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Wyden, Carper, Casey Self-Employment Assistance Bill Included in Payroll Tax Agreement
Washington, D.C. - In a victory for would-be entrepreneurs throughout the country, legislation to give unemployed Americans an opportunity to use their skills to build their own small businesses was included in the agreement on the payroll tax extension. Introduced by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Bob Casey (D-Penn.), the Startup Technical Assistance for Reemployment Training and Unemployment Prevention (STARTUP) Act alters the rules governing the unemployment … Continue Reading
November 09, 2011
Wyden, Carper and Casey Bill Gives Entrepreneurs Breathing Room to Start Businesses
Washington, D.C. - As the nation's unemployment rate continues to hover around 9 percent many unemployed Americans could be taking advantage of the opportunity to start their own small businesses if not for rules governing unemployment insurance (UI). While not every unemployed American is a would-be-entrepreneur, giving unemployed Americans an opportunity to use their skills to build their own small businesses could be an exponential job creator, finding work not just for one unemployed … Continue Reading
November 03, 2011
Wyden, Ayotte Introduce Resolution to Protect Online Business from Unfair Taxation
Washington, D.C. - Whether by purchasing hand-made jewelry from Etsy, a sweater from an independent retailer on eBay or some vintage vinyl from a Portland record shop, millions of Americans each year utilize the internet to purchase products from small online retailers. However, there is movement in the Congress to give states the ability to create burdensome and unfair taxes on these transactions that cross state lines -- imposing taxes on businesses of other states selling goods online and … Continue Reading
April 04, 2011
Wyden, Coats Team Up to Make the Tax Code Work for Businesses and Families
Washington, D.C. - While a partisan battle over cuts to government spending threatens to shut down the federal government, a bipartisan pair of senators took a page from President Reagan's book today and offered legislation that experts say will reduce the federal budget deficit by growing the economy. The "Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011" - being offered by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Dan Coats (R-Ind.) - would simplify the tax system, hold down rates for … Continue Reading
March 03, 2011
Small Business Needs Tax Reform Too
Washington, D.C. - The President and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and small business owners joined U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Pat Tiberi today to explain why Democrats, Republicans and businesses of all sizes stand to gain from comprehensive tax reform. Tiberi - a Republican from Ohio - chairs the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. Wyden - a Democrat from Oregon - chairs the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Trade, Customs … Continue Reading
