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iTax: US Tax Code Rotten to the Core
Earlier this week Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared before a Senate Subcommittee to discuss Apple’s tax practices. As Cook asserted, “We pay all the taxes we owe — every single dollar.” The problem isn’t just that Apple and other companies … Continue reading
IRS: Tax Collector or Political Enforcer?
As a small-business owner, you work hard to establish and maintain customer relationships based on integrity and fairness. Violating that standard of behavior can ruin your business. And, you expect the same from others, particularly those in positions of power … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Small Business, Taxes
Tagged Boehner, Conservative Groups, IRS, McConnell, Obamacare
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Internet Tax Debate Flares, But a Bigger Issue Won’t go Away
We’re all familiar with the old proverb: “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” But these days, that statement should be revised to say: “Nothing is certain but death and unchecked federal government spending that causes higher, more complex, burdensome … Continue reading
Posted in Small Business, Taxes, Uncategorized
Tagged Congress, Internet Sales Tax, Marketplace Fairness Act, Senate
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The Winners and Losers of Tax Day
The good news is that business is terrific right now for the professionals who are paid to prepare tax returns. The bad news is that the tax code that ensures their success is weighing down an essential sector of job … Continue reading
On Taxes: We Hear You, and Congress Will Hear You Too
Thanks to those of you who participated in NFIB’s recent survey on federal taxes and spending, we now have data that clearly shows just how strongly you feel about the federal government’s need to simplify the tax code, manage its … Continue reading
Posted in Small Business, Taxes
Tagged balance the budget, Congress, free enterprise, spending, tax reform
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Small-Business Owners Do It, Why Can’t Washington?
Why can’t Washington balance the federal budget and reduce the $16 trillion public debt? There is really no way to calculate all the different answers offered as excuses for this question. But when you sweep aside the political chatter designed … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Small Business, Taxes
Tagged Budget, federal spending, fiscal cliff, Sequester
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It’s Time Washington Operates like Small Business
Do you and millions of other small-business owners care about the out-of-control public debt? Of course you do. You have to balance your budget, why doesn’t Washington have to do the same? Are you fed up with watching government officials … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Small Business, Taxes
Tagged balance the budget, Congress, federal spending
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Can You Afford a Minimum Wage Increase?
In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama unveiled his latest proposal to influence free market outcomes: raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. For businesses across the country, he said, it would mean customers with … Continue reading
Posted in Small Business, Taxes
Tagged economics, Minimum Wage, poverty, President Obama
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Fiscal Cliff Changes Delay Tax Season Opening until Jan. 30
Don’t send your tax returns to the IRS just yet. Thanks to the changes made to the imaginatively named American Taxpayer Relief Act during the fiscal cliff negotiations, the agency is pleading for your patience while it tweaks its forms … Continue reading
Governor Deal Lays Out Agenda in State of the State
Governor Nathan Deal laid out his vision, goals and agenda for 2013 and an annual budget of $19.8 billion budget that includes roughly $800 million for new construction projects. Sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but due … Continue reading
Posted in Georgia, Healthcare, Taxes
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