2010 has been a very successful year for The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and there are still 2 months remaining before 2011. Below is a very brief overview of wins this year and also some historical victories. Success in 2010 -Passage of national health care reform resulting in no mandate or tax […]
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The nonprofit, membership-driven South Carolina Small Business Chamber will officially be supporting an IRS complaint against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We, along with other business organizations, are questioning potential violations of exemptions under the federal tax law in the U.S. Chamber’s conduct of lobbying and campaign funding. More on this later. Below is a
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Two phone conversations last evening and one this morning indicate that the South Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR) will suspend its controversial sales tax ruling on contract services until the Legislature addresses the issue next year. The controversy exploded upon news last weekend that DOR was trying to collect back sales taxes from certain small
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When the S.C. Department of Revenue (DOR) told B.J. Rodgers that her Charleston business, Greenery Gallery, owed $42,000 is back sales taxes, she considered filing bankruptcy for her 24-year old business. Fortunately for us, she decided to fight back. In 2005, the General Assembly passed a package of changes to the state tax code. Much
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Let’s stretch our imaginations for just a bit. What if we discovered that every horse in the state was suffering from a disease that only affected horses? But the cost of the needed medicine was too much for horse owners to afford. So a legislator running for a higher office, realizing that everyone loves horses,
A horse is a horse, of course, of course . . . Read More »
The following opinion editorial by Frank Knapp ran September 25, 2010, in the Rock Hill Herald——————————————————————————————————– Improving our economy and creating more jobs is a top priority of The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC). As a statewide advocacy organization of well over 5,000 members, we work with our legislature and state agencies
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The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) today released an assessment of the three candidates running for Governor—Rep. Nikki Haley, Sen. Vincent Sheheen and Dr. Morgan Reeves. The assessment was based both on specific critical legislative votes and a questionnaire sent to each candidate on July 7, 2010. The questionnaire can be found
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(The following opinion editorial by Frank Knapp appeared today in The Hill.) Who is to blame for the state of our national economy is a political football. No one can argue that the recession that started prior to the Obama administration was owned by the former administration. President Bush responded with the Troubled Asset Relief
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Now here’s something you won’t often hear from me. Good job, Blue Cross and Blue Shield! No, I’m not talking about BC/BS of South Carolina. It’s BC/BS of Kansas City deserving the accolade. The health insurance industry was the loudest opponent of national health care reform but once it passed BC/BS of Kansas City decided
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This past Thursday at 10 p.m. the U.S. Senate voted to include a proposed Small Business Lending Fund as part of a larger bill called the Small Business Jobs Act. The purpose of the overall bill is to increase private sector lending and provide tax breaks to small businesses. All the national data shows that
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