Simplify rules and remove barriers to entrepreneurship, and DC residents will start and grow more businesses, find good-paying jobs, and access products and services.
Top Priority
Repeal the FY25 payroll tax increase through a gradual decline, with an eventual sunset by FY29. This tax on employers disproportionately impacts labor-intensive sectors in DC, like healthcare and education. The increase also treats the paid family leave program as a slush fund for general expenditures rather than expanding paid family leave.
Additional Priorities
Reform professional licensing by removing the need for board approval for a subsection of non-medical Occupational and Professional License categories and pursuing a universal approach.
Simplify personal property tax forms so entrepreneurs can focus on their business and not on pushing paper.