The following is a newsletter from the Office of Advocacy for April 2009. The key topics discussed in the newsletter are:

• Effective Federal Income Tax Rates Calculated

• Home Office Deduction Act

• Mercatus Fellow Anna Rittgers

Message from the Acting Chief Counsel

• Speaking Out for Small Business

Research Notes

• Self-Employed Women Balance Work and Family

• Small Business and Training

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