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Taxes, unpopular though they may be, fund government services Americans count on every day. Individual income taxes may be especially hated — but they are also important, accounting for 48% of federal tax revenue. Read More.

Charles Rettig, the Trump administration’s pick to lead the IRS, told lawmakers at his June 28 confirmation hearing that the tax agency’s legacy tech is one of its most critical challenges. Read More.

The earned income tax credit (“EITC”) became part of the Internal Revenue Code in the Tax Reduction Act of 1975. Read More.

In an article titled Ending Special Tax Treatment for the Very Wealthy by Alexandra Thornton and Galen Hendricks posted on Center For American Progress, the authors make the argument the very wealthy are not paying their “fair share” of taxes. Read More.

Sometimes seeds you plant sprout years later. That’s what happened with our Alabama Team when they went to work on Congressman Gary Palmer, who represents the Sixth District of that state. Congressman Palmer became our 31st co-sponsor of the FAIRtax on May 14, 2019 and the first to join since January. Read More.

Last week the New York Times published some of President Trump’s 1980s and 1990s tax returns information. The information detailed President Trump’s financial difficulties during that time. While you would not know it from reading some media reports, this is old news. In fact, President Trump openly discussed his financial difficulties on his popular reality television show. Read More.

​House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Tuesday subpoenaed former White House officials Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson to testify before his committee and provide documents related to a sweeping probe of figures in President Donald Trump’s orbit. Read More.

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today wrapped up issuing its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams. The IRS reminds taxpayers to remain vigilant to these often aggressive and evolving schemes throughout the year. Read More.

Americans with the biggest incomes still got audited the most, but the IRS audit rate for that group fell by more than half. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)The chances of an IRS audit for people making at least $10 million a year plunged during the government’s last fiscal year, according to data released Monday. Read More.

PUNISHING GOLD STAR FAMILIES: A May 10, 2019 article by Laura Saunders in the Wall Street Journal revealed yet another one of the problems with the complicated and confused income/payroll tax system that the Swamp and their cronies in Congress wish were still hidden from view. Read More.

THE CHINA TARIFF DISPUTE—LARGELY UNNECESSARY Read More.

The video sheds light on how our tax code discourages Americans from taking positions aborad that either help American exports or help foreign investment in America. Read More.

​If an idea is being put forward these days by a Democratic candidate for president or a freshman member of Congress, it is probably a good idea not to take it too seriously. This is not to say that there are not legitimately dangerous things being proposed by the Kamala Harrises and AOC’s of this era — tuition-free college, Medicare-for-all, fossil-fuel elimination, Read More.

​The California Legislature is attempting to force presidential candidates to publicly disclose their tax returns — a move that could bar President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s primary ballot if he does not make the documents public. Read More.

The Swamp is confused by the growing unrest about the IRS not providing free filing software to lower income taxpayers. Congress is requiring lower income taxpayers to rely on “free” software provided by tax preparation companies like TurboTax and H&R Block. The Swamp asks, What is the big deal? Read More.