May 2025

71 percent back increasing the small business tax deduction, a policy included in the House-passed bill and long championed by Job Creators Network

Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2025)—As Republicans work to push the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through Congress, small businesses are sounding off about their strong support for tax policies included in the package. According to the May edition of Job Creators Network Foundation (JCNF) polling conducted by Scott Rasmussen and John McLaughlin, small business owners nationwide support making the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) permanent by more than a 3-1 margin. Even small business owners who identify as Democrats support this Republican effort by a margin of 37-points, demonstrating Main Street’s broad political support for the centerpiece of the Republican bill.

The poll also shows that 71 percent of small businesses support increasing the TCJA’s small business tax deduction, which the House-passed bill expands from 20 percent to 23 percent. And 63 percent of small businesses say eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and social security will make it easier to hire workers.

Read more about how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would help small businesses here.

View more polling details here and find key takeaways below:

• Share of small businesses who are likely to expand or reinvest in their business, boost worker wages/benefits, hire more employees, or increase charitable giving if the TCJA is extended: 70 percent.
• Share of small businesses who are likely to delay expansion, get a loan, reduce inventory, reduce employees, or reduce hours/wages if the TCJA expires: 64 percent.
• 58 percent of small business owners want the TCJA to be extended, versus only 18 percent who don’t.
• 71 percent of small businesses support increasing the TCJA’s small business tax deduction.
• 63 percent of small businesses say eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and social security will make it easier to hire workers.
• 83 percent of small businesses support federal legislation that would lower credit card “swipe fees” by injecting more free market competition into the payments industry.
• 73 percent of small businesses support efforts to improve transparency and rein-in runaway government healthcare programs, such as the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

“Small businesses are among the biggest supporters of the tax cuts legislation moving through Congress,” said Elaine Parker, President of the Job Creators Network Foundation. “The elements will empower Main Street to expand operations, hire more workers, raise wages, and further invest in local communities. Small businesses clearly want the Senate to swiftly pass the tax cuts package to help usher in another American Golden Age.”