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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.

AFFT Chairman & President Steve Hayes and I had another whirlwind trip to Washington, DC, on June 2 - 4! In preparation for upcoming congressional hearings on tax reform for either this fall or early next year, I targeted the congressional offices of Ways and Means Committee members on both sides of the aisle!! Read More.

Most people can easily see the advantages of replacing the personal income tax and employee payroll taxes with a national sales tax like the FAIRtax: no more income tax withholding and payroll tax deductions taken out of their paychecks, no more filing of annual tax returns, no need to hire a professional tax preparer, no more onerous record keeping, and so on. The advantages of the FAIRtax also repealing corporate income taxes and employer payroll taxes, on the other hand, are not so obvious. Some question the giving of a tax break to business. After all, business should pay its fair share of taxes. 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.

Thanks to the help of FairTax activists, AFFT Chairman & President Steve Hayes and I had an exciting lineup of meetings on Capitol Hill during our April 28 - 30 trip to Washington, D.C.! Read More.

Because the FAIRtax does not “pre-tax” consumption like the existing income and payroll taxes do, the shoppers go to the store with not 65% to 75% of their earnings to spend because of withholding, but with 100% of their paycheck except for any state deductions. Read More.

The media, both liberal and conservative, is proclaiming that there will be “tax reform” in 2017. Many Members of Congress, both liberal and conservative, have announced that there will be “tax reform” in 2017. Read More.

Tax cheats can breathe a little easier. The gun-toting Internal Revenue Service investigators who send felons to prison are retiring in droves and there’s no one to replace them. Read More.

The key debate question is, “What is wrong with the federal tax code and how to fix it?” Read More.

Staff at Wisconsin’s nearly extinct speech regulator misled their board about the agency’s deep involvement in a politically driven John Doe investigation months before the board authorized the probe. Read More.

Her first reaction was relatively logical—”That’s ridiculous,” she said, “I never received any notices.” Read More.

The Donald Trump-led Republican presidential field has attracted outsize attention for eccentricity. With less notice, it is also pointing America to a very different tax system. Read More.

To sort out some states’ income tax systems, it can take an accounting degree. Read More.

The Internal Revenue Service’s systems for detecting fraud may wind up costing taxpayers millions, a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration audit found . Read More.

A flat consumption tax is the least economically destructive tax system. Read More.