Raising taxes during a recession is a bad idea—raising them on healthcare during a recession would be inviting a catastrophe for New York's economy.
Governor Paterson met with the small business community to emphasize that his proposed budget reductions are painful but necessary steps to ensure the long-term health of the state.
NFIB urges lawmakers to support Gov. Paterson's deficit reduction plan. While not perfect, it cuts $5 billion in spending without raising taxes.
Instead of making healthcare more affordable, H.R. 3962 imposes more costs through its expensive employer mandates, punitive payroll taxes and a new government-run program.
Small business owners in Pennsylvania and New York wager delicious treats on outcome of 105th fall classic
Now is the time for real and substantial reductions in state spending, and fundamental changes to stop New York’s pattern of limping from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis.
Now is the time for real and substantial reductions in state spending, and fundamental changes to stop New York's pattern of limping from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis.
The New York State Assembly Minority Manufacturing Task Force held a roundtable discussion with business owners to discuss the future of manufacturing in New York. The conversation centered on the high taxes and fees that are putting a damper on the success of manufacturing.
Allowing Native American businesses to operate at such an unfair competitive advantage by evading tax collection is simply wrong and fundamentally unfair to small business owners who play by the rules.
In these difficult economic times, small business owners are looking to Albany to help them by decreasing their costs, not add to them, as this regulation does.
This directory will be an important tool for small employers who currently struggle to navigate the maze of state resources and agencies that impact their businesses.
We heard strong opposition to the farm labor bill floating around Albany that would impose significant new labor costs and burdens on farms in New York, putting them at a perilous disadvantage compared to the other states and countries.
Small business owners oppose efforts to take away the rights of employees to a private ballot in a union organizing campaign. Under a card-check scheme, a private ballot would be taken away, and binding arbitration could be forced on business owners after a successful card-check campaign.
It is high time for Albany to stop managing its finances from crisis to crisis. We need real reforms to cut out-of-control state spending, and lower the oppressive tax burden and high costs of doing business in New York.
NFIB head says president can choose to stand with small businesses who need healthcare reform.
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is administering a new payroll tax on behalf of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The maze of complex and ever-changing regulations imposed by New York state pose a significant challenge for small businesses. In many cases, the red tape involved with compliance of known regulations can overwhelm a small business.
NFIB/New York members gathered for a meeting with U.S. Rep. John Hall to discuss the healthcare reform legislation (H.R. 3200) currently under consideration by the House of Representatives.
The governor's office has announced new trucking regulations for New York which would restrict commercial trucks from using seven highways in central New York and the Finger Lakes region. These revised regulations will have a negative impact on the business community.
In an effort to build a campaign against any new tax and fee increases, we'd like to collect real stories from small business owners on the cost implications of the tax and fee hikes that were enacted earlier this year.
At the risk of stating the obvious, New York does not face growing budget deficits because taxes in our state are artificially low. We find ourselves in these dire financial straits because for too long state government has spent at a rate that our citizens--and our government--could not afford. That must change, and the time for that change is now.
The federal minimum hourly wage rate increased in July from $6.55 to $7.25. Since this increase caused the federal rate to be higher than New York's rate, the state's minimum hourly wage rate also increased from $7.15 to $7.25.
The paralysis that has gripped the New York state Senate since the June 8 coup has ended. Late yesterday, the Senate resumed legislative business, passing among other non-controversial bills the many local sales tax authorizations that were due to expire and re-authorizing the Power for Jobs program.
Despite a variety of negotiations and Gov. Paterson’s efforts to force the Senate to action by calling extraordinary sessions (which themselves created more controversy and whose legitimacy were called into question), the Senate leadership impasse is still unresolved as of this morning.
Albany was rocked this week when New York State Senate Republicans, joined by Democratic Senators Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate, voted to oust Democratic Majority Leader Malcolm Smith. Where all this will lead, and what it means for the balance of session and issues important to small business remains to be seen.
We are once again fighting hard against this damaging proposal that would have a very negative impact on small business, and we need your help! Can your business afford to lose employees for up to 12 weeks for paid family leave?
Joining forces with the Business Council of New York and Unshackle Upstate, NFIB/NY is leading a coalition of business organizations to enact a series of reforms aimed at reducing New York’s job-killing tax burden and cost of government. These proposals make sense, they are achievable, and they should receive an up-or-down vote in both houses of the Legislature.
A coalition of business groups led by The Business Council of New York State, National Federation of Independent Business and Unshackle Upstate today called on state lawmakers to enact an agenda for an affordable New York. The agenda includes a proposed state spending cap; the property tax cap and mandate relief proposals; local government consolidation proposals and Tier V pension reform.
New Yorkers bear the nation’s worst tax burden, and we are saddled with the second-highest cost of doing business in the country, outpaced by only Hawaii. It’s no mystery why. Our government has been spending at an unsustainable rate that neither it nor New York’s taxpayers can afford.
Property taxes—the largest tax on business in New York state—can comprise 20% to 50% of the expenses associated with operating real property and are often the single greatest operating expense for a small business. Keep tabs on your property tax burden--and make sure your property is fairly and accurately assessed--using this annual assessment check list:
Gov. Paterson’s proposal today to enact a state spending cap limiting state spending increases to the average rate of inflation of the prior three years is welcome news to New York’s beleaguered taxpayers and small business owners.
This week, Gov. David Paterson signed an executive order in an effort to address New York’s highest-in-the-nation property tax burden. The governor’s action will require state agencies to submit a full accounting of the fiscal impacts of proposed legislation earlier in the process of developing bills.
The job-killing state budget passed today is the wrong budget, in the wrong place, at the absolute wrong time. In the midst of the worst economic nosedive since the Great Depression, legislators have opted to raise taxes by at least $6 billion.
Originally dubbed ‘the millionaire’s tax,’ I guess it cannot be said that there are no good deals to be had in Albany--since it now seems you can be a ‘millionaire’ for 70 percent off the original price if the higher tax kicks in at $300,000.
In a recent fax ballot, NFIB/New York members were asked their position on Gov. David Paterson's proposal to expand the sale of wine to grocery, drug and convenience stores. Currently, wine sales are only permitted in liquor stores. By a 2-1 margin, the membership opposed the proposal.
The Legislature passed in record time this week a "deficit reduction plan" to deal with the current year fiscal budget. Included in the provisions of the plan -- passed by the Legislature in just hours without the input of minority legislators -- was a significant tax increase on health insurance premiums.
"Small businesses were very encouraged by statements this week from both Governor Paterson and Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith resisting a rush by some to increase personal income taxes in New York."
Read the special NFIB member report on activism in New York, February/March 2009 edition.
In a study released this week, the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation analyzed the potential impact of a national employer mandate on small businesses in New York -- and on communities across America.
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