Bloomberg BNA: Rep. Graves: Management Failures of SHOP Marketplaces Part of 'Disturbing Trend' December 11, 2013 By Sara Hansgard (BNA) The management failures of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) marketplaces established under the Affordable Care Act are part of a “disturbing trend” exhibited by the Obama administration in implementing the law, the chairman of the… Read more »

Bloomberg BNA: Health-Care Law Business Aggregation Rules Cause Confusion for Small Businesses December 04, 2013 By Sara Hansard (BNA) -- Affordable Care Act rules that determine whether a business must provide health insurance to employees or make large “shared responsibility” payments are too complicated for most small companies and should be changed, a panel of witnesses testified… Read more »

Wall Street Journal: Small Businesses Say ACA’s Aggregation Rules Unfair By Sarah E. Needleman December 4, 2013 Donna Baker of Adrian, Mich., owns an accounting firm, payroll company and retail store. Her husband, Kim, is the sixth generation owner of a dairy farm. While the four businesses are separate entities, they count as one employer under the health-care law due to a… Read more »

New Delays for SHOP Marketplace Leave Businesses Little Time to Enroll, Graves Says  By Sara Hansard, Bloomberg Government  What Letter Says: Additional delays in opening the federally operated health insurance marketplace for small businesses will leave little time for businesses to find new plans, House Small Business Committee… Read more »

401kWire.com: Transamerica, a TPA, a Lawyer and a Plan Sponsor Tell Congress About Small Business Retirement Plans By Neil Anderson October 2, 2013 Much of the federal government is shut down this week, yet some members of Congress are delving into the problem of retirement plan coverage for employees of small businesses. This afternoon at 1pm the House Committee on Small Business,… Read more »

Small Business Panel Approves Bill Aimed at Reducing Regulatory Burdens  By Cheryl Bolen, Bloomberg Government The House Small Business Committee approved by voice vote Sept. 18 an amended version of the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R. 2542) that would require agencies to consider less burdensome… Read more »

Committee Endorses Small-Business Bill By Cristina Marcos, CQ A House panel advanced legislation on Wednesday that would expand requirements for federal agencies… Read more »

POLITICO Pro: Small businesses navigate frustrating tax maze back By Kelsey Snell Politicians never lose support back home when they position themselves as the champion of small business. As the tax reform debate heats up this fall, expect to hear more talk about how the current tax system leaves small businesses with a raw deal. These firms, the argument goes, don’t have the… Read more »

Wall Street Journal: GAO Study Finds Fault With Export Program By Sarah E. Needleman & Adam Janofsky August 14, 2013 The Obama administration's 3½-year-old export program aimed at doubling U.S. exports by 2015 isn't properly managed, said Congress's watchdog arm in a report to be released Wednesday. The Government Accountability Office said the interagency committee that… Read more »

Small Business Panel Presses IRS Over Outreach By Bernie Becker The chairman of the House Small Business Committee is pressing the IRS over letters the agency is sending that he fears companies could find threatening. The IRS, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) says, is currently telling small business owners that they might have underreported their income, based on the reports the agency… Read more »