{"id":5914,"date":"2015-02-05T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T18:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/senators-coons-merkley-introduce-bill-to-expand-aca-small-business-tax-credit\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:10:08","slug":"senators-coons-merkley-introduce-bill-to-expand-aca-small-business-tax-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senators-coons-merkley-introduce-bill-to-expand-aca-small-business-tax-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"Senadores Coons y Merkley presentan proyecto de ley para ampliar el cr\u00e9dito fiscal para peque\u00f1as empresas de ACA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 Los senadores estadounidenses Chris Coons (D-Del.) y Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) presentaron el jueves una legislaci\u00f3n para ayudar a los propietarios de peque\u00f1as empresas que quieran brindar seguro m\u00e9dico a sus trabajadores. El <i>Ley de Accesibilidad al Cr\u00e9dito Fiscal para Peque\u00f1as Empresas<\/i> Ampliar\u00eda y simplificar\u00eda el cr\u00e9dito fiscal para peque\u00f1as empresas de la Ley de Atenci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Asequible, poni\u00e9ndolo a disposici\u00f3n de m\u00e1s empleadores y por un per\u00edodo de tiempo m\u00e1s largo. Los representantes estadounidenses Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) y Ron Kind (D-WI-03) tambi\u00e9n <a href=\"http:\/\/delbene.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/delbene-introduces-bill-to-improve-the-aca-s-small-business-tax-credit\">introducido<\/a> la legislaci\u00f3n en la C\u00e1mara de Representantes el jueves.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;La Ley de Atenci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Asequible ya est\u00e1 haciendo mucho bien a muchos estadounidenses, pero si podemos hacer que funcione mejor, deber\u00edamos hacerlo&quot;. <b>Senador Coons <\/b>dicho. \u201cHe hablado con propietarios de peque\u00f1as empresas en Delaware que quieren ofrecer seguro m\u00e9dico a sus empleados, pero tienen dificultades para costearlo. La Ley de Atenci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Asequible cre\u00f3 un cr\u00e9dito fiscal para peque\u00f1as empresas para ayudar a estas empresas, pero lamentablemente muchas no son elegibles o se desaniman por sus complejos requisitos. El Congreso deber\u00eda escuchar estas preocupaciones, reconocer que estos propietarios de peque\u00f1as empresas est\u00e1n tratando voluntariamente de hacer lo correcto para sus trabajadores y actuar para fortalecer la Ley de Atenci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Asequible. Este proyecto de ley marcar\u00eda una gran diferencia para nuestras peque\u00f1as empresas y los millones de personas empleadas por ellas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;La Ley de Atenci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Asequible ha ampliado la cobertura de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica a millones de estadounidenses, pero podemos hacer a\u00fan m\u00e1s mejorando los cr\u00e9ditos fiscales para las peque\u00f1as empresas&quot;. <b>Senador Merkley <\/b>dicho. \u201cLos cr\u00e9ditos fiscales que sean menos complejos y que est\u00e9n disponibles para m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as empresas ser\u00e1n beneficiosos para la comunidad empresarial y los trabajadores estadounidenses. Las peque\u00f1as empresas est\u00e1n esperando, listas para ayudar a sus empleados a obtener un seguro m\u00e9dico asequible y de calidad; solo tenemos que poner las herramientas en sus manos\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senadores Al Franken (D-Minn.), Heidi Heitkamp (DN.D.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (DW.V .), y Jeanne Shaheen (DN.H.), son copatrocinadores originales de la medida.<\/p>\n<p>El <i>Ley de Accesibilidad al Cr\u00e9dito Fiscal para Peque\u00f1as Empresas <\/i>har\u00eda:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aumentar el tama\u00f1o m\u00e1ximo de empresas que son elegibles para recibir el cr\u00e9dito de 25 empleados a 50 empleados.<\/li>\n<li>Extender el cr\u00e9dito a empresas con salarios promedio m\u00e1s altos. Actualmente, s\u00f3lo las empresas con un salario promedio inferior a $50.000 pueden calificar para el cr\u00e9dito. Este proyecto de ley elevar\u00eda el salario promedio m\u00e1ximo a 330% del umbral federal de pobreza para una familia de cuatro ($80,025 en 2015).