Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009
Legislative Progress
Introduced
December 3, 2009
Latest Action
December 3, 2009
Primary Sponsor
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratic(OR)
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2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act, incl. Title 7, Sec. 767, Sec.916, and provisions related to options, trade execution, pari-mutuel trading, and clearinghouse regulation; Issues related to market structure, SRO oversight, flash crash; tax issues related to H.R. 4191: Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009, S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act, incl. Title 7, Sec. 767, Sec.916, and provisions related to options, trade execution, pari-mutuel trading, and clearinghouse regulation; Issues related to market structure, SRO oversight, flash crash; tax issues related to H.R. 4191: Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009, S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act, incl. Title 7, Sec. 767, Sec.916, and provisions related to options, trade execution, pari-mutuel trading, and clearinghouse regulation; Issues related to market structure, SRO oversight, flash crash; tax issues related to H.R. 4191: Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009, S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · third_quarter · Agriculture
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act, incl. Title 7, Sec. 767, Sec.916, and provisions related to options, trade execution, pari-mutuel trading, and clearinghouse regulation; Issues related to market structure, SRO oversight, flash crash; tax issues related to H.R. 4191: Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009, S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S 350 An original bill to provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health. HR 436 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other purposes. H.R. 1944 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R.4154: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration. HR 4191 Securities Transaction Tax bill would impose a transaction tax of 0.25 percent on stock transactions and 0.02 percent on futures, swaps, and credit default swaps. H.R.4213: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions H.R.4337/S 3948: Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009 - certain tax rules applicable to funds to similar rules applicable to individuals or real estate investment trusts. H.R.4853 - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. S.722 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, and estate tax relief, and to permanently extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. S. 1007 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an employer S. 2927, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction, and for other purposes;
| Democratic |
| IA |
| Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | NH |
| Dennis Cardoza | Democratic | CA |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | Democratic | OH |
| Donna F. Edwards | Democratic | MD |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Elijah E. Cummings | Democratic | MD |
| Fortney Pete Stark | Democratic | CA |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Leonard L. Boswell | Democratic | IA |
| Lincoln Davis | Democratic | TN |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael Arcuri | Democratic | NY |
| Nick J. Rahall II | Democratic | WV |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Phil Hare | Democratic | IL |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Steve Kagen | Democratic | WI |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas Perriello | Democratic | VA |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $425,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · first_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2010, provisions on pension funding The Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Reform of funding rules for employer-provided retirement plans and amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (no specific legislation introduced) Ongoing issue with ERISA Preemption - Protecting the preemption structure in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to Defined Benefit Plan Funding Relief - Requesting temporary relief for defined benefit pension plans in response to current economic situation (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 2989/H.R. 1984, 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R.1988, the Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 2779, the Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2009 H.R. 2021, Savings Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, provisions on retiree health benefits H.R. 4126, the Retirement Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions on pension plans H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 (bill number not assigned) Issues relating to legislation to provide relief for single-employer, multi-employer, and multiple-employer pension funds (specific legislation not yet introduced) Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (bill number not assigned)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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. S. 506 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 31 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes H.R.1935 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services H.R. 1068 Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act S. 1588 Stop Tax Breaks for Oil Profiteering Act H.R. 3933 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act H.R. 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act H.R.4213 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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. S. 506 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 31 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes H.R.1935 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services H.R. 1068 Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act S. 1588 Stop Tax Breaks for Oil Profiteering Act H.R. 3933 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act H.R. 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act H.R.4213 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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. S. 506 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 31 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes H.R.1935 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services H.R. 1068 Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act of 2009 S. 1588 Stop Tax Breaks for Oil Profiteering Act of 2009 H.R. 3933 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 H.R. 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R.4213 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
Client expense: $1,070,000 · 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
2010 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Financial regulatory reform including implementation of Dodd-Frank Act; derivatives regulation (including swap execution, clearing, foreign boards of trade, position limits); short sale regulation; capital markets/job creation; market structure; H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009; S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009; Tax policy relating to deferral by US-based multinational corporations; S. 2927, The Wall Street Fair Share Act
