Now, some business owners may choose the easy form because "they'd rather be safe than sorry... especially if they are unsure how to do the long form or are scared of being audited, " says Tiffany Washington, owner of Washington Accounting Services Inc. in Waldorf, Md.

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In so doing, they are leaping into the sorry breach created by Rep. Sam Gejdenson (D-CT), chairman of the International Economic Policy and Trade Subcommittee, and his committee colleagues.

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I'm thrilled to be here, but I was just at Sesame Street, I'm sorry. (Laughter.) And I never thought I'd be on Sesame Street with Elmo and Big Bird, and I was thrilled.

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