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Starting Friday, groceries statewide will be 1% cheaper. That’s because the legislature this year passed a bill reducing the state’s 4% food tax to 3% this September. Read More.

Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly proposed an almost $3 billion tax cut that targets the middle class. Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a similar bill last month. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 8/28/23: “The IRS needs to get better - we have an idea!” Read More.

While there is an understandable lack of trust in a tax filing system designed and run by the IRS, does anyone think that H&R Block and Intuit are spending millions of lobbying dollars opposing the IRS free file system because of their concern for taxpayers? Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 8/21/23: “Meet Canadian Attorney John Richardson” Read More.

In an article in the August 10, 2023 Wall Street Journal, former Senator Phill Gramm and Jodey Arrington discuss how the Biden administration wrongfully allocated money to the IRS, and how they have made practically no effort to recover money stolen during the pandemic. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week 8/17/23: “Call to Action: Bring FAIRtax to the Republican Presidential Debate” Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 8/14/23: “FAIRtax at the North Carolina State GOP Convention” Read More.

As stated on its website, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General (OIG) was established in 1989 by the Secretary in accordance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988. Read More.

More than two dozen House Democrats put forward legislation Friday that would impose a 1,000% tax on "assault weapons" and high-capacity magazines. Read More.

Italy dealt a surprise blow to its banks and sent shockwaves across the sector in Europe by setting a one-off 40% tax on profits reaped from higher interest rates, after reprimanding lenders for failing to reward deposits. Read More.

Canada is warning that it will implement a digital services tax that would hit American tech companies unless a key part of the global plan is implemented by the start of 2024. Read More.

This week’s Chairman’s report comes from Jim Bennett, a retired attorney in New Jersey and member of the AFFT board, in the form of a letter responding to a critical article in Newstrail.com. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 7/31/23: “Business Cards” Read More.

In a July 12, 2023 press release, the House Ways and Means Committee listed several key points learned from interviews with IRS employees assigned to the Hunter Biden investigations. Here are some key findings in those transcripts: Read More.