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Finally, Some Movement in Washington on the Race to Tax Reform—And It’s Not What We Were Expecting
By Surgent CPE
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On its face, the executive order President Trump signed April 21, 2017 feels like the firing of the starter’s gun for the much-anticipated Republican tax reform effort, and that may well be the intention. But is it? Let’s take a closer look.
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President Trump signed the Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Executive Order on January 30, 2017 with the intent to scale back federal regulations. It contains a provision requiring agencies to cut two existing regulations for each new regulation put forth.