對(duì)于美國(guó)總統(tǒng)喬·拜登的2萬億美元“美國(guó)就業(yè)計(jì)劃”(American Jobs Plan),大企業(yè)基本都持反對(duì)態(tài)度。但小企業(yè)主究竟是否應(yīng)該支持這項(xiàng)法案,則見仁見智。
在這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃中,拜登考慮將公司稅率從21%提高到28%,以籌集推行基建計(jì)劃的資金。這一打算遭到了商業(yè)圓桌會(huì)議(Business Roundtable)等商業(yè)組織的反對(duì),他們認(rèn)為,提高公司稅率將減緩美國(guó)企業(yè)的業(yè)務(wù)擴(kuò)張速度,讓美國(guó)在世界范圍內(nèi)處于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)劣勢(shì)。
但小企業(yè)看到了計(jì)劃積極的一面。Small Business for America’s Future的聯(lián)合主席小弗蘭克·克納普認(rèn)為,大公司是時(shí)候繳納它們的應(yīng)繳稅款了。
“小企業(yè)僅享有臨時(shí)減稅,而大企業(yè)的稅率卻是永久下調(diào),這不公平?!笨思{普在接受采訪時(shí)說。他指的是美國(guó)前總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普于2017年提出的《減稅和就業(yè)法案》(Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)。
該法案把企業(yè)所得稅從35%永久削減到了21%,同時(shí)允許小企業(yè)在2025年之前抵扣20%的商業(yè)收入。
一些小企業(yè)主也表態(tài)支持這項(xiàng)法案。以史蒂夫·布朗為例,作為位于休斯頓的Capital Assets Sustainable Energy Development & Public Affairs的總裁,他對(duì)這項(xiàng)法案持支持態(tài)度,因?yàn)樵撚?jì)劃明確地將重點(diǎn)放在了清潔能源投資和建筑翻新上面,他的企業(yè)將從中獲利。
布朗認(rèn)為,這將加快可再生能源的普及,不僅有利于他的企業(yè),也有利于環(huán)境保護(hù)。
他對(duì)《財(cái)富》雜志表示:“最起碼,這會(huì)讓人們意識(shí)到能源升級(jí)的必要性,以及目前已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了這種轉(zhuǎn)型。”
弗蘭克和金伯利·斯皮爾斯是一對(duì)夫婦,也是農(nóng)村發(fā)展咨詢公司Rural Community Solutions的共同所有者,他們也支持該計(jì)劃,因?yàn)槠鋵檗r(nóng)村提供100%的寬帶覆蓋。
他們的公司位于艾奧瓦州西南部的大西洋市,旨在幫助人口稀少的偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)招商引資。弗蘭克說,更好的寬帶基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施能夠幫助這些地方吸引更多的小企業(yè)主入駐。
“我們正在與小微鄉(xiāng)村地區(qū)合作,幫助其構(gòu)建經(jīng)濟(jì)體系。那里的人的生活福利,不應(yīng)該比住在奧馬哈市中心或得梅因市中心的人差?!彼f。
大企業(yè)面臨的主要問題是,拜登計(jì)劃打算提高公司稅率,并采取手段防止美國(guó)跨國(guó)公司在海外避稅。
上周,商業(yè)圓桌會(huì)議的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示,在178位首席執(zhí)行官受訪者中,98%的人認(rèn)為,公司稅率上調(diào)將對(duì)公司的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力造成“一般”或“非?!眹?yán)重的負(fù)面影響。
一些小企業(yè)主認(rèn)為,上調(diào)公司稅率實(shí)際上可能會(huì)損害小企業(yè)的利益。位于華盛頓特區(qū)的餐飲公司W(wǎng)ine Key Experience的老板馬塞爾·??苏f,在新冠疫情爆發(fā)前,她本來以為2020年自己公司的利潤(rùn)將增加一倍以上。
目前,??吮硎?,因?yàn)樯馊氩环蟪觯约汉团畠褐荒軌蛞揽渴称枫y行和捐款度日。
在新冠肺炎疫情出現(xiàn)之前,她有很多大企業(yè)客戶。她說,如果公司稅率提高,那自己的生意可能不會(huì)恢復(fù)到以往水平。
“大企業(yè)也會(huì)制定預(yù)算?!备?苏f?!叭绻鼈冃枰鳒p開支,那大概率是削減節(jié)日晚會(huì)或品酒會(huì)支出,而這些活動(dòng)以往會(huì)由小企業(yè)來組織?!保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:Claire
對(duì)于美國(guó)總統(tǒng)喬·拜登的2萬億美元“美國(guó)就業(yè)計(jì)劃”(American Jobs Plan),大企業(yè)基本都持反對(duì)態(tài)度。但小企業(yè)主究竟是否應(yīng)該支持這項(xiàng)法案,則見仁見智。
在這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃中,拜登考慮將公司稅率從21%提高到28%,以籌集推行基建計(jì)劃的資金。這一打算遭到了商業(yè)圓桌會(huì)議(Business Roundtable)等商業(yè)組織的反對(duì),他們認(rèn)為,提高公司稅率將減緩美國(guó)企業(yè)的業(yè)務(wù)擴(kuò)張速度,讓美國(guó)在世界范圍內(nèi)處于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)劣勢(shì)。
