Think there's a legal loophole to avoid paying federal taxes? Here's what the IRS has to say about the issue.

Maura Pillsbury is a state and local tax policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research and advocacy organization working to improve the economic well-being of all Mainers.

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