H.R.5105 - Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008 as introduced.

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04/24/08
heller still promoting giuliani ta...

hr 5105, was actually introduced by rep. david drier (r-ca) on january 23, 2008 , and to date has only 12 co-sponsors. this “fair and s...

04/24/08
Heller Still Promoting Giuliani Ta...

HR 5105, was actually introduced by Rep. David Drier (R-CA) on January 23, 2008 , and to date has only 12 co-sponsors. This “Fair and S...

03/09/08
Far East LA Dist 26 gets a peak at...

Today’s mail brought this sample of a Simple Tax form that is part of the “Fair and Simple Tax Act HR 5105″. I hung onto this one l...

01/28/08
Bono Mack Proposes Child Tax Credi...

... effort to reform the U.S. tax code and make it less burdensome for working Americans, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today join...

Source: Red County
01/25/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5105, T...

H.R. 5105 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability...

01/25/08
ATR Releases Updated 2008 Presiden...

Further, Mayor Rudy Giuliani's tax plan was introduced as "The Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008" in the House (HR 5105) by Rep. David Drei...

01/24/08
tax break

The package was presented in HR 5105 (introduced by David Dreier of California on the House Budget Committee and co-sponsored by various ...

01/24/08
selected list of us federal docume...

01/23/2008, legislative text of the fair and simple tax (fast) act of 2008, hr 5105 (pdf 121 kb) text of the bill as introduced by rep. d...

01/23/08
Stimulus or Making the Bush progra...

The package was presented in HR 5105 (introduced by David Dreier of California on the House Budget Committee and co-sponsored by various ...

01/22/08
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5105: ...

David Dreier [R-CA] introduced HR 5105: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determinat...

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