Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007

See attachment. TAX Third Quarter Report 2008 H.R. 150 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act. Issue: effects of company owned life insurance. H.R. 1424 Energy Economic Stabilization Act 2008. Issue: taxation in life insurance companies. H.R. 1810 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. Issue: restrictions on life only solicitation. H. R. 3170 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. Issue: restrictions on life only solicitation. H.R. 3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007. Issue: corporate tax changes. H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007. Issue: taxation of life insurance products. H.R. 7242 Pension Protection Act IRC Amendments of 2008. Issue: LTC/ Annuity combo clarification. S. 1366 -A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other. TRACKING: H.R. 411 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses. H. R. 4042 - Family Farm, Small Business, and Home Tax Relief Act S. 14 - A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S. CON.RES.70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. H. CON.RES.312 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues relating to depreciation reform and/or expensing of business equpment; not related to any specific legislation. H.R. 4159, Simplified USA Tax; espeically those sections relating to expensing of business equipment therein.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

See attachment. TAX Second Quarter Report 2008 H.R. 25 - Fair Tax Act of 2007 H.R.150 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act H.R. 377 - Insuring Families for Their Future Act of 2007 H.R. 411 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses. H.R.1810 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R. 3170 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. H.R. 3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3361 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.CON.RES.312 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. S.14 - A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S.1025 Fair Tax Act of 2007 S.1111 Fair Flat Tax Act of 2007 S.1366 -A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other S.1974 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S.CON.RES.70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Treasury Notice 2008-18 - Principle Based Reserves Treasury Notice 2007-15 - Simplification of correction programs for violation of sections 7702, 7702A and 817(h). Treasury Notice 2008-24 - Taxation of partial exchanges. Dept of Treasury - Internal Revenue Rule 2007-61 - suspending Revenue Rule 2007-54 and regulation project - calculating policyholders share of separate account for dividend received deduction.

See attachment. TAX Third Quarter Report 2008 H.R. 150 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act. Issue: effects of company owned life insurance. H.R. 1424 Energy Economic Stabilization Act 2008. Issue: taxation in life insurance companies. H.R. 1810 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. Issue: restrictions on life only solicitation. H. R. 3170 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. Issue: restrictions on life only solicitation. H.R. 3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007. Issue: corporate tax changes. H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007. Issue: taxation of life insurance products. H.R. 7242 Pension Protection Act IRC Amendments of 2008. Issue: LTC/ Annuity combo clarification. S. 1366 -A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other. TRACKING: H.R. 411 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses. H. R. 4042 - Family Farm, Small Business, and Home Tax Relief Act S. 14 - A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S. CON.RES.70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. H. CON.RES.312 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.

S. 1125 / H.R. 2116 -- Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 149 -- Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2007 S. 1683 / H.R. 981 -- Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 2 / H.R. 2 -- Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 34 -- Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 H.R. 3970 -- The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3636 -- Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 -- Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 5140 -- Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 H.R. 5107 -- Giving Resources and Opportunities to the Workforce Act of 2008 S. 2539 -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special depreciation allowance for certain property placed in service during 2008 and 2009. S. 881 / H.R. 1584 -- Shortline Railroad Investment Act H.R. 6049 -- Tax Extenders Bill

Client expense: $1,111,794 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.150 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act. Issue: effects of company owned life insurance. H.R.1810 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. Issue: restrictions on life only solicitation. S.1366 -A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other. H. R. 3170 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. Issue: restrictions on life only solicitation. H.R.3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007. Issue: corporate tax changes. H.R.4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007. Issue: taxation of life insurance products. H.R. 1424 Energy Economic Stabilization Act 2008. Issue: taxation in life insurance companies. H.R. 7242 Pension Protection Act IRC Amendments of 2008. Issue: LTC/ Annuity combo clarification. TRACKING: H.R.411 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses. H.R.2380 - To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S.14 - A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. H. R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H. R. 4235 - Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 H. R. 4242 - Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 H. R. 4042 - Family Farm, Small Business, and Home Tax Relief Act S. 1994 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. H. R. 3475 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-ear termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes. S.CON.RES.70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. H.CON.RES.312 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. H.R.1929 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax.

