tried, and today convicted of tax evasion. Dr. Steiniger and his wife used sham accounts to funnel income to themselves to avoid the income tax.
The AP Story notes, “Steiniger said he plans to appeal the conviction. In an interview with The Associated Press, Steiniger said he does not believe there is a personal income tax that exists.” Dr. Steiniger may know a lot about treating alcoholism, but his idea of taxes is a sham. Yes Virginia (and William and Diane), there is an income tax and you do have to pay it or suffer the consequences.