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Question: Our small business consists of myself and my wife, doing copyediting and proofreading.  As such we don't really have much occasion to "entertain" customers, as nearly all our work consists of receiveing electronic files or hard copy and doing what we do and sending it off, often to other states.  But if we go out to dinner once a month and discuss business, such as planning, p...

Posted by Katie Vlietstra - Calls by advocates and organizations for Congress to begin work on comprehensive tax reform, individual and corporate, have been tempered thus far; however, in the last two weeks a growing number of groups have voiced alarm that neither the Senate or House have indicated when they will begin work on what could be the largest piece of legislation in the second session of...

Posted by Katie Vlietstra - The continued back and forth between the Senate and House on legislation aimed and helping the self-employed and small business community has resulted in possible bipartisan collaborations. In addition, recent statements in the press have indicated interest in moving a large package that would group together several bipartisan pieces of legislation, including tax c...