Small businesses are facing a dramatic tax increase starting January 1, 2026, when a 20 percent tax deduction for income expires. The deduction was included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. TCJA allowed small businesses structured as pass-through entities, like sole proprietorships, S corporations, partnerships, or limited liability companies, to deduct up to 20 percent of their business income. However, unless Congress makes the deduction permanent, the significant small business tax savings will expire in approximately two years, on December 31, 2025.

On June 13, the House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines to approve H.R. 3937, the Small Business Jobs Act (SBJA). This is great news for small businesses across the nation and for the printing industry which is primarily comprised of small businesses. According to the primary sponsor, Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO-08), the legislation will help strengthen small businesses navigating price spikes, worker shortages, and supply chain failures by cutting IRS red tape, expanding jobs and investment, and supporting rural communities.

Kennesaw, Ga. September 7, 2023 – PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., has recognized Plate to Unit from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) with its Pinnacle Award for Technology for 2023. A highly qualified panel of judges across the printing industry evaluated the annual contest’s 160+ entries in more than 58 categories spanning analog, digital, output, and non-output technologies.

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 7, 2023 – Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of large-format inkjet printers, printer/cutters, vinyl cutters, and other advanced digital devices, has announced the launch of its next-generation BN2 Series desktop printer/cutters. The latest additions to the company’s popular VersaSTUDIO product family, the new 20-inch BN2-20 and BN2-20A have been completely redesigned, incorporating innovative new features and capabilities that offer users even greater productivity, print quality, and ease of use than their predecessors.

KIMBERLY, WISCONSIN – Nekoosa, a manufacturer of specialty print media for the sign and graphics industry, announces Nekoosa Glass Finishes™, a new portfolio of printable and plottable window films designed for privacy and finishing purposes on the interior and exterior of commercial buildings. Available in Deep Etch, Light Etch, Dusted Crystal, Frost, Sand Blast and Sand Matte finishes, each film offers a degree of privacy by obscuring direct visibility while allowing excellent light transmission.

Cambridge, UK, 7th September 2023: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group company and leading developer of intelligent software components and Digital Front Ends (DFEs) for manufacturers of digital printers, has been granted a US patent (Patent No. 11,720,769) for “Methods and Systems for Enhancing Raster Image Processing Using Artificial Intelligence”. This patented technology has already been embodied in Global Graphics Software’s award-winning SmartDFE™, a digital front end (DFE) for high-speed industrial inkjet presses.

For many printers and print buyers, accurate color and the ability to match the proof are important. The goal of accurate printing seems basic and fundamental, but it is not as easy as it seems.

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Dallas, 05.09.2023— As the president and CEO of Accurate Box Company, Lisa Hirsh is always seeking new and innovative ways to help her firm increase production while maintaining its above-industry quality standard. It was this mission that led her to collaborate with Rigorous Tech, a Williston, VT robotics company, to unlock additional value and enhance its Koenig & Bauer Omega Allpro 130 folder gluer at its Paterson, NJ facility.

(Yorkville, Illinois, USA, Sept. 5, 2023)— While thousands of U.S. manufacturing companies have closed over the past 40 years, or moved operations overseas, Aurora Specialty Textiles Group (ASTG) has remained in the USA and this year is celebrating 140 years of continuous operation outside Chicago, Illinois.