Group protests Tax Day by reading US tax code outside IRS building

Published April 18, 2017 3:29pm ET



As millions of Americans scramble to file their tax returns, one group is protesting the complexity of the U.S. tax code by reading it out loud in front of the Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington on Tuesday.

The Tax Revolution Institute, a nonprofit advocating for a simpler and “voluntary” tax system, organized the protest and hopes members of the public will stop by their setup, complete with plush recliners, and help them read as much of the tax code as they can before sundown.

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