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Which states tax Social Security benefits? Check out our map and see what you may pay in 2026. Business Insider18 Small Towns With No Taxes on 401(k), IRA, and Social Security Income to Consider InvestopediaThese 9 states tax Social Security benefits. Here's what to know. USA TodayPresident Donald Trump Made Changes to Social Security in 2025, but They Fell Short of What He Promised Nasdaq1 Social Security Change That Could Take Money Out of Your
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There's no way to sugarcoat this: Small and midsize businesses should be scared to death about the consequences of the Inflation Reduction Act. Unless they provide goods and services to the green energy industry, the law's unforeseen consequences could increase their operating expenses in two ways. Here's what to expect — and how to prepare.
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The Inflation Reduction Act is essentially a climate change law with some health care benefits. While the new legislation doesn't include any direct tax increases on small and midsize businesses, some of its provisions have the potential to raise costs for these companies significantly.
First Reason Why Cost of Business Could Be Going Up
For one, your chances of being audited may be going up. The new bill substantially expands the Internal Revenue Service's budget: More than half of the $80 billion increase in the IRS budget over 10 years will be used to beef up enforcement through new technology and new hires. That means more audits for companies that are the least able to financially manage them. I worry for businesses that gross $5 million or less since they usually don't have excess funds to pay a lawyer $50,000 to fight the IRS if their matter proceeds to court.
In a letter to the Senate, the agency's commissioner said, "These resources are absolutely not about increasing audit scrutiny on small businesses or middle-income Americans." Even so, with the hire of new auditors, it's likely that people with little or
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 The best women lawyers from across the continent gathered at The Savoy in London last night to celebrate Euromoney Legal Media Group's ninth annual Europe Women in Business Law Awards.
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