• NASE Submits Written Testimony on Fair Classification for Workers
  On March 27, 2007, NASE supported the simplification of IRS regulations that are exceedingly burdensome and complex to the micro-business and self-employed communities. Disputes about who is an employee and who is an independent contractor have cost small businesses more than three-quarters of a billion dollars in IRS penalties and back-taxes during the past 10 years.
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• NASE Submits Written Testimony on Internal Revenue Service Operations and the Tax Gap
  On March 20, 2007, NASE submited written testimony on behalf of NASE members to the House Committee on Ways & Means to support efforts for a fair and level tax playing field, which would allow small businesses to compete equitably with other businesses.
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• NASE Submits Written Testimony on Health Care Issues
  On March 14, 2007, NASE presents written testimony on behalf of NASE members to support efforts on improving the health care system by making coverage more affordable, with understandable options, and manageable costs.
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• IRS Latest Enforcement: Is the Bulls-eye on Small Businesses?
  On April 5, 2006, Keith Hall, NASE TaxTalk consultant, testified on Capitol Hill regarding the effects of the latest IRS enforcement on small business.
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• Reforming the Tax Code to Assist Small Businesses
  On September 21, 2005, Kristie L. Darien, Executive Director of The National Association for the Self-Employed testified on Capitol Hill regarding Reforming the Tax Code to Assist Small Businesses.
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• Paperwork Reduction Efforts of the Internal Revenue Service
  On May 25, 2005, NASE TaxTalk expert testifies on Capitol Hill regarding the tax needs of micro-businesses.
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• Tax Gap
  On April 25, 2005, NASE TaxTalk Consultant Keith Hall testified at a House Small Business Committee hearing on micro-business needs for improvements in tax compliance.
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• Submission to the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal
  Tax Reform
  On March 16, 2005, submission to the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), representing 250,000 member businesses, is the nation’s leading resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses, businesses with ten or less employees.
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• NASE Presents Oral Testimony To Congress and the Administration
  On March 2, 2005, NASE President Robert Hughes testified on behalf of NASE members regarding the critical state of health care among the nation’s self-employed and micro-businesses.
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• Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and
  Government Programs
  On March 23, 2004 the House Small Business Committee met to discuss "The Benefits of Health Savings Accounts". David Alders, a member of the NASE, testified on behalf of the NASE to the importance of access to affordable health care.
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• Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
  On May 15, 2003 the House Small Business Committee met to discuss "Federal Agency Treatment of Small Business". Director of Government Affairs, Kristie Darien testified on behalf of the NASE and its over 600,000 owners and employees how federal regulations can be improved to benefit micro-businesses and the self-employed.
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• Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports
  On May 12, 2003 the House Small Business Committee met to discuss "Overcoming Obstacles Facing the Uninsured." CPA Keith Hall, a Member of the NASE, testified before the subcommittee on how "Affordable Access to Health Care" is a much-needed eventuality to micro-businesses and the self-employed.
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• Small Business Access and Alternatives to Health Care
  On March 5, 2003 the House Small Business Committee met to discuss the issue of small business access and alternatives to health care. NASE President Robert Hughes testified that the chief impediment of micro-businesses is the ever-increasing cost of health coverage.
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• Roundtable of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight of the House Committee on Small Business
  On February 25, 2003 the NASE issued this written statement on behalf of the self-employed and micro-businesses to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight. 
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• Regulatory Fairness Enforcement Hearing
  February 20, 2003 The NASE is working closely with the Small Business Administration to alleviate regulatory burdens facing micro-business owners. Recently, NASE Board Member David Alders traveled to Washington, D.C., to testify at the SBA Ombudsman’s Fair Enforcement hearing and represent your concerns on regulatory burdens. As a micro-business owner himself and member of the NASE, Alders is quite familiar with the mountains of unfair regulations facing the smallest businesses. Following is the text of that testimony.
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• The Small Business Health Care Crisis: Possible Solutions
  On February 5, 2003 the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship met to discuss the issue of small business health care. The NASE submitted the following written statement.
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• Small Business Access To Capital
  On May 22, 2002 the Senate Small Business Committee met to discuss the issue of small business access to capital. The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is pleased to have the opportunity to submit the following statement for the official record.
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• Small Business Access To Health Care
  On February 6, 2002,  the House Committee on Small Business met to discuss the issue of small business access to health care, and the National Association for the Self-Employed presented the viewpoint of small business owners before the Committee. NASE President Robert Hughes testified that Association Health Plans (AHPs) and health care tax incentives would go a long way toward solving the problem of small business access to affordable health care and alleviating the growing ranks of the uninsured. 
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2001
 

• Depreciation Schedules: How Can Congress Provide Relief for America’s Small Businesses?
  As Congress gathers information to formulate its economic stimulus package, the National Association for the Self-Employed presented the viewpoint of the small-business owners before the House Small Business Committee. NASE President Robert Hughes explained how updating the antiquated depreciation schedules and expensing limitations would create greater cash flow for small businesses and stimulate economic growth.
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