U.S. Congressional Budget Office

Estate Tax

Related Terms: Family Limited Part...  Read more

Budget Deficit

The phrase, "budget deficit," is normally applied to situations where, at the end of a calendar or fiscal year, a public entity turns out to have spent mo...  Read more

Cash And Carry

Wow, there's so much to talk about when the conversation turns, as it does periodically, to taxing the "carried interest" that fund managers collect on th...  Read more

Increased Use of Reservists Impacts Small Businesses

May 25, 2005 --The Department of Defense's dramatic increase in the use of military reserves is not only taking its toll on military famil...  Read more

Consumer Confidence Plunges In September

September 16, 2005 --Consumer confidence plummeted this month as Hurricane Katrina kept record-high energy costs soaring, a survey showed ...  Read more

Greenspan Warns Deficit Could Spark Rate Soar

April 21, 2005 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned on Thursday that if America's budget deficit is not addressed interest r...  Read more

Tax Panel: Limit Deductions, Lower Rates

Nov. 2, 2005 -- The President's tax-reform advisory panel submitted two proposals on Tuesday to the Treasury Department, including recomm...  Read more

Jobless Claims Down as Growth Remains Steady

Sept. 29, 2005 --Jobless claims fell last week after a surge in hurricane-related applications, the Department of Labor reported Thursday,...  Read more

Battle Lines Drawn Over Estate Tax

During Senate floor debate, Republicans made their case for permanent repeal, while Democrats called the move 'unconscionable.'  Read more

Medicare and Medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid are health insurance programs sponsored by the federal government that cover medical expenses for elderly, disabled, and low-income ...  Read more

Almost a Tax Plan

The budget deficit is deadly serious. Tax reform should be too.  Read more

Obama on the Economy

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Stimulating the economy: In the eyes of economists, not all stimuli are created equal. According to Mark Z...  Read more

The Problem, As They See It: NFIB Q&A, Part I

Last December, the National Federation of Independent Business unveiled its "Read more

Better Marketing Through Science

Washington girds for health care vote . The passage of President Obama's health care plan looks Read more

Move Over, Snuggie

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

Senate Delays Estate Tax Vote

September 8, 2005 --The U.S. Senate will delay voting on the future of the estate tax in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Senate Majority Le...  Read more

Republicans Stall, Democrats Abandon Climate Bill

Climate bill, we hardly knew ye. I thought I'd have more time to gather my thoughts on the massive global warming legislation that the Senate Read more

Jobs Down Less Than Expected After Storms

Oct. 7, 2005 --Fewer jobs were lost last month than expected in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, though unemployment reached its highes...  Read more

Bill Pits Prisons Against Small Businesses

A measure passed by the House would allow businesses to compete for contracts once reserved for prison labor.  Read more

Back to the Future

The tax cut makes this Bush look very Reaganesque.  Read more

Budget Surplus

When a governmental entity has revenues from taxes, fees, and other impositions which exceed its budgeted outlays, it is said to have a budget surplus. Wh...  Read more

New Bills Propose Expansion of SBDCs

July 27, 2005 --Small Business Development Centers may have a chance to expand counseling and client services thanks to four bills recentl...  Read more

SBA Runs Out of Money for Loan Breaks

Loan sweeteners that offer higher guarantees and lower fees are tapped out. Will Congress extend them for the fifth time?  Read more

Is Aggressive Intervention Required?

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Stimulating the economy: In the eyes of economists, not all stimuli are created equal. According to Mark Z...  Read more

Drilling Down to the Details

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Drilling offshore and a summer gas tax holiday aren't likely to lower gas prices, especially not in the near-term. Accordin...  Read more

Deficit Soars; Candidates Fiddle

The White House announced today that -- whoops! -- its economic brain trust had misunderestimated the federal deficit. In 2009, it's likely to soar, or sk...  Read more

The Storm Before the Calm

Might war with Iraq spur economic growth? And what will it mean for small companies?  Read more

Why Industrial Revenue Bonds Must Be Saved

Tax-exempt IRBs have helped create thousands of jobs. Now the Treasury wants to kill the program and, so far, the campaign seems to be succeeding.  Read more

If The Prime's Killing You, Try A Tax-free Bond

Your friendly banker will finance your new building at the prime rate plus 2%, but he could probably make you the same loan at 65% of prime. If he hasn't...  Read more

How to Save American Business

An open letter to President George W. Bush on the state of our entrepreneurial union.  Read more

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Related Terms: Disabled Customers The Am...  Read more

The Free-Lunch Debates

Various letters from Inc. readers are featured responding to a CEO's column about Clinton's health-care insurance plan.  Read more

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What's Going To Happen In '82?

INC. asked hundreds of business people what they think this year will be like.  Read more