H.R.411 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses. H.R.3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R.4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2007 H.R.150 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act H.R.1810 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R.1929 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. H.R.2380 - To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S.14 - A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S.1025 Fair Tax Act of 2007 S.1111 Fair Flat Tax Act of 2007 S.1366 -A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other H.R.377 -Insuring Families for Their Future Act of 2007 H.R.3361 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S.1974 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H. R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H. R. 4235 - Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 H. R. 4242 - Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 H. R. 4042 - Family Farm, Small Business, and Home Tax Relief Act S. 1994 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. H. R. 3170 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. H. R. 3475 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-ear termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes. S.CON.RES.70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. H.CON.RES.312 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.

S. 1125 / H.R. 2116 -- Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 149 -- Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2007 S. 1683 / H.R. 981 -- Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 2 / H.R. 2 -- Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 34 -- Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 H.R. 3970 -- The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3636 -- Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 -- Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 5140 -- Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 H.R. 5107 -- Giving Resources and Opportunities to the Workforce Act of 2008 S. 2539 -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special depreciation allowance for certain property placed in service during 2008 and 2009. S. 881 / H.R. 1584 -- Shortline Railroad Investment Act H.R. 6049 -- Tax Extenders Bill

Client expense: $1,079,168 · Firm income: Not reported

See attachment. TAX Second Quarter Report 2008 H.R. 25 - Fair Tax Act of 2007 H.R.150 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act H.R. 377 - Insuring Families for Their Future Act of 2007 H.R. 411 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses. H.R.1810 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R. 3170 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. H.R. 3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3361 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.CON.RES.312 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. S.14 - A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S.1025 Fair Tax Act of 2007 S.1111 Fair Flat Tax Act of 2007 S.1366 -A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other S.1974 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S.CON.RES.70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Treasury Notice 2008-18 - Principle Based Reserves Treasury Notice 2007-15 - Simplification of correction programs for violation of sections 7702, 7702A and 817(h). Treasury Notice 2008-24 - Taxation of partial exchanges. Dept of Treasury - Internal Revenue Rule 2007-61 - suspending Revenue Rule 2007-54 and regulation project - calculating policyholders share of separate account for dividend received deduction.

General issues relating to depreciation reform and/or expensing of buisness equipment; not related to any specific legislation. H.R. 4159, The Simplified USA Tax; especially those issues relating to expensing of business equipment therein.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

S. 1125 / H.R. 2116 -- Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 149 -- Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2007 S. 1683 / H.R. 981 -- Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 2 / H.R. 2 -- Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 34 -- Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 H.R. 3970 -- The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3636 -- Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 -- Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 5140 -- Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 H.R. 5107 -- Giving Resources and Opportunities to the Workforce Act of 2008 S. 2539 -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special depreciation allowance for certain property placed in service during 2008 and 2009.

Client expense: $1,079,168 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2007 H.R.150 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act H.R.411 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain temporary provisions applicable to individuals, including the sales tax deduction, the child credit, the repeal of the estate tax, and the deduction for higher education expenses. H.R.1810 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R.1929 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. H.R.2380 - To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S.14 - A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. S.1025 Fair Tax Act of 2007 S.1111 Fair Flat Tax Act of 2007 S.1366 -A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other S.CON.RES.21 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. H.R.377 -Insuring Families for Their Future Act of 2007 H.R.3361 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S.1974 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H. R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H. R. 4235 - Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 H. R. 4242 - Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 H. R. 4042 - Family Farm, Small Business, and Home Tax Relief Act S. 1994 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. H. R. 3170 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. H. R. 3475 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-ear termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes. H.R.4839 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R.4195 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S.2374 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R.3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R.4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 S.CON.RES.70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. H.CON.RES.312 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.

HR 748 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act, Repeal of Therapy Caps S 450 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act, Repeal of Therapy Caps HR 1552 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act S 932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act HR 1846 - Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2007 HR 5445 - To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009 S 2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S 2460 - To extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. S 787 - To impose a 2-year moratorium on implementation of a proposed rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program HR 5590 - Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2008 HR 5163 - Protecting Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 HR 4105 - Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 H CON RES 312 - Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 HR 4159 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility S 1958 - Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Patient Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 HR 3057 - Medicare Long-Term Care Patient Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 CORF, ORF conditions of participation- social and vocational services requirements Medicaid regulations promulgated by CMS Stark provisions in Fee Schedule Rule PQRI DMEPOS Regs Medicare PAC demo Medicare Home Health Demo Medicare GHR demo CMS Alternative Payment System Project Comments to AHIC re: successor Payment updates for physicians, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health Medicare Manual revisions In office ancillary services exception Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities under Medicare Improving Funding for the Medicaid Program Extending legislative moratoria on Medicaid Regulations in President's FY 2009 budget Working with plan to mandate implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

See attachment. TAX First Quarter Report 2008 H.R. 25 - Fair Tax Act of 2007 H.R.150 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act H.R. 377 -Insuring Families for Their Future Act of 2007 H.R.1810 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R.3170 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. H.R.3361 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R.3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R.4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R.4195 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R.4839 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.CON.RES.312 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. S.1025 Fair Tax Act of 2007 S.1111 Fair Flat Tax Act of 2007 S.1366 -A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other S.1974 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S.2374 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S.CON.RES.21 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. S.CON.RES.70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. TAX First Quarter Report 2008 continued Treasury Notice 2008-18 Principle Based Reserves. Treasury Notice 2007-15 Simplification of correction programs for violation of sections 7702, 7702A and 817(h). Treasury Notice 2008-24 Taxation of partial exchanges. IRS proposed regulations 1.6011-4 Treat patented tax strategies as reportable transactions; section 2369 prohibit the patenting of tax strategies. Dept of Treasury Internal Revenue Rule 2007-61 suspending Revenue Rule 2007-54 and regulation project calculating policyholders share of separate account for dividend received deduction.

General issues relating to depreciation reform and/or expensing of business equipment; not related to any specific legislation. H.R. 4159, the Simplified USA Tax; especially issues relating to expensing of business equipment therein.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6: CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act H.R. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (also known as: Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007) H.R. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 / CHIP Reauthorization H.R. 1023: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1077: Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 1261: Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1562, Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1677: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1797: Small Business Expensing Expansion and Permanency Act of 2007 HR 1870: Contractor Tax Enforcement Act H.R. 2116: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 2205: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 H.R. 2230: A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property H.R. 2380: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 2458: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 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. 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: Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 3162: Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3648: Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 3920: Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3996: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4195: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 4351: AMT Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4839: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S. 34: Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act S. 347: Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 349: Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 S. 777: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 1010: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 S. 1125: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 S. 1263: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act S. 1501: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 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 S. 1726: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007 S. 2223: Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007 S. 2242: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 S. 2374: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 200 Tax Accord with Germany Tax Accord with Denmark Tax Accord with Finland Tax Accord with Belgium H.R. 743, S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Ac of 2007 H.R. 275: Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 819/S 381 - Retirement Security for Life Act S. 55 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 4839 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 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. 3417 - To establish the Commission on the Tax Treatment of Hedge Funds and Private Equity H.R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000 H.R. 4235 - Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 S. 1040 - Tax Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3693 - American Competitiveness Tax Act of 2007 S. 1140 Working American Competitiveness Act H.R. 4752- Working American Competitiveness Act

HR 2419 - Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, HR 4839 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 , HR 4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 - tax technical correction portion of the bills relating to tax credits for propane industry; S.269 Amend the IRC of 1986; HR 3221 & HR 2776 - Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007; HR 6 - Renewable Fuels; HR 2834 - Amend IRC of 1986; S 1624 - public traded partnerships; HR 2881 and S.1300 - FAA Extensions bills relating to tax issues

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 6: CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act H.R. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (also known as: Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007) H.R. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 / CHIP Reauthorization H.R. 1023: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1077: Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 1261: Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1562, Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1677: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1797: Small Business Expensing Expansion and Permanency Act of 2007 HR 1870: Contractor Tax Enforcement Act H.R. 2116: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 2205: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 H.R. 2230: A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property H.R. 2380: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 2458: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 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. 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: Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 3162: Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3648: Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 3920: Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3996: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4195: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 4351: AMT Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4839: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S. 34: Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act S. 347: Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 349: Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 S. 777: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 1010: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 S. 1125: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 S. 1263: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act S. 1501: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 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 S. 1726: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007 S. 2223: Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007 S. 2242: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 S. 2374: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 200 Tax Accord with Germany Tax Accord with Denmark Tax Accord with Finland Tax Accord with Belgium H.R. 743, S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Ac of 2007 H.R. 275: Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 819/S 381 - Retirement Security for Life Act S. 55 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 4839 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 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. 3417 - To establish the Commission on the Tax Treatment of Hedge Funds and Private Equity H.R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000 H.R. 4235 - Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 S. 1040 - Tax Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3693 - American Competitiveness Tax Act of 2007 S. 1140 Working American Competitiveness Act H.R. 4752- Working American Competitiveness Act

General issues relating to depreciation reform and/or expensing of business equipment; not linked to any specific legislation. Issues relating to expensing of business equipment (section 205) in H.R. 4159, the Simplified USA Tax.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE