WASHINGTON, D.C. – After U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he will appoint U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: “The ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a
WASHINGTON, DC – The Oversight Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means recently examined the challenges businesses and tax preparers have faced with the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), a COVID-era benefit to help businesses keep Americans on payroll during government-mandated lockdowns. Witnesses highlighted that due to confusing and changing IRS rules and ...
As prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Chairman Schweikert and Ranking Member Pascrell, for holding this hearing on the Employee Retention Tax Credit, and challenges that businesses and tax preparers have faced with this credit. "As the government forced businesses to lockdown, Washington temporarily helped businesses keep ...
As prepared for delivery. "Good afternoon and welcome to today’s Oversight Subcommittee hearing. This is a hearing to allow Members of the Committee to hear from those directly impacted by the challenges associated with the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). The hearing will also allow us to hear from those who are helping employers navigate the ERTC ...
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Delaware refused to accept the plea agreement negotiated by the Biden Department of Justice and Hunter Biden’s defense attorneys for various alleged tax crimes committed by Hunter Biden. “In recent weeks, the American people have heard from ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three years after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) destroyed 30 million unprocessed, paper-filed informational tax returns, the agency continues to refuse to hand over a memorandum requested by the Ways and Means Committee detailing the decision to do so. In a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it was ending “most” unannounced visits by revenue officers to homes and businesses, House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: “There’s little reason to cheer the IRS’s recent announcement that it ...
WASHINGTON, DC – In a stunning hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, two IRS whistleblowers testified that the Department of Justice repeatedly acted to show Hunter Biden preferential treatment in their investigation into his alleged felony tax crimes. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) ...
WASHINGTON, DC – In February, Ford announced a partnership with Chinese Communist Party-aligned battery company, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Co. Limited (CATL), raising serious concerns. In a