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.

Energy Efficiency Tax Credits, Biomaterials Tax Credits and Biofuels Tax Credits FY 2010 Project Corporate Tax Reform International Tax Reform Issues including foreign tax credits, transfer pricing, intellectual property transfers, territorial tax systems Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 ( H.R. 4853; Pub. L. No. 111-312) Research & experimentation tax credit Sec. 48C advanced energy manufacturing tax credit S. 3816 Creating American Jobs & Ending Off-Shoring Act Harbor Maintenance Tax HR 3200 Revenue Provisions of America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 HR 422/S 1203 R&D Tax Credit

Client expense: $1,207,408 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.422 and S. 1203, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the R&D credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the ASRC; H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009; H.R. 4853 Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010; H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, R&D tax credit and international provisions; S. 3816 Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshore Act.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Deferral of taxation of foreign earned income and corporate taxation (no specific legislation); renewal and expansion of the R&D tax credit (H.R. 422; S. 1203)

Client expense: $3,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

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

R&D Credit H.R. 422 4213, S 1203; Tax Extenders H.R. 4213; CFC Look-Through H.R. 2098, H.R. 4213; Energy Tax Policy; International Tax Reform H.R. 4213; H.R. 5893

Client expense: $5,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

R&D Credit HR 422, S 1203, Energy Tax Policy, CFC Look-Through HR 2098, Tax Extenders HR 4213, International Tax Reform HR 4213

Client expense: $3,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

R&D Credit HR422, S1203, CFC Look-Through HR2098, Tax Extenders HR4213, International Tax Reform

Client expense: $3,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S 3454/HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011; HR 4899 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; Defense Budget and Acquisition Policy issues: defense funding levels, organizational conflict of interest; HR 2021 - Savings Recovery Act of 2009; HR 2989 - 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009; HR 3936 - Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009; HR 4213 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010; S 1006 - Excessive Pay Shareholder Approval Act; S 1007 - Excessive Pay Capped Deduction Act of 2009; S 1074 - Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009; HR 2861 - Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009; HR 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; S (TBD) - Bill Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; HR 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; FY10 CR (thru 12/23/09):HRes64; Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S 3729/HR 5781 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 including provisions related to funding for space programs; FY10 NASA, Conf.: Final conference authorization was the Senate version, passed to the President on 9/30/2010; S 3800/ HR (TBD) - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011 including all provisions related to aircraft and tecnhology programs and procurement and research, development, test & evaluation programs; S 3636 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 including all provisions relating to FBI Biometric Programs, NGI, information technology programs, and close out of Census 2010 Programs; S 3615/HR 5850 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 including all provisions relating to Veterans Healthcare Information Technology Programs, and Electronic Patient Care Records; S 3644/HR 5850 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 including all provisions related to Aviation, Airport Security, and HUD Working Capital Fund (WCF), and FHA Transformation Fund; S 3677/HR (TBD) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 including all provisions related to the National Archives and Records Administration; Treasury and Financial Systems; and the IRS; S 3606/HR (TBD) - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 including all provisions related to the Food and Agricultural Safety Systems; Food and Drug Administration; and food safety early warning surveillance systems; S 3686/HR (TBD) - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 including all provisions related to the Social Security Administration information technology infrastructure; Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services and the Department of Education; Support for the President's Budget Request for FY11 State/Foreign Operations; HR 3081 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 including provisions related to space programs

Client expense: $3,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

S 292/HR 275 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009; HR 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; HR 4213 - American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; HR 2110 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; HR 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Client expense: $3,210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

1. Tax Treatment of Foreign Earned Income - no bill 2. R&D Tax Credit - S. 1203, H.R. 422 3. Competitive Federal Tax Policy - no bill 4. CFC Look Through - no bill 5. Tax Extenders Act, H.R. 4213 6. Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act - S. 3793 7. Creating American Jobs and Ending Off Shoring Act - S. 3816 8. The Tax Relief Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act - H.R. 4853

