Author Archives: Ashley Fingarson
Roman Holiday – Government Style
As Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid would say, “Who are these guys?” Just when you thought the federal government was taking over everything in the U.S., imagine your hard-earned dollars subsidizing vacations for your fellow citizens. Sounds absurd, right? Not across the pond where the European Union’s Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani recently [...]
Pony Express: Postcard from Uncle Sam – Return to Sender
Running your business. Check. Tax Returns to the IRS by April 15th. Check. Postcard from the IRS? Roughly 4 million small businesses across the country received a postcard yesterday from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) outlining a potential new tax credit available under the new healthcare law. The small benefit that the IRS is touting is a drop in [...]
Federal Government’s Slush Fund: Taxing Small Business
As Congress grapples with whether to prepare and pass a budget, small businesses across the country are continuing to balance their checkbooks, following-up on accounts receivables, and trying to make payroll. It seems a bit unfair that Congress doesn’t have to run the government like a business but expects private enterprise to create the slush [...]
Federal Government's Slush Fund: Taxing Small Business
As Congress grapples with whether to prepare and pass a budget, small businesses across the country are continuing to balance their checkbooks, following-up on accounts receivables, and trying to make payroll. It seems a bit unfair that Congress doesn’t have to run the government like a business but expects private enterprise to create the slush [...]
More Forms, More Paperwork, More Burden – When Is Enough Enough?
With tax day just days away, small businesses are all too aware of the onerous paperwork and reporting requirements for the Internal Revenue Service. At a time when businesses need a reprieve to focus on retaining employees and weathering the economic recovery, Congress piled on an expanded Form 1099 reporting requirement in the new health [...]
Pin the Tail on the Taxpayers