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Financial regulatory reform including implementation of Dodd-Frank Act; systemic risk; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; extraterritorial application of securities laws; derivatives regulation (including swap execution, clearing, foreign boards of trade, position limits); short sale regulation; capital markets/job creation; flash crash and market structure; H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009; all provisions
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); H.R. 1731 (Credit Risk Retention Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2798 (Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) Reform Act of 2009); H.R. 2847 (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); H.R. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3817 (Investor Protection Act of 2009); H.R. 3818 (Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009); H.R. 3890 (Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act); H.R. 4173 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)(Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion)); H.R. 4191 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); H.R. 4872 (The Reconciliation Act of 2010); H.R. 4884 (U.S. Covered Bond Act of 2010); H.R. 5777 ("Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act," or the "Best Practices Act"); H.R. 5927 (Small Business Lending Fund Act); S. 139 (Data Breach Notification Act); S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); S. 1683 (Pay It Back Act); S. 2886 (Bank Integrity Act of 2009) (Glass-Steagall Repeal); S. 2927 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); S. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); S. 3217 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding)(Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); S. Amdt. 3792 (Fiduciary Duty); S. Amdt. 4057 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding); 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Amendment relating to SIPC coverage); Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Title I (Financial Stability); Title II (Resolution Authority); Title IX ( Asset-Backed Securitization); Title X (Broker-Dealer Standard of Care); Title IX (FED Lending and Fiscal Policy Functions); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; China - strategic and economic dialog; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Transpacific Partnership; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; FY2011 House Financial Services Appropriations bill.
Client expense: $1,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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. S. 506 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 31 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes H.R.1935 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services H.R. 1068 Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act S. 1588 Stop Tax Breaks for Oil Profiteering Act H.R. 3933 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act H.R. 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 3816 Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act H.R. 4853 Tax Relief, Unemployments Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 H.R. 6467 Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 2989 40l(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009, provisions related to defined benefit funding relief provisions HR 2021 Savings Recovery Act of 2009, provisions related to defined benefit funding relief provisions S 1074 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009, provisions related to shareholder authority over the nomination, election and compensation of public company executives HR 3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, all provisions relating to scope of coverage as well as those that could have operational impacts on company were they apply to business activities, including extension of credit, debt collection and other activities S 2927 the Wall Street Fair Share Act of 2009, as it relates to derivatives and retirement accounts HR 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009, as it relates to derivatives and retirement accounts
Client expense: $2,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009; entire bill H.R. 847 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010; provisions relating to possible use of workforce classification reforms as the revenue offset (P.L. 111-347, 1/2/2011) H.R. 1083 - The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009; entire bill H.R. 1935 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services; entire bill H.R. 2920 Statutory Pay Go Act of 2009; provisions relating to estate tax and middle class tax benefits H.R. 3408 - Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009; provisions relating to limitation of independent contractor status for independent broker dealers H.R. 3905 Estate Tax Relief Act; entire bill H.R. 3933 - Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009; to ensure workable reporting requirements for mutual funds H.R. 4154 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009; entire bill H.R. 4191 - Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009; entire bill H.R. 4337 - Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009; entire bill (P.L. 111-325, 12/22/2010) H.R. 4849 - Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010; provisions relating to small business capital gains exclusion and Build America Bonds H.R. 4853 - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010; provisions relating to individual tax rates/estate tax and extenders, small business incentives relevant to the financial services sector H.R. 5982 Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010; provisions relating to repeal of 1099 reporting obligations enacted in health care reform H.R. 6128 Fair Playing Field Act of 2010; provisions that would affect use of independent contractors within the securities industry S. 506 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; provision relating to managed and controlled foreign entities S. 567 - A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates; entire bill S. 651 - Compensation Fairness Act of 2009; entire bill S. 722 - Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009; provisions relating to capital gains, dividends, and estate tax S. 1007 - Excessive Pay Capped Deduction Act of 2009; entire bill S. 2784 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the estate tax as in effect in 2009; entire bill S. 2869 Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; entire bill S. 2882 - Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009; provisions relating to independent contractors within the securities industry S. 2927 - Wall Street Fair Share Act; entire bill S. 3513 Bonus Depreciation Extension to Create Jobs Act; entire bill S. 3773 Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010; provisions relating to capital gains dividends and estate tax S. 3786 Fair Playing Field Act; provisions that would affect use of independent contractors within the securities industry S. 3793 Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010; entire bill S. 3816 Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; entire bill S. 3946 - Small Business Paperwork Relief Act; entire bill Administrations FY 2011 budget proposals relating to Auto IRA retirement savings initiatives, taxation of life insurance companies, international taxation, tax treatment of capital gains and dividends, independent contractor, estate tax, and Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax and retirement issues including lifetime payout of annuities and 401K fee issues, taxation of insurance products, and related-party reinsurance issues. H.R.1961 - Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2009 - savings incentives provisions H.R.2748 - Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act - all provisions S.1297 - Retirement Security for Life Act all provisions Administration FY2010 and FY2011 revenue proposals - Insurance-specific revenue proposals including the reduction in TRIA federal obligation provision, STOLI transactions, dividends received deduction (DRD), corporate owned life insurance (COLI), and auto-IRA savings provisions H.R.2110 - the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act all provisions H.R.2452 - Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carry-Back Act all provisions H.R.3424 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid to affiliates - related party reinsurance issues H.R. 