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Permanent extension and expansion of research credit, renewable energy & energy efficiency tax benefits, corporate tax return, tax on settlement payments; domestic partner tax equity, international taxation, superfund taxes, tax accounting/LIFO; H.R. 422/S.1203 Research and Development Tax Credit Extension; H.R. 2098 Extension of Subpart F Look Through Rule; H.R. 564/H.R. 832/S.3164/S. 3125 - Superfund tax reinstatement, S. 1637 Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009; H.R. 2615 Energy-Efficient Commercial Roof Act; S.556 Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act; H.R. 2625/S. 1153 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009; S. 2755/H.R. 4085, investment credit for property used to fabricate solar energy property H.R. 3985, Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 1250/H.R. 4168, Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 3177/S. 3434, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010

Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Support passage of HR 275/S 292, to repeal Section 511 of PL 109-222 (3% withholding mandate); promote passage of HR 3255, to preserve cash accounting option for engineering firms; Section 199 of the tax code; tax treatment of S Corps; tax rates for corporations and individuals; HR 422, to make the R&D tax credit permanent; comments to Treasury on implementation of Section 511 of PL 109-222; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; review of Administration's Green Book; HR 537 and HR 4213/HR 4849/S 3262, provisions related to excluding water and sewer bonds from the state volume cap for private activity bonds and Build America Bonds; HR 5141/S 3578, to repeal expansion of IRS form 1099 for business transactions; extension of bonus depreciation and small business expensing in HR 5297; infrastructure financing, including modifications to highway user fees; HR 4213, tax extenders; extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts; comments to Treasury Department on changes to the tax treatment of trial lawyer fees.

Client expense: $461,648 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 422 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the R&D credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the ASRC; S. 1203 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit though 2010 and to increase and make permanent the ASRC; H.R. 4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009; H.R. 4853 Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010; H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, R&D tax credit and international provisions; S. 3816 Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshore Act

Client expense: $146,923 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Tax Extenders, including: Employee benefits/pensions - HR 4173 / S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; Corporate alternative minimum tax credit - S. 3014 / H.R. 4850, American Job Creation & Investment Act; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; Alternative simplified credit, R & D - 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

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions relating to revenue raisers and deductablilty of punitive damage awards. S 3793: Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010; all provisions of the bill. HR 4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010; all provisions of the bill. HR 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; all provisions of the bill. S 506/HR 1265: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; provisions relating to revenue raisers. S 1341/HR 3439: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on SILO and LILO transactions; all provisions of the bill. HR 4994: Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010; provisions relating to revenue raisers. Discussions concerning the extension of the 2010 Capital Gains and Dividends tax rates.

Client expense: $2,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification 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 Tax Credits 'Help Act' or 'GROWTH Act'; H.R. 2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; International Tax Reform proposals; Transfer pricing, treaty, international tax, and tax reform issues.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2438, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a temporary bonus research credit for energy-related research, all provisions Issues related to corporate taxes and repatriation S. 1203 / HR. 422, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits Help Act, all provisions Issues related to extensions of expiring tax provisions (no pending legislation) H.R.4070, to amend the IRC of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel, all provisions Issues related to energy tax incentives R&D and other business incentives as included in the Tax Relief Act of 2010, enacted 12/17/10

Client expense: $1,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Energy Efficiency Tax Credits, Biomaterials Tax Credits and Biofuels Tax Credits FY 2010 Project Corporate Tax Reform International Tax Reform Issues including foreign tax credits, transfer pricing, intellectual property transfers, territorial tax systems Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 ( H.R. 4853; Pub. L. No. 111-312) Research & experimentation tax credit Sec. 48C advanced energy manufacturing tax credit S. 3816 Creating American Jobs & Ending Off-Shoring Act Harbor Maintenance Tax HR 3200 Revenue Provisions of America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 HR 422/S 1203 R&D Tax Credit

Client expense: $1,207,408 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 422, S. 1203, extension and strengthening of the Research & Development Tax Credit. H.R. 275 and S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief. Proposals related to international tax reform and Subpart F. H.R. 2110, Nonresident Withholding Tax. H.R. 2625, S. 1153, House Ways and Means Healthcare Reform Bill, Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act. H.R. 1385 EXTEND the Energy Efficiency Incentives Act. H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009. S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act. H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, Jobs Creation Act of 2010.

Client expense: $1,621,430 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 422, S. 1203, R&D Tax Credit, S.515, H.R. 1260, and S. 610, patent reform provisions relating to damages, venue, patent quality, post grant review, and similar matters. H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009. White Spaces Data Base regulations and spectrum. H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, Jobs Creation Act of 2010. H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorizaton Act of 2010

Client expense: $1,621,430 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

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; Issues pertaining to deferral of foreign earnings, and tax treatment of foreign earnings. H.R. 4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009; entire bill. General taxation issues.

Client expense: $1,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office

H.R. 422, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act: R&D tax credit provisions H.R. 1032, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act: clinical trial data reporting issues H.R. 1298, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009: importation H.R. 2502, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2009: comparative effectiveness H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: importation H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act: comparative effectiveness H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: comparative effectiveness, 340B program issues, health reform fee, Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and other health reform implementation issues H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010: 340B program issues H.R. 4489, FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act: transparency of drug pricing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: health reform fee issues H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010: 340B program and other health care issues H.R. 5710, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010: controlled substance monitoring H.R. 5809, Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2010: disposal of controlled substances S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: importation S. 525, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009: importation S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act: R&D tax credit provisions S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009: comparative effectiveness S. 1232, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009: importation S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act: importation, and other health reform implementation issues S. 3397, Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010: disposal of controlled substances General FDA advocacy Biopharmaceutical innovation policy issues

Client expense: $4,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010; transit tax provisions S 1203/HR 422/HR 4853, enhancement and extension of the research and development tax credit S 292/HR 275, Repeal of 3% withholding tax no government payments

Client expense: $1,210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 4853 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 - R&D tax credit HR 422 Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act - R&D tax credit

Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 71 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009, support amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S 47 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009, support amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 3011 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009, support amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S 43 The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009, advocated in favor of permanent moratorium on Internet taxes HR 1560 The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009, advocated in favor of permanent moratorium on Internet taxes HR 691 The Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009, as it relates to credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas HR 422, Support extending the R&D tax credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit HR 1521 The Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009, support restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property S 1192 Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009, support restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property S 1203 Grow Research Opportunities with Taxcredits' Help Act (GROWTH Act), support provisions to to amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit HR 5649 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010, support legislation to establish a national framework to prevent multiple and discriminatory taxation of digital goods and services HR 5297 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, provisions related to the extension of bonus depreciation and the delisting of cell phones as listed property HR 5560 Main Street Fairness Act, as it relates to tax provisions and tax simplification for communication services S 3793 Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010, as it relates to a one-year extension of expiring tax provisions including the R&D tax credit and changes to the tax treatment of "carried interest" HR 4853 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, in support of extending bonus depreciation for corporations, the 15% tax rate for corporate dividends, the R&D tax credit and CFC look-through rules S 1447 Connecting America Act of 2009, provisions relating to broadband service providers

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)

Deferral Deferral for active-financing income- extension S. 1203 - R& E Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement H.R. 422 - R&E Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement H.R. 2098 - CFC Look Through Extension

Client expense: $2,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 275, To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities (as it affects government payments to telecommunications and Internet access service providers) 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. 690, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 691, Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3011, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 H.R. 3905, Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4486, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property. H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010; provision regarding clarification of gains recognized in certain spin-off transactions H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010; provisions related to extension of dividend tax rates H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act of 2010; provisions related to Bonus Depreciation and R&D tax credit H.R. 5649, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010 Issues related to Extension of Bonus Depreciation (House) Issues related to streamlined sales taxes (House) S. 47, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 S. 71, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities (as it affects government payments to telecommunications and Internet access service providers) S. 1192, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1203, A bill 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, and for other purposes. S. 1447, Connecting America Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 S. 3513, Bonus Depreciation Extension to Create Jobs Act ; provisions related to extension of bonus depreciation and regulations related to employee cell phones Issues related to extension of current dividend and capital gains tax rates (House and Senate)

Client expense: $2,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE

Credits for Residential Efficiency Improvements HR4853, R&D Tax Credit HR422, HR 4213, S1203, Tax Extenders HR4853, CFC Look-Through HR2098, HR4853, International Tax Reform, Energy Tax Policy

Client expense: $5,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Issues related to the taxation of foreign earnings of U. S. Corporations. H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010. H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act, S. 3793, Job Creation & Tax Cuts Act, H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act, related to the research credit. H.R. 2098, CFC look-through; S. 1203 Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits Help Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Extension of the U.S. R&D tax credit and all such provisions in HR4853 "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010" and HR422 "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit"; and S1203 "Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits' Help Act" or "GROWTH Act"

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1984/1988/289/4146; S.401: 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009 HR 4213/S 1934/S 3191/S 3333: Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; Title II, subsections A, C, D (expiring tax provisions) HR 2897: Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act of 2009; PL 111-166 HR 1083: Simplification Act; PL 111-166 HR 989/S. 829: Eagle Employers Act HR 3933/S. 1934: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act HR 2460/S. 1152: Healthy Families Act HR 1987/1508/S. 803: Healthy Workforce HR 5328: International Tax Cmpetitiveness Act of 2010 HR 1068: Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act of 2009 HR 5297: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010; P.L. 111-499 HR 2098: Corporations Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act of 2009; PL 111-166 HR 422: Extend R&D tax credit to through 2010, increase & make permanent alternative simplified credit (R&D Tax credit) HR 1542: TARP Bonus Tax HR 1944/HR 2089: Subpart F Extension HR 2158/HR 3530/S. 929: Nonroad Alternative Powered Equipment Tax Credits HR 3135: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional incentives for facilities producing electricity from wind HR 3136/S. 2899: To extend the program to provide grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits HR 275/S. 392: Repeal of 3% witholding on certain payments to vendors by government entities S. 2927: 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. HR 3404/3548, S. 1647: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009; P.L. 111-92 HR 1274: Working Families Flexibility Act HR 5297: Small Business Jobs & Credit Act of 2010; P.L. 111-499 HR 5982: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 HR 1586/S. 1451: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act; Amendment 4567 (treatment of foreign tax); P.L. 111-226 HR 4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 111-312

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Guard, SENATE

H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification 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 Tax Credits 'Help Act' or 'GROWTH Act'. H.R. 2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act. H.R. 5649, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010. International Tax Reform proposals. Foreign bank and financial account reporting guidance. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, and international tax issues. H.R. 4213, The "Tax Extenders Act of 2009" and the "American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010" and the "American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010." S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act. Codification of Economic Substance guidance. H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010 guidance. H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 422 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H.R. 2098 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (tax rule exempting dividends, interest, rents, and royalties received or accrued) H.R. 1521 - Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 2847 - Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act H.R. 4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4486 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property H.R. 4849 Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 4853 - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Jobs Creation Act of 2010 H.R. 4994 - Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010 H.R. 5649 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010 H.R. 5660 - Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 5893 - Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 5982 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 S. 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1203 - Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits Help Act S. 3018 - Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 H.R. 690 & S. 144 - Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 (bill to remove cell phones from the listed property rules under I.R.C. sec 280F) H.R. 3011, S. 47 & S. 71 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 VoIP Sourcing Tax legislation State and local taxation of digital goods State and local taxation of telecommunications Retirement and pension plan funding U.S. taxation of foreign earnings Dividend taxation Corporate tax rates Energy tax legislation Treasury guidance on the Economic Substance Doctrine IRS rules on uncertain tax positions (Ann. 2010-30) Telecommunications equipment depreciation Cost recovery and depreciation issues, including 50% expensing Bonus depreciation Tax treatment of employer provided cell phones Tax treatment of gain in certain spin-off transactions CFC look-through treatment Research credit Employer education assistance Omnibus tax bill

