You can sometimes beat the IRS in court, but not if you claim that "income from whatever source derived" doesn't include money you get paid for working.
Counselor, I understand your position and dealing with a GSE that first places value on everything and then turns around and taxes that value then I would think doing estate and living wills will be more rewarding but I hope you are having some successes.
My favorite argument when paying fines and taxes that occasionally you might find some bench somewhere dismissed the case when the accused says, “What do you demand that I make payment in? Not what you accept but what you can legally demand?”