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Millions of Jobs at Risk without Section 199A

Today, S-Corp released its latest study in support of the Section 199A deduction for small and family-owned businesses.  Authored by Robert Carroll at EY, the study focuses on the economic footprint of the 199A deduction and answers the question: “Just how much economic activity is supported by Section 199A?”

You can access the full report here:  As it states:

This report estimates the US economic activity – jobs, employee compensation, and gross domestic product (GDP) – supported by the Section 199A deduction in 2024. Specifically, this analysis provides a snapshot of the economic activity supported at businesses directly benefitting from the

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2024-10-10T15:42:09+00:00September 9, 2024|

North Carolina Roundtable Highlights 199A

Earlier today members of the Main Street Employers Coalition met for a roundtable event in Greenville, North Carolina, hosted by Congressman Greg Murphy. The gathering was part of a broader House Ways & Means Committee initiative to solicit input from the business community as lawmakers develop legislative solutions to avert the 2025 fiscal cliff. It also comes on the heels of similar events with Congressman Smucker in Pennsylvania and Congressman Steube in Florida.

The event took place at East Carolina University and drew a diverse group of local business

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2024-08-22T18:31:20+00:00August 22, 2024|

Smucker Leads 199A Roundtable in Pennsylvania

Yesterday, S-Corp and its Main Street allies headed to southern Pennsylvania for a Tax Team event hosted by Representative Lloyd Smucker. Smucker represents the state’s eleventh congressional district and also serves as the Chair of the Main Street Tax Team. Yesterday’s event was part of the process initiated by Ways & Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) to create various Tax Teams tasked with identifying legislative solutions to avert the 2025 fiscal cliff.

Attended by several dozen local business owners, congressional staff, press, and national trade association representatives, the event kicked off

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2024-08-02T12:32:46+00:00August 2, 2024|

The “Experts” Get 199A Wrong (Part 3)

A recent Twitter thread caught our eye. S-Corp typically avoids these Twitter feuds, but this is an important topic that deserves some clarity. Here’s the thread in question:

So Pomerleau thinks 199A is unnecessary while S-Corp and our Main Street Employers Coalition have long maintained that 199A is necessary for rate parity. Who is right?

Effective Statutory Tax Rates

Looking at Pomerleau’s paper, he uses three measures to examine the parity question – Effective Statutory Rates, Marginal Effective Tax Rates, and Average Marginal Effective Tax Rates.  For the first, here’s his table:



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2024-07-23T19:46:27+00:00July 23, 2024|

Tax Teams and Section 199A

A couple of quick updates on the Ways & Means “Tax Team” front. First, the Main Street Employers Coalition today submitted comments making the case for a permanent Section 199A pass-through deduction.

The letter is addressed to the Main Street Tax Team, one of ten teams organized by Ways & Means Chairman Jason Smith to identify solutions to the 2025 fiscal cliff, and it covers the various key aspects of the 199A debate – why the provision is important, how Congress should define parity, why can’t family businesses just convert, etc.  As the letter notes:

The Main Street Employers Coalition (MSEC)

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2024-07-11T13:35:44+00:00July 11, 2024|