Category: Taxpayer groups

Category: Taxpayer groups

The Taxpayer Bill of Rights ( abbreviated TABOR ) is a concept advocated by conservative and free market libertarian groups, primarily in the United States, as a way of limiting the growth of government.

Category: Taxpayer groups

The leaders of the tax revolt include Don McIntire, president of the Taxpayer Association of Oregon, and Bill Sizemore, leader of Oregon Taxpayers United.

He was ranked the most fiscally conservative member of the United States Congress three times by the National Taxpayers Union and was designated a Taxpayer Hero by Citizens Against Government Waste every year he was in office.

Taxpayers who need to file a tax return are given a different number, a Unique Taxpayer Reference ( UTR ), which is used as a reference number in the self-assessment tax system.

The tax rate on long-term gains was reduced in 1997 via the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 from 28 % to 20 % and again in 2003, via the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, from 20 % to 15 % ( for individuals, whose highest tax bracket is 15 % or more ), or from 10 % to 5 % for individuals in the lowest two income tax brackets ( whose highest tax bracket is less than 15 %) ( See progressive tax ).

* Consumer Watchdog ( USA ), formerly the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights

* Taxpayer Bill of Rights ( TABOR ), a statewide referendum question adopted in Colorado and proposed in Maine

Jordan was named Watchdog of the Treasury ( 1996, 2000, 2004 ), Outstanding Legislator Award ( 2004 ), Outstanding Freshman Legislator ( 1996 ), Friend of the Taxpayer ( 1997 ), and Pro-Life Legislator of the Year ( 1998 ) by the United Conservatives of Ohio, the Defender of Life award from the Ohio Right to Life Society, and the 2001 Leadership in Government Award from the Ohio Roundtable and Freedom Forum.

Now Arnoldwatch. org, a project of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which is a nonpartisan organization that is critical of both Democrats and Republicans, called Davis a " pay to play " politician and a " sellout ".

He signed the " Taxpayer Protection Pledge " of the Americans for Tax Reform, an organization that opposes all tax increases.

He has sponsored many pieces of significant legislation, including the phosphate detergent ban ; the Waste Management Act of 1989, which established an aggressive policy on reducing solid waste in North Carolina ; the. 08 DWI bill, lowering the permissible level of blood alcohol content for drivers ; the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, giving additional protections to taxpayers dealing with the N. C. Department of Revenue ; domestic relations reform measures, including bills to streamline procedures for equitable distribution, alimony and divorce ; in 1995, a new rewrite of alimony laws and DWI laws ; in 1997, Governor's DWI reform bill, including vehicle seizure and forfeiture provisions, and three equitable distribution reform bills ; in 1999, clean air, clean water, and sedimentation bills, HMO liability, and DWI improvements.

The Taxpayer Bill of Rights was accompanied by the appointment of the Taxpayer Ombudsman to act as an advocate for taxpayers.

And in Texas, AFP spearheaded the Taxpayer Protection Act concept of giving taxpayers greater control over how much government taxpayers want and are willing to pay for.

The Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights ( the TABOR amendment ) also bans surpluses, and requires the state to refund taxpayers in event of a budget surplus.

The tenure document allowed the serf a right to an occupation, in exchange for a tax assessment and Taxpayer status.

Taxpayer revolts, leading to cuts in funding for public education in many states, have led to the founding of an unprecedented number of independent schools, many of which have progressive philosophies.

A request for reviewing the WARF patents 5, 843, 780 ; 6, 200, 806 ; 7, 029, 913 US Patent and Trademark Office were filed by non-profit patent-watchdogs The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights, and the Public Patent Foundation as well as molecular biologist Jeanne Loring of the Burnham Institute.

He has also been presented the " Spirit of Enterprise Award " by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, the " Guardian of Small Business Award " by the National Federation of Independent Business, and the " Friend of the Taxpayer Award " by the Americans for Tax Reform.

David Boaz, head of the libertarian think tank Cato Institute, raised questions with Frontlines choice of subjects in a prepared statement, " Ending Taxpayer Funding for Public Broadcasting ", before the United States Senate, arguing,

An individual cannot even repair a suppressor –– it must be returned to a Federal Fiream License holder ( FFL ) who has status as a Class-II / Special Occupation Taxpayer ( SOT ) manufacturer for repairs.

From 1992 to 1994, he served as director of the Center for the California Taxpayer.

Taxpayer funding for denominational schools was only established after the foundation of the Province and was not guaranteed by s. 22 ( 1 ) of the Manitoba Act, 1870.

" It is best known for its " Taxpayer Protection Pledge ," which asks candidates for federal and state office to commit themselves in writing to oppose all tax increases.

Since 1986, ATR has sponsored the " Taxpayer Protection Pledge ", a written promise by legislators and candidates for office that commits them to oppose tax increases.

In the 112th Congress serving from 2011 – 2, all but six of the 242 Republican members plus two Democratic members of the U. S. House of Representatives, for a total of 238 – a majority of that body – as well as all but seven of the 47 Republican members plus one Democratic member of the U. S. Senate, for a total of 41, have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

ATR's president Grover Norquist has written about the importance of the " Taxpayer Protection Pledge " for many publications including Human Events in June 2010.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and individual Democratic candidates began attacking " The Taxpayer Protection Pledge " and its signers during the 2010 cycle with charges that it protected tax breaks for companines shipping jobs overseas.

Murkowski is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform ’ s Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

Shelby is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform ’ s Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

While in Congress, Scarborough received a number of awards, including the " Friend of the Taxpayer Award " from Americans for Tax Reform ; the " Guardian of Small Business Award " from the National Federation of Independent Business ; the " Spirit of Enterprise Award " from the U. S. Chamber of Commerce ; the " Taxpayer's Hero Award " from the Citizens Against Government Waste ; and the " Guardian of Seniors ' Rights Award " from the 60 Plus Association.

Bonner is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform ’ s Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

Rogers is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform ’ s Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

Aderholt is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform ’ s Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

As mayor, Vinroot was successful in establishing a Taxpayer Protection Act, limiting growth of the city ’ s budget.

So under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5. 2, sensitive text like Social Security number, Taxpayer Identification Number, birthday, bank accounts and children ’ s names, should be redacted from the summary-judgment motion and accompanying exhibits.

Other awards Scott has received include the Colorado Association of Homebuilders ' Award for Government Service, the Legislator of the Year Award from the Colorado Wildlife Federation, the Golden Bulldog Award from Watchdogs of the Treasury, the National Security Leadership Award from the American Security Council, the Sound Dollar Award from the Free Congress Foundation, the Spirit of Free Enterprise Award from the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, the Hero of the Taxpayer Award from The Americans for Tax Reform, the Taxfighter Award from the National Tax Limitation Committee and the Friend of Farm Bureau award from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

In the second case, which was consolidated from two cases by the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the City of New York and several organizations related to health care alleged injury from President Clinton's cancellation of certain provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 that eliminated certain liabilities, and Snake River Potato Growers, Inc. alleged injury from the President's cancellation of certain provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 that gave tax benefits to aid farmer's cooperatives in purchasing potato processing facilities.

As the IRS Taxpayer Advocate described the practice in 2006: “ if a taxpayer owes money on a defaulted RAL to Bank A and subsequently attempts to buy another RAL from Bank B, Bank B is authorized to collect the outstanding debt from the RAL proceeds, transmit the funds to Bank A .” This can also happen when the client signs up for non-loan banks product used to take the take the prep fee out of the refund.