Skip to content

Trump and the Next Congress Should Ensure the Tax Code Continues to Help Small Businesses

By: Daniel Bunn

Small Business Saturday is a reminder of something Americans have long known: Main Street is the backbone of the US economy. Our local entrepreneurs help feed our families, supply our schools, and make our communities vibrant.

President-elect Trump said it’s a priority of his to make sure American small businesses continue to succeed. If he and the incoming Republican Congress are serious about this mission, it’s critical that they build on the successes of Trump’s 2017 taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. reforms and make permanent one key provision from that law that is set to expire—full and immediate expensing.

Full expensing” may not sound like the most exciting policy, but it’s the strongest tool in our tax code to help our small businesses.

Here’s how it works.

This is a preview of our full op-ed originally published in The Press-Enterprise.

Continue reading

Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you.

Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox.

Subscribe

About the Author

Daniel Bunn Tax Foundation President & CEO
Expert

Daniel Bunn

President and CEO

Daniel Bunn is President and CEO of the Tax Foundation. Daniel has been with the organization since 2018 and, prior to becoming President, successfully built its Center for Global Tax Policy, expanding the Tax Foundation’s reach and impact around the world. Prior to joining the Tax Foundation, Daniel worked in the United States Senate at the Joint Economic Committee.