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could cost individual americans but how much of a hit are small businesses looking at these days? (dbrenda buttner with a small business roundup. small biz could need a real parachute. the 2% cut in payroll taxes would expire if there is no deal and that would give the government some $95 billion in revenue but customers would have less money in their pockets to spend. also if personal tax rates go up that hits small business big as well because a majority report on the owners individual tax returns and the small businesses that rely on government contracts. they get cut if we fall as well. what to do if we do? a report from pay checks, a provider of services to small and medium sized businesses. identify tax moves to make before the end of the year to protect bottom lines. move bonuses into this year and make planned purchases now because the key deduction for the full price of assets like computers and equipment will fallne dramatically if we
off the cliff. average premiums for employer sponsored health plans soared in the last decade. up 62%. a jump from some $9,000 to more than 15 k a year. but hey, it is the holidays so let s leave with a bit of cheer. small businesses may be worried about finances but they are not scrimping on holiday bonuses. a third of companies expect to give a bonus this year and more than half say they will include clients and customers in gift giving spending nearly a thousand dollars each on business presents this this season. that is a look at small business. back to you. a very big merry christmas to you, doug. sand you, too, brenda. you get the sense that accountants will be especially busy this tax season. i think yes, absolutely. merry christmas to you. you, too. dogs dressed up for christmas, who doesn t love that, right? one shop that may be going just a little bit over the top this
to agree to serious reform of the entitlement benefit. mr. obama says he wants to higher tax re-knew and higher tax rates on the rich to boot. but he has offered nothing to speak of on entitlement. unreasonable? you bet! but on top of it, boehner is under attack from the right for being a weak negotiator. he is not a weak negotiator, he just has a weak hand. bret? bret: we re hearing all kind of proposals on capitol hill. one being talked about is from maine republican senator susan collins suggesting that maybe small businesses should be excepted from the tax hike. new higher tax rates. above $250,000. this would get at the republicans stated greatest worry about the higher tax rates on the so-called rich, because say republicans, that hits small business, big driver of employment. now the truth of the matter is obama administration said well, almost every small business in the country would