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  • Forbes Receives Tax Fighter Award
    Oct 8, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) was recently recognized with the Tax Fighter Award from the National Tax Limitations Committee (NTLC). The award is given to Members of Congress with a strong voting record in the 111th Congress on behalf of American t... More
  • The VAT Trap
    May 24, 2010  - If you drive a car, I'll tax the street; If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat; If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat; If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.   Unfortunately, most Americans can relate all too closely with these words from the classic Beatles song “Taxman.” Taxes are levied... More
  • Forbes Introduces Bill to Prevent Dramatic Expansion in Size and Authority of IRS
    Apr 15, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he has introduced a bill to prohibit a drastic expansion of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that it could cost as much as $10 billion to hire additional auditors, agents, and employ... More
  • A Clear Cut System?
    Apr 9, 2010  - True or false? Nearly half of Americans will pay no federal income taxes at all for 2009. The bottom 40 percent of those Americans, on average, actually make a profit from the federal income tax system.  True or false? 20 percent of Americans pay over 80 percent of all federal income taxes.  ... More