Chairman's Report

It's been a well established fact for a long time that Social Security is going broke. In just a few years, there won't be enough money to pay Social Security recipients their full benefits. Politicians have been putting off fixing the problem for decades because they didn't want to make the hard choices. Well now, there's an easy and painless solution. Pass the FAIRtax.

This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by former Congressman John Linder who was the primary sponsor of the FAIRtax from its introduction until he retired. In it, he makes a compelling case why President Trump should add passing the FAIRtax to his long list of accomplishments.

This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by FAIRtax Guy Bob Paxton, co-host of FAIRtax Power Radio. It reveals the not so surprising results when artificial intelligence applications were asked to choose between the income tax and the FAIRtax.

Trillions of US dollars are hiding offshore in foreign tax havens costing the Treasury billions in tax revenue. This week's Chairman's Report looks at what will happen when the FAIRtax turns the United States into the world's premier tax haven.

Americans For Fair Taxation wishes everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.

There are a large number of positive features in the FAIRtax. It's amazingly simple, it gets rid of the IRS, it abolishes tax returns forever and it gives people a tax refund every month. However, of all the great things the FAIRtax does, 59% of people in a June 2025 poll said the best thing about the FAIRtax is that it lets people keep their entire paychecks without any federal withholding. This...

William of Occam was a 14th century philosopher and theologian. His famous "Occam's Razor" principle states that simple solutions are likely to be better than complex ones. In this week's Chairman's Report, guest author Jade Walle applies this principle to the collection of federal taxes and comes to a simple yet powerful conclusion.

There's a nasty little provision in the Internal Revenue Code that incentivizes employers to hire foreign students over American citizens. Senator Cotton of Arkansas has introduced a bill to fix this particular problem, but there are thousands more lurking deep in the Internal Revenue Code. The only real fix? Pass the FAIRtax.

Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas has introduced a bill designed to ensure that taxpayers aren't subjected to unjust or overly harsh penalties. That's a positive step, but it's really just more lipstick on a really ugly pig. There's only one way to guarantee that American taxpayers won't be abused by the IRS, and that's to get rid of the IRS by replacing the income tax with the FAIRtax.

There's a nasty mischaracterization of the FAIRtax going around that claims it will result in massive price hikes that people can't afford. This week, guest writer Jade Walle looks at what will actually happen to prices when the FAIRtax takes effect.

No tax on tips is a simple promise President Trump made repeatedly on the campaign trail. Unfortunately, after Congress got through with it, it was anything but simple.

CPA Jade Walle guest writes this week's Chairman's Report. In it, he looks back at Charlie Kirk's tremendous impact on young people and discovers why America's youth are ripe to embrace the FAIRtax.

A recent Pew Research poll reveals something most Americans already know--of all the federal agencies, the IRS is the one that the American people like the least.

In this week's Chairman's Report, AFFT president Steve Hayes looks at some staggering figures uncovered by the Tax Foundation regarding how much the federal income tax system really costs the American people in both time and money.

The DC Elites will tell us that we're better off leaving economic decisions to them because we ordinary people lack the intellectual horsepower to understand basic economics. This week's Chairman's Report shows just how wrong they are.

Sometimes even people who think that the FAIRtax is a great idea are somewhat discomforted by the fact that the FAIRtax has no proven track record of being successful. What people may not know, is that two of the biggest economies in the world thrive on a taxation system similar to the FAIRtax.

In this week's Chairman's Report, guest author Jade Walle explains how rental property owners would fare under the FAIRtax vs. the current income tax system.

Monday is Labor Day, a federal holiday established to honor the importance of labor and workers in our society. While those in Congress say they honor labor, they continue to prop up a failed tax system that is actually working against us as we try to turn our labor into the things our families want and need.

Adam Smith is often recognized as the father of modern economics. One passage from his "The Wealth of Nations" is often quoted as proof that Smith favored a progressive income tax. However, that claim doesn't hold up under closer examination. What Smith actually favors is proportional taxation. And that's exactly what the FAIRtax delivers.

Again, this week's Chariman's Report is guest written by CPA Jade Walle. In it, he looks at how the FAIRtax will impact sole proprietorships and other extremely small businesses.

President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill did make some positive changes to the income tax system. However, the question remains, which is better for business, the new, improved income tax system, or the FAIRtax? Guest author Jade Walle takes a look and comes to a solid conclusion. The FAIRtax is still the clear winner.

By the time the Big Beautiful Bill made it through Congress, President Trump got a lot less than he promised when he said that he was going to eliminate income taxes on Social Security, tips and overtime. But there's still a way to do all that and more. Pass the FAIRtax.

The Big Beautiful Bill contains $175 billion in spending for border security. This week, guest writer Jade Walle explains how the FAIRtax would enhance border security without the need to spend billions more.

We heard a lot about reconciliation when Congress was working on passing the Big Beautiful Bill. But how would the FAIRtax advance in the Senate if it were passed by the House? Guest writer Jade Walle has a surprising answer in this week's Chairman's Report.

This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by Rich Germaine. In it, Rich analyzes a recent poll on voter opinions about taxation and the current tax system. It's really good news for the FAIRtax.