Jul

10

Federal regulations … because you have nothing better to do

July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The overall cost of federal regulations is up to $1.6 trillion, according to a new report released today by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Among the report’s findings:

Given that 2007 government spending reached $2.73 trillion, the hidden tax of regulation now approaches half the level of federal spending itself.
Regulation costs more than seven times the $163 […]

Apr

18

More on remote selling and sales taxes in New York

April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

You wouldn’t have thought the New York State legislature could have gotten its act together so rapidly after the transition in the governor’s mansion (how’s that for the euphemism files?), but both the Assembly and the Senate have passed a budget that includes the so-called “e-fairness” provision first proposed by former Governor Eliot Spitzer.
Said budget […]

Dec

6

Public service announcement: 2008 tax filing season is coming

December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment

Are you involved in your annual tax planning these days? Looking to take advantage of those last-minute moves that can lower your tax bill in 2008?
The National Association for the Self Employed (NASE) has recently made a few tax-related suggestions and issued a few reminders.
First, you should know that the IRS has published their mileage […]

Oct

15

Upcoming SBA web chat on regulatory fairness

October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Friends, Romans, countrymen … lend me your monitors …
(Somehow, that doesn’t sound quite so stirring as the original … )
The SBA has another web chat lined up on a subject that is very dear (not!) to every small business owner’s heart: regulations.
This one also seems to be in keeping with the SBA Office of Advocacy’s […]

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