Last week, Representatives Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act companion bill in the House with over 160 original cosponsors. See their press release here. This number of original cosponsors already eclipses the total cosponsors from last Congress. FBC is looking forward and gearing up for a major tax reform bill next year which will certainly ..read more

By Palmer Schoening Last month, millions of Americans filed their taxes for the first time under the Republican led Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that President Donald Trump signed into law around Christmas 2017. TCJA cut taxes for the vast majority of all Americans, though some Democrats in Congress along with many in the ..read more

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the latest presidential candidate to propose a massive increase in the death tax to finance government policies that have failed in the past. Warren’s Senate Bill 787, the “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act,” would resurrect several housing policies that many economists agree accelerated the housing crisis and compromised the financial future ..read more

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FBC Shines Light on Rural Broadband Access for Family Businesses and Farms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Washinton, DC — Today, Family Business Coalition Chairman Palmer Schoening announced his opposition to embattled FCC nominee Gigi Sohn.  In a statement released to the media today, Schoening said: “Family owned and operated businesses depend on rural broadband to keep ..read more

While Amazon ostensibly advocates for postal reform, it has engaged in two types of anticompetitive conduct that threaten the solvency of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and evidence a desire to extend and perpetuate its dominance over e-commerce. First, Amazon has lobbied to combine mail and parcel delivery under one cost center, thus obscuring the ..read more

All over the country, families are beginning preparations for the holiday season. Many who run their own shops or depend heavily on small businesses will make shipping arrangements for a variety goods, gifts, marketing items and other important materials and resources all throughout their communities. Unfortunately, for many American consumers and business owners, it will ..read more

Last week, Senator Sanders (D-VT) introduced the For the 99.5% Act. The legislation calls for raising the top death tax rate to 65 percent and increasing the number of family businesses hit by the death tax. The schedule for the proposed plan is below.  Estate Tax Rate  Estate Tax Exemption Level  45%  $3.5 million and $10 million  ..read more

As part of the Family Business Coalition’s (FBC) mission to protect family businesses, FBC began looking into the success of the Paycheck Protection Program. After passage of the CARES Act, our team helped a number of multi-generational family businesses, across a broad group of industries, understand the ins and outs of the newly created Paycheck ..read more

Washington, DC – Today, the Family Business Coalition (FBC) released a letter signed by 10 additional small business associations and advocacy groups urging the Trump Administration to expand eligibility for COVID-19 relief funds to a broader segment of the US economy. Co-signers include the Coalition of Franchisee Associations, American Values, Hispanic Leadership Fund, Center for ..read more