FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

BOSTON, MA (March 17, 2025) – MassLive published an op-ed from Rob Gould, the owner of Interskate 91 South in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and member of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), urging Congress to make the 20% small business deduction permanent. The small business deduction helped numerous small businesses nationwide following the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and unless Congress extends the provision, it will expire this year.

Read the full op-ed here: https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2025/03/my-small-wmass-business-needs-a-permanent-tax-cut-viewpoint.html

Gould writes:

“Small businesses like mine anchor communities like ours. That’s why I’m so thankful that Congress is moving to give my small business a permanent tax cut. This would finally give Main Street equal treatment with Wall Street, ensuring that job creators like me can survive and thrive for decades to come.

This is the best way to understand the tax-cut bill that Congress is moving to pass as soon as possible. The most important thing is that it makes the 2017 Small Business Deduction permanent. That tax cut lets small businesses deduct 20% of our business income, which helps us compete with big businesses.

Wall Street companies have permanent tax relief, while Main Street businesses like mine have been preparing for the Small Business Deduction to expire at the end of this year.

If that sounds unfair, that’s because it is. Small businesses deserve the same treatment as big businesses — especially because we’re the engines of the economy.”

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For 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses, and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com.