NFIB member and small business owner, Greg Niewold, joined the Small Business Rundown to discuss the challenges of state and federal estate taxes – often called the Death Tax – and why this issue is especially important to multi-generational family businesses like his. The estate tax results in double taxation but in July 2025, Congress lightened Americans’ federal estate tax burden, promoting growth and longevity for small, family-owned businesses.

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NFIB’s Federal Government Relations team provides their expectations for small business legislative priorities in 2026. They discuss the 20% Small Business Deduction victory in 2025, and new top priorities including beneficial ownership reporting, health care affordability, energy costs, and more!

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• Read the full list of NFIB’s 2026 Small Business Legislative Priorities in Congress.
• Urge Congress to repeal beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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NFIB President Brad Close discusses NFIB’s new list of ways Congress can take action to support small businesses in 2026. Close discusses the current state of small business and victories in 2025. He also explains several federal legislative priorities including credit card swipe fee competition, affordable health care, repealing the Beneficial Ownership reporting law, and reining-in lawsuits funded by foreign, third-party investors.

Read the full list of NFIB’s 2026 Small Business Legislative Priorities.

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