Bill G. Smith, state director of the National Federation of
Independent Business/Wisconsin, regarding a recent proposal to eliminate exemptions
to the statewide sales tax on professional services:
“While proponents claim to be ‘closing loopholes’ in current sales tax laws,
they are really advocating for a drastic tax increase in disguise. By eliminating
the selected exemptions for services, this proposal unfairly targets Wisconsin’s
small-business owners who, unlike big businesses, don’t have the resources to
employ in-house departments to handle essential services such as accounting,
payroll, legal, janitorial, and advertising services. It flies in the face of
job-creation and economic growth to unfairly target the small businesses that create
two-thirds of all the net new jobs in our state. This is a bad idea that will make
it even more difficult for small businesses to be created, to grow and to prosper in
our state.
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Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small- and independent-business owners a voice
in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business. NFIB’s powerful
network of grassroots activists send their views directly to state and federal
lawmakers through our unique member-only ballot, thus playing a critical role in
supporting America’s free enterprise system. NFIB’s mission is to promote and
protect the right of our members to own, operate and grow their businesses. More
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