DROZ v. COMMISSIONER OF I.R.S.

No. 93-70049.

48 F.3d 1120 (1995)

Martin H. DROZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1995.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing June 1, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin H. Droz, in pro. per.

Michael L. Paup, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Gary R. Allen, Chief, Appellate Section, Ann B. Durney, Reviewer, and Anthony T. Sheehan, Atty., Tax Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent-appellee.

Before: POOLE and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge.


POOLE, Circuit Judge:

Martin Droz appeals pro se the tax court's decision upholding the Commissioner's determination of a tax deficiency attributable to $5,748.98 of unpaid self-employment Social Security taxes for tax year 1988. Droz did not pay the taxes on the ground that he had religious objections to the Social Security system. Because Droz did not belong to a religious organization, he did not qualify for an exemption from the taxes under 26 U.S.C. § 1402...

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