S.2775 - Fair Share Act of 2008

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the United States Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the United States Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits. as introduced.
  • Short: Fair Share Act of 2008 as introduced.

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12/30/08
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12/09/08
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12/05/08
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12/05/08
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12/04/08
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12/03/08
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11/19/08
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11/15/08
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11/14/08
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11/07/08
An Overview of the Tax Gap

... Congress began investigating government contractors that circumvent paying payroll taxes by hiring employees through offshore shell companies.89 Senators John Kerry and Barack Obama introduced S. 2775,90 the Fair Share Act of 2008, ...

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05/05/08
Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Closing Contractor Tax Loophole

In March, Obama and Senator John Kerry introduced the Fair Share Act of 2008 (S.2775), which would increase accountability and transparency of our tax system by closing a tax loophole to prevent Federal contractors from using foreign ...

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04/24/08
Obama, Kerry team up to call for Senate investigation of tax ...

Recently, we introduced S. 2775, the Fair Share Act of 2008, which ends the practice of US government contractors setting up shell companies in foreign jurisdictions to avoid payroll taxes. Representatives Ellsworth and Emanuel also ...

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04/14/08
It's Time To Scrap The US Tax Code

John Kerry (D-MA) introduced S. 2775 -- companion bills each known as the "Fair Share Act of 2008." The bill would "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign ...

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04/12/08
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04/08/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.5602 Fair Share Act of 2008

Related Bills:. S.2775 · H.R.5647. Related Issue Areas:. Trade · Subsidiary corporations · Social security taxes · Social security; 9 more; Public contracts · Old age, survivors and disability insurance · Medicare

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04/07/08
Call your two US Senators and your US Representative and ask them ...

A new bill has been introduced in both houses of Congress, called the Fair Share Act (US House bill: HR5602) (US Senate bill: S.2775). It would prevent government contractors from using offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes. ...

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03/11/08
Bill Introduced: S.2775 Fair Share Act of 2008

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the United States Government as American employers for ...

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03/11/08
Bill Introduced: S.2775 Fair Share Act of 2008

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the United States Government as American employers for ...

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