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Chairman’s Report - October 2, 2014
This week many of us are eagerly awaiting the opening of “UnFair: Exposing the IRS”. Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - September 25, 2014
As many of you know, Marilyn Rickert, Steve Curtis, John Grafer, Autry Pruitt and Steve Hayes were elected in June to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of AFFT. A number of Workgroups composed of other AFFT board members and FairTax® supporters are also very active. Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - January 8, 2016
The media, both liberal and conservative, is proclaiming that there will be “tax reform” in 2017 Read More.
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Beware: IRS Now Has Six Years To Audit Your Taxes, Up From Three
No one wants to be audited, so knowing how long your tax return can be attacked is important. Read More.
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IRS Lax Controls Enable Targeting Based On Religion + Politics, Claims Report
Everyone seems to agree that you should not be audited based on your religion or political beliefs, nor based on which charities you support. Read More.
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GAO Faults IRS Audit Selection Process
A pair of reports from the Government Accountability Office found serious problems with the Internal Revenue Service’s processes for determining which individuals and businesses should be audited. Read More.
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12 Surprising Items IRS Says You Must Report On Your Taxes
IRS wants to remind you that just about everything is taxed. Read More.
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Chairman’s Report – January 15, 2016
Many of us went to the showing of UnFair at a local theater. Some of the theaters were full and others were not, but generally the reaction was positive. Read More.
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Chairman’s Report – January 22, 2016
Even when no primaries or elections are taking place, it is hard to penetrate the “noise” in D.C. In the mid 1990’s, I was privileged to meet with former Senator Russell Long. Read More.
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An IRS Class Action
A judge certifies that a suit for some 200 groups can proceed. Read More.
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Businesses Can Face $1 Million Fine From IRS
With the new year comes the time for business to start thinking about annual employee reporting requirements. Read More.
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Congressmen press IRS on tax relief for wrongfully imprisoned
A bipartisan pair of House members is asking the head of the IRS about the agency’s plans for implementing a new law Read More.
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IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service Employee Charged in Identity Theft Scheme
An employee who worked in the IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service at a job assisting identity theft victims has instead been charged with running a $1 million identity theft tax fraud scheme. Read More.
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Mike Huckabee meets with supporters in Ames
Huckabee took questions and was asked about his plan to enact the “fair tax,” which would repeal taxes on income and replace it with a national consumption tax. Read More.
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They play, we pay!
There are “takers” who are not paying their fair share of income tax. Brief descriptions of three of these groups follow: Read More.

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