Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act

HR 463 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses S 664 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses HR 4520 The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 - international tax and R&D sections S 1637 Jumpstart Our Business Strength Act international tax, R&D, NOL, and Section 911 sections HR 49 and S 52 Internet Tax Nondiscrimination act S 150 Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2003 HR 1481 Internet Growth and Freedom Act of 2003 HR 3220 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act HR 3184 and S 1736 Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act

Client expense: $1,387,298 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 741 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 S. 2008 National Farm Animal Identification and Record Act S. 2070 The United States Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act S. 2352 The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act S. 485 The Clear Skies Act of 2003 S. 366 The Clean Power Act of 2003 S. 843 The Clean Air Planning Act of 2003 S. 139 The Climate Stewardship Act S. 6 The Comprehensive Homeland Security Act S. 157 The Chemical Security Act S. 994 The Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2003 S. 332 The Pesticide Price and Label Harmonization S. 1664 The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 S. 1406 To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act S. 27 To amend the Packers & Stockyards Act of 1921 S. 91 The Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2003 S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 14 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 S. 791 The Reliable Fuels Act S. 2095 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 S. 369 The Endangered Species Listing and Delisting Process Reform Act of 2003 S. 1645 The Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Social Security Act of 2003 (AgJOBS) S. 1461 The Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act S. 1387 The Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2003 S. 2185 The Temporary Agricultural Work Reform Act of 2004 S. 2258 The Summer Operations and Services (SOS) Relief Reform Act S. 1940 The Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act S. 1490 The Tobacco Market Transition Act of 2003 S. 245 The Tobacco Equity Elimination Act of 2003 S. 545 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 S. 476 The CARE Bill S. 252 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 665 The Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen (TERFF) Act S. 1464 The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 S. 968 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 2503 Make permanent the reduction in taxes on dividends and capital gains S. 13 The Death Tax Fairness Act of 2003 S. 34 The Estate Tax repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act S. 665 TERFF S. 1316 The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fairness Act of 2003 S. 2326 Farmer Tax Fairness Act of 2004 S. 2433 The Equity for Out Nation’s Self-Employed Act of 2004 S. 272 The CARE Act of 2003 S. 158 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 2 Jobs and Growth Act S. 1637 The Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act S. 1736 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act S. 950 The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2003 S. 560 The Milk Import Tariff Equity Act of 2003 S. 1324 The United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 S. Res 217 Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the goals of the United States in the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization agriculture negotiations S. 919 The Railroad Competition Act of 2003 S. 1072 The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act S. 212 The High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, and Modeling Act S. 2470 Enhance navigation capacity improvements and the ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System S. 2554 The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA of 2004) S. 473 The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 S. 1236 The Tamarisk Control and Riparian Restoration Act S. 1516 The Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act S. 144 The Noxious Weed Control Act of 2003 S. 1380 The Universal Service Equity Act H.R. 2079 The Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003 H.R. 3787 National Farm Animal Identification and Record Act H.R. 3961 The United States Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act H.R. 857 The Animal Horse Slaughter Prevention Act H.R. 4121 The Consumer and Producer Prevention Act of 2004 H.R. 4576 The Food Promotion Act of 2004 H.R. 999 The Clear Skies H.R. 1861 The Chemical Security Act of 2003 H.R. 3403 To amend the Clean Air Act (regarding methyl bromide) H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 6 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 1662 The Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning of 2003 H.R. 2933 The Critical Habitat Reform Act of 2003 H.R. 1606 The Wage Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 3142 The Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits and Social Security Act of 2003 (AgJOBS) H.R. 2899 The Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act H.R. 2359 The Basic Pilot Employment Verification Program H.R. 3604 The Temporary Agricultural Worker Reform Act of 2004 H.R. 4041 To allow a limited number of additional applicants for H-2b workers who have already worked in the United States H.R. 3160 The TRACE Act of 2003 H.R. 2181 The Farming Flexibility Act of 2003 H.R. 3242 The Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2003 H.R. 4033 The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Bill H.R. 660 The Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1 The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill H.R. 4281 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 H.R. 1904 The Healthy Forest Restoration Act H.R. 1629 The Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act H.R. 3324 The Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act H.R. 3337 The Arizona Voluntary Grazing Permit Buyout Act of 2003 H.R. 1583 The Occupational Safety and Health-Fairness Act of 2003 H.R. 2731 The OSHA Small Employer Access to Justice Act H.R. 2728 The Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004 H.R. 2729 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2004 H.R. 2730 The Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004 H.R. 2432 The Paperwork and Regulatory Improvement Acts of 2004 H.R. 478 Ranchers HELP Act of 2003 H.R. 2 The Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 310 The Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 459 The Economic Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 2978 Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 H.R. 974 Timber Tax Simplification Act of 2003 H.R. 8 The Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003 H.R. 927 The Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 1873 The Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003 H.R. 2747 To amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Social Security) H.R. 4073 To amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding CRP) H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2003 H.R. 179 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1912 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding UBIT) H.R. 2 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 H.R. 7 The CARE Bill H.R. 3184 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act H.R. 3971 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Highway Trust Fund) H.R. 3550 The Highway Trust Fund Bill H.R. 4227 The Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 H.R. 4520 The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 H.R. 1160 The Milk Import Tariff Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 2071 The Export Freedom to Cuba Act H. Res. 252 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States in its efforts within the World Trade Organization to end the European Union’s Protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology H.R. 2579 The United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 H.R. 2738 The United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 2739 The United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement H.R. 3775 Impose a ban on the importation of soybeans and soybean meal that are products of Argentina or Brazil H.R. 3971 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Highway Trust Fund) H.R. 876 The Local Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2003 H.R. 2557 The Water Resources Development Act of 2003 (WRDA) H.R. 962 The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 H.R. 135 The Twenty-Fist Century Water Commission Act of 2003 H.R. 2592 The Healthy America Act H.R. 4 The Welfare Reform Bill H.R. 2832 The Healthy Nutrition for America’s Children Act H.R. 2626 The Farm-to-Cafeteria Projects Act of 2003 H.R. 1582 The Universal Service Equity Act

S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 2095 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 S. 476 The CARE Bill S. 252 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 665 The Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen (TERFF) Act S. 1464 The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 S. 968 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 2503 Make permanent the reduction in taxes on dividends and capital gains S. 13 The Death Tax Fairness Act of 2003 S. 34 The Estate Tax repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act S. 665 TERFF S. 1316 The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fairness Act of 2003 S. 2326 Farmer Tax Fairness Act of 2004 S. 2433 The Equity for Out Nation’s Self-Employed Act of 2004 S. 272 The CARE Act of 2003 S. 158 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 2 Jobs and Growth Act S. 1637 The Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act S. 1736 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act S. 1072 The Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 6 The Energy Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 478 Ranchers HELP Act of 2003 H.R. 2 The Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 310 The Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 459 The Economic Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 2978 Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 H.R. 974 Timber Tax Simplification Act of 2003 H.R. 8 The Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003 H.R. 927 The Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 1873 The Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003 H.R. 2747 to amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Social Security) H.R. 4073 to amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding CRP) H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2003 H.R. 179 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1912 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding UBIT) H.R. 2 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 H.R. 7 The CARE Bill H.R. 3184 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act H.R. 3971 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Highway Trust Fund) H.R. 3550 The Highway Trust Fund Bill H.R. 4227 The Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 H.R. 4520 The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 H.R. 3971 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (regarding Highway Trust Fund) H.R. 876 The Local Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2003

Lobbied for renewal of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit ("WOTC") and Welfare to Work Tax Credit ("WWTC"). Lobbied in favor of reduction of depreciable life of leasehold improvements from 39 to 15 years in H.R. 4520, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004; also lobbied in favor of H.R. 3561 which would extend that concept to all retail improvements, whether leased or owned. Lobbied against H.R. 25, the so-called "Fair Tax Act" that would slap a 23% federal tax on all retail sales likely causing economic disruption and significant tax cheating. Lobbied in favor of H.R. 3184, the "Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act" and its Senate companion bill S.1736,Congressional action to convert the voluntary streamlined sales and use tax agreement into a mandatory system for all retailers, and generally for tax policy equity between remote and in-state retailers. Lobbied against proposed punitive tariffs and actions on imports from China.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $160,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

S. 2 Jobs and Growth Tax Act of 2003 S. 13 The Death Tax Fairness Act of 2003 S. 34 The Estate Tax Repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act S. 158 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 S. 252 Provides capital gains tax relief to livestock producers affected by drought. S. 272 The CARE bill S. 476 The CARE Bill S. 597 The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003 S. 665 The Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen (TERFF) Act S. 1316 The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fairness Act of 2003 S. 1464 The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 H.R. 2 The Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 7 The CARE bill H.R. 8 The Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003 H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2003 H.R. 179 The Small Business Expensing Improvement Act of 2003 H.R. 310 The Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 459 The Economic Growth Act of 2003 H.R. 478 Provides tax relief to livestock producers affected by drought. H.R. 927 The Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 1308 The Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 1531 The Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 H.R. 1873 The Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003 H.R. 1912 Under the unrelated business income taxes (UBIT) bill H.R. 2596 The Health Savings Account Availability Act of 2003 H.R. 2747 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the optional methods for computing net earnings from self-employment. H.R. 2978 The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Tax Incentive Act of 2003 H.R. 3184 The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Act

Client expense: $5,025,206 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 49, S 150, HR 3184, HR 878, HR2743, HR 3215, HR 3220, S 1736, HR 434, S596, HR 2896

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office