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More on the Administration’s Budget

We weren’t the only ones who noticed the President’s budget for 2017 is bad for Main Street Employers.  Numerous outlets ran stories (CQ, Bloomberg, and Morningstar) focusing on the negative impact the President’s tax proposals would have on S corporations and other pass-through businesses.  As our friends from NFIB noted about the Administration’s proposal to expand the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) to all pass-through business owners:

“It’s not closing any gap,” said Nick Karellas, tax counsel at the National Federation of Independent Business. “It’s just blatantly a revenue grab on small-business owners who are actively participating in

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2019-02-01T19:56:25+00:00February 19, 2016|

S-CORP Testifies

 

Ahead of the extender deadline, S-Corp was on the Hill testifying yesterday that Congress needs to act to end the extender roller coaster and make permanent these provisions, including the built-in gains relief that affects so many of our S corporations.  At a hearing hosted by the House Small Business Committee entitled “Tax Extenders and Small Businesses as Employers of Choice” S-Corp was represented by Tom Nichols, Chairman of our Board of Advisors.

Tom Nichols Testimony 12.3

Tom opened his remarks by highlighting the important role pass-through businesses play

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2019-02-01T19:59:03+00:00December 4, 2015|

Brady Elected Chairman of Ways and Means

On Wednesday, the Republican Steering Committee tapped Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) to succeed Speaker Ryan as the committee’s chairman. Both he and his challenger, Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH), are strong allies of S corporations and pass-through businesses, so we excited to see him take on the gavel.

What does Brady’s ascension mean for tax policy?  The Wall Street Journal has an interview with the new Chairman this morning, where Brady makes clear he wants to move a robust tax extender package (yea!) this fall then spend next year pushing the “step one, step two” plan for tax reform outlined by

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2019-02-01T19:59:03+00:00November 6, 2015|

Legislative Update and Treasury’s Effective Rate Study

Legislative Outlook, Post-Boehner Announcement

Speaker Boehner’s announcement that he plans to retire at the end of October has implications for tax policy and next year’s spending levels.  Here’s our outlook for both.

International Tax Reform:  Lots of noise on the tax front.  The latest rumors on the Ryan-Schumer plan to pair highway funding with international tax reforms are that:

  1. The plan is complete and has been sent up to the Administration for their review and sign-off;
  2. The plan is not finished and is hung up over a disagreement regarding how much to spend on highways;
  3. The plan will be presented to the Ways & Means

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2019-02-01T19:59:04+00:00October 2, 2015|