Quote from TGregg:
Which would be yet another win for the democrats.![]()
Quote from Max E. Pad:
I have a friend who owns a bunch of bars he is in the same position, since 2008 he has just barely been able to oull himself back into the black and hold onto his bars, and keep peoples jobs, he says if the mandate comes he will shut down 75% of his bars to get back under 50 employees cause the numbers are pretty much the same if he only holds on to his most profitable ones.
Liberals have no idea the disaster that is coming next year when the employer mandate rolls out, actually a few of them in washington do thats why they pushed the mandate back till after the election.
Quote from Haroki:
I wonder if there's a workaround for small businesses like this.
Couldn't he form llc's and group a few together under each banner?
Would that fly?
Quote from blah12345678:
Going forward, you can, as long as everything is segregated:The extensive efforts to keep each separate is to avoid having the IRS collapse the entities into 1.
- separate mailing address
- separate LLC with unique managers for each LLC
- multiple members per LLC
- separate EIN for each LLC
- separate bank account(s) opened by the manager's
- separate licenses and permits
- absolutely no transfer of funds or assets between entities w/o formal documentation - loan agreements, bill of sales, etc, signed by the managers
- making sure the help works for only 1 entity with clear start and end dates. Can't share employees between entities to cover for personnel needs
Expect to hear/read stories of IRS gunning for companies using this strategy solely to avoid the Obamacare requirements... And if not the IRS, lawyers looking for an easy buck, perhaps due to disgruntled current/ex-employees..
In addition to the potential tax/legal issues, forming/running segregated entities is highly inconvenient if the person seeks to build an empire and/or take advantage of scale. The combined entity is able to smooth out the revenue/profit issues among stores, obtain financing to acquire or expand, take advantage of the depreciation incurred from acquisitions/expansion to lower the overall tax bill, negotiate better deals with service providers, etc.
ok, that makes two of youQuote from Tsing Tao:
Really? And you've polled everyone here on this, have you?
I, for example, completely agree that the problem is healthcare costs. Not that you ever asked me about it.
Quote from kid.fx.cross:
ok, that makes two of you
Have you read the posts on this thread by the usual suspects?
I'll ask you. As it stands now, people simply can't afford the new higher premiums, especially if you throw in 5k out of pocket before the deductible is satisfied. They'll have no choice but to go naked. That in turn will put pressure on hospitals from people who are now shopping around, and also from insurance companies who inform them that the days of raising premiums every year to compensate for rising health care costs are over, since the policy holders are simply tapped out.
So, the unintended consequence of ACA is more will be uninsured, or will be if after they pay the new premiums will cancel if they ever again go up one more penny.
You seem intelligent, what do you think? Too bad I have to endure pages of kneejerk reactions from posters who feel the answer to any question is "Obama is stupid" and their counterparts who feel the democratic party must be defended at all times regardless of the facts.