Ordinary CPA’s are every bit opposed to real reform.
Whenever I mention a federal sales tax to replace what we have now, he hyperventilates.
I’m strongly opposed to that.
I don’t like giving the government ANY form of new tax. Nothing that can be progressive and increased. Nothing unless something else is permanently repealed. Which will be hard to do.
What they should do is create an “Annual Report Fee” for every legal entity on the books. Shell companies, LLCs, Partnerships, all forms of corporations. Every one.
You could graduate it somehow from say $10 for a tiny company up to $250 for a large corporation. Base it on gross sales, number of entities in a consolidated group, whatever... just get the money.
Every state has this. Think of the 10s of millions I bet it would create.
This CPA is all in for the Fair Tax.
Under the FAIRtax, CPAs and bookkeepers (and corporate CFOs!) would be happier, richer and have much improved sex lives in the Spring! They could get REAL JOBS! Helping their clients get rich, and getting rich themselves!
Since April 15th would become Just Another Nice Spring Day, those folks would be in hog heaven, as would the rest of us!
CPAs are trained to help their clients improve their financial position, NOT to serve the interest of the various governments who demand to know all sorts of private financial information so as to punish success!
Income taxes PUNISH success!
FAIRtax REWARDS success!
Under FAIRtax, CPAs and bookkeepers (and corporate CFOs!) would practice their trade FRee of government OVERSIGHT, RULES, MANDATES, and NOSINESS, and would not have to worry about violating some obscure tax law and going to jail!
Most every CPA I have talked to about the FAIRtax likes the concept. Those that don’t support it are afflicted with class warfare!
Go to https://www.bigsolution.org and GET INVOLVED!