U.S. Code Title 26. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Section 6103.

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[Hostage]

(f) Disclosure to Committees of Congress

(1) Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Finance, and Joint Committee on Taxation

Upon written request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, or the chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Secretary shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request, except that any return or return information which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in writing to such disclosure.

[hadit2here]

From reading at your link, it looks like the President can request ANY returns of ANYBODY, probably without stating a reason. Maybe Shiff-for-Brains, Mad Maxine, et al, should be given a printout of that section of the code. LOL

And, of course, if they are provided the return or tax info of Trump ** behind closed doors in executive session ** and they divulge that information, they are subject to federal investigation and prosecution for it.

But with the current Dept of Injustice and Fibbies, I wouldn’t hold my breath about such investigation into any of the “protected” class or elites - or both.

[DoodleDawg]

...shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request, except that any return or return information which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed executive session...

Anyone who doesn't think the President's tax returns will get leaked is delusional.

[Hostage]

I looked at VATs and like you. I see them as scam taxes. They are hidden and easy to abuse taxpayers with.

I’m sorry I drew attention to a side issue of eliminating the income tax. It is just disturbing to see in the open how income tax laws are used for political attacks. A consumption tax which is not a VAT would be easy to enforce and much more resistant to abuse than an income tax. That’s what got me started.

[Tuketu]

That’s fine. We are basically a civilized group. We basically agree, but I cannot see the (D)eath & (D)estruction Party folks letting a sales tax go thru; they will wine and moan about the “poor”. Many of the “poor scam the system, claim benefits and work off the book or run a business as an “owner” with -0- taxable income accruing to them or skimming SS payments to place on their return (if a return would benefit them.)

Once the government put welfare into the tax system, the whole thing jumped the tracks. E.g. “earned income” credits, etc. They turned the Tax System into a ripe plumb for the scrounges to pick.