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The ‘Best Alternative’ to Tax Day
Over the past five years I have received countless letters from constituents expressing a general distaste for the Internal Revenue Service. And let me tell you, I share in the frustration. Read More.
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Positive effect of FairTax® on jobs, trade and government spending
Although the FairTax® — H.R.25/ S.155 — is a national consumption tax on new goods and services and government spending and will eliminate all federal taxes on income and investment … Read More.
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IRS forces local Tea Party to continue limbo dance
It is an abuse-of-power dance nobody wants to get asked to. But in 2009 the Internal Revenue Service held out a bamboo pole and forced the Albuquerque Tea Party to limbo. Read More.
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IRS Reports an Increase in the Tax Gap
Whenever I see an article about corporations not paying their “fair share” of taxes or that the U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, I always wonder why it is never pointed out … Read More.
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Congress demands end to IRS incompetence, taxpayer neglect
Folks rightfully dislike taxation without representation, but right now taxation with representation is being hamstrung. I hear time and time again from people across the Ozarks that … Read More.
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Inside Republicans’ backup plan to punish the IRS chief
Folks rightfully dislike taxation without representation, but right now taxation with representation is being hamstrung. I hear time and time again from people across the Ozarks that … Read More.
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IRS’s Delays in Responding to Taxpayer Correspondence Take Mounting Toll
The Internal Revenue Service’s delays in processing taxpayer correspondence are lengthening, leading to delayed tax refunds and bigger interest payments from the IRS, according to a new report. Read More.
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Is Your Tax Return Audit Bait?
With tax day nearing, you may be wondering what triggers an IRS audit. The short answer: It often takes more than it has in the past. In fiscal 2015, which ended … Read More.
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Nearly $1B in IRS refunds about to be forfeited
An IRS legal deadline looms in April to claim more than $950 million in 2012 federal tax refunds. An estimated 1 million-plus taxpayers risk losing their share of the funds because they haven’t yet filed the tax returns… Read More.
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Explaining the ‘Fair Tax’
Since politicians are discussing their plans for tax reform, this is a good time to mention one of the possibilities. Read More.
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FairTax would create jobs, boost economy
Having the highest corporate income tax rate has resulted in Americans losing jobs as U.S. companies relocate to tax-friendlier countries (inversions), because it is a “reverse tariff” on … Read More.
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Sixth Circuit loses patience with the IRS
Nearly 1,050 days since the start of the IRS scandal triggered by allegations that the IRS unlawfully and unethically targeted tea party and other conservative organizations for special scrutiny Read More.
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Small businesses still fighting for cash seized by IRS
A tale involving a Maryland dairy farmer and North Carolina convenience store owner Read More.
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OLSON: Hardworking American taxpayers deserve better
America’s national debt sits above a staggering $19 trillion. That’s math we literally can’t even begin to comprehend, yet it’s not hard to understand why we should worry. Many of my colleagues on the … Read More.
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IRS and EPA honchos receive public service awards. No… seriously.
You can keep clicking on this link as many times as you like and refreshing the page but it’s not going to redirect you to a story from The Onion. Read More.

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