NFIB member Jason Denton of Frisco writes in today’s edition of The Dallas Morning News that small businesses will face a massive tax increase in 2025 unless Congress acts to make the 20% Small Business Deduction permanent.

Denton, CEO of Reliable Technology, says, “The single most important part of the ‘big beautiful bill’ that Congress is debating is a permanent small-business tax cut. Without it, small businesses like mine will face a punishing tax hike at the end of this year, hurting our ability to grow and even survive.”

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Act on May 22. The measure is now before the Senate.

He writes that the deduction, which was part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, “enables us to reinvest our profits in hiring, new equipment, and the innovation that moves America forward. It also keeps us competitive with big businesses, which pay a low corporate tax rate. But the small-business deduction expires at the end of this year.”

If that happens, Denton says, “Virtually every small business will immediately look for ways to cut back. That means fewer hires, fewer and smaller raises, and fewer investments in our future. Since small businesses create the most jobs and innovations, every American will be hurt. Congress can’t let this happen.”

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