MultiBriefs August 23, 2019 By Seth Sandronsky What can small businesses make of booming CEO pay? First, we look at the numbers. Lawrence Mishel and Julia Wolfe of the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute dove deep into the data on compensation trends in the U.S. over the past 40 years.…
Opinion: May’s employment data is worse than we think
The Hill June 12, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr., Opinion Contributor The recently released Department of Labor May report on employment revealed a shocking number: New jobs last month rose by only 75,000, dramatically below expectations. Even worse, the number of new jobs created in March and April were revised…
Weighing in on Election Issues, Small Business Owners Say Presidential Candidates Should Release Tax Returns, Support Raising Taxes on Wealthy
For Immediate Release: June 11, 2019 Contact: Conan Knoll, (831) 524-6764, conan@emcstrategies.com Scientific opinion poll finds nearly two-thirds of small business owners support legislation requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns, and support raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations Washington, D.C., June 11, 2019—A public opinion poll released today…
Opinion: Time for Small Businesses to Benefit from Tax Reform
Morning Consult May 14, 2019 BY FRANK KNAPP JR. It happens every year. The weeklong, business-boosting spotlight on small business during National Small Business Week fades to business as usual. The high-profile campaign to promote shopping local with small businesses is replaced by other national concerns about growth and investment,…
Entrepreneurs, here’s how to lower your small business taxes
USA TODAY April 10, 2019 By Rhonda Abrams My CPA emailed me Friday night, letting me know the taxes I’ll have to pay on my small business income. Gulp—those number are high! (Note to CPAs—wait til Monday to clobber small business clients with bad news, let us enjoy our weekends.)…
Poll: New Tax Law a Dud for Small Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2019 Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 New Opinion Poll: Majority of Small Businesses Say Tax Law Did Not Help Them, Support Rolling Back Cuts for Corporations Scientific opinion poll finds nearly half of small business owners say the new tax law has had no…
This tax season for small business: Disappointing refunds, higher prep fees, mass confusion
The Hill April 8, 2019 By Anne Zimmerman, Opinion Contributor “Many happy returns” may be a fitting birthday or anniversary wish, but it certainly doesn’t describe what most small business taxpayers are experiencing in the first real test run of the new Republican tax law. As we near the end…
Look who pays less in taxes than Buffett and Romney
The Hill’s Congress Blog By Scott Klinger, tax policy director, Business for Shared Prosperity 03/01/12 03:12 PM ET Corporations pay a lower effective tax rate than Warren Buffett and Mitt Romney, but you wouldn’t know it from all the complaints that our corporate tax rate puts our country at a…
Small Business Left Out of House Hearing on Tax Reform and Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Small Business Left Out of House Hearing on Tax Reform and Jobs; Small Business Leaders Meet With White House Officials Thursday Afternoon Washington, DC, June 2, 2011- The House Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing on tax reform and jobs Thursday morning without small business,…