Taxes remain the top concern for small business owners, but instead of assistance and education, the IRS is going to expand enforcement efforts. NFIB President Brad Close wrote an op-ed for USA Today on this issue and NFIB’s support of legislation to remove some of the additional funding and redirect it to serve taxpayers.

NFIB delivered a petition with over 11,000 signatures to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business on Tax Day. The petition urged Congress to oppose new taxes on small business as part of the “My Small Business is Not a Tax Loophole” campaign.

NFIB supports H.R. 1, the "Lower Energy Costs Act" and announced it will be a Key Vote for the 118th Congress. An NFIB member testified in a U.S. House hearing on the impact high energy and regulatory costs are having on small businesses.

NFIB’s monthly report found that inflation and labor quality are still the most major problems facing small business owners, with 90% of small business owners who are trying to hire reporting few or no qualified applicants.

Lawmakers and the media are discussing the debt limit, but what that means isn’t always clear. The United States federal government is currently over the debt limit - here’s what that means and what’s likely to happen next.