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House GOP Payroll Tax Fix Averts Small Business “Nightmare,” Protects Jobs
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Press Office
on
December 22, 2011
Bipartisan legislation extending payroll tax relief for working Americans will now include a fix secured by House Republicans that ensures small businesses, already struggling in the current economy, won’t face added confusion and compliance costs. Without this fix, employers would have been hit with a costly new reporting burden that independent tax experts have warned against and employees’ tax cuts would have been in doubt at a time when millions of Americans are already out of work.
THE PROBLEM:
HOUSE GOP SOLUTION: Under the House fix, employers will be able to process and withhold payroll taxation under the same accounting structure that is currently in place. No costly payroll systems or updates will be required. While this two-month extension still falls short of providing the certainty Americans need, this solution will at minimum prevent small businesses from bearing a new administrative burden and ensure American workers will see their tax relief as soon as possible. Just as important, the Senate will now join the House in immediately appointing conferees to reach agreements in the weeks ahead on a full-year payroll tax extension.
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