Keeping for itself what was meant for small business a "sad turn of events"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anthony K. Smith, Oregon State Director, 503-364-4450 [email protected]
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, 415-742-5971, [email protected]
SALEM, Ore., March 2, 2018—The following comment was issued by Anthony Smith, Oregon state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, following today’s vote on Senate Bill 1528, which increased taxes on small business by more than $1 billion over six years.
“Oregon doesn’t need this bill to balance its budget. The Legislature has chosen to keep all the parts of the federal tax reform that raises state revenues for itself, while taking away the one part that specifically benefits small businesses in Oregon. Perhaps the governor should consider un-capping her veto pen.
“With the passage of SB 1528B these sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and S-corps are losing out on tax savings that they would otherwise have to invest in their businesses and their employees. What a sad turn of events it is to see Oregon, once a pioneer in recognizing the importance of providing tax relief to small businesses, now take back that relief for itself.
“Oregon’s Small Business Tax Cut, created as part of the ‘Grand Bargain’ in 2013, benefits about 22,000 Oregon tax filers. But according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are over 357,000 small businesses in Oregon – and the overwhelming majority of them are pass-through entities. Connecting to the federal tax code helps these businesses. SB 1528B doesn’t.”
According to the non-partisan Legislative Revenue Office, SB 1528B raises $244.4 million in 2017-19, $376.7 million in 2019-21, & $427.4 million in 2021-23, a total of more than $1 billion in additional revenue that is not part of the most recent state revenue forecast.
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Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the National Federation of Independent Business has taken the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures since 1943. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America’s economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. NFIB’s educational mission is to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses; they have very different challenges and priorities.
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