Small Business Tax Hikes Amidst Recession in Manchin-Biden Build Back Better Mean Higher and Longer Inflation

Small Business Tax Hikes Amidst Recession in Manchin-Biden Build Back Better Mean Higher and Longer Inflation

The following press release was published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means on Aug. 9. It is reproduced in full below.

Small Business Tax Hikes Amidst Recession in Manchin-Biden Build Back Better Mean Higher and Longer Inflation

August 8, 2022 - Blog - Press Releases - Select Revenue Measures

Democrats’ Manchin-Biden Build Back Better bill raises taxes on small businesses already suffering under record-high inflation and a worker shortage. These new, higher taxes will slow the economy and translate into higher and longer inflation.

READ: One-Pager: Senate Version of Manchin Biden Build Back Better

Key Takeaways:

Over 4.7 million Main Street businesses organized as pass-throughs - employing nearly half of America’s workforce - will be hit with tens of billions of dollars in new taxes.

* Democrats opted for a tax on small businesses in order to protect SALT deductions for millionaires and billionaires.

* This tax limits the ability of Main Street “pass-through" businesses to claim losses in excess of a specified threshold-only allowing any excess loss to be carried forward in later years.

Manchin-Biden Build Back Better violates President Biden’s pledge against raising taxes on small businesses.

* Small businesses facing 40-year inflation as the economy enters a recession are terrified of the Schumer-Manchin “Inflation and Recession Act, " which will worsen inflation, hurt employment, and hike taxes on American families and small businesses.

Struggling under inflation, a worker shortage, and looming recession, small businesses optimism is at an all-time low:

* Main Street businesses still face a record labor shortage with over 10 million job openings for nearly a year, while small businesses lost jobs three out of the last four months.

* Small business optimism has plummeted to its lowest point ever as businesses brace for Democrats’ tax increases at the worst possible time.

READ: Industries, Business Leaders, Taxpayer Orgs: Manchin-Biden Build Back Better Harms Economy, Kills Jobs

Source: U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means

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