H.R.5175 - Federal Tax Withholding Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the withholding of income and social security taxes.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the withholding of income and social security taxes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. LINDER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. KINGSTON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. PENCE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. PAUL, Mr. FLAKE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mrs. CUBIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the withholding of income and social security taxes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
This Act may be cited as the `Federal Tax Withholding Act of 2008'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(a) In General- The following sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are hereby repealed:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Section 3102 (relating to deduction of social security tax from wages).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Section 3202 (relating to deduction of railroad retirement tax from compensation).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Chapter 24 (relating to income tax withholding).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Requirement of Estimated Tax Payments for Employee Social Security Taxes- Subsection (f) of section 6654 of such Code is amended by striking `minus' at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting `plus', by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4), and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(3) the taxes imposed by section 3101(a) and 3201(a), minus'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid on or after the first January 1 occurring after 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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