The Seventh Commandment: You shall not steal.
Is it permissible to use tax dodges?
Inventiveness in dealing with complex systems of taxation is morally unobjectionable. It is immoral to evade taxes or to commit tax fraud, in other words, to falsify, fail to report, or conceal facts so as to prevent a correct assessment of taxes due.
By paying taxes, citizens contribute, each according to his ability, so that the State can fulfill its duties. Therefore tax evasion is not a petty infraction. Taxes should be just and proportionate and should be levied by law. (YOUCAT question 431)
Dig Deeper: CCC section (2409) and other references here. (Note: We have already covered this corresponding Catechism section)
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