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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Improvements to the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which encourages greater investment in distressed communities, will result in more…
Read More (Big Beautiful Success Story: Opportunity Zone Improvements in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Focus on Rural Areas and “Helps Increase Transparency” in Program)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (FL-13), and…
Read More (Chairman Smith, Buchanan, Schweikert Statements on the Trump Administration’s Expansion of Medicare Advantage Audits)WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ways and Means Committee has issued a public call for information as part of a Committee…
Read More (Ways & Means Seeks Public Input on Tax-Exempt Organ Procurement Organizations: Potential Violations of Medicare Reimbursement Rules, Misallocation of Resources, and Abuses of U.S. Tax Law)Today, President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.J.Res.25, a Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution led by Ways and Means…
Read More (President Trump Signs Ways & Means Resolution Overturning Biden Administration’s Burdensome IRS DeFi Broker Rule)WASHINGTON, D.C. – The IRS will be more responsive to taxpayer needs – including those impacted by natural disasters – under…
Read More (Ahead of Tax Day, House-Passed Legislation Slashes Tax Filing Red Tape, Including for Disaster Victims)Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during House debate on H.R. 1152, the Electronic…
Read More (Save Taxpayers Time & Money By Harmonizing Tax Filing Deadline Rules for Electronic Payments & Mail-In Payments)Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during House debate on H.R. 517, the…
Read More (Congress Must Make Tax Filing Less of a Hassle for Disaster Victims)Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during House debate on H.R. 1491, the Disaster Related…
Read More (Natural Disaster Victims Deserve Additional Time To Claim Tax Refunds)Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during House debate on H.R. 997, the…
Read More (National Taxpayer Advocate Needs Clearly Defined, Reinforced Independence from IRS)Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during House debate on H.R. 1155, the…
Read More (Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Jump Through Hoops To See Stolen Refund Checks Replaced)