This may come as a bit of a surprise, but the U.S. Government (if not the Internal Revenue Service) is listening and wants to receive proposals from people who have ideas about how to reform the tax code. Heck, there’s even a press release and an entire Web site devoted to this topic, though I haven’t seen any link from the IRS Web site. The President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform request for proposals is explained in the following:

WASHINGTON , DC - Senators Connie Mack and John Breaux, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, today announced that the Panel is inviting interested parties to submit ideas for reforming the tax code. These proposals should be submitted by April 29, 2005.

“At our six public meetings that were held all over the country, we learned about the complexities of the tax code and its impact on taxpayers,” stated Senator Connie Mack, Chairman of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform. “This request for ideas to reform the tax code marks a shift of our focus from defining the problems in the current code to considering options for reform. We will be reviewing specific proposals for reform that have been offered in the past as well as new ideas that are submitted. We expect to hold more public meetings in the coming months to discuss these options and alternatives.”

“It is important that we hear from Americans about the kind of tax system they want…

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