CLOSING THE TAX GAP:PAUL HENSE From: Congressional Testimony | Date: April 26, 2007 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Congressional Testimony
04-26-2007
Statement of Paul Hense Owner Hense and Associates Committee on House Small
Business April 26, 2007 Chairwoman Velazquez, Ranking Member Chabot and
members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about
several of the Treasury Department's legislative proposals to reduce the
``tax gap`` and the implications they will have on the smallbusiness community.
My name is Paul Hense and I am the president of Hense and Associates, a
CPA firm located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I also serve as the Immediate
Past Chairman of the National Small Business ...

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