Chairman Reports

Most of us naively think the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) is intended to raise the income needed to fund the operations of the U.S. government. Most of us don’t like the income/payroll tax system and want to replace it with the FAIRtax. Read More.

Today’s Chairman’s Report is written by Tom Patterson. Tom is a graduate of Yale and obtained his M.D. at the University of Nebraska. In addition to being an emergency room physician, Tom served in the Arizona State Senate as both the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. He also served as the Chairman of the Goldwater Institute for thirteen years. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A June 21, 2023 article in the Epoch Times describes another likely use of the 87,000 new agents that are scheduled to be hired by the IRS. Read More.

This week’s Chairman’s Report is written by Les Rubin. Les formed and is the head of Main Street Economics, Inc., a public service, nonpartisan, nonprofit 501c3 corporation. The purpose of Main Street Economics is to educate the ‘voting public’ on economics and the fiscal problems our nation faces. They send a weekly email on important topics for the folks on Main Street - short, easy to read and understand. Read More.

This past Tuesday, Americans celebrated July 4th. Many likely associate the date with fireworks and meals with family and friends. However, the holiday celebrates the date when the Declaration of Independence was issued emphatically telling England that the United States was no longer subject to English law but a free and independent country. We at AFFT want to share with you an article about Thomas Jefferson and how he would regard America today. Read More.

This is the title of the press release issued on June 16, 2023 by the Committee on the Judiciary regarding a letter sent to IRS Commissioner Werfel. Read More.

We know that there are two types of people who dislike the IRS and the income/payroll tax—men and women. Read More.

If you’re going to have a federal income tax, there are three things that inevitably come along with it. Read More.

Governor DeSantis left Congress and has become the governor of Florida. In a state where recent gubernatorial elections have been decided by one percentage point or less, Governor DeSantis was re-elected by 20 percentage points. Read More.

On May 8, 2023, a very disturbing article appeared in the Hill announcing that more than 40% of baby boomers are nearing retirement but have no retirement savings. Some of the points made in the article are: Read More.