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Does Everybody Really Love Small Business?
Brace yourself. Here comes National Small Business Week. Originally a celebration to honor those of you who truly built your own businesses, this annual praise-fest is often hijacked by politicians who care little about what you do. Just listen closely … Continue reading
Posted in Small Business
Tagged economy, free enterprise, lawmakers, small business week, Taxes
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Michigan Treasury’s tax overkill
Perception is a powerful tool when it comes to a state’s business climate. Making Michigan attractive for new investment – and encouraging businesses already located here to stay put – is a deliberative and dynamic process. Michigan’s recent, positive steps … Continue reading
Posted in Michigan
Tagged collections, corporate liability, small business, Taxes, Treasury
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Happy Tax Freedom Day NY!
A picture that is worth a thousand words (and dollars!). New York’s “Tax Freedom Day” is the second to last in the nation. A dubious distinction which, coupled with our stifling regulations, fully cements … Continue reading
NFIB/NY Responds to Announced Budget Agreement
“The announced conceptual agreement on the State budget sends a difficult and regressive message to small business owners across New York. While the agreement allows for tax cuts for small business, it in no way offsets the mandated increase in … Continue reading
NFIB Responds to Property Tax Cap Challenge
Albany (February 20, 2013) – Mike Durant, State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), New York’s leading advocate for small business owners, today issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit waged by the teachers union … Continue reading
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
Despite Alarm Bells, Fiscal Cliff Did Some Good
It’s too bad Hollywood limits Academy Awards to motion pictures. Although some great movies attracted huge audiences last year, the melodrama that nearly scared American small-business owners out of their wits was Washington’s frightening “Fiscal Cliff: The Disaster.” Like most … Continue reading
Governor’s Address Cause for Hope and Concern
Is the glass half full or half empty? With yesterday’s State of the State address by Governor Cuomo, once fully digested, it is fair to say that this simple little question could be difficult to answer. On the one hand, … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Small Business
Tagged Energy Costs, Minimum Wage, State Budget, Taxes, Unemployment Insurance, Workers Compensation
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Ok So What Now?
As the mercurial and punctually-challenged front man Axl Rose of Guns N Roses famously sang on the 1987 classic “Sweet Child of Mine,” where do we go now? Well that’s the question a lot of business owners are asking after Tuesday’s … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Georgia
Tagged Big Labor, Congress, deficit, entitlements, fiscal cliff, President Obama, Regulations, Taxes
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NY Small Business Calls Tax Report Embarassing, Calls for Change
Albany (October 9, 2012) – A new report by the non-profit Tax Foundation ranks New York again dead last among all states for its business climate. That, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), is an embarrassing distinction … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Small Business
Tagged Regulatory Reform, small business news, Taxes, Unemployment Insurance
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