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 - all provisions Senate Tax Extenders taxation of carried interest, revenue raisers H.R.4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009 revenue raisers, taxation of carried interest Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (Administration Proposal) revenue provisions H.R. 3424 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid to affiliates all provisions H.R.4213 - American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - Temporary extension of the NFIP H.R.4337/S.3948 Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act all provisions S.3946 - Small Business Paperwork Relief Act 1099 reporting provisions H.R.5297 - Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 1009 reporting provisions, including S.Amdt. 4595 and S.Amdt.4596
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S 350 An original bill to provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health. HR 436 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other purposes. H.R. 1944 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R.4154: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration. HR 4191 Securities Transaction Tax bill would impose a transaction tax of 0.25 percent on stock transactions and 0.02 percent on futures, swaps, and credit default swaps. H.R.4213: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions H.R.4337/S 3948: Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009 - certain tax rules applicable to funds to similar rules applicable to individuals or real estate investment trusts. H.R.4853 - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes. S.722 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, and estate tax relief, and to permanently extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. S. 1007 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an employer S. 2927, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction, and for other purposes;
Client expense: $425,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
PL 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 HR 1935, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services. H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010.
Client expense: $176,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Transaction tax- S. 2927, H.R. 4191
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
general tax issues related to mutual funds; capital gains and dividend tax rates as they relate to mutual funds; H.R. 4191, Security Transaction tax proposals; and H.R. 4337, "The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009."
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Transaction tax, S. 2927, H.R. 4191
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Transaction tax, S. 2927, H.R. 4191.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Transaction tax legislation, S. 2927 and H.R. 4191
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including the Baucus amendment, the Johanns amendment, and provisions relating to 1099 reporting S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010, including provisions related to tax extenders and revenue offsets S. 3946, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes S. 3773, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3976, Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, including all provisions related to Titles I, II, III, IV, VI, and VII H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, including the Johanns amendment, the Nelson amendment, as well as issues related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including provisions related to Title III H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 6415, Tax Relief Certainty Act H.R. 275 / S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, including provisions related to repealing the 3% Tax Withholding Law H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Extension of Bush tax cuts (expiring 2001 and 2003) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, research & development, limitation on the deductibilty of treaty benefits, transfer pricing, earnings stripping, dual capacity foreign tax credit, 2001 and 2003 tax extenders, unemployment, insurance, active finance, CFC look-through, AMT, a financial crisis responsibility fee, IRS 2010-0 reporting of uncertain tax positions, marginal income tax rates, estate tax reform, capital gains and dividend tax rates (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg # 17: Cholly Smith - Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mark Kirk; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mark Kirk
Client expense: $36,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
S. 3760 / H.R. 6099, Automatic IRA Act of 2010 H.R. 2989, 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009, including provisions related to impacting plan fee disclosures, investment advice, and defined benefit plan funding H.R.1984, 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act Of 2009 H.R.1988, Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 2779, Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2009 H.R. 2021, Savings Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, including provisions related to health care reform and provisions that prohibit employers from making certain changes to retiree health benefits H.R. 4126, Retirement Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, including provisions related to establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and to have pension plans excluded from the authority of the agency H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including provisions related to the exclusion of pension plans from the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and also from new rules pertaining to derivatives legislation H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2010, including provisions related to pension funding relief and plan conversions into Roth accounts H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, including provisions related to pension funding relief H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 6484, Public Employee Pension Transparency Act - Requires uniform reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans H.R. 3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, including provisions related to pension funding relief and funding reform for multiemployer plans S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010, including provisions related to defined benefit funding relief S. 3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, including provisions related to funding reform for multiemployer plans S. 2832, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act P.L. 109-280, Pension Protection Act of 2006- Reform of funding rules for employer-provided retirement plans and amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISA preemption (protecting the preemption structure in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) Various issues regarding relief for single-employer, multiemployer, and multiple-employer pension funds (specific legislation not yet introduced) General issues including: pension and retirement, healthcare, tax, and finacial services (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Client expense: $36,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax issues relating to futures transactions, including those designed to curb excess commodities speculation. Proposals that would require ordinary tax treatment for certain dealers of equity options and commodities, including S. 1588. H. R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street. Proposals related to carried interest, including the Senate substitute to H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act and S. 3793, the Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act, H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Taxation of securities transactions, including HR 1068, the "Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act of 2009". and HR 4191 "Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street". Taxation of options market makers. Proposals to change 1255 (a) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
issues affecting the tax treatment of annuity and life insurance products. H.R.2748/S.1297, Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act of 2009 S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 4872, "Heathcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010", provision dealing with expansion of Medicare hospital insurance tax and its applicaiton to unearned income.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Implementation of Restoring American Financial Stability Act, HR 4173 Management of failed bank assets Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009, H.R. 4191
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
PL 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 HR 1935, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services. H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Taxation of securities transactions, including HR 1068, the "Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act of 2009". and HR 4191 "Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street". Taxation of options market makers. Proposals to change 1255 (a) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 977, HR 1754, HR 2111, HR 2253, HR 3126, HR 3269, HR 3300, HR 3310, HR 3765, HR 3996, HR 4142, HR 4173, HR 4191, HR 4516, HR 498, HR 6223, HR 6334, HR 74, HR 885, S 1354, S 1691, S 2746, S 2756, S 2813, S 298, S 3149, S 344, S 3826, S 567, S 605, S 664
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.251 - Title: Life Insurance Employee Notification Act. Issue: effects of company owned life insurance. H.R.768 - Title: To establish a commission on the tax and fiscal implications of the regulation of financial products and arrangements and to study the current financial crisis, its causes and impact on the Federal deficit and tax revenues. Issue: tax implications on life insurance. H.R.2452 - Title: Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.3399 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies H.R. 3408/ S.2882 Title: Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009. H.R.3669 - Title: To prohibit employers from carrying life insurance policies on their rank and file employees. Issue: use of COLI H.R.4013 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies H.R.4191 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies H.R.4412 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 50 percent tax on bonuses paid by TARP. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies H.R.4853 - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Lame Duck Tax Bill) Issue: revenue offsets H.R.5893 - Title: Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Issue: revenue offsets H.R.5982 - Title: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 Issue: revenue offsets H.R.6128/S.3786 - Title: Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 Issue: Independent contractors. S.156 - Title: Small Business Stimulus Act of 2009; a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend enhanced small business expensing and to provide for a 5-year net operating loss carryback for losses incurred in 2008 or 2009. Issue: taxation as it effects life insurance. S.722 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, and estate tax relief, and to permanently extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation as it effects life insurance. S.823 - Title: Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act; a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation as it effects life insurance. S.1835 - Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. S.1937 - Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. S.3664 - Title: Family Farm Estate Tax Deferral Act of 2010 Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.6538 : Permanent Tax Relief Act Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. S.2927 - Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. S.3795 - Title: TAX GAP Act of 2010 Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee/Bank Tax (not introduced) - To assess a fee or tax on financial services companies to repay TARP or other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. TRACKING H.R.96 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum reduction in estate tax value for farmland and other special use property, to restore and increase the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests, and for other purposes. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.99 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.173 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.205 - Title: To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.436 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for other purposes. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.533 - Title: To make full estate tax repeal, small business expensing, and SECA tax deduction for health insurance permanent. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.1960 - Title: To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.1986 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax, increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $4,000,000, reduce the maximum estate tax rate to 40 percent, and for other purposes. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.2023 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the estate and gift tax. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.2658 - Title: 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-year termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes. Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.5764 - Title: Responsible Estate Tax Act Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.6415 : Title: Tax Relief Certainty Act Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. H.R.6522 : End Tax Uncertainty Act Issue: estate tax as it effects life insurance. No bill number - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Title XVI). Issue: derivatives tax.
