The first round of Senate Finance Committee hearing produced positive results for taxpayers as I hope these will,

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It is relatively easy for the IRS to verify the returns and reported income of taxpayers whose income results from wages, interest and dividends, and who take the standard deduction, who comprise the majority of taxpayers, ... It is harder, and often requires audits, to verify the income of taxpayers with other forms of income and deductions.

This creates a ripple effect for small-business owners, ... There are fewer payments. There is less paperwork. There are fewer chances for mistakes. And it frees up valuable resources for small businesses and the IRS.

This is something that sounds pretty easy and obvious on the surface. But there are some very significant practical problems that rule it out.

The bottom line: Taxpayers will pay about the same.

The bottom line, the amount of tax that is actually paid, will be distributed essentially the same way it is now. Taxpayers with very high incomes, middle and upper incomes, lower incomes will pay about the same burdens ... but with a lot less hassle.

We think it provides a very powerful incentive for business investment.

To improve service, the IRS needs to break out of its technological time warp from the 1950s and 1960s, ... In the long run, this new partnership will help us replace archaic technology with the modern tools we need to deliver top-quality service to taxpayers.