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Final Version of Recovery Package: What’s in it for Small Business?
Of the nearly $800 billion of relief in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law on February 17, 2009 (of which about 35% ... -
Economic Stimulus Package Ignores Small Business
The $789 billion compromise stimulus package agreed to on February 11 contains few direct breaks for small businesses. The few of note: A five-year net ... -
How to Pay for the Stimulus Package
It’s becoming clear that one way to do this is for President Obama to continue appointing people with unpaid taxes. In order for them to ... -
Rethinking Estimated Taxes for 2009
Self-employed people and owners of partnerships, limited liability companies, and S corporations pay tax on their business income on their personal income tax returns. To ... -
Are Tax Breaks What Small Businesses Need from Congress?
As Congress debates the best devices to stimulate the economy, small business owners should ask themselves what they really need to improve their business now. ... -
Will Government Initiatives Save Small Business?
It’s an old math problem: If the U.S. needs to create more jobs to spur the economy, and small business historically generates 60% to 80% ... -
Where’s My Bailout?
As the new Administration and Congress grapple with details of a new economic bailout package, where are the breaks for small businesses? There are three ... -
New Year's Resolutions
It's been said that 85% of New Year's resolutions are broken by the end of January. Making (and keeping) resolutions can be helpful to a ... -
Time to Upgrade Equipment?
You know it’s time to upgrade when you can no longer get parts for a machine that you’ve been using. For example, the manufacturer has ... -
"Nickel and Dimeing" Small Businesses
As states and municipalities scramble to find revenue in this tough economy, many are looking to small businesses to pay a greater share of tax ...