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HR 25 · in committee · major

FairTax Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Replaces federal income, payroll, estate, and gift taxes with a 23% federal sales tax starting in 2027.
  • Affects all consumers and businesses making taxable purchases, and eliminates the Internal Revenue Service.
  • States administer the sales tax with monthly rebates for qualified families; takes effect in 2027.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would the 23% federal sales tax affect households with different income levels compared to the current income tax system?

  2. 02

    What challenges might states face in administering the sales tax and distributing monthly rebates to qualified families?

  3. 03

    How would eliminating income and payroll taxes change federal revenue collection and the funding of Social Security and Medicare?

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Sponsor · R-GA-1

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

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Introduced 2025-01-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  2. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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