Huelskamp Holds Hearing to Expose How IRS Hurts Small Businesses

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Today Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) chaired a Small Business Subcommittee hearing entitled "Audits and Attitudes: Is the IRS Helping or Hurting Small Businesses?"

"In the administration of the tax code, the IRS has dual roles: collection and enforcement," said Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access Chairman Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) in his opening remarks. "Small businesses have a right to be treated fairly on both counts. Unfortunately, that is often not what happens."

"To this day, taxpayers and advisers continue to report on troublesome developments in IRS audits that range from isolated cases to broader policies," testified Pete Sepp, the President of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU).

Based on National Taxpayers Union's review of research literature, statistical analysis, oversight reports and hundreds of anecdotes, Pete Sepp pointed to "uncertainty" in the tax collection and enforcement and "intimidation tactics" by the IRS.

Huelskamp commented after the hearing, "It's evident that the IRS is a plague to small businesses. Because small businesses don't have armies of lawyers and tax professionals to bargain with the IRS on their behalf, audits can be a great burden for them. I'll keep fighting to protect small businesses from the heavy hand of the IRS."

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