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Who We Are
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee is a coalition of local, regional, and national groups and individuals from across the United States. For everyone interested in or actively refusing to pay taxes for war, NWTRCC offers information, referral, support, resources, publicity, campaign sponsorship, and connection to an international network of conscientious objectors to war taxes.
Recent Blog Posts
Paul Sheldon (2013)
For decades I have refused to pay a modest amount of my federal income taxes because about half of that money goes to paying the costs of war. The human costs are incomparably greater. The IRS may get the money...Continue reading→
Lauren Tepper (2013)
March 15, 2013 Dear IRS Personnel: I am thankful to live in a country that allows freedom of speech. For years I have been exercising my right of free speech by protesting the United States’ aggressive militarism. I am working with the...Continue reading→
A Part of My Identity
Q & A with Rev. Andrea Ayvazian MTAP: Tell us a little about yourself. Andrea: When asked about who I am, how to introduce myself, I fumble around and use some or all of these words – I am the...Continue reading→
Professional Life, Public Resistance
By Seth Berner My name is Seth Berner. I’m a poverty lawyer and general human rights activist in Portland, Maine. At some point I realized that I could not act for change and help those in need if I blindly...Continue reading→
Upcoming Events
Register here for our Social Hour on Zoom at 6p Eastern (Sun September 21, 2025)
WTR 101 with Pace e Bene, September 27, 2025 (12p Eastern Online- Register here)
National War Tax Resistance conference in Worcester, Massachusetts, November 7-9, 2025 (Register here)
For full list of WTR events, including upcoming local in-person workshops, click here.
New Resources
The new War Tax Resistance Guidebook was published in March 2025. Order your copy here!
National Tax Strike launched by Choose Democracy
Free E-Book, Tax Strike Tactics by David Gross
Anyone can file the Peace Tax Return — whether you are low income, high income, protesting, resisting, or refusing.