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Roger Williams: “Imagine the IRS acting as an appraiser and assigning a taxable value on a variety of illiquid assets.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2022
Imagine the IRS acting as an appraiser and assigning a taxable value on a variety of illiquid assets.
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Roger Williams
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Williams critiques President Biden's budget proposal for taxing unrealized gains, likening it to IRS appraisals.

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