A Republican Congressman sees farmers in the crosshairs if proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Service occur through the Build Back Better Act.
Tom Emmer of Minnesota tells Brownfield President Biden’s plan would expand IRS reporting requirements and target every worker that doesn’t report their income on a W-2.
“It’s just not the right answer to try and go to our ag community and small businesses across this country and coming out of a pandemic with prices rising and their purchasing power getting eroded say to them that we need to collect more taxes from you to pay for this stuff.”
The White House said earlier this month the framework would restore the enforcement capabilities of a “gutted” IRS and ask the highest income Americans to pay their fair share.
