THE MAN WHO BEAT THE IRS
DINESH Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
4.7 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Millions of Americans may be paying more to the Federal Government than the law requires. Break free from the lies, educate yourself, and learn more about federal income tax laws now: https://StopTheFed.com
I sat down with Joe Banister — a former IRS Criminal Investigator who once carried a badge and gun.
What he discovered while reading the actual tax code and Supreme Court rulings completely changed his life.
He found that the federal income tax most Americans pay rests on a surprisingly fragile legal foundation.When he raised his findings with his superiors, they didn’t want to discuss it — they told him to stop reading the law and forced him out.
Then the IRS came after him with felony charges.
Joe took it all the way to trial… and won.
(0:39) IRS Feared by Former Agent
(1:30) Lose the Fear of Tax Day
(3:41) Young IRS Agent Believed the System
(5:47) Talk Radio Sparks IRS Investigation
(8:06) Boss Says Put the Book Down
(9:41) 16th Amendment Fraudulently Ratified
(12:52) Joe Presents 95-Page Report
(14:50) IRS Forces Resignation
(18:39) IRS Indicts Joe on Felonies
(28:50) Jury Acquits Joe Bannister
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| 0:00.0 | In times like these, we all need a word of encouragement. From pastor and best-selling author Max |
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| 0:09.4 | 145 million books sold in 50 languages. Max shares the greatest story ever told, the living |
| 0:15.3 | savior who brings hope for a lifetime through rich, biblical insight, heartfelt storytelling. |
| 0:20.1 | You'll be reminded that God is always near, always for you, and always in you. |
| 0:24.6 | Listen to the Max Lucato encouraging Word podcast, where hope meets your day. |
| 0:28.2 | Subscribe now wherever you get your podcast. Tax Day is fast approaching, but what significance does that have for us? Do we owe the government money? |
| 0:53.6 | I'm talking today to Joe Bannister. This is a man who has, |
| 0:58.5 | well, he's feared by the IRS. A funny thing to say, because most of us fear the IRS. Joe |
| 1:04.8 | Bannister has gone up against the IRS and prevailed. We'll talk about that in a moment. He is an accountant. He is a former |
| 1:14.5 | criminal investigator for the IRS. And Joe, welcome. Thank you for joining me. I appreciate it. |
| 1:23.1 | You are also the author of a book about the IRS, kind of exposing the IRS, and you are affiliated with |
| 1:29.9 | Freedom Law School founded by Payman Morte Haide, whom I interviewed a few days ago. |
| 1:37.1 | I think a good way to begin is just to ask you about tax day, because all these Americans are filled with anxiety. |
| 1:46.5 | They all believe that they owe a lot of money to the government. |
| 1:50.0 | They are afraid that whatever they put on their tax return, |
| 1:54.0 | the IRS can always come back for more. |
| 1:57.0 | And what is your message to those Americans? |
| 2:00.6 | Well, I guess the main message is to lose the fear as much as possible. |
| 2:06.8 | I think that the IRS has always capitalized on fear, intimidation, deceit. |
| 2:16.4 | You know, it is an 800-pound gorilla, and if you don't know what you're doing, |
| 2:21.6 | even if you know what you're doing, like in my case, you know, they can really try to rock your |
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