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The Good and Bad in President Obama’s Budget
President Obama used the roll-out of his budget this year as a platform by which to emphasize the efforts of his Administration on job creation and on programs benefiting the middle-class. Two areas of importance to the venture industry were included: changing the taxation of carried interest from capital gains to ordinary income tax rates, and amending the current IRS rules under Section 1202 (Qualified Small Business Stock or QSBS) to allow for a zero capital gains rate for investment into certain qualified small businesses.
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Industry Stats: A Quarterly Overview |
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Against a backdrop of lower levels of investment, an anemic exit market and growing optimism for public market stability and growth, the statistics confirm that the US venture capital industry remains very much open for business. First time financings are being done for the most promising opportunities. Later rounds continue, although on a smaller scale than two years ago. Fundraising remains challenging.. IPOs remain scarce, although there is some pickup in registrations, and the M&A exit market remains weak.
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