"It becomes a real cash flow problem for a business, " says Bill Rys, tax counsel for the National Federation of Independent Business.

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And when the tax code lacks permanency, business owners have a hard time planning and must spend even more time and resources to map out the best routes for growth, says Bill Rys, tax counsel for the National Federation of Independent Business, a lobbying group in Washington.

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