Oklahoma Small Business News
Spotlight: Whitney McKellar
McKellar to host Congressman Hern next week during NFIB's Small Business Challenge
It's Time to Make the Small Business Deduction Permanent
Despite the good news, uncertainty remains because the Small Business Deduction could disappear.
Five Trends in State Small Business Policy Issues
How overarching trends are affecting small business owners at the state level.
Make the Most of Your State Sales Tax Holiday
For many small business owners, sales tax holidays are a chance to showcase their business and the importance of shopping small.
Oklahoma Small Business Issues
Issues Facing NFIB/Oklahoma
Stopping a new sales tax on services and labor
- State legislators have recently suggested a new tax on services and labor as a way to bring revenue into the state. It would fall squarely on the shoulders of small business to collect and remit this new tax, and we will fight to oppose it.
Opposing employer mandates
- Raising the state minimum wage, requiring companies to offer paid leave, and forbidding employers from conducting thorough background checks on job applicants would create unfair and unnecessary hardships on small businesses.
Saying 'no' government 'bounty-hunter' auditors
- Legislation prohibiting state agencies from hiring private companies to enter your business and audit your books recently failed to advance. Business owners shouldn't be subject to unannounced audits by private companies claiming to represent the government.
Protecting property rights from unfair asset seizure and forfeiture
- Law enforcement can seize a business owner's assets merely at the suggestion of wrong-doing. The property rights of a small business owner must be protected and fought for.
