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It’s bad enough being the tax collector, but 50% of Likely U.S. Voters don’t trust the Internal Revenue Service to fairly enforce tax laws. Read More.

The Internal Revenue Service has an enormous credibility problem, especially when it comes to charitable organizations. Read More.

An IRS worker in Massachusetts whose behavior caught the attention of Homeland Security was wearing tinfoil on his head. Read More.

An Obama administration proposal to have some nonprofit charities report the Social Security numbers of donors giving at least $250 in one year is raising concerns about security, government overreach and another episode of IRS targeting. Read More.

As we approach the annual blood letting called tax season, I wanted to take this opportunity to say a few things about how we might do things a little differently in America. Our current tax code is about 75,000 pages long. Most of those pages are written in such a way that only an IRS scribe or seasoned tax lawyer could decipher them. Just take this language for example which pertains to certain individuals who are self-employed … Read More.

In late January, AFFT Chairman & President Steve Hayes and I were scheduled to visit D.C. Read More.

It is time to show our solidarity and appreciation to those Members who support our legislation by honoring them with an official FAIRtax pinning ceremony and photo opportunity for our weekly newsletter. Read More.

You could feel the excitement on Capitol Hill last week! Pope Francis was at our nation’s Capitol, and Senators and other members of Congress got up earlier than usual in order to catch the bus to the White House, where President Obama was to greet the Pope. Read More.

A conference of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) held February 18-20, 2016 in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida provided a perfect backdrop to premiere FAIRtax-America’s Big Solution. Attendance at the conference was limited to those AMAC members active in the Delegate program. The AMAC Delegate program is designed to give AMAC members a voice in Congress through representatives in each Congressional District. More than 100 attendees and guests discussed active political issues including tax reform, Medicare, Social Security, the presidential campaign and many more. Read More.

At more than 73,000 pages, it’s no wonder our country’s tax code spells headache for millions of hardworking Americans across the country. This bloated document, riddled with complicated loopholes, is anything but navigable for working-class people who can’t afford to hire accountants, lawyers or tax professionals. Yet like clockwork every spring, Americans throw away countless time and treasure in an attempt to properly comply with the process of giving their hard-earned money to the federal government. Read More.

Dear FairTax Supporters, My name is Paul Broun and I’m running for Congress in Georgia’s Ninth District. I’m an ardent supporter of the FairTax. The tax code is one of the most important issues in our country because it affects everyone. Currently, the tax code a convoluted, job-killing disaster. To fix it, we need to abolish the IRS, repeal the 16th Amendment, and implement the FairTax. I’ve got a record of fighting to do this … Read More.

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 other side of the aisle think the solution to our debt crisis is to raise taxes. According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, President Obama’s final budget calls for a $2.1 trillion tax increase on the American people. As we know, liberals’ solution to most problems is to take more money away from hard working Americans to spend as they see fit. I strongly disagree. Read More.

Many years ago, Ronald Reagan joked for the average person the US tax code is like a daily mugging. Read More.

At the end of October, I experienced another historic week in D.C. with the change of the Speaker of the House from Congressman John Boehner (OH-8) to former House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (WI-1). Read More.

Alex Meluskey is now running for the Republican nomination for the Senate in Arizona. While we are a non-partisan organization, Alex is the only candidate in the race that has endorsed true tax reform—the FAIRtax. Due to time crunch of campaigning, Alex has shared with us a quick statement about his race and support of the FAIRtax. We believe that it is important that our supporters be aware of candidates who support the FAIRtax and who have made their support an integral part of their campaign. Read More.