Late in June, Senate Republicans introduced their long awaited legislation to repeal/replace the Affordable Care Act. However, unlike the House version, which passed the House, the Senate bill was met with immediate skepticism from within the Senate Republican caucus. Members of the Conservative and Moderate wing, immediately called for continued negotiations—with very different and in many cases, conflicting demands. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had to scrap an anticipated pre-July 4th vote on the legislation as he has been unable to secure 50 Republican votes to move the measure forward.
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Jul 26, 2017
They are Millennials—Americans in the prime of their lives at ages 18-34, and a group often misunderstood by companies large and small. Some consider them slackers who never launch from their parents’ homes because they don’t want responsibility. Others misconstrue Millennial’s active digital lives as meaning they struggle to make human connections.
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Jun 30, 2017
The vast majority of tax questions that we get from NASE members come to us in March and April, and then another set maybe in early October for the truly gifted procrastinators. That probably sounds reasonable since most people try their best NOT to think about taxes unless they are actually sitting down to do the annual tax return.
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Jun 30, 2017
Rev. Laura C. Cannon is the owner and founder of Ceremony Officiants™ located in Ellicott City, Maryland and does business in seven states in the Mid-Atlantic region. Her company has provided wedding officiants for over 10 years, and happily works with couples from all backgrounds. After a student asked her to perform the ceremony at her wedding, Laura knew she found her calling.
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Jun 30, 2017
Earlier this Spring, President Trump announced his broad plans for tax reform and his desire to see these reforms introduced as legislation as quickly as possible. The plan includes six key components:
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Jun 30, 2017
The NASE has sent a letter to Senate leadership requesting that they refrain from imposing a new taxes on employer benefits as they debate and revise the "Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017."
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Jun 26, 2017
With this morning’s release of the Senate Republican Health Care legislation, Katie Vlietstra, Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations for the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation's leading resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, issued the following statement:
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Jun 22, 2017
The NASE along with 117 organizations sent congressional legislation a letter of support in increasing opportunities for individuals to access preventive health resources. Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the House, led by Congressman Burgess (R) and Congresswoman DeGettee (D).
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Jun 21, 2017
The NASE applauds legislation introduced by Representatives Roskam (R-IL) and Roe (R-TN) that would overturn the Department of Labor's recently enacted fiduciary rule.
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Jun 12, 2017
As Senate leaders work to draft legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, NASE along with 49 other organizations, sent a letter requesting that any repeal legislation refrain from adding any additional taxes on employer provided benefits.
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Jun 09, 2017