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National Restaurant Association Praises Senate Jobs Bill Passage
(Drinks Media Wire). Creates Incentive for Employers to Hire and Retain Employees, Protects Small Businesses
The National Restaurant Association today praised the Senate passage of legislation that will help many small business owners in the restaurant industry create jobs. The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (H.R. 2847) extends the temporary increase in expensing for small businesses and includes a payroll tax holiday and tax credit for employers who hire and retain certain employees. The bill will now be sent to the White House for the President’s signature.
“We are pleased that this package includes incentives to protect small businesses and create jobs,” said Dawn Sweeney, National Restaurant Association President and Chief Executive Officer. "This package is good for the economy, and is positive news for the restaurant industry. Every dollar spent dining out generates $2.34 in business for other industries.
“As the nation’s second-largest private sector employer with a workforce of nearly 13 million, the restaurant industry has enormous potential to create the jobs America needs. The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act will fuel our industry’s job-creation efforts for the benefit of the economy and our entire country," said Sweeney.
Last month, the National Restaurant Association sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate supporting these tax provisions. Under the payroll tax holiday, employers who hire long-term unemployed workers would not be required to pay the worker’s 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax, up to the maximum social security taxable wage of $106,800, for the duration of 2010. In addition, the bill includes a job retention credit that allows employers to claim a credit on their 2011 tax return for each retained employee. The bill also provides an extension through 2010 of the temporary increase in the annual amount small businesses can expense from $125,000 to $250,000.
While supportive of the Jobs bill provisions, the Association has also strongly advocated for other tax provisions that would create additional restaurant industry job growth. The Association has urged Congress to complete work on legislation that would retroactively extend the 15-year depreciation schedule for restaurant improvements and new construction through 2010. In addition, the Association has advocated for Congress to increase the deduction for business meals and entertainment from 50 to 80 percent — something that would help restaurants, small businesses, and the overall economy.
Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of 12.7 million employees. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association works to lead America’s restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of life for all we serve. For more information, visit our Web site at www.restaurant.org.
Contact
| E-mail: media@dineout.org |
| Web: http://www.restaurant.org |
| Company: National Restaurant Association |
| Address: 1200 17th St., NW - 20036 Washington DC |
| Country: UNITED STATES |
| Phone: +1 (202)-973-3677 |
| Fax: +1 (202)-973-3961 |
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