How will Congress look to pay for extending President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts?

President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts had broad implications for rural America. Many in agriculture are now urging lawmakers to extend the expiring provisions.

Farm CPA Paul Neiffer spoke with RFD-TV’s own Jennifer Vickery Smith on how Congress can pay for extending the tax cuts and the possible timeline.

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“It does not extinguish right away here — in any sort of sense — the real profitability concerns and people’s ability to pay bills and get to the other side of this in the very short term. This is where the skepticism builds.”