Thank you!
Current composition of the Federal Tax Court is 10 Democrat appointed nominees, 3 Bush appointed & 4 Trump appointed nominees with two vacancies.
Yesterday’s nominees are replacing L. Paige Marvel & Albert G. Lauber both of whom are Obama nominees. The two open seats have nominees designated: Alina Ionescu Marshall of Virginia & Christian N. Weiler of Louisiana.
Following confirmation of these four nominations the balance of the Federal Tax Court will be Trump 8, Bush 3, Obama 5; Clinton 3-(reappointed by Obama), for a balance of 11R:8D.
These positions are considered apolitical and the reappointments at the end of the 15 yr term are customarily renewed irrespective of the party of the current POTUS. That being said IMO I’d rather have a Trump appointee hearing my case. The attention to these positions by POTUS attests to his commitment to leave no open judicial seats unfilled.
The mission of the United States Tax Court is to provide a national forum for the expeditious resolution of disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service that allows for careful consideration of the merits of each case and ensures a uniform interpretation of the Internal Revenue Code. The Court is committed to providing taxpayers, most of whom are self-represented, with a convenient place of trial and, when their disputes involve relatively small amounts of tax, simplified procedures. The Tax Court is composed of 19 presidentially appointed members.
Do away with the federal income tax and we wouldnt have to fund these.
Replace it with one time collected (at the cash register) National Retail sales tax.
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