NASE comments on the House health care reform bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962).
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Nov 06, 2009
NASE National Tax Advisor Keith Hall testified before the House Small Business Committee on the extension of expiring tax incentives. He told the committee that the extension of expiring tax incentives such as the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) exemption, accelerated depreciation, sales tax deductions and first time home owner buyer credits will help small businesses and thus continue the economic recovery.
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Sep 30, 2009
Detailed explanations of the NASE's health care reform priorities and the NASE's perspective on key components of reform.
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Aug 10, 2009
As Congress continues its important work on health care reform, the NASE and the NAR ask legislators that any final health reform measure address the unique problems experienced by America’s self-employed workforce.
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Jul 20, 2009
The NASE, NFIB, and NSBA urge legislators to remember that our nation’s small businesses and the self-employed share a problem that plagues all of our members: the soaring cost of healthcare.
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Jul 16, 2009
NASE Executive Director, Kristie Arslan, participated in a roundtable hosted by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship regarding the healthcare reform priorities of small business. Arslan commented that for the last decade, the cost of health care has been consistently been selected by NASE members as the top issue affecting their business. The economic downturn has made it even more crucial that Congress provide relief to the self-employed from the high health care costs that are strangling their businesses.
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Jul 09, 2009
NASE’s National Tax Advisor, Keith Hall, testified before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Finance and Tax to discuss four areas where simplification of the tax code would greatly benefit micro-business owners by reducing their tax reporting burdens while also increasing tax compliance.
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May 07, 2009
NASE Senior Health Advisor Mike Beene testified before the House Small Business Committee on health care reform for small businesses. He told the committee that the cost of health coverage for micro-businesses plays a significant role as to why so many self-employed business owners go without or purchase a minimum coverage policy. The NASE believes that in order to improve the ability of micro-business owners to obtain quality health coverage, health reform proposals must address two key components: affordability and choice.
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Feb 04, 2009
Micro-businesses and self-employed individuals nationwide are significantly troubled by the current economic crisis facing our country. Of most concern to NASE members is the effect this economic crisis will have on their savings, their home values and their ability to access credit and loans. The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) urges the 110th House to act now to stabilize our credit markets and our shaky economy, and vote in favor of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424).
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Oct 02, 2008
NASE Member Scott Scribner testified on Capitol Hill regarding the importance of the SBA Office of Advocacy’s Regulatory Review and Reform (r3) initiative to reduce the confusion and complexity surrounding the home office deduction. Key hurdles faced by the self-employed in taking this deduction are the strict qualifying requirements, the complexity of the form and instructions, and the underlying fear that employing this tax benefit will flag them for review or audit by the IRS.
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Jul 30, 2008