End the double-taxing of freelancers
End the double-taxing of freelancers
With the economy in trouble, many freelancers in our community and around the city are struggling to stay afloat.
To make matters worse, Freelancers working in New York City pay the Unincorporated Business Tax (UBT) - an unfair double tax on both personal and business income that was originally intended to catch businesses dodging corporate taxes - not the self-employed.
Independent workers should be exempt from the UBT.
With New York City's middle class struggling more than ever, it's time to re-focus the UBT on its original target: big businesses not subject to corporate taxes.
The Freelancers Union has launched a campaign to change the law, so that freelancers would not face this unfair form of double-taxation. Brad recently testifed at a City Council hearing, along with many freelancers from Brooklyn and around the city, calling for an exemption for freelancers from the UBT.
Please join us and sign the Freelancers Union petition, or learn more about the issue.
UAW Region 9A/public interest attorneys party
230 Clinton St. (Cobble Hill)
UAW Region 9A, together with George Albro, Steve Banks, Harvey Epstein, Judith Goldiner, Raun Rasmussen, David Robinson, Scott Sommer, Deborah Wright and more invite you to join us for an evening with a great group of Legal Aid, Legal Services, public interest attorneys and legal workers, academic employees, other union members and others!
June 7th Petitioning Kickoff
Union Hall in Park Slope
702 Union Street (@ 5th Ave)
Honor Julian Brennan on Memorial Day by Helping Build Schools in Afghanistan
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Urge Your State Senator to Support Marriage Equality
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End the double-taxing of freelancers
Freelancers working in NYC are subject to an unfair double tax called the "unincorporated business tax." With independent workers in our community struggling more than ever, it's time to re-focus the UBT on its original target: big businesses not subject to corporate taxes. Sign on to the Freelancers Union campaign to change the law and exempt for freelancers from the UBT.