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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
Being Neighborly
By Lincoln Rice “And who is my neighbor?” A scholar of the law asked Jesus this question, and he responded by sharing the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). The Samaritan (an outsider) aided a victim of a vicious...Continue reading→
Strength in Community – Peter and Mary Sprunger-Froese
By Ruth Benn from an interview on March 9, 2015 Peter and Mary live in Colorado Springs and are part of the Bijou Community, which is an intentional, faith-based community working for nonviolence and social justice. They met when Peter...Continue reading→
More Advantages of Aging
By Redmoonsong Having been a war tax resister most of my life (and doing mostly unwaged work — mother, housekeeper, etc.), the IRS says I only have 27 quarters — not enough for regular Social Security and Medicare. Well, if...
War Tax Resistance and Other Paths to a Better World
By Sylvia Metzler In 2014 my taxable income was $11,826 and I got a $41 refund. Too bad! I would like to have withheld some taxes to protest money used for wars and drone killings and budget cuts for education,...Continue reading→
Upcoming Events
National War Tax Resistance conference in Worcester, Massachusetts, November 7-9, 2025 (Register here)
War Tax Resistance 101 (in person) in Portland, Oregon, Saturday November 8, 4-5:30p at St. Andrew Catholic Church. Sponsored by Oregon Community Peace Fund.
War Tax Resistance 101 (on Zoom), Thursday November 20th at 1p Eastern/ 10a Pacific. 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.
