Christine Walizer, Author at The S Corporation Association

Voters Support Main Street Tax Cuts

With the House preparing to consider the big reconciliation bill this week, our friends at the Winston Group have delivered some good news – turns out, the American voters support keeping taxes on Main Street businesses low and they think excess spending, not taxes, is the problem when it comes to the deficit.

According to the Winston Group:

From the electorate’s perspective, government spending is by far the bigger problem than not enough revenue coming from taxes (70-21). Independent voters also see spending as the larger problem at 68-20. Inflation is still a major concern, with almost half the electorate (49%) …

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admin2025-05-19T16:09:58+00:00May 19, 2025|

Tax Nerds Gone Wild

Main Street supports the tax bill adopted by the Ways and Means Committee this week, but not all the bill’s provisions are worth keeping. The House provision limiting SALT deductions on pass-throughs is a good example of why the “experts” need close supervision. These provisions are hopelessly complicated and will hurt members of the very Main Street business community this bill is supposed to help.

First, some history. The TCJA imposed a new $10,000 cap on individual SALT deductions. It did not cap the SALT deductions of business entities, so corporate SALT (C-SALT) and any SALT paid by pass-through entities …

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admin2025-05-18T13:45:34+00:00May 15, 2025|

Main Street Backs Tax Package

More than ninety trade associations came out in support of a broad tax package before the House Ways & Means Committee later today. The legislation builds on the TCJA by making permanent and expanding several key provisions important to America’s pass-through community.

As the letter reads:

This legislation would provide certainty to the more than 95 percent of all American businesses structured as S corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. These pass-through businesses employ 62 percent of the private sector workforce and form the economic backbone of virtually every community nationwide.

Provisions key to the Main Street community include increasing the Section 199A deduction …

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admin2025-05-13T16:59:18+00:00May 13, 2025|

Rate Hikes Still in Play

The White House as recently as yesterday was actively pushing lawmakers to include a rate hike in Tuesday’s Ways & Means markup, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick telling reporters the rate hike was a “smart” move. Then this morning President Trump appeared to back off the effort, posting the following:

An hour later NEC Director Kevin Hassett appeared on CNBC and when asked about the proposal said the President is “not thrilled about it…it’s not high on the President’s list.”

So it’s anyone’s guess where things stand over at the …

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admin2025-05-09T15:50:58+00:00May 9, 2025|

Main Street (Still) Opposes Rate Hikes

The buzz on K Street is that the White House has resumed its push for Congress to raise the top tax rate as part of the upcoming tax package. If you’re confused by this (possible) development, so are we.  Just a couple of weeks ago, the President signaled his opposition to rate hikes. Now they might be back on the table.

While that may be the case, it’s hard to envision a world in which a rate hike can pass either the House or the Senate this year. Most Republicans vigorously oppose such a move, as does Main Street.  Our …

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admin2025-05-08T19:48:26+00:00May 8, 2025|