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Hearings

How Tax Complexity Hinders Small Businesses: The Impact on Job Creation and Economic Growth

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | 01:00 | Full Committee
On Wednesday, April 13 at 1:00 pm, the House Small Business Committee  held a full committee hearing entitled How Tax Complexity Hinders Small Businesses: The Impact on Job Creation and Economic Growth.  The hearing took place in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

During the hearing, the Committee  examined the complexity of the current tax code the difficulty that entrepreneurs have in complying with it  and the resulting effect on hiring and economic expansion 

Opening Statement:

Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO

    Witnesses and Testimony:

  • The Honorable Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Washington, DC
  • Steven J. Strobel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, BlueStar Energy Solutions in Chicago, IL
  • Robert Kulp, Founder, Co-Owner and Business Development Director, Kulp's of Stratford in Stratford, WI
  • Monty W. Walker, CPA, Walker Business Advisory Services in Wichita Falls, TX

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