NFIB secured a higher threshold of $2 million instead of $1 million for income excluded from the Maine estate tax starting in 2013, and a progressive tax rate structure for estate relief above $2 million.Read Full Article
Helped block a bipartisan tax reform package that would have provided relief in some taxes but hiked the sales tax, meals & lodging tax, expanded the sales tax to various services, eliminated most income tax credits/deductions, and overall increased taxes by $154 million. Read Full Article
NFIB obtained a uniform standard for determining who is an independent contractor under workers compensation and unemployment insurance laws, eliminating confusion and bringing close alignment with the IRS test.Read Full Article