December 7, 2004 06:19 PM
Options Open On Tax Reform
Excerpt: President Bush is enthused about pursuing his campaign pledge to reform the tax code, but it remains too early to set a timetable or to guess what shape the effort will take, the Treasury Department's top tax official said Tuesday.
President Bush is enthused about pursuing his campaign pledge to reform the tax code, but it remains too early to set a timetable or to guess what shape the effort will take, the Treasury Department's top tax official said Tuesday.
Bush has pledged to appoint a bipartisan panel to come up with specific tax reform recommendations.
Gregory Jenner, acting assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy, told a tax conference that it was "way too early to speculate when the panel will be appointed" or, for that matter, who will be on the commission, how many people will serve, who they will report to, or what they will say.
In a panel discussion, former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer, a Texas Republican, told the conference that he expected the White House to steer clear of proponents of major tax reform measures, such as a flat tax or national sales tax, when it picks commission members.
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10 Tax Time Bombs To Defuse Now - Dec 04, 2004
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2004 Year-End Tax Planning Moves - Dec 02, 2004
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Partnerships Lose Tax Exclusion On Canceled Debt - Dec 01, 2004
A Tax Break for Your Kidney - Dec 01, 2004
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Line Up Your Tax Deductions - Nov 26, 2004
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