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Taxes

More Reasons Not to Fudge Business Expenses
Business owners who fudge expenses risk more than tax audits—weakening their balance sheet and undermining credibility with employees and investors
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Commentary

Regardless of Who Wins, Sole Proprietors Will Pay More Taxes
The Obama administration plans to let its payroll tax cut expire. The Romney campaign appears likely to do the same. That means millions will see an increase
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Financing

The Small Business Lending Fund's Tepid Results
Billions in government money meant to get banks to lend have translated into only modest gains for Main Street
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Advice

How Startups Negotiate Favorable Leases
As real estate markets improve in some parts of the country, attorneys share tactics for businesses with seemingly little leverage
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Policy

Tax Breaks Helped Startups
The birth of Ole Smoky Moonshine in 2010
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Commentary

Why Small Businesses Won’t Stop Underpaying Taxes
Getting small business owners to pay all the taxes they owe is one way Congress could lower the deficit. It's also political suicide
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Policy

Why 'Makers' vs. 'Takers' Is the Wrong Conversation
A MacArthur "genius" fellow who grew up poor finds entrepreneurship is an important way people exit poverty
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Policy

What Obamacare Means for Small Employers in 2013
One of every four business owners are uninsured, studies say, and small employers are more likely to terminate coverage
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Europe

France's Entrepreneurs Condemn New Tax Proposals
A new capital gains tax could reach 64 percent
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Taxes

Strategy for Business Owners as Tax Cuts Near Expiration
With the Bush-era tax rates set to expire, some traditional yearend planning won’t apply. Here are five changes in 2013 to keep in mind
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Policy

Small Biz Gets Plenty of Love, but Where's the Action?
Despite the rhetoric, small business owners say the candidates don't understand their needs
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Policy

Why a Minimum Wage Increase Divides Small Business
The decades-old perception that small businesses oppose raising the federal minimum wage is changing
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Policy

Time to Equalize Tax Breaks for Charitable Giving?
An analysis by a nonprofit shows that in-kind donations by small businesses would quadruple if they were to receive credits comparable to those their big counterparts get
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Advice

Planning Tax Strategy as Congress Bickers About Taxes
A CPA offers advice on reducing tax liability and preparing for changes in tax rates and deduction limits
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Policy

Luring Entrepreneurs with Free Land in Oklahoma
Inspired by land grants to settlers, the giveaway in Grove is meant to attract small businesses from around the country
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