General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5222 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 123 Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Introduced by: REP. COUTU, 47th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5222 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 123 Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Introduced by: REP. COUTU, 47th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE BUSINESS ENTITY TAX FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-284b of the general statutes be amended to exempt businesses with ten or fewer employees from the tax. Statement of Purpose: To help promote the growth of small businesses in the state by exempting them from the business entity tax.