Client expense: $1,631,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4191 - Security transaction tax proposals H.R. 4337 - Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 H.R. 4853 - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (see attached addendum page) General tax issues related to mutual funds Tax loss carryforwards Capital gain and dividend tax rates as they relate to mutual funds
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues affecting the tax treatment of annuity and life insurance products H.R. 2748/S. 1297, Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act of 2009 S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 4872, "Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010," provision dealing with expansion of Medicare hospital insurance tax and application to unearned income.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
See attachment. TAX Fourth Quarter Report 2010 H.R. 251 - Title: Life Insurance Employee Notification Act. Issue: effects of company owned life insurance. H.R. 768 - Title: To establish a commission on the tax and fiscal implications of the regulation of financial products and arrangements and to study the current financial crisis, its causes and impact on the Federal deficit and tax revenues. Issue: tax implications on life insurance. H.R. 2452 - Title: Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. H.R. 3399 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies H.R. 3408/ S.2882 Title: Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009. H.R. 3669 - Title: To prohibit employers from carrying life insurance policies on their rank and file employees. Issue: use of COLI H.R. 4013 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies H.R. 4191 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies H.R. 4412 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 50 percent tax on bonuses paid by TARP. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies H.R. 4853 - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Lame Duck Tax Bill) Issue: revenue offsets H.R. 5893 - Title: Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Issue: revenue offsets H.R. 5982 - Title: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 Issue: revenue offsets H.R. 6128/S.3786 - Title: Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 Issue: Independent contractors. S. 156 - Title: Small Business Stimulus Act of 2009; a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend enhanced small business expensing and to provide for a 5-year net operating loss carryback for losses incurred in 2008 or 2009. Issue: taxation as it effects life insurance. S. 722 - Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, and estate tax relief, and to permanently extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation as it effects life insurance. S. 823 - Title: Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act; a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation as it effects life insurance. S. 1835 - Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. S. 1937 - Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. S. 2927 - Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction, and for other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. S. 3795 - Title: TAX GAP Act of 2010 Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee/Bank Tax (not introduced) - To assess a fee or tax on financial services companies to repay TARP or other purposes. Issue: taxation of life insurance companies. No bill number - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Title XVI). Issue: derivatives tax.
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 2989 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009, provisions related to defined benefit funding relief provisions HR 2021 Savings Recovery Act of 2009, provisions related to defined benefit funding relief provisions S 1074 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009, provisions related to shareholder authority over the nomination, election and compensation of public company executives HR 3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, all provisions relating to scope of coverage as well as those that could have operational impacts on company where they apply to business activities, including extension of credit, collections and other activities HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as it relates to pension plans usage of derivatives tohedge risk and its impact on stable value funds in 401(k) plans S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, as it relates to pension plans usage of derivatives tohedge risk and its impact on stable value funds in 401(k) plans S 2927 the Wall Street Fair Share Act of 2009, as it relates to derivatives and retirement accounts HR 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009, as it relates to derivatives and retirement accounts HR 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, as it relates to pension funding relief for defined benefit plans and provisions related to pension funding relief HR 3962 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, as it relates to defined benefit funding requirements
Client expense: $3,467,911 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Financial regulatory reform; derivatives regulation and clearing, including foreign Boards of Trade; short sale regulation; S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights Act; all provisions H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009; all provisions H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy And Security Act, derivatives title H.R. 3126, The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009; provisions applicable to SEC and CFTC-regulated entities; H.R. 3795, The Over-the Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009; trading and clearing provisions; H.R. 977, The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009; trading and clearing provisions; H.R. 4173 / S/ 3217, Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act / Restoring American Financial Stability Act; provisions relating to derivatives, swap execution, systemic risk, clearinghouse regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Foreign Boards of Trade, extraterritorial application of securities laws, and position limits; H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009; all provisions; Issues relating to flash crash; Issues relating to market structure
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Banking
Financial regulatory reform; derivatives regulation and clearing, including foreign Boards of Trade; Short sale regulation; S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights Act; all provisions H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009; all provisions H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act, derivatives title; H.R. 3126, The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009; provisions applicable to SEC and CFTC-regulated entities; H.R. 3795, The Over-the Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009; trading and clearing provisions; H.R. 977, The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009; trading and clearing provisions; H.R. 4173 / S. 3217, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act / Restoring American Financial Stability Act; provisions relating to derivatives, swap execution, systemic risk, clearinghouse regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Foreign Boards of Trade, extraterritorial application of securites laws, and position limits; H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009; all provisions; S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act; all provisions; Capital Market/Job Creation; Market Structure;
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009; all provisions Tax policy relating to deferral by US-based multinational corporations; S. 2927, The Wall Street Fair Share Act; all provisions
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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. S. 506 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 31 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes H.R.1935 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services H.R. 1068 Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act S. 1588 Stop Tax Breaks for Oil Profiteering Act H.R. 3933 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act H.R. 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act H.R.4213 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act H.R. 2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act H.R. 1586 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 5297 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act S. 3816 Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 302 (To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities); H.R. 1260 (Patent Reform Act); H.R. 1020 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 1575 (End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act); H.R. 1664 (To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards) (restrictions on compensation); H.R. 1669 (To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a market for municipal securities, to require cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in addressing the municipal securities market situation including through the establishment of municipal securities funding facilities, and for other purposes); H.R. 1731 (Credit Risk Retention Act); H.R. 1944 (Active Financing Rules); H.R. 2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act); H.R. 2549 (The Municipal Bond Fairness Act); H.R. 2550 (The Municipal Advisers Regulation Act); H.R. 2551 (The Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2589 (The Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009); H.R. 2847 (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act); H.R. 2896 (Equal Treatments Of Covered Bonds Act of 2009); H.R. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); H.R. 3126 (Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009); H.R. 3145 (Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009); H.R. 3269 (Corporate and Financial Institution compensation Fairness Act of 2009); H.R. 3306 (to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections); H.R. 3310 (To reform the financial regulatory system of the United States); H.R. 3817 (Investor Protection Act of 2009); H.R. 3818 (Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009); H.R. 3890 (Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act); H.R. 4173 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act)(Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion)); H.R. 4191 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); H.R. 4872 (The Reconciliation Act of 2010); H.R. 4884 (U.S. Covered Bond Act of 2010); H.R. 5777 ("Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act," or the "Best Practices Act"); H.R. 5927 (Small Business Lending Fund Act); S. 139 (Data Breach Notification Act); S. 386 (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act); S. 515 (Patent Reform Act); S. 651 (Compensation Fairness Act of 2009); S. 773 (Cyber Security Act of 2009); S. 931 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009); S. 961 (Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act); S. 1490 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009); S. 1551 (Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations of 2009); S. 1682 (to provide the CFTC with antimarket manipulation authority); S. 1683 (Pay It Back Act); S. 2886 (Bank Integrity Act of 2009) (Glass-Steagall Repeal); S. 2927 (Wall Street Fair Share Act); S. 3005 (National Institute of Finance Act of 2010); S. 3217 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding)(Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); S. Amdt. 3792 (Fiduciary Duty); S. Amdt. 4057 (Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding); 2011 Financial Services Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Amendment relating to SIPC coverage); Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Title I (Financial Stability); Title II (Resolution Authority); Title IX ( Asset-Backed Securitization); Title X (Broker-Dealer Standard of Care); Title IX (FED Lending and Fiscal Policy Functions); Resolution Authority for Systemically Significant Financial Companies Act of 2009; Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Troubled Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (H-1B); State Regulation of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance; PPIP Investor and Asset Manager Requirements; China - strategic and economic dialog; Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); Transatlantic Economic Council (Trade Issues); Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Transpacific Partnership; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; G-20 (Issues related to the November 15, 2008 "Washington Action Plan"); Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Accounting standards for municipalities.
Client expense: $1,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 1082 GROWTH Act S. 1297 Retirement Security for Life Act of 2009 (annuities) S. 2927 Wall Street Fair Share Act (securities transaction tax) S. 3793 Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010 (flow-through) H.R. 2748 Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act of 2009 (annuities) H.R. 3429 GROWTH Act H.R. 4126 Retirement Fairness Act of 2009 (retirement plan nondiscrimination) H.R. 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act (securities transaction tax) H.R. 4337 Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009 Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee
Client expense: $1,438,483 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax and retirement issues including lifetime payout of annuities and 401K fee issues, taxation of insurance products and related-party reinsurance issues. H.R.1961 Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2009 savings incentives provisions H.R.2748 - Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act all provisions S.1297 - Retirement Security for Life Act all provisions Administration FY2010 and FY2011 revenue proposals - Insurance-specific revenue proposals including the reduction in TRIA federal obligation provision, STOLI transactions, dividends received deduction (DRD), corporate owned life insurance (COLI), and auto-IRA savings provisions H.R.2110 - the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act all provisions H.R.2452 - Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carry-Back Act all provisions H.R.3424 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid to affiliates - related party reinsurance issues H.R. 4191 Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 - all provisions Senate Tax Extenders taxation of carried interest, revenue raisers H.R.4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009 revenue raisers, taxation of carried interest Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (Administration Proposal) revenue provisions H.R. 3424 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid to affiliates all provisions H.R.4213 - American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - Temporary extension of the NFIP
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
PL 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 HR 1935, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services. H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 436 - Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009; entire bill H.R. 1083 - The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009; entire bill H.R. 1265 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; provisions relating to management and control of foreign corporations H.R. 1586 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act; provisions relating to taxation of foreign operations H.R. 1935 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services; entire bill H.R. 2920 Statutory Pay Go Act of 2009; provisions relating to estate tax and middle class tax benefits H.R. 3408 - Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009; provisions relating to limitation of independent contractor status for independent broker dealers H.R. 3905 Estate Tax Relief Act; entire bill H.R. 3933 - Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009; to ensure workable reporting requirements for mutual funds H.R. 4154 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009; entire bill H.R. 4191 - Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009; entire bill H.R. 4213 - American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010; provisions relating to tax extenders, carried interest, and fee disclosures H.R. 4337 - Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009; provisions relating to mutual funds H.R. 4849 - Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010; provisions relating to small business capital gains exclusion and Build America Bonds H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; provisions related to GRATS H.R. 5297 Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010; provisions relating to taxes affecting small business, partial annuitization, and expansion of Roth conversions H.R. 5486 Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010; provisions relating to small business investment incentives and grantor retained annuity trust H.R. 5982 Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010; provisions relating to repeal of 1099 reporting obligations enacted in health care reform H.R. 6128 Fair Playing Field Act of 2010; provisions that would affect use of independent contractors within the securities industry S. 506 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; provision relating to managed and controlled foreign entities S. 567 - A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates; entire bill S. 651 - Compensation Fairness Act of 2009; entire bill S. 722 - Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009; provisions relating to capital gains, dividends, and estate tax S. 1007 - Excessive Pay Capped Deduction Act of 2009; entire bill S. 2784 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the estate tax as in effect in 2009; entire bill S. 2869 Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009; entire bill S. 2882 - Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009; provisions relating to independent contractors within the securities industry S. 2927 - Wall Street Fair Share Act; entire bill S. 3513 Bonus Depreciation Extension to Create Jobs Act; entire bill S. 3773 Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010; provisions relating to capital gains dividends and estate tax S. 3786 Fair Playing Field Act; provisions that would affect use of independent contractors within the securities industry S. 3793 Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010; entire bill S. 3816 Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; entire bill Administrations FY 2011 budget proposals relating to Auto IRA retirement savings initiatives, taxation of life insurance companies, international taxation, tax treatment of capital gains and dividends, independent contractor, estate tax, and Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Financial regulatory reform; Derivatives regulation and clearing; Short sale regulation; S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights Act; H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009; H.R. 2454, Derivatives title in American Clean Energy and Security Act; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203); H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE