Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

H.R. 2648/S. 58 a bill to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment H.R. 2902/S. 2792 Middle Class Opportunity Act; provision relating to spousal travel H.R. 3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 3996 Carried Interest Tax Relief portion of this bill

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), SENATE, White House Office

S. 601, the Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007 S. 777, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. S. 819, the Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts for certain charitable purposes. S. 940, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (all provisions) S. 1624, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. (all provisions) S. 1726, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (all provisions) S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 (provision to repeal withholding requirement) S. 3063, the S Corporation Modernization Act S. 3254, the Small Bank Tax Equity Act S. 3335, the Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 (provisions to extend business-related tax provisions) H.R. 6, the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 (S.Amdt. 1704, tax title provisions) H.R. 976, the Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 1419, the Public Good IRA Rollover Act or 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts for certain charitable purposes. H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 1509, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (all provisions) H.R. 1677, the Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 (refund anticipation loan provisions) H.R. 1023, to repeal the impositions of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. H.R. 2370, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities. H.R. 2834, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services. H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act H.R. 3648, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 3678, the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 3970, the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (revenue offset provisions, including economic substance doctrine, cost basis reporting, and deferred compensation taxation) H.R. 3996, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 (mortgage debt forgiveness, revenue offset tax provisions) H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 4351, the AMT Relief Act of 2007 (revenue offsets provisions on the economic substance doctrine, deferred offshore compensation for hedge fund managers, and interest expense allocation rules for multinational firms) H.R. 4840, the S Corporation Modernization Act (all provisions) H.R. 5267, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008 (all provisions) H.R. 5720, the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 (all provisions, including bond authority, tax credits, cost-basis reporting requirements, and IRS withholding requirements) H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (tax extension provisions, including research and development tax credit, Subpart F and Section 355 (controlled foreign corporation) rules, new markets tax credit; revenue offsets including effective date of new interest expense allocation, changes to deferred compensation rules for managers of offshore hedge funds) H.R. 6275, the Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (revenue offset provisions) H.R. 6333, the Municipal Bonds Market Support Act (all provisions) H.R. 6601, the Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 (all provisions) H.R. 7060, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 (business tax provisions, revenue offsets) Draft Legislation to require Cost-Basis Reporting for Securities Credit Card Information Reporting Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Proposals to apply unrelated business income tax (UBIT) to credit unions Proposals on Estate and Gift Tax Reform Proposed Middle Class Job Security Act (corporate tax rate, net operating loss carry-back provisions) Proposed amendment to Section 67(e) tax deductibility of trustee fees

Client expense: $2,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 6 - Energy Independence Security Act of 2007; H.R. 878 & S. 601 - broker reporting; H.R. 1509 & S. 940 - Subpart F; H.R. 2136, H.R. 2345 & S. 681 - tax shelters; H.R. 3970 - tax reform/corporate tax; H.R. 3996 - Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 4912 - prepaid derivatives; H.R. 5351 & S. 1508 - energy tax credit extensions; S. 2 - minimum wage; S. 349 - small business tax issues; S. 2242 - alternative energy tax incentives; (no bill number) - regulations regarding foreign tax credit & continued ... non-compulsory payments; H.R. 5160 - Small Business Adds Value for Employees Act of 2008; H.R. 2167 - Automatic IRA Act of 2007; H.R. 3361 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007; H.r. 6382 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act.

Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 5140 - The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (PL 110 - 185 as of 2/13/08) H.R. 5351 - The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 H.R. 2776 - The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3970 - The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 S. 41 - The Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 H.R. 1712 - The Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007 S. 2209 - The Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 3996 - The Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (PL 110-166 as of 12/26/07) R&D Credit International Tax Policy Jobs & Growth Policy Bilateral Tax Treaties H.R. 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (and the Baucus amendment to the bill) EESA - H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3735, to extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations S. 271, to provide shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain improvements to retail space H.R. 3312, to extend work opportunity tax credit for Hurricane Katrina employees H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007 S.34 and H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1591, the Small Business Work Opportunity and Tax Act of 2007 H.R.3220, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act Titles 4 & 9 H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 -- efficiency standards for appliances, lighting, and buildings S. 2886, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 S. 3098, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 tax provisions

Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislation and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting hedge funds and other alternative investments. H.R. 2834 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services. H.R. 2785 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. H.R. 3501 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as acquisition indebtedness by organizations which are limited partners for purposes of the unrelated business income tax. H.R. 3923 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain foreign nonqualified deferred compensation. H.R. 3996 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 3970 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate income individuals, to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, to reform the corporate income tax, and for other purposes. S. 55 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax S. 681 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 1624 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services S. 2199 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain foreign nonqualified deferred compensation. S. 2293 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S. 2318 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax and to permanently extend the reductions in income tax rates, and for other purposes. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 H.R.6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislation and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting hedge funds and other alternative investments. H.R. 2834 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services. H.R. 2785 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. H.R. 3501 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as acquisition indebtedness by organizations which are limited partners for purposes of the unrelated business income tax. H.R. 3923 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain foreign nonqualified deferred compensation. H.R. 3996 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 3970 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate income individuals, to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, to reform the corporate income tax, and for other purposes. S. 55 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax S. 681 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 1624 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services S. 2199 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain foreign nonqualified deferred compensation. S. 2293 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S. 2318 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax and to permanently extend the reductions in income tax rates, and for other purposes. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 H.R.6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

PL 97-34, Tax Incentive Act of 10981, seeking technical corrections to the Tax Straddle Rules; HR 2834, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services, all provisions related to carried interest; HR 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, Title VI, all provisions related to carried interest.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation: MMDA Sweep Account and legislation to repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on deposits (H.R.41); Real estate brokerage and management (H.R.111, S.413); CTR reports for seasoned customers (H.R.323); College Student Relief Act of 2007 (H.R.5); Tax provisions of minimum wage bill (H.R.6,H.Res.261,H.Res.332,H.R.1591,H.R.2206,S.965); credit card fees and services legislation; Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R.976); Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R.1537,H.R.5519);.... Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension (H.R.2761, H.R.4299, S.2285); CFIUS Reform (H.R.556); Community Development Investments (H.R.1066); Privacy (H.R.498, H.R.958, S.495, S.806, S.1178, S.1260); Executive Compensation (H.R.1257); PATRIOT Act (H.R.1314); SBA Disaster Loans (S.163, H.R.1361); GSE regulation (H.R.1427, S.1100); ILC holding company legislation (H.R.698, S.1356); Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1682, H.R.3121, S.1890, H.R.3959); Catastrophe Savings Accounts (H.R.1787, S.927); Borrowers Protection Act (S.1299); Student Loan Legislation (S.486, S.511, S.1642, S.1762, H.R.890, H.R. 2669); SBA Reform (S.1256, H.R.1332); Treasury Department Appropriations (H.R.2829); Interstate Taxation (S.1726, H.R.5267); Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Legislation (H.R.1508); Regulatory Burden Relief (H.R.1869, H.R.6312, H.R.5841); FHA Reform (H.R.1852); The Farm Bill (H.R.2419, H.R.4193), FHA Reform bills (H.R.1852, S.2338); Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness (H.R.3648); AMT Reform (H.R.3996); "Do Not Call" List amendments (H.R.2601, H.R.3541); Bankruptcy Reform (H.R.3609, S.2136); Sub.Prime Loan Regulation (H.R.3915, S.2452); Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Authority (H.R.3526); Identity Theft Legislation (S.2168); Appraisal and Escrow Legislation (H.R.3837); Rural Housing Bill (H.R.3873); Section 8 programs (H.R.3965); Dollar coin bill (H.R.3703); Tax Legislation (H.R.3970, H.R.3056, H.R.6275, H.R.6049, H.R.2886, H.R.5719, H.R.5720); SBA Lending (H.R.3866); Housing bills (H.R.2895); Overdraft Protection Bill (H.R.946); FHA Loan Size (H.R.1852); Lobbying Reform (S.1); Economic Stimulus (H.R.5140, S.2636, H.R.3221); Credit Card Practices (H.R.5244); Bankruptcy (S. 2636, H.R.3609, H.R.4044, S.2136); Foreclosure Legislation (H.R.3221, H.R.5830, H.R.5818, H.R.5579); Interchange Fee Controls (H.R.5546, S.3086); Student Loan Legislation (H.R. 5715, S. 2815); Internet Gambling Legislation (H.R.5767); Retirement Account Fee Disclosure (H.R.3185); Arbitration Clause Restrictions (H.R.3010; H.R.5312); Money Services Business Regulation (H.R.4049); Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R.1424). Regulation: Community Reinvestment Act regulations; FDIC ILC Applications; OTS gift card guidance; Subprime Mortgage Lending; SEC and PCAOB Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and guidance; Regulatory Burden Relief Regulations; Payday Lending Regulations; Deposit Insurance Regulations; SBA Regulations; Federal Reserve Board's Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending); Fed-SEC Regulation R; Garnishment of Exempt Funds regulation; FACT Act Regulations; FDIC Audit and reporting regulations; Capital Requirements (Basel II); IRS Trust Tax Regulations; Internet gambling regulations; Small bank examination rules; FTC Privacy Rules; OTS Unfair & Deceptive Rules; FinCen Rules on Foreign Banking Relationships; SEC Risk-based auditing standard; Money Laundering Regulations, FBI Subpoenas Addendum, Financial Institution Regulatory Restructuring, SEC Credit Rating Agency Reforms; Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Regulations; Risk-Based Pricing Notices; Home Valuation Code of Conduct Appraisal Rules; Guidance on HELOC reductions; Best Practices for Residential Covered Bonds; FRB Reg. S (privacy); HUD RESPA Regulations; Money Market Fund Guaranties; Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Conservatorship; SEC Short-Selling Rules; FASB Fair Value Accounting Regs; Auction-Rate Securities Rules; Timing of FASB/SEC Rules; FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Regulations. #17. (continued from previous page) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

S. 822/H.R. 1385 - New Homes Tax Credit Extension-Extends certain EPact tax provisions set to expire in 2008. Extends the energy efficiency home tax credit - Energy Star and $2,000 tax credit for Modular homes. HR3648/S1394-Mortgage Debt Forgiveness-Debt considered income for tax purposes would not be considered as taxable income. H.R. 3996/2834/3970/S. 1624 - Carried Interest Legislation-Legislation would tax carried interest as ordinary income. H.R. 5720 - Housing Assistance Tax Act-Legislation offers an additional standard deduction for non-itemizers.

Client expense: $90,345 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 4912 - To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts S. 349 - Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 H.R. 3996 - Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (See addendum page) H.R. 976 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 5140 - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 S. 2886 - Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 5749 - Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 H.R. 6049 - Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 H.R. 7202 - Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3335 - Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Small Business Authorization; Hub Zone Program; Pension Protection Act, HR 2830/S 1783; Death Tax Permanency Act, HR 2380; FSC/ETI and Internation Taxation Jobs Creation Act, HR 4520/S1637; S Corporation Modernization; Long-term Accounting Changes, HR 4058; Gulf Opportunity Zone Act, HR 4440; Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, HR 4297/S 2020; Witholding Tax Relief Act, HR 1023/S 777; Earned Interest; Independent Contractors & Employee Classification; Energy; HR 3056, One-year delay of 3% witholding; HR 3970, To repeal the AMT tax and reform the corporate income tax; HR 3996/4351, To provide one-year relief to AMT; HR 1873, Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act; HR 3867, Small Business Contracting Program Improvement Act; S 2300, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

PL 97-34, Tax Incentive Act of 1981, seeking technical corrections to the Tax Straddle Rules; HR 2834, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services, all provisions related to carried interest; HR 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, Title VI, all provisions related to carried interest

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Issues relating to extension and expansion of alternative simplified research and development tax credit; HR.2138; S.41; HR.3996; S.2209; HR. 6049; S. 3098; S. 3125; S.3335; HR.7060; HR.7202; HR.1424.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Modification and extension of withholding tax provision for foreign persons investing in U.S. mutual funds (IRC section 871(k)); HR. 6049; S. 3098; S. 3125; S.3335; HR.7060; HR.7202; HR.1424; commodity index swaps as qualifying income for mutual funds (Revenue Ruling 2006-1); HR.3996; H.R.4912; tax treatment of exchange traded notes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to extension and expansion of alternative simplified research and development tax credit; HR.2138; S.41; HR.3996; S.2209; HR. 6049; S. 3098; S. 3125; S.3335; HR.7060; HR.7202; HR. 1424; IRC Subpart F issues, including look-through treatment for controlled foreign corporations and treatment of manufacturing under section 954; IRS REG-124590-07; S.1273; HR.3735; International tax reform issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Extension and expansion of alternative simplified research and development tax credit; HR.2138; S.41; HR.3996; S.2209; HR. 6049; S. 3098; S. 3125; S.3335; HR.7060; HR.7202; HR.1424; subpart F issues, including treatment of manufacturing under IRC section 954 and related regulations; IRS REG-124590-07; IRC section 7701(economic substance doctrine); S.2242; HR.3970; HR.4351; international tax reform issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

IRC section 199 related to the inclusion of Puerto Rico in the manufacturing deduction; HR.763; HR.3996; HR. 6049; S. 3098; S. 3125; S.3335; HR.7060; HR.7202; HR.1424; look-through treatment for controlled foreign corporations; international tax reform issues; IRC section 7701(economic substance doctrine); S.2242; HR.3970; HR.4351.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Extension and expansion of alternative simplified research and development tax credit; HR 2138; S. 41; HR.3996; S.2209; HR. 6049; S.3098; S.3125; S.3335; HR.7060; HR.7202; HR.1424; Subpart F issues, including look-through treatment for controlled foreign corporations and treatment of manufacturing under IRC section 954 and related regulations; IRS REG-124590-07; HR.1509; S.940; S.349 (section 206); IRC section 7701(economic substance doctrine); S.2242; HR.3970; HR.4351; international tax reform issues; IRS Notice 2007-58; HR.3735; S.1273; HR.6.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Extension and expansion of alternative simplified research and development tax credit; HR 2138; S. 41; HR.3996; S.2209; HR. 6049; S. 3098; S.3125; S.3335; HR.7060; HR.7202; HR.1424; Subpart F issues, including treatment of manufacturing under IRC section 954 and related regulations; IRS REG-124590-07; IRC section 7701(economic substance doctrine); S.2242; HR.3970; HR.4351.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 1023 To support repeal of the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. HR 1194 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007 - Advocated in favor of permanent repeals of the 3% federal excise tax on local telephone service. HR 1424 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - As it relates to R&D tax credit and the extension of the look - through rules for payments between foreign corporations through 2009. HR 2138 Investment in America Act of 2007 - Advocated in favor of making permanent the R&D tax credit. HR 2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 - Concerning the tax title (Section 408) covering expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures and the economic substance doctrine provisions. HR 3396 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - To support simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. HR 3679 State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007 - To address need for a true level playing field for taxing video services. HR 3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - To support extending certain expiring provisions, including the R&D tax credit. HR 3735 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreigh corporations. HR 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 - As it relates to lowering the corporate tax rate. HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - As it relates to bonus depreciation for corporations. HR 5450 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phone from listed property - To support repeal of outdated call logs documenting occasional personal use of employer-provided wireless phones. HR 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - As it related to Section 3 removing cellular telephones from "listed property", health savings accounts and timing for payment of corporate estimated tax. HR 5793 General support of restrictions on any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services. HR 6049 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 - As it relates to the extension of the R&D tax credit, extension of the CFC look-through rule contained in Section 954(c)(6) of IRC. HR 7060 To amend the IRC of 1986 as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit and the look-through rules for payments between related controlled foreign corporations. S 34 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - To support simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S 41 Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 - To support making permanent the R&D tax credit. S 140 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal of 2007 - To support permanent repeal of the 3% federal excise tax on local telephone service. S 166 Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007 - To support permanent repeal of the 3% federal excise tax on local telephone service. S 170 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007 - To support permanent repeal of the 3% federal excise tax on local telephone service. S 2209 Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 - To support R&D tax credits. S 2668 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phone from listed property - To support repeal of outdated call logs documenting occasional personal use of employer-provided wireless phones. S 2886 Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 - As it relates to extension of R&D tax credit and the CFC look-through role contained in Section 954(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. S 3249 Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2008 - To restrict any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communication services, providers or property. S 3335 To amend the IRC of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions related to R&D tax credit and the CFC look-through rules.

Client expense: $3,378,638 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.4912 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of prepaid derivative contracts. interest is in effect on the range of products HR 3996 EH Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 Interest is in Section 601 's effects on US employees of covered firms Higher Education Reauthorization Interest is in deferred compensation provisions No current legislation but interest in possibility of equivalence of US and UK employee stock ownership programs.

Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislation and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting hedge funds and other alternative investments. H.R. 2834 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services. H.R. 2785 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. H.R. 3501 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as acquisition indebtedness by organizations which are limited partners for purposes of the unrelated business income tax. H.R. 3923 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain foreign nonqualified deferred compensation. H.R. 3996 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 3970 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate income individuals, to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, to reform the corporate income tax, and for other purposes. S. 55 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax S. 681 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 1624 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services S. 2199 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain foreign nonqualified deferred compensation. S. 2293 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S. 2318 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax and to permanently extend the reductions in income tax rates, and for other purposes. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 H.R.6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

HR 878/S 601 - Simplification through Additional Reporting Act; Education and college savings tax issues; Tax treatment of 529 college savings plans; HR 3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act HR 3996 - Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 HR 5140 - Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 HR 3221 - New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act HR 1820/S 1556 - Tax Equity for Domestic Partner & Health Plan Beneficiaries Act S 2797 - Senior Protection Act of 2008 HR 5720 - Housing Assistance Tax Act HR 6081 - The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 HR 2776 - Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act HR 6049 - Energy and Tax Extenders Act HR 7060 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act S 3125 - Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act S 3335 - Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Provisions impacting railroad contractors, suppliers, and operators contained in H.R.1584/S.881 Short Line Railroad Investment Act of 2007; H.R.2095/S.1889 Division A: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Division B: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008; FRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. FRA - 2008-0061) regarding proposed regulations for the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program; H.R.2125/S.953 Railroad Competition Act; H.R. 3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R.1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; H.R. 6707 - Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act; H.R.1650/S.772 - Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act; H.R.2116/S.1125 Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act; H.R.6003/S.294 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Provisions impacting railroad contractors, suppliers, and operators contained in H.R.1584/S.881 Short Line Railroad Investment Act of 2007; H.R.2095/S.1889 Division A: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Division B: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008; H.R.1650/S.772 - Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act; H.R.2116/S.1125 Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act; H.R.6003/S.294 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act; H.R.2125/S.953 Railroad Competition Act; H.R. 3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R.1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R.3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (provisions relating to alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credit) H.R.3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (provisions relating to alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credit

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1509, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Sub-part F exemption for active financing income, All provisions H.R. 4195, Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007, All provisions H.R. 5720, Housing Assistance Tax Act, All provisions H.R. 5719, The Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, All provisions H.R. 6049, The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act, Extender provisions H.R. 6110, Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2008, Corporate and international provisions S. 940, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing purposes, All provisions H.R. 3963, Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization, All provisions H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, All provisions S. 2666, Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2008, All provisions H.R. 5140 [No Senate Number Available], Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, All provisions S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act, All provisions H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, All Provisions H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, All provisions H.R. 6275, Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, All provisions H.R. 3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, All provisions S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 , All provisions H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, All provisions

Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 2138, Investment in America Act of 2007, Tax Credit. S. 41, Research Competitiveness Act of 2007, Corporate Tax Issues. S. 2209, Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007, Corporate Tax Issues. H.R. 3996, Tax Increases Prevention Act of 2007, Corporate Tax Issues. H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, Corporate Tax Issues. H.R. 5719, The Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act, Withholding Tax. H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, Corporate Tax Issues. S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, Tax Issues. Tax Reform. R & D Tax Credit.

Client expense: $4,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

-S 1624: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services, Regarding provisions concerning PTP and carried interest legislation. -HR 2834: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services, Regarding provisions concerning PTP and carried interest legislation. -HR 2785: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services, Regarding provisions concerning PTP and carried interest legislation. - HR 3996: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, Regarding provisions concerning PTP and carried interest legislation. - HR 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, Regarding provisions concerning PTP and carried interest legislation. - HR 6275: Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, Regarding provisions concerning PTP and carried interest legislation. - Legislative proposals regarding taxation of publically traded partnerships.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

