By STATE SEN. CHIP PEARSON
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Chip Pearson |
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As a state Senator, I hear from my constituents on a daily basis, as they describe the issues that matter to them most. One of the most common concerns I hear these days is on the average citizen’s growing tax burden. In 2007, our hardworking citizens pay several different taxes - sales tax, property tax, ad valorem tax, fuel tax and others. Currently, there is a great deal of ongoing discussion under the Gold Dome about tax reform in our state. In the meanwhile, one way for Georgia citizens to avoid higher taxes is to avoid some of the most common tax schemes. These blatant scams affect American taxpayers in numerous ways, whether it’s defrauding them out of their hardearned dollars or causing taxes to rise due to the loss of federal revenues. Each year, the IRS identifies some of the most ridiculous and harmful tax schemes, and I’d like to highlight some of them this week.