但小企業(yè)看到了計(jì)劃積極的一面。Small Business for America’s Future的聯(lián)合主席小弗蘭克·克納普認(rèn)為,大公司是時(shí)候繳納它們的應(yīng)繳稅款了。
“小企業(yè)僅享有臨時(shí)減稅,而大企業(yè)的稅率卻是永久下調(diào),這不公平。”克納普在接受采訪時(shí)說。他指的是美國(guó)前總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普于2017年提出的《減稅和就業(yè)法案》(Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)。
該法案把企業(yè)所得稅從35%永久削減到了21%,同時(shí)允許小企業(yè)在2025年之前抵扣20%的商業(yè)收入。
一些小企業(yè)主也表態(tài)支持這項(xiàng)法案。以史蒂夫·布朗為例,作為位于休斯頓的Capital Assets Sustainable Energy Development & Public Affairs的總裁,他對(duì)這項(xiàng)法案持支持態(tài)度,因?yàn)樵撚?jì)劃明確地將重點(diǎn)放在了清潔能源投資和建筑翻新上面,他的企業(yè)將從中獲利。
布朗認(rèn)為,這將加快可再生能源的普及,不僅有利于他的企業(yè),也有利于環(huán)境保護(hù)。
他對(duì)《財(cái)富》雜志表示:“最起碼,這會(huì)讓人們意識(shí)到能源升級(jí)的必要性,以及目前已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了這種轉(zhuǎn)型。”
弗蘭克和金伯利·斯皮爾斯是一對(duì)夫婦,也是農(nóng)村發(fā)展咨詢公司Rural Community Solutions的共同所有者,他們也支持該計(jì)劃,因?yàn)槠鋵檗r(nóng)村提供100%的寬帶覆蓋。
他們的公司位于艾奧瓦州西南部的大西洋市,旨在幫助人口稀少的偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)招商引資。弗蘭克說,更好的寬帶基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施能夠幫助這些地方吸引更多的小企業(yè)主入駐。
“我們正在與小微鄉(xiāng)村地區(qū)合作,幫助其構(gòu)建經(jīng)濟(jì)體系。那里的人的生活福利,不應(yīng)該比住在奧馬哈市中心或得梅因市中心的人差?!彼f。
大企業(yè)面臨的主要問題是,拜登計(jì)劃打算提高公司稅率,并采取手段防止美國(guó)跨國(guó)公司在海外避稅。
上周,商業(yè)圓桌會(huì)議的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示,在178位首席執(zhí)行官受訪者中,98%的人認(rèn)為,公司稅率上調(diào)將對(duì)公司的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力造成“一般”或“非?!眹?yán)重的負(fù)面影響。
一些小企業(yè)主認(rèn)為,上調(diào)公司稅率實(shí)際上可能會(huì)損害小企業(yè)的利益。位于華盛頓特區(qū)的餐飲公司W(wǎng)ine Key Experience的老板馬塞爾·福克說,在新冠疫情爆發(fā)前,她本來以為2020年自己公司的利潤(rùn)將增加一倍以上。
目前,??吮硎?,因?yàn)樯馊氩环蟪?,自己和女兒只能夠依靠食品銀行和捐款度日。
在新冠肺炎疫情出現(xiàn)之前,她有很多大企業(yè)客戶。她說,如果公司稅率提高,那自己的生意可能不會(huì)恢復(fù)到以往水平。
“大企業(yè)也會(huì)制定預(yù)算?!备?苏f。“如果它們需要削減開支,那大概率是削減節(jié)日晚會(huì)或品酒會(huì)支出,而這些活動(dòng)以往會(huì)由小企業(yè)來組織?!保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:Claire
Large corporations have largely come out against President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, but for small businesses, whether to support the bill or not is a more complicated question.
The proposed infrastructure improvement plan, which includes raising the corporate tax rate to 28% from 21%, has prompted a negative response from groups such as the Business Roundtable who say a corporate tax increase will hinder U.S. companies’ business and decrease their competitiveness globally.
But small businesses see an upside. Frank Knapp Jr., cochair of Small Business for America’s Future, said it’s about time large corporations paid their fair share of taxes.
“It wasn’t fair that small businesses only got a temporary deduction of their taxes, and the corporate tax rate was a permanent reduction,” Knapp said in an interview, referring to former President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Trump’s tax plan permanently cut the corporate tax rate to a single 21% rate from the original rate of 35% while allowing small businesses to deduct 20% of their qualified business income until 2025.
Some small-business owners like Steve Brown, president of Houston-based Capital Assets Sustainable Energy Development & Public Affairs, said he supports the bill because of its emphasis on investing in clean energy and retrofitting for buildings, which would benefit his business.
Brown said he thinks Biden’s plan would accelerate the transition to sustainable energy across the country, which would not only be good for his business but for the environment.
He told Fortune: “At the very least it would raise awareness for the need for these types of energy retrofits and knowing that this green energy transition is taking place.”
Frank and Kimberlee Spillers, a married couple and co-owners of rural development consulting firm Rural Community Solutions, said they support Biden’s plan because it will bring broadband access to small communities.
Their company, based in Atlantic, a city in the southwestern part of Iowa, specializes in helping sparsely populated counties attract entrepreneurs. Frank said better broadband infrastructure would help these rural communities attract more small-business owners.
“We’re working with the smallest of the small and trying to build their economy because they should be given the same benefits as somebody that’s living in downtown Omaha or downtown Des Moines,” he said.
The main issue large corporations have with the Biden plan is the corporate tax increase and the targeting of foreign profits.
The Business Roundtable said in a survey last week that 98% of the 178 CEOs it questioned said the corporate tax rate hike would have a “moderately” or “very” significant adverse effect on their company’s competitiveness.
Some small-business owners agree that more taxes for corporations could actually harm small business. Marcelle Folk, owner of Washington D.C., catering firm Wine Key Experience, said she had expected her profits to more than double in 2020 until the pandemic hit.
Now, Folk said, she has been relying on food banks and donations to feed herself and her daughter as she struggles to pay the operating expenses for her business.
Before the pandemic, many of her clients were corporations, and she said if the corporate tax rate increases, that business may not come back.
“Even bigger businesses have budgets too,” Folk said. “If they have cuts it’s likely going to be the holiday party or wine tasting that they organize through a small business.”