S. 601, the Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007 S. 777, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. S. 819, the Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts for certain charitable purposes. S. 940, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (all provisions) S. 1624, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. (all provisions) S. 1726, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (all provisions) S. 2394, the Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 (provision to repeal withholding requirement) S. 3063, the S Corporation Modernization Act S. 3254, the Small Bank Tax Equity Act S. 3335, the Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 (provisions to extend business-related tax provisions) H.R. 6, the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 (S.Amdt. 1704, tax title provisions) H.R. 976, the Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 1419, the Public Good IRA Rollover Act or 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income distributions from individual retirement accounts for certain charitable purposes. H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 1509, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (all provisions) H.R. 1677, the Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 (refund anticipation loan provisions) H.R. 1023, to repeal the impositions of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. H.R. 2370, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities. H.R. 2834, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services. H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act H.R. 3648, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 3678, the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 (all provisions) H.R. 3970, the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (revenue offset provisions, including economic substance doctrine, cost basis reporting, and deferred compensation taxation) H.R. 3996, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 (mortgage debt forgiveness, revenue offset tax provisions) H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 4351, the AMT Relief Act of 2007 (revenue offsets provisions on the economic substance doctrine, deferred offshore compensation for hedge fund managers, and interest expense allocation rules for multinational firms) H.R. 4840, the S Corporation Modernization Act (all provisions) H.R. 5267, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008 (all provisions) H.R. 5720, the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 (all provisions, including bond authority, tax credits, cost-basis reporting requirements, and IRS withholding requirements) H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (tax extension provisions, including research and development tax credit, Subpart F and Section 355 (controlled foreign corporation) rules, new markets tax credit; revenue offsets including effective date of new interest expense allocation, changes to deferred compensation rules for managers of offshore hedge funds) H.R. 6275, the Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (revenue offset provisions) H.R. 6333, the Municipal Bonds Market Support Act (all provisions) H.R. 6601, the Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 (all provisions) H.R. 7060, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 (business tax provisions, revenue offsets) Draft Legislation to require Cost-Basis Reporting for Securities Credit Card Information Reporting Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Proposals to apply unrelated business income tax (UBIT) to credit unions Proposals on Estate and Gift Tax Reform Proposed Middle Class Job Security Act (corporate tax rate, net operating loss carry-back provisions) Proposed amendment to Section 67(e) tax deductibility of trustee fees Proposals to increase net operating loss carryback provisions Proposals to modify or eliminate Internal Revenue Service provisions (Notice 2008-83) affecting loss deductibility in bank mergers

Client expense: $1,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Proposals related to long-term care insurance, including S. 504, Long-Term Care Trust Account Act and S. 897, Alzheimer's Family Assistance Act and H.R. 3363/S. 2337, Long-term Care Affordability and Security Act. Proposals related to the tax treatment of carried interest, including H.R. 2834 and H.R. 3970 and H.R. 3996, and H.R. 6274; H.R. 1147/S. 2002, REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act; H.R. 1424, Emregency Economic Stabiliation Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 822/H.R. 1385 - New Homes Tax Credit Extension-Extends certain tax provisions set to expire in 2008. Extends the energy efficiency home tax credit - Energy Star and $2,000 tax credit for Modular homes. HR3648/S1394-Mortgage Debt Forgiveness-Debt considered income for tax purposes would not be considered as taxable income. H.R. 3996/2834/3970/S. 1624 - Carried Interest Legislation-Legislation would tax carried interest as ordinary income.

Client expense: $79,510 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

Legislation impacting the taxation, including depreciation, of motorsports venues: S. 3335, H.R. 7060, H.R. 1424, S. 2886, S. 3098, H.R. 3996, H.R. 1304 and S. 2447.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5140 - The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (PL 110 - 185 as of 2/13/08) H.R. 5351 - The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 H.R. 2776 - The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3970 - The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 S. 41 - The Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 H.R. 1712 - The Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007 S. 2209 - The Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 3996 - The Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (PL 110-166 as of 12/26/07) R&D Credit International Tax Policy Jobs & Growth Policy Bilateral Tax Treaties H.R. 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (and the Baucus amendment to the bill) EESA - H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stablilization Act

Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Legislation: MMDA Sweep Account and legislation to repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on deposits (H.R.41); Real estate brokerage and management (H.R.111, S.413); CTR reports for seasoned customers (H.R.323); College Student Relief Act of 2007 (H.R.5); Tax provisions of minimum wage bill (H.R.6,H.Res.261,H.Res.332,H.R.1591,H.R.2206,S.965); credit card fees and services legislation; Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R.976); Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R.1537,H.R.5519);.... Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension (H.R.2761, H.R.4299, S.2285); CFIUS Reform (H.R.556); Community Development Investments (H.R.1066); Privacy (H.R.498, H.R.958, S.495, S.806, S.1178, S.1260); Executive Compensation (H.R.1257); PATRIOT Act (H.R.1314); SBA Disaster Loans (S.163, H.R.1361); GSE regulation (H.R.1427, S.1100); ILC holding company legislation (H.R.698, S.1356); Flood Insurance Reform (H.R.1682, H.R.3121, S.1890, H.R.3959); Catastrophe Savings Accounts (H.R.1787, S.927); Borrowers Protection Act (S.1299); Student Loan Legislation (S.486, S.511, S.1642, S.1762, H.R.890, H.R. 2669); SBA Reform (S.1256, H.R.1332); Treasury Department Appropriations (H.R.2829); Interstate Taxation (S.1726, H.R.5267); Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Legislation (H.R.1508); Regulatory Burden Relief (H.R.1869, H.R.6312, H.R.5841); FHA Reform (H.R.1852); The Farm Bill (H.R.2419, H.R.4193), FHA Reform bills (H.R.1852, S.2338); Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness (H.R.3648); AMT Reform (H.R.3996); "Do Not Call" List amendments (H.R.2601, H.R.3541); Bankruptcy Reform (H.R.3609, S.2136); Sub.Prime Loan Regulation (H.R.3915, S.2452); Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Authority (H.R.3526); Identity Theft Legislation (S.2168); Appraisal and Escrow Legislation (H.R.3837); Rural Housing Bill (H.R.3873); Section 8 programs (H.R.3965); Dollar coin bill (H.R.3703); Tax Legislation (H.R.3970, H.R.3056, H.R.6275, H.R.6049, H.R.2886, H.R.5719, H.R.5720); SBA Lending (H.R.3866); Housing bills (H.R.2895); Overdraft Protection Bill (H.R.946); FHA Loan Size (H.R.1852); Lobbying Reform (S.1); Economic Stimulus (H.R.5140, S.2636, H.R.3221); Credit Card Practices (H.R.5244); Bankruptcy (S. 2636, H.R.3609, H.R.4044, S.2136); Foreclosure Legislation (H.R.3221, H.R.5830, H.R.5818, H.R.5579); Interchange Fee Controls (H.R.5546, S.3086); Student Loan Legislation (H.R. 5715, S. 2815); Internet Gambling Legislation (H.R.5767); Retirement Account Fee Disclosure (H.R.3185); Arbitration Clause Restrictions (H.R.3010; H.R.5312); Money Services Business Regulation (H.R.4049); Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R.1424); Military Bankruptcy (S.3197); Pension Fund Reform (H.R.7327). Regulation: Community Reinvestment Act regulations; Subprime Mortgage Lending; SEC and PCAOB Sarbanes-Oxley regulations and guidance; Regulatory Burden Relief Regulations; Deposit Insurance Regulations; SBA Regulations; Federal Reserve Board's Regulation Z (Truth-in-Lending); Fed-SEC Regulation R; Garnishment of Exempt Funds regulation; FACT Act Regulations; FDIC Audit and reporting regulations; Capital Requirements (Basel II); IRS Trust Tax Regulations; Internet gambling regulations; Small bank examination rules; FinCen Rules on Foreign Banking Relationships; SEC Risk-based auditing standard; Money Laundering Regulations, Financial Institution Regulatory Restructuring; SEC Credit Rating Agency Reforms; Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices Regulations; Risk-Based Pricing Notices; Home Valuation Code of Conduct Appraisal Rules; Guidance on HELOC reductions; Best Practices for Residential Covered Bonds; FRB Reg. S (privacy); HUD RESPA Regulations; Money Market Fund Guaranties; Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Conservatorship; SEC Short-Selling Rules; FASB Fair Value Accounting Regs; Auction-Rate Securities Rules; Timing of FASB/SEC Rules; FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage Regulations; Truth-in-Savings Regulations; Risk Weighting of capital standards; Interest on Reserve Requirements; FDIC Restoration Plan; Deposit and Debt Guarantee Program; Guaranty Program for Troubled Assets; Capital Purchase Program; Hope for Homeowners Program; Overdraft Regulations; Currency Transaction Report Exemptions. #17. (continued from previous page) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

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

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3735, to extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations S. 271, to provide shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain improvements to retail space H.R. 3312, to extend work opportunity tax credit for Hurricane Katrina employees H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007 S.34 and H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1591, the Small Business Work Opportunity and Tax Act of 2007 H.R.3220, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act Titles 4 & 9 H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 -- efficiency standards for appliances, lighting, and buildings S. 2886, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 S. 3098, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 tax provisions

Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

See Addendum S. 14, "Invest in America Act", provision relating to estate tax repeal. S. 158, "Access to Affordable Health Care Act", Section 224 (Premiums on Long-Term Care Qualified Contracts) S. 349, Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007. S. 504, "Long-Term Care Trust Account Act of 2007". S. 601, Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007 (Broker reporting of customer's basis in mutual fund transactions). S. 1010, "Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007". S. 1753, "Healthy Workforce Act". S. 1809, "Long-Term Care Act of 2007". S. 2044, "Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007". S. 2126, "Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding (Growth) Act of 2007. S. 2337, "Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007". S. 3125, "Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008", Section 241, Subpart F - Exception for Active Financing Income. S. 3289, "To Permanently Extend the Estate Tax as in Effect in 2009". S. 3327, "Empowered at Home Act of 2008", provision allowing tax deductino for a certain percentage of long-term care premiums. H.R. 46, "Small Business Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007". H.R. 6, "Energy Independance and Security Act of 2007" (mutual fund cost basis reporting). H.R. 411, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain expiring provisions..., provision relating to estate tax repeal H.R. 878, Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2007 (S. 601, H.R. 878) (Broker reporting of customer's basis in mutual fund transactions). H.R. 976, "Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007". H.R. 1424, Division C, "Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Relief Act of 2008", Section 301C, subpart F: income extended through 2009) and Section 403, mutual fund cost basis reporting requirements- - became Public Law No. 110-343. H.R. 2205, "Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007". H.R. 2380, "Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007". H.R. 2582, "Qualified Long-Term Care Fairness Act of 2007". H.R. 2796, "Generate Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding Act of 2007". H.R. 3088, "Long-Term Care Act of 2007". H.R. 3125, "Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008", Section 241, Subpart F - Exception for Active Financing Income. H.R. 3221, "American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008", Section 641 (related to mutual fund cost basis reporting). H.R. 3363, "Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act". H.R. 3970, "Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007" - Provisions related to modification of unrelated business income tax rules for certain investment partnerships, basis reporting by brokers on sales of stocks, extension of special rules for regulated investment companies, reduction in corporate tax rate. H.R. 3996, "Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007", Section 622 - Broker Reporting of Customer Basis in Securities Transactions; and Section 201 - Non-qualified Deferred Compensation from Certain Tax Indifferent Parties. H.R. 4912, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to prepaid derivative contracts". H.R. 6049, "Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008", Section 239, Subpart F, "Exception for Active Financing Income". H.R. 6237, "Tax Relief for Long-Term Care Act of 2008". H.R. 6499, "Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2008". H.R. 7060, "Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008", Section 403, Broker Reporting of Customer Basis in Securities Transactions. IRS Notice 2008-18 (1/13/08) - Life Insurance Reserves: proposed AG VACARVM and Life PBR. Current tax treatment of Stranger-Originated Life Insurance (STOLI) - no bill number. Dividends Received Deduction for Life Insurers - no bill number. Life Insurance Company Reserves - no bill number. Senate Finance Committee, "Proposed Legislation on the Taxation of Exchange-Traded Notes" - no bill number.

Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 4912 - To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of prepaid derivatives contracts S. 349 - Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 H.R. 3996 - Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (See addendum page) H.R. 976 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 5140 - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 S. 2886 - Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 5749 - Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 H.R. 6049 - Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 H.R. 7202 - Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3335 - Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

R&D tax credit (H.R. 3996, H.R. 2138, S. 41); cost-sharing regulations

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

R&D tax credit (H.R. 3996, H.R. 2138, S.41), active financial services income (H.R. 1509, S. 940), withholding on government payments to contractors (H.R. 1023, H.R. 3996)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Section 833 of the Internal Revenue Code, withholding on government payments to contractors (H.R. 1023, H.R. 3996)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 HR 3996, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 HR 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security and Taxpayer Protection Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, White House Office

Tax issues related to AMT, retirement and pension benefits. H.R. 1424, the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" H.R. 3996, the "Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007" H.R. 4351, the "AMT Relief Act of 2007."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE