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The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 5/22/23: “They don't give you the tools” Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 5/22/23: “Meet Robert Genetski” Read More.

Our Chairman’s Report this week is written by John Linder.  John was the original sponsor and proponent of the FAIRtax and led the fight to keep the bill before Congress.  He is extremely gratified that the House has agreed to submit the FAIRtax to an up or down vote in this session.   Read More.

This week, the Internal Revenue Service is set to release a report on a feasibility study it conducted on the issue. Read More.

It appears Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed 10% property tax hike has hit a major roadblock.  Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 5/15/23: “Meet Robert Genetski" Read More.

Rent seeking is an economic concept that very much explains why many in D.C. resist all attempts to replace the income/payroll tax system with an improved, simpler, fairer system—like the FAIRtax. Read More.

Coloradans are seeing a big hike in property tax assessments, but a new state law can help taxpayers defer what they owe. Read More.

It targets big tech companies by imposing a tax on money they generate from selling digital advertising in Maryland. Read More.

Roughly 4.4 million people will soon receive checks from TurboTax, following a 50-state settlement with parent company Intuit for allegedly steering millions of low-income Americans away from free tax-filing services. Read More.

Rutherford County residents could soon be paying hundreds of more dollars each year in property taxes. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 5/8/23: “Meet Presidential Candidate Lars Mapstead” Read More.

A group of Senators is urging the IRS to take action on the potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) in scams targeted at taxpayers and tax professionals. Read More.

Florida lawmakers have negotiated a nearly $1.3 billion tax package for next fiscal year that includes expanding popular shopping sales-tax “holidays,” trimming a commercial lease tax and cutting costs of diapers for babies and adults. Read More.

Affected taxpayers will receive about $30 for each year they paid to file from 2016 to 2018. Read More.