Neal Dunn: “after serving on the House Committee on Ways and Means for the past 3 rac{1}{2} years, I am continuing to be amazed by…”

“after serving on the House Committee on Ways and Means for the past 3 rac{1}{2} years, I am continuing to be amazed by the outrageous provisions that are involved in our current income Tax Code. In no small part, many of these provisions that are a function of the Tax Code have spiraled out of control. The irony is that while our Tax Code has just about 7 million words, it lacks two regular words, and those words, Mr. Speaker, are common sense. The current income tax system is far too complex and it is a source of utter frustration for millions of hardworking Americans and for their families. Over the past few years I have heard from thousands of constituents in my district alone and they have talked to me about hundreds of problems they have experienced with the system of taxation. A common theme, as we all know, has been the intrusive nature of the Internal Revenue Service. I believe it is time for this issue to be brought out of America's kitchen and on to the committee calendars of the Congress. Money magazine last year reported that not one of 45 professional tax preparers could accurately compute a hypothetical family's tax return. Fewer than one in four came within even $1,000 of the correct figure. How can we expect average citizens to comply with a code when licensed professionals, who have spent years studying the system, cannot even get it right. Not only this, but the cost of compliance for the average family is horrendous.”