US: Due to the removal of the word "lawful" from the 16th Amendment in 1916, even income earned via illegal activities is subject to tax. This put criminals like *** in a bind because they could either admit breaking the law and file proper taxes (essentially confessing), or cheat on taxes and risk getting jailed for evasion. In addition to paying fines and the outstanding tax bill, *** was sentenced to 11 years in prison. ...As we can see from the troubles of these five people, what you may save now will not be worth what you have to pay later. http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=11932331