There were ideas a-aplenty when the Obama administration invited an influential group to offer up their thoughts on tax reform.
The tax subgroup of the Presidents Economic Recovery Advisory Board held its first public meeting on Wednesday after hearing complaints about closed-door meetings. Most of the participants, who included representatives from the National Federation of Independent Business and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as well as Detroit accountant Marshall Hunt, had ideas about how to excise excessive taxes and tax rules. One of Hunts ideas was to simplify the nanny tax and education-related tax breaks, according to
Other suggestions included consolidating the number of savings programs such as 401(k) plans, IRAs, Simple IRAs, health savings accounts, and medical savings accounts into just a few, and simplifying the home-office deduction and depreciation allowances.
In case you missed the meeting, theres a replay available on the White Houses Web site at
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