On January 22, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee hosted a Member Day Hearing featuring testimony from 55...
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Saying It Out Loud, By Pat Soldano. January 2025.
By Patricia M. SoldanoPresidentFamily Enterprise USAFamily Businesses Get Down to Work as New Year Offers Optimism,...
May 10th Tax Policy Event Focuses On Family Businesses
May 10 New York Presentation Showcases Expert Discussion on Tax Policies Facing Congress, Impacts on Family Businesses...
The Power of America’s Family Businesses is All in the Numbers
Family businesses continue to anchor America’s economy. Every year we conduct research on America’s largest...
Study Finds High Personal Tax Levels Concern Largest US Private Employer: Family Businesses
High Personal Tax Levels Top Concerns of America’s Largest Private Employer, Family Businesses, New Study Finds New...
FY2024 Budget Request Includes Tax Proposals for Wealthy Americans. Summary and Analysis.
On Thursday, March 9, President Joe Biden released his $6.9 trillion Budget and various accompanying documents....
Biden Budget Proposal, Committee Updates, IRS Leak Investigations, and More
Tax Tidbit Biden to Release 2024 Budget Proposal Later this Week. On March 9, President Joe Biden will send his...
Lawmakers Look to 2023 for Tax Priorities Following Omnibus Passage
On Dec. 29, President Joe Biden signed the nearly $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 into law,...
Omnibus Funding Bill Scraps Most Tax Provisions; Includes Retirement Savings Bill
Lawmakers released the text for the $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill. The package contains...
Looking Ahead: State Policy Trends for 2023
In 2023, all 50 state legislatures will convene, including biennial legislatures. Nationwide, state legislatures will...
Mid-Term Election Fallout Critical to Tax Policies for Family Businesses
Mid-Term Election Fallout Critical to Tax Policies for Family Businesses, New Family Enterprise USA Podcast Details...
Legislative Lowdown. Congress Advances Towards CR as Deadline Approaches.
Yesterday, Senate Democrats proposed legislation to fund the federal government through Dec. 16 with the use of a...
Join Us For The ‘Voice of Family Business on Capitol Hill’ Podcast Series
Host Pat Soldano, President, Family Enterprise USA/Policy Taxation Group, Focuses Attention on Key Issues Facing...
Legislative Lowdown. Democrats Prepare Another for Expanded CTC.
Democrats Prepare Another for Expanded CTC. With the year-long effort to legislate a comprehensive energy, healthcare...
Washington Policy Update
General Updates Government Funding: With Congress unable to reach a consensus on appropriations bills for fiscal year...
Have You Heard the ‘Voice of Family Business on Capitol Hill’ Podcast Series?
Host Pat Soldano, President, Family Enterprise USA/Policy Taxation Group, Focuses Attention on Key Issues Facing...
‘Voice of Family Business on Capitol Hill’ Podcast Series Launched by FEUSA
Host Pat Soldano, President, Family Enterprise USA/Policy Taxation Group, Focuses Attention on Key Issues Facing...
Legislative Lowdown. Taxation & Representation.
Recess Recap: What happened over the last month in the world of tax? Congress Considers Options to Delay Impending...
House Passes Inflation Reduction Act
The House of Representatives passed the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) in a party-line 220 to 207...
Reconciliation Update. Taxation & Representation.
The Senate voted to pass the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Aug. 7, concluding a marathon session that...
Senate Concludes Vote-a-Rama, Passes Inflation Reduction Act. Taxation & Representation.
The Senate voted to pass the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) along party lines (51-50) this...
Special Reconciliation Edition. Taxation & Representation.
In an unexpected statement last Wednesday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)...
Manchin-Schumer Reconciliation Framework Agreement
Sens. Schumer (D-NY) and Manchin (D-WV) released a joint statement (included below) and one-page summary for a new...
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Family Enterprise USA Exclusive Members Only Zoom Meeting, Including Former U.S. Senator Mark Begich July 27 at 12PM...
Reconciliation Realignment. Taxation & Representation.
Late last week, citing high inflation, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced his hesitation to move forward with a budget...
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[Reminder] July 27th Webinar Addressing Latest Tax Legislation – By Invitation Only
Family Enterprise USA Exclusive Members Only Zoom MeetingJuly 27 at 12PM PT / 3PM EST To receive the Zoom information...
Shifting News About Reconciliation
There’s been a lot of shifting news about reconciliation. July 14th, The Washington Post put out a (now-revised)...
Raise Taxes On Small Businesses? Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT).
Earlier this week, Democratic staff indicated that an expansion of the NIIT to apply to nonpassive business income...
Reconciliation Revival? Taxation & Representation.
Ever since Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) publicly renounced his support of the House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBBA) in...
Join Us For July 27th Webinar Addressing Latest Tax Legislation
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Register Now to Attend July 27th Webinar Addressing Latest Tax Legislation
Family Enterprise USA Exclusive Members Only Zoom MeetingJuly 27 at 12PM PT / 3PM EST To receive the Zoom information...
Save The Date: July 27th Webinar Addressing Latest Tax Legislation – By Invitation Only
Family Enterprise USA Exclusive Members Only Zoom MeetingJuly 27 at 12PM PT / 3PM EST To receive the Zoom information...
Build Back Better Outlook. Taxation & Representation.
Congressional Democrats are still hoping they can pass some version of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), the budget...
Danger Ahead: Need to Watch Tax Proposals Damaging to Families, Family Enterprises
Thank you to the Orange County Business Journal for publishing this article.Increased Taxes for Individuals,...
Treasury Department Fiscal Year 2023 Budget. Tax Policy Update.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee...
Tax & Financial Services Week Ahead. Tax Policy Update.
The House and the Senate reconvene Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Monday at 3 a.m., respectively. What to Watch Both chambers...
Taxpayer Fairness Across the IRS. Tax Policy Update.
On Tuesday, May 18, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on taxpayer fairness at the...
Why Congress is Choking Family Businesses
Thank you to the Orange County Business Journal for publishing this article.It’s hard to imagine our legislators...
Private Placement Insurance Products
Thank you to The Madison Group for this M Financial WhitepaperMany family businesses and multigenerational businesses...
Congressional Tax Staffers Outline Agenda. Taxation & Representation and Tax Tidbit
Congressional Tax Staffers Outline Agenda. Several senior staffers on the House Ways and Means Committee and the...
Bipartisan Innovation Act: More Tax Talk. Taxation & Representation and Tax Tidbit
Bipartisan Innovation Act: More Tax Talk. The conference committee to reconcile the House-passed America Creating...
Navigating “Company Value” in Times of Choppy Market Activity
By Joseph C. Hassan, CFA, ASA and Mark E. Lingerfield, ASA, MPIIn the uncertainty of this social distancing economy...