Client expense: $3,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 4213 The American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act 2010; H.R. 5893 Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax loopholes Act of 2010; S. 3816 Creating Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; H.R. 1586 FAA AIr Transport and Modernization Act with international offsets; Check the box entity classification Corporate tax reform: S. 3018 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010; H.R. 3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (110th Congress) R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): H.R. 422 and S. 1203 to amend IRC to extend research credit through 2010 and increase and make permanent the ASC credit Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Economic substance codification; contract manufacturing; cost-sharing; Subpart F exemptions; S. 1934/H.R. 3933, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 Bilateral income tax treaties: Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation of intangibles, cross-border services taxation wit VAT/GST, and business restructuring Other bills and regulations: H.R. 2110 Mobile Workforce state income tax fairness; H.R. 5013 Implementing Management for Performance and Related reforms to obtain value in every acquisition Act of 2010; H.R. 5715 Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2010; H.R. 1083 BAT Simplifcation Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272; Support centers excise tax; bonus depreciation

Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

R&D tax credit (H.R. 422, H.R. 783, S. 37); cost-sharing regulations; and other international tax provisions

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

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

R&D tax credit (H.R. 422, H.R. 783, S.37), active financial services income, withholding on government payments to contractors; and international tax provisions; financial regulatory reform

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 260: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for taxation of controlled foreign corporations; opposed. S. 3816: Ending Offshoring Act: Opposed provisions that would increase taxation on income of controlled foreign corporations. H.R. 422: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend the research credit and make permanenet the alternative simplified credit; supported.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

During the 2010 fourth quarter, the following issues were addressed: R&D Tax Credit Extension; H.R. 422, S.1203, The American Workers, State and Business Relief Act, H.R. 4213; Repeal 3% Withholding Requirement, H.R. 1023, S.777

Client expense: $3,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Navy, Dept of, Office of the Secretary of Defense, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Employee Benefits/Pensions (defined benefit provisions of H.R. 2021, H.R. 2989, H.R. 3936; Tehnical Corrections to H.R. 4915); Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Credits (S. 3014, H.R. 4850, Senate Amt 3336 to H.R. 4213, S. 3793, H.R. 4853) Alternative Simplified Credit, R&D (H.R.422, S. 1203, H.R. 4213, S. 3793, H.R. 4853), Modifications/Extensions to 30C and 30D of IRC, (S. 3715, S. 3495, H.R. 4853) Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act (S. 3793) Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 5297) Electronic Vehicles Tax Credits (S. 3715)

Client expense: $3,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Research & Experimentation tax credit extension (S. 1203, H.R. 422) Last-in/First-out (LIFO) accounting method preservation (no specific bill) Extension of "Bonus Depreciation" provisions (S. 3513) Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4853)

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

Extension of the U.S. R&D tax credit and all such provisions in HR4853 "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010" and HR422 "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit"; and S1203 "Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits' Help Act" or "GROWTH Act"

Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Permanent extension and expansion of research credit, renewable energy & energy efficiency tax benefits, corporate tax return, tax on settlement payments; domestic partner tax equity, international taxation, superfund taxes, tax accounting/LIFO; H.R. 422/S.1203 Research and Development Tax Credit Extension; H.R. 2098 Extension of Subpart F Look Through Rule; H.R. 564/H.R. 832/S.3164/S. 3125 - Superfund tax reinstatement, S. 1637 Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009; H.R. 2615 Energy-Efficient Commercial Roof Act; S.556 Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act; H.R. 2625/S. 1153 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009; S. 2755/H.R. 4085, investment credit for property used to fabricate solar energy property H.R. 3985, Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 1250/H.R. 4168, Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 3177/S. 3434, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010

Client expense: $1,475,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Tax deferral / International tax issues HR 422, Research & development tax credit legislation

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 422 and S. 1203, Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on Alternative Simplified Research Credit, R&D Tax Credit. H.R. 2438, Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on Temporary Bonus Research Credit for Energy-related Research, Tax Issue. H.R. 4213, The Tax Extenders Act of 2009, Tax Issue. H.R. 4213, The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, Tax Code. H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Tax Code. Derivatives Tax. Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit. Exercise Tax on Self Funded Health Plans. Domestic Manufacturing Deduction. Med Part D Prescription Drug Deduction Denial. Bank Tax. 48C and R&D Credit. Bonus Depreciation

Client expense: $4,716,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE