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Pat Toomey: “It is a question of timing, which is not terribly important to the Federal Government but it is incredibly important to…”

On the recordMay 9, 2001
It is a question of timing, which is not terribly important to the Federal Government but it is incredibly important to the small business operator who in the example the gentleman just presented is forced to pay a huge tax bill on income that he has not collected yet. Is that correct?
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the impact of tax timing on small business operators.

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