The January 2013 issue of The Small Business Advocate reports on the IRS’s breakthrough announcement of the standard deduction option for home offices. Also covered are the Fish and Wildlife Service’s review of rules regarding critical habitats, an introduction to some of the new members of congress with small business backgrounds, four new research RFQs, and the Office of Economic Research’s FY 2012 annual report.

In This Issue

Entrepreneurs in the 113th Congress, 2

Message from the Chief Counsel

Office of Economic Research Annual Report, 3

Regulatory News

IRS Announces New Home Office Deduction Option, 1

Agencies Revisit Economic Analyses of Critical Habitats, 4

Research News

RFQs for New Research, 2, 3