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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.
Upcoming Events
- War Tax Resistance 101 on Zoom (Thursday July 23 at 8p Eastern). Register here.
- War Tax Resistance Films – Showing in Portland, Oregon (Tue. June 23 @ 5p) at Albina Library, 255 NE Russell St: Free showings of 2 documentaries: “Death and Taxes” and “An Act of Conscience”; Discussion will follow each film. For more information, contact https://www.instagram.com/ocpeacefund/
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
Anyone can file the Peace Tax Return — whether you are low income, high income, protesting, resisting, or refusing.
Recent Blog Posts
Passionate for Peace
By Jason Rawn Aanya Adler Friess has been resisting war taxes since the 1960s. At age 86, she no longer attends meetings on a regular basis, though she lives below the taxable income level. She discusses war tax resistance with...Continue reading→
Heidi Tremaine
April 15, 2003 Internal Revenue Service Andover, MA 05501-0002 Dear Internal Revenue Service Person: Instead of sending my taxes this year I enclose this letter explaining why I cannot in good conscience pay the tax money that is demanded of...Continue reading→
Kevin Martonick (2013)
Tax Day 2013 To Whom It May Concern, Hello. This is my third year being a war tax resister. Each year I have written a letter to my representatives and the commissioner of the IRS as to what my intentions are, why...Continue reading→
Kevin Martonick
Tax Day 2012 To Whom It May Concern, Dear Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Tax season is upon us again and I am writing you my elected officials today to inform you of my concerns as an American citizen and to...Continue reading→