<prompt> Human: Minimal back story: have gotten pregnant from a long time friend of mine. We are talking marriage, but Ive found out he doesnt believe in paying his income tax. I hope Im even in the right subreddit. I need help with a healthy counter argument on why he should be paying his income tax, especially if were talking about getting married and having a baby. Trying go defend the concept has actually been a lot harder than imagined. He believes in a fair tax system and does not believe he should have to pay income tax. Last year, he filed single 0 for about 3 months and then the other 9 withheld all taxes from his check. He is hourly, but his annual salary is about 30k per year.Im not educated enough in this to know the consequences of voluntarily failing to file, and he seems to think it wont matter. However well have a child in 6 months, I will likely stop working for the first 6 months to a year, and am very worried about the consequences of this.Why is it so important to file, aside from its illegal not to?  <response>: He believes in a fair tax system and does not believe he should have to pay income tax.He is entitled to believe whatever he wants, but that doesnt change his obligation to pay tax.Why is it so important to file, aside from its illegal not to?Other than that, how was the play Mrs. Lincoln? The IRS is not an entity you want to get into trouble with. When they find out your partner hasnt been paying taxes they can take any number of options, including wage garnishment, until hes square with his obligations. 