Citizens for an Alternative Tax System (CATS) was a national tax reform public interest group in the United States active from 1990 until 2005.
[1] Citizens for an Alternative Tax System was founded in 1990 by Scientologist Steven L. Hayes as a way to obsolete the IRS.
The project was covertly managed by Scientology's Office of Special Affairs.
Until 1993, when it gained tax-exempt status, the Church of Scientology was in conflict with the IRS.
[2][3][4][5][6] CATS claims to have expanded from nine local offices to over 300 chapters across the United States.