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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
John E. Phillips
Friday, April 14, 2006 An Open Letter to the IRS: The purpose of this letter is to present my decision to withhold further payment of Federal Income Taxes to the IRS and the U.S. Government. I am withholding paying the...Continue reading→
Paul Sheldon
April 10, 2006 To the Internal Revenue Service: I support my country in all its peaceful endeavors, but for reasons of conscience and religious faith I do not support my country in its preparation for war and in war making....Continue reading→
Robert Randall Ⅱ
April 10, 2006 Internal Revenue Service Center Atlanta, GA 39901-0002 Re: 2005 1040 return for [SSN] To Whom It May Concern: Once again this year I am unable to pay any federal income tax which you might deem “due” from me....Continue reading→
Andrew Curtis
April 8, 2006 Internal Revenue Service Andover, MA 05501 To Whom It May Concern: Though my return shows I owe a balance to the IRS, I cannot in conscience pay any more money than has already been withheld from my...Continue reading→