The thought of immigration reform is now becoming one of public acceptance. The American people are now asking how to best comply with any potential new requirements. This is no different for America's smallest businesses - the self-employed and micro-businesses - who now believe it is good for their business...

Tax season can be a stressful time for anyone, but it is extremely painstaking for the small business community who must navigate through a complex, ever changing tax code.

The good news is you aren't alone. The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is here...

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union Address before Congress and the American people. While outlining his second term agenda, he does so against the backdrop of a sluggish economy that includes a depressed housing market and a mediocre jobs report for January --...

Just like President Barack Obama campaigned on moving our nation forward, America's small business community stands ready for a robust plan that moves them forward. We see signs of this already: It has been a great week for America's smallest businesses as Washington stepped up and will provide

The New Year is just around the corner, which means we're mere days away from falling off the so-called fiscal cliff. This impending situation -- created by a vast array of tax provisions set to expire January 1, at the same time that across-the-board spending cuts start to kick in...

Last week, the lame-duck Congress returned to work for the second time since the election -- although it's the first time since Election Day that they've intended to do any real work. The White House and Congress continue play chicken with the impending fiscal cliff and to ignore the real...

Both political parties are saying that voters have a "clear choice" at the ballot box this year. But for small business and self-employed voters who are looking for answers within the party platforms that were finalized at the national conventions, the answer is about as clear as mud. In fact,...

Both presidential campaigns have been highlighting their opponent's singing abilities in negative ads lately, in an attempt to strike a dissonant chord with voters.

In July, the Obama campaign released this ad in battleground states with the audio of Romney signing "America the Beautiful" while attacking the...

As the nation sorts out the details of the Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and considers the long-term impact of the decision, one thing is clear: the nation's 22 million self-employed and micro-business owners are still worried about rising health care costs and they...

As the country waits to hear from the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the self-employed are weighing in now on the impact the law is currently having on their businesses. According to a national survey released yesterday by the National Association for the...

President Obama is calling on Congress to raise taxes on the wealthy in a speech today, and he's using a clever example to describe it. Calling it the "Buffett Rule," he's calling for tax law changes to ensure the Warren Buffetts of the world don't pay a lower tax rate...

It has become a time-honored tradition for politicians to claim they're looking out for "Main Street, not Wall Street." Capitol Hill is littered with proposals that are supposed to help small businesses compete in the marketplace and the Obama Administration has made this kind of messaging a key plank in...

As President Obama readies his State of the Union address, news outlets are reporting that economic growth and taxation will be the focus of much of his remarks. According to these news reports, he will call for a "level playing field" in tax policy to ensure that the economic recovery...

There's no doubt that we face uncertain times with our economy. Unemployment levels are still high. The stock market has had a rollercoaster year. While Congress finally overcame its political bickering to pass a two-month extension of the payroll tax, it can't be motivated to act on other initiatives that...

As 2011 comes to a close, so does the payroll tax cut for millions of Americans. If Congress does not come to an agreement, we'll start out 2012 by paying higher taxes. This fact has a greater impact on the 22 million self-employed and micro-business owners who, in...

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday season, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction approaches a looming deadline: by November 23rd, the super committee must provide recommendations to Congress on how to reduce the federal debt by $1.5 trillion. In an open letter, the 22-million self-employed...

Let's face it: corporations are treated very differently than self-employed businesses in the U.S., especially when it comes to taxes. A corporation is able to write off the amount it pays for its employees' health insurance, lowering its taxable income. Self-employed business owners, on the other hand, are...

I think we can all agree that the tax code could be more fair for Americans who want to start their own small business. It's one of the pillars of the national self-employment initiative that I have been urging policymakers to adopt. One of the key...

Like a bad penny, glum news about the U.S. economy continues to turn up. Lawmakers just narrowly avoided a government shutdown...again and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke recently called the unemployment situation a "national crisis." Neither situation bodes well for the significant reform proposals that the super...

Washington is awash in rhetoric about the importance of America's small businesses as engines of economic recovery, but there is little to no action coming out of the policy arena to help these businesses actually fuel economic growth. Instead, they have been largely left out of the policy...