Smith Fights Against Audits on Working Families

Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. He and Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) introduced the bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using its massive, $80 billion infusion of taxpayer dollars to squeeze more revenue out of American taxpayers

[kenbob]

The self-proclaimed "Law & Order" Party: "We're okay with tax cheating!"

[donotcare]

You know what would be nice. If they actually sat down and struck DOWN the ELDT CDL stuff. So that way the shipping lanes are NOT tied up. Oh, well we just allow people from another country to drive our roads with a Semi truck and their version of a CDL is from a cereal box. But if you are an American Citizen you must back a tractor trailer up on a Thin dime and spend hundreds of hours in the class room.

[warrencornelius]

The IRS has explained why they need this funding. To replace departing employees. To improve the out of date Computer system. And if new Agents are hired to audit Taxpayers, it is to add more support to the complex audits of wealthy Americans who are using Lawyers and Accountants useing Smoke Screens and simply overwhelm the few Agents auditing wealthy Americans Tax Form. They have stated in writing that the level of new audits would not increase for those earning less than $400, 000. One who think that after seeing the Tax Returns of one Very Wealthy man, who has stated that his use of shady deductions to only pay $0 to $750 for 3 of the 5 years we had seen is something "Everyone does it", would spur the House to add more Agents, not less to wealthy audits.. Is it a coincidence that the first bill passed by this Congress favors the Wealthy, just like the 2017 Congress?