The Small Business Watchdog

Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community.  Webcasts of hearings are available on the committee websites.  For further information on the hearings in question please contact [...]

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Office of Advocacy Chief Economist Chad Moutray was one of the speakers over the weekend at the annual United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) conference in Nashville, Tennessee. His remarks focused on the role that economic research plays in framing policy issues relevant to small businesses.
In addition to highlighting the linkages between [...]

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Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community.  For further information on the hearings in question please contact the relevant congressional committee.
Wednesday, January 20
9:30 a.m.         Full [...]

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Two Advocacy economists, Dr. Jules Lichtenstein and Dr. Ying Lowrey, presented papers at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (AEA). This year’s meeting took place January 3-5 in Atlanta. It was held in conjunction with approximately 50 other social sciences associations and included over 450 scholarly sessions and 9,000 attendees.
 Dr. Lichtenstein presented [...]

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Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community.  Webcasts of hearings are available on the committee websites.  For further information on the hearings in question please contact [...]

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In June 2009, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman called for a comprehensive review of the paid tax return preparer industry, drawing on all relevant data and input from interested parties. The goal was to produce a comprehensive set of recommendations to better leverage the tax return preparer community, fostering higher compliance with the law by taxpayers [...]

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