Congratulations, it's Tax Freedom Day. Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how Tax Freedom Day is calculated and the reasons why it is coming early this year.

What's in the health care bill for small businesses? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impact of the health care bill on businesses in general and small business in particular.

Is a VAT in the future for the United States? After initial thoughts on a value-added tax by Jim Blasingame, Brian Carney joins Jim to discuss the truth about this dangerous tax and why it won't solve our budget deficit problems.

What do you need to know to do your small business tax planning for 2010? Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the key tax filing deadlines to pay attention to, as well as tax law changes that are anticipated, especially with regard to the health care bill.

Reporting on tax issues affecting small business, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde talks with Jim Blasingame about jobs creation tax deductions, Section 179 direct expending and other elements of the evolving tax code.

There are several current business tax questions that are going unresolved by Congress, according to Pete Sepp as he joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of these, including the Alternative Minimum Tax fix, the Bush tax cuts, the research and development deduction, and others.

How much of a drain will commercial real estate have on the economic recovery? Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to report on how much of a problem this sector will be over the next year. They also cover global economic recovery, plus proposed tax issues.

Why is the government making tax planning so challenging? Barbara Weltman talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the difficulties small businesses are having with tax planning and why that's creating a negative affect on jobs creation. She also reports on key tax reporting dates.

Retirement is more than just how much will I have to live on, according to Mary Lloyd, as she talks with Jim Blasingame about retirement as being more about what you're going to do next.

In the small business response to President Obama's State of the Union Speech, Jim Blasingame identified several areas that sound good for small business, more money for bank loans, capital gains cuts, etc., but which will be of little use against the big challenges facing small business owners.