Fair Tax Act of 2009

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To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
Sponsor: Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7]Committees: House Ways and Means


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The Fair Tax Act of 2009 (H.R.25) was introduced in the House on January 6, 2009. It was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means that same day.[1]


According to its sponsor, Rep. John Linder (Ga.), the Fair Tax Act will


will repeal all corporate and individual income taxes, payroll taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes and gift taxes - and replace it with a revenue-neutral personal consumption tax.[1]

Under the bill, the personal consumption tax at 23 percent. It would also establish a system for administering advanced monthly sales tax rebates to families below the federal poverty level.



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