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Building a Business

As Tax Reform Stalls, Small-Business Owners Spend Up To 150 Hours on Their Taxes

A new taxation survey finds that the administrative burdens of paying taxes are more significant than the financial burdens. Here are a few tips on how to keep the time devoted to your taxes to a minimum.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Health Care Is Now the Top Concern for Small Businesses

By Cheryl Winokur Munk

Building a Business

Small Business to Washington: Reduce the Debt

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

The Fiscal Cliff: 3 Tax Changes You Need to Know Are Coming

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Lowering Taxes on Manufacturers Won’t Help Small Business (Opinion)

Giving special treatment to one industry leads to misallocation of resources to that favored business sector.

By Scott Shane

Business Accounting

Obama Promises Rescue Package for Entrepreneurs

In his half-hour infomercial, which aired last night on three major television networks, presidential hopeful Barack Obama proposed “a rescue plan for the middle class” that would include credit lines for entrepreneurs blindsided by the economic crisis. “Just like after 9/11, we’ll provide low-cost loans to help small businesses pay their workers and keep their […]

By Dennis Romero

Business Accounting

Joe the Plumber: Entrepreneur of the Year?

The American entrepreneur took center stage at the presidential debate last night at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., when “Joe the Plumber,” a.k.a. Joseph Wurzelbacher, was mentioned 26 times by candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Wikipedia page The New York Times Los Angeles Times DailyKos sentenced to prison probably not the case

By Dennis Romero