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title: "On Tax Day, IFA Applauds Impact of Small Business Tax Cuts"
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published: 2026-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
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# On Tax Day, IFA Applauds Impact of Small Business Tax Cuts

**TL;DR:** The International Franchise Association (IFA) applauds the impact of small business tax cuts, including the permanent extension of the Section 199A qualified business income deduction and 100% bonus depreciation. The IFA celebrates the benefits of these tax cuts for franchise small businesses and their employees.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-04-15. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260415_on_tax_day_ifa_applauds_impact_of_small_business_tax_cuts.html).*

## Story

***Last year’s budget reconciliation delivered long-awaited tax relief and growth opportunities for franchise small businesses, including top priorities championed by IFA on Section 199A qualified business income deduction, bonus depreciation, and deductions for tips and overtime***

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, the International Franchise Association (IFA) issued the following statement marking the April 15 tax filing deadline:

"On this Tax Day, the entire franchise community celebrates the transformative provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act already delivering real relief and certainty to America's 832,000 franchise small businesses and their nearly nine million employees,” said Michael Layman, IFA Chief Advocacy Office. “The permanent extension of the Section 199A qualified business income deduction, the restoration of 100% bonus depreciation for qualified investments, making permanent the estate tax and the new deductions for tips and overtime are empowering franchisees to reinvest in their operations, create jobs, and drive economic growth in communities nationwide. These pro-growth elements of the bill reflect a strong commitment to the franchise model, ensuring our small business owners can focus on serving customers and expanding opportunity rather than navigating complex tax burdens.

We are grateful to President Trump and Congress for making this bill reality and unlocking new opportunities for franchise businesses nationwide.”

Last year, securing new Section 199A, bonus depreciation, interest deductibility, estate tax and No Tax on Tips provisions were among IFA’s top priorities in the tax debate, and franchisees and workers have benefited from the tax certainty provided by the 2025 tax law.

Additionally, yesterday, IFA hosted U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer at two Woodbridge, VA, franchised spas, where business owner Toya Evans and her tipped employees shared the importance of No Tax on Tips.

“As a proud multi-unit franchise owner at Healthy Living Ventures, I’ve seen first-hand how No Tax on Tips is putting real money back into the pockets of our hardworking team members,” said Evans, who also chairs IFA’s Black Franchise Leadership Council. “This policy recognizes the dedication of our employees in delivering exceptional service and allows them to keep more of what they earn, boosting not only financial security but also morale. I encourage every tipped worker on our team to take full advantage of this important relief—it’s a gamechanger for those who make our business thrive, and I thank the policymakers who made it all possible.”

Celebrating over 60 years of excellence, education, and advocacy, the International Franchise Association (IFA) is the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations, and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising and the more than 832,000 franchise establishments that support nearly 8.8 million direct jobs, $907.

IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees, and companies that support the industry in marketing, law, technology, and business development.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- International Franchise Association (company)
- Regulation (sector)
- small business (topic)
- Congress (regulator)
- Mike Layman (person)
- Toya Evans (person)
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer (person)
- tax relief (topic)
- tax cuts (topic)
- President Trump (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20260415_on_tax_day_ifa_applauds_impact_of_small_business_tax_cuts.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f4c527d2-4abb-428e-8bdd-46d32ae04abc).