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Solar Eclipse

The vast majority of tax questions that we get from NASE members come to us in March and April, and then another set maybe in early October for the truly gifted procrastinators. That probably sounds reasonable since most people try their best NOT to think about taxes unless they are actually sitting down to do the annual tax return.
Posted on Jun 30, 2017

Loving Self-Employment

Rev. Laura C. Cannon is the owner and founder of Ceremony Officiants™ located in Ellicott City, Maryland and does business in seven states in the Mid-Atlantic region. Her company has provided wedding officiants for over 10 years, and happily works with couples from all backgrounds. After a student asked her to perform the ceremony at her wedding, Laura knew she found her calling.
Posted on Jun 30, 2017

Trump Announces Broad Tax Reform Plans

Earlier this Spring, President Trump announced his broad plans for tax reform and his desire to see these reforms introduced as legislation as quickly as possible. The plan includes six key components:
Posted on Jun 30, 2017

NASE Sends Letter on Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA)

The NASE has sent a letter to Senate leadership requesting that they refrain from imposing a new taxes on employer benefits as they debate and revise the "Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017."
Posted on Jun 26, 2017

NASE Statement on Senate GOP Health Care Bill

With this morning’s release of the Senate Republican Health Care legislation, Katie Vlietstra, Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations for the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation's leading resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, issued the following statement:
Posted on Jun 22, 2017

NASE Supports Preventive Health Savings Act Legislation

The NASE along with 117 organizations sent congressional legislation a letter of support in increasing opportunities for individuals to access preventive health resources. Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the House, led by Congressman Burgess (R) and Congresswoman DeGettee (D).
Posted on Jun 21, 2017

NASE Supports House Legislation to Overturn DOL Fiduciary Rule

The NASE applauds legislation introduced by Representatives Roskam (R-IL) and Roe (R-TN) that would overturn the Department of Labor's recently enacted fiduciary rule.
Posted on Jun 12, 2017

Senate Leaders Urged Not to Tax Employer Health Benefits in Letter

As Senate leaders work to draft legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, NASE along with 49 other organizations, sent a letter requesting that any repeal legislation refrain from adding any additional taxes on employer provided benefits.
Posted on Jun 09, 2017

NASE Applauds Effort to Overturn Burdensome Fiduciary Rule

Katie Vlietstra, Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations for the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation's leading resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, today applauded an effort by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy, to overturn the Obama Administration’s Fiduciary Rule.
Posted on Jun 09, 2017

A Look at Small Businesses

Usually, when people see the word “business,” they think in terms of the behemoths of industry such as Google, Amazon, Exxon, Tesla, Facebook, and so forth. However, small businesses have a huge impact on the U.S. economy. Indeed, small businesses—meaning firm size is fewer than 500 employees—account for over 99% of employer firms operating in the U.S. Furthermore, 48% of U.S. employees work for small businesses. Yet, those statistics are just the tip of the iceberg:
Posted on May 26, 2017

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