[aimhigh]

Even a fair tax has to have someone to collect it, which means the IRS remains.

[Xenophon450]

How did taxes get collected before the IRS?

[Turret Gunner A20]

How is the tax collected?

Retail businesses collect the tax from the consumer, just as state sales tax systems already do in 45 states; the FairTax is simply an additional line on the current sales tax reporting form. Retailers simply collect the tax and send it to the state taxing authority. All businesses serving as collection agents receive a fee for collection, and the states also receive a collection fee. The tax revenues from the states are then sent to the U.S. Treasury. ............................................................

Frequesntly asked Questions about the Fair Tax

http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_faq

[Turret Gunner A20]

How is the tax collected?

Retail businesses collect the tax from the consumer, just as state sales tax systems already do in 45 states; the FairTax is simply an additional line on the current sales tax reporting form. Retailers simply collect the tax and send it to the state taxing authority. All businesses serving as collection agents receive a fee for collection, and the states also receive a collection fee. The tax revenues from the states are then sent to the U.S. Treasury. ............................................................

Frequesntly asked Questions about the Fair Tax

http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_faq

[Man50D]

Even a fair tax has to have someone to collect it, which means the IRS remains.

You obviously haven't read The Fair Tax Act bill. It will abolish the IRS by defunding the agency. Per the bill:

SEC. 301. PHASE-OUT OF ADMINISTRATION OF REPEALED FEDERAL TAXES.

(a) Appropriations- Appropriations for any expenses of the Internal Revenue Service including processing tax returns for years prior to the repeal of the taxes repealed by title I of this Act, revenue accounting, management, transfer of payroll and wage data to the Social Security Administration for years after fiscal year 2011 shall not be authorized.

The existing Treasury Department will be the tax collecting authority. Per the bill:

c) Conforming Amendments- Section 7802 is amended--

(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (a) and (b),

(2) by striking `Internal Revenue Service' each place it appears and inserting `Department of the Treasury', and

(3) by striking `Commissioner' or `Commissioner of Internal Revenue' each place they appear and inserting `Secretary'.