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Infrastructure Week offers opportunity for rural family businesses through TV white spaces

Infrastructure week provides an opportunity for lawmakers and business to come together to focus on policies that will help employers, employees, and industry as a whole. With economic prosperity being the goal of the administration, small businesses will continue to be the beneficiaries of the administration’s largely business-friendly posture. While much of the infrastructure focus has been on energy, roads, and air traffic control, we believe that one infrastructure change that will have a significant impact on family businesses in rural states is the development and deployment of rural broadband. Broadband access was…continue reading →

FBC Celebrates Small Business Week 2018

The U.S. Small Business Administration has dubbed April 29th through May 5th “Small Business Week”, and while many commemorative “weeks” are celebrated each year, this one is particularly impactful for the Family Business Coalition. Small Business Week celebrates the 30 million entrepreneurs across the country that support the vast majority of American workers. While 60% of U.S. workers are employed by small businesses, the overwhelming number of those small businesses are family owned and operated. Family businesses are America’s economic engine, accounting for nearly 78% of all new job creation. Small businesses, including…continue reading →

Senate Passes Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Doesn’t Kill The Death Tax

Late Friday night, the Senate joined the House in passing its tax reform framework, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in a 51-49 vote. For decades, family businesses of all sizes have operated under an outdated and complicated tax code. The passage of the Senate tax reform bill is another step toward lasting reform that simplifies the tax system, reduces tax burdens on small businesses, and boosts income for workers. The Senate tax reform proposal remedies several significant shortcomings of the current code by reducing the corporate rate to 20 percent, lowering taxes…continue reading →

House Passes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Earlier today the House passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, paving the way for the permanent repeal of the estate tax and enacting several long-awaited, pro-business reforms to our tax code. Full repeal of the estate tax has been the primary goal of FBC since the organization was founded in 2012. Repeal legislation gained 218 cosponsors in both the 112th and 113th Congress and passed the House in 2015. Today, 150 of our partner organizations can celebrate estate tax repeal in comprehensive tax reform, which passed with a vote of…continue reading →

FY18 Budget Resolution Passes Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Family Business Coalition was pleased to see the passage of the FY18 budget resolution, S.Con.Res.25. The 51-49 vote is a critical first step on the long road to tax reform that will benefit individual Americans and businesses large and small. With nearly every Democrat presumably voting against the President’s tax reform plan, the only viable path to success is through budget reconciliation. Earlier today, FBC President Palmer Schoening explained, “FBC believes that the Congressional Committees of jurisdiction will play a pivotal role in crafting the best possible tax reform bill. Unfortunately,…continue reading →

Death Tax Repeal Act Reaches 100 Cosponsors

Washington: Support is rapidly growing for one of the most pro-business tax reform bills in the 115th Congress, which just passed 100 bipartisan cosponsors. H.R. 631, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 authored by U.S. Representative Kristi Noem (R-SD-AL) permanently repeals the federal estate tax and has received bipartisan support since its introduction in January.  Earlier this year, a group of 133 trade associations and advocacy organizations, representing a wide range of America’s family businesses joined a letter supporting the full repeal of the tax. The letter outlines the negative effects of…continue reading →

Delaware Legislature Passes Death Tax Repeal Legislation, Awaiting Gov. Signature

Yesterday, family business owners in The Diamond State were happy to hear that the state Senate passed a bill, repealing Delaware’s estate tax. Despite the fact that estate tax repeal is a traditionally Republican priority, several Democrats crossed the political aisle to repeal the tax. For many business owners in Delaware, the relief couldn’t have come soon enough. Currently, Delaware’s estate tax exemption is set to match the federal exemption level of $5.49 million, however, for many inventory-heavy Delaware businesses, the additional state estate tax can have crippling economic effects. Often, business owners…continue reading →

FBC Celebrates Death Tax Wins In D.C. and Minnesota

The Family Business Coalition enjoyed two victories last week in the tireless fight to protect the engine of the American economy. The wins came in Washington D.C. and St. Paul, Minnesota.  On Tuesday, the D.C. City Council voted decisively in a 9-4 vote against an amendment that would have forced more district businesses into paying the city's death tax. The amendment sought to freeze the current district estate tax exemption at $2 million rather than raising the exemption to match the $5.49 million federal exemption level. The Family Business Coalition sent a letter to the D.C.…continue reading →

D.C. City Council Defeats Estate Tax Increase

Earlier today, the D.C. City Council voted decisively 9-4 against an amendment that would have forced more district businesses into paying the city's death tax. The amendment sought to freeze the current district estate tax exemption at $2 million rather than raising the exemption to match the $5.49 million federal exemption as scheduled. The Family Business Coalition sent a letter to the D.C. City Council last week outlining its opposition to the proposed tax increase. DC is currently one of only 18 states that levy a transfer tax. Blue and red states alike are moving towards eliminating…continue reading →

Tax reform positive for agriculture

By Michelle Rook Today at 7:45 a.m. WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States taxpayers could see sweeping reform of the nation's tax policy if President Donald Trump and Congress can come together on a plan. The Trump administration recently released initial details of what they describe as one of the largest tax plan overhauls in history. However, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate are also working on legislation of their own. So far, the proposed plans all simplify the tax code and lower income tax rates for individuals and corporations. In fact,…continue reading →
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