<\/li>\n<li>Aumentar el umbral para que una empresa reciba el cr\u00e9dito m\u00e1ximo de 10 a 20 empleados a tiempo completo<\/li>\n<li>Modificar la eliminaci\u00f3n gradual del cr\u00e9dito para garantizar que cualquier empresa que cumpla con los umbrales de salario promedio y de empleado de tiempo completo califique para un cr\u00e9dito fiscal de cierta magnitud.<\/li>\n<li>Aumentar el n\u00famero de a\u00f1os por los cuales una peque\u00f1a empresa puede recibir el cr\u00e9dito a tres a\u00f1os consecutivos<\/li>\n<li>Eliminar el requisito de que los empleadores que reclaman el cr\u00e9dito contribuyan con el mismo porcentaje del costo del seguro m\u00e9dico de cada empleado.<\/li>\n<li>Simplifique los c\u00e1lculos eliminando el l\u00edmite que limita las contribuciones elegibles de los empleadores a las primas promedio en el estado.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;Los corredores y agentes han tratado de hacer que el cr\u00e9dito fiscal existente bajo la Ley de Atenci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica Asequible funcione para que las peque\u00f1as empresas brinden atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica a sus empleados&quot;. <a href=\"http:\/\/coons.senate.gov\/download\/sbtca-nahu\">escribi\u00f3<\/a> <b>Janet Trautwein, vicepresidenta ejecutiva y directora ejecutiva de la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Aseguradores de Salud<\/b>, \u201cpero seg\u00fan un estudio de la Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental, menos peque\u00f1os empleadores reclamaron el cr\u00e9dito para el a\u00f1o fiscal 2010 de los que se pensaba que eran elegibles seg\u00fan estimaciones aproximadas de empleadores elegibles realizadas por agencias gubernamentales y grupos de peque\u00f1as empresas. El estudio de la GAO continu\u00f3 sugiriendo que hubo un uso bajo del cr\u00e9dito fiscal porque muchas peque\u00f1as empresas en realidad no calificaron debido al tama\u00f1o del cr\u00e9dito y la pura complejidad administrativa\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Estos cambios en el cr\u00e9dito fiscal contribuir\u00e1n en gran medida a ayudar a m\u00e1s propietarios de peque\u00f1as empresas a comprar planes para grupos peque\u00f1os a trav\u00e9s de los nuevos mercados de seguros m\u00e9dicos&quot;. <a href=\"http:\/\/coons.senate.gov\/download\/sbtca-small-business-majority\">escribi\u00f3<\/a> <b>Fundador y director ejecutivo de Small Business Majority, John Arensmeyer<\/b>. \u201cSabemos por nuestra investigaci\u00f3n que muchos propietarios de peque\u00f1as empresas quieren ofrecer seguro m\u00e9dico a sus empleados, pero no pueden permit\u00edrselo. El cr\u00e9dito fiscal incluido en la ley de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica ha ayudado a muchas peque\u00f1as empresas a pagar mejor el seguro m\u00e9dico, pero puede hacer m\u00e1s. Ampliar el cr\u00e9dito y simplificar el proceso para reclamarlo ayudar\u00e1 a innumerables peque\u00f1as empresas a pagar mejor el seguro m\u00e9dico para sus empleados\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>El proyecto de ley ha sido respaldado por la Association for Enterprise Opportunity, la Association of Women&#039;s Business Centers, Families USA, <a href=\"http:\/\/coons.senate.gov\/download\/sbtca-main-street-alliance\">Alianza de la calle principal<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/coons.senate.gov\/download\/sbtca-nahu\">Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Aseguradores de Salud<\/a>, Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Asesores Financieros y de Seguros, Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Comerciantes, <a href=\"http:\/\/coons.senate.gov\/download\/sbtca-national-retail-federation\">Federaci\u00f3n Nacional de Minoristas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/coons.senate.gov\/download\/sbtca-small-business-majority\">Mayor\u00eda de peque\u00f1as empresas<\/a>, Third Way, US Black Chambers Inc. y Women Impacting Public Policy.<\/p>\n<p>El texto completo del proyecto de ley est\u00e1 disponible aqu\u00ed: <a href=\"http:\/\/coons.senate.gov\/download\/sbtca-legislation\">http:\/\/coons.senate.gov\/download\/sbtca-legislation<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON &ndash; U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced legislation on Thursday to help small business owners who want to provide health insurance to their workers. 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