JOBS Act of 2011

Tax Legislation: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010; Business and energy tax incentives/extenders (including 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; deduction for state and local sales taxes; work opportunity tax credit; renewable energy tax credit; Subpart F active-financing and look-through exceptions); PPACA employer mandate repeal (HR 1744, S20); HR 3179 Market Place Equity Act; tax reform generally; value-added/national retail sales tax proposals; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals (including deferral of tax on foreign earnings, foreign tax credits and transfers of intangible property); business entity classification rules, Budget Congrol Act (S. 365). Regulatory: Income recognition rules for advanced payments; expensing and capitalization rules; treatment of vendor allowances; reporting of uncertain tax positions; bonus depreciation implementation, Form 1099k, income reporting. Other: Health care related tax provisions; issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 111-152); FUTA surtax repeal, unemployment insurance reform (HR 1745, S. 386)state taxation of digital goods legislation (HR 1860, S. 971); sales-tax collection legislation (S. 1452, HR 2701, HR 3179, S 1832), payroll tax extension (HR 3630), IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property

Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Tax Legislation: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 (H.R. 4) and repeal of expanded 1099 reporting requirements; Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010; Business and energy tax incentives/extenders (including 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; deduction for state and local sales taxes; work opportunity tax credit; renewable energy tax credit; Subpart F active-financing and look-through exceptions); PPACA employer mandate repeal (HR 1744, S20); tax reform generally; value-added/national retail sales tax proposals; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals (including deferral of tax on foreign earnings, foreign tax credits and transfers of intangible property); business entity classification rules, Budget Congrol Act (S. 365); American Jobs Act, repeal of 3% witholding (HR 674), payroll tax cut extension (HR 3630, HR 3764) Regulatory: Income recognition rules for advanced payments; repair and capitalization rules; treatment of vendor allowances; reporting of uncertain tax positions; bonus depreciation implementation, Form 1099K, income reporting. Other: Health care related tax provisions; tax issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 111-152); FUTA surtax repeal, FUTA credit reductions, unemployment insurance reform (HR 1745, S. 386); state taxation of digital goods legislation (HR 1860, S. 971); sales-tax collection legislation (S. 1452, S 1832, HR 2701, HR 3179)

Client expense: $1,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Tax Legislation: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 (H.R. 4) and repeal of expanded 1099 reporting requirements; Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010; Business and energy tax incentives/extenders (including 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; deduction for state and local sales taxes; work opportunity tax credit; renewable energy tax credit; Subpart F active-financing and look-through exceptions); PPACA employer mandate repeal (HR 1744, S20); tax reform generally; value-added/national retail sales tax proposals; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals (including deferral of tax on foreign earnings, foreign tax credits and transfers of intangible property); business entity classification rules, Budget Congrol Act (S. 365); American Jobs Act, repeal of 3% witholding (HR 674), payroll tax cut extension (HR 3630, HR 3764) Regulatory: Income recognition rules for advanced payments; repair and capitalization rules; treatment of vendor allowances; reporting of uncertain tax positions; bonus depreciation implementation, Form 1099K, income reporting. Other: Health care related tax provisions; tax issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 111-152); FUTA surtax repeal, FUTA credit reductions, unemployment insurance reform (HR 1745, S. 386); state taxation of digital goods legislation (HR 1860, S. 971); sales-tax collection legislation (S. 1452, S 1832, HR 2701, HR 3179)

Client expense: $1,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Monitor Tax issues before the Joint Select Committee on Defecit Reduction Monitor HR 1745, Jobs Act of 2011 (all sections of full text)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Monitor HR 1745, JOBS Act of 2011 (All Sections of full text) Monitor Tax issues before the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax Legislation: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 (H.R. 4) and repeal of expanded 1099 reporting requirements; Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010; Business and energy tax incentives/extenders (including 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; deduction for state and local sales taxes; work opportunity tax credit; renewable energy tax credit; Subpart F active-financing and look-through exceptions); PPACA employer mandate repeal (HR 1744, S20); tax reform generally; value-added/national retail sales tax proposals; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals (including deferral of tax on foreign earnings, foreign tax credits and transfers of intangible property); business entity classification rules, Budget Congrol Act (S. 365); American Jobs Act, repeal of 3% witholding (HR 674), payroll tax cut extension (HR 3630, HR 3764) Regulatory: Income recognition rules for advanced payments; repair and capitalization rules; treatment of vendor allowances; reporting of uncertain tax positions; bonus depreciation implementation, Form 1099K, income reporting. Other: Health care related tax provisions; tax issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 111-152); FUTA surtax repeal, FUTA credit reductions, unemployment insurance reform (HR 1745, S. 386); state taxation of digital goods legislation (HR 1860, S. 971); sales-tax collection legislation (S. 1452, S 1832, HR 2701, HR 3179)

Client expense: $1,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982); HR 2146/S 1222 - Data Act of 2011 - provisions delaing with data standards; HR 1745/S 904 - Jobs Act of 2011 -provisions dealing with data standards. HR 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011; HR 2827 - provisions dealing with exemption for municiple advisors; S 1483 - Incorporation Transparacy and Law Enforcement Assistance Act - provisions dealing with public disclosure of beneficial owners of private companies. HR 2056 - To instruct the Inspector General of the FDIC to study the impact of insured depository institutions failures - regulatory capital provisions

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

Government targets: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982); HR 2146/S 1222 - Data Act of 2011 - provisions delaing with data standards; HR 1745/S 904 - Jobs Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards. HR 3339 - Standard DATA Act - provision dealing with data standards. HR 3213 - Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. HR 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011. HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with social security data standards. HR 3659 - Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act - provisions dealing with social security data standards. HR 3433 - GRANT Act - website reporting sections and single audit sections. HR 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011. HR 2056 - Provisions relating to accounting treatment (c)(2)(c) and section 3(a)(2). S 1962 and HR 2941 - Start-up Expansion and Investment Act. HR 1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act - provisions relating to non-accrual loans. HR 1697 - Communities First Act. HR 1070 - Small Company Capital Formation - provisions on yearly audits. HR 3666 and S 1933 - Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 - provisions on audits and accounting standards. S 1866 and HR 3476 - AGREE Act - provisions on audits. HR 3655 - Small Business Access to Captial Act of 2011 - provisions on audits. SA 936 to HR 2354 - provisions on audits. S 1965 - Startup Act of 2011 - GAO study on audit costs. S 1962 - Startup Expansion and Investment Act - provisions on audits.

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

Government targets: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Tax Legislation: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 (H.R. 4) and repeal of expanded 1099 reporting requirements; Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010; Business and energy tax incentives/extenders (including 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; deduction for state and local sales taxes; work opportunity tax credit; renewable energy tax credit; Subpart F active-financing and look-through exceptions); PPACA employer mandate repeal (HR 1744, S20) tax reform generally; value-added/national retail sales tax proposals; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals (including deferral of tax on foreign earnings, foreign tax credits and transfers of intangible property); business entity classification rules, Budget Congrol Act (S. 365). Regulatory: Income recognition rules for advanced payments; expensing and capitalization rules; treatment of vendor allowances; reporting of uncertain tax positions; bonus depreciation implementation, Form 1099k, income reporting. Other: Health care related tax provisions; tax issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 111-152); FUTA surtax repeal, unemployment insurance reform (HR 1745, S. 386)state taxation of digital goods legislation (HR 1860, S. 971); sales-tax collection legislation (S. 1452, HR 2701).

Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982); HR 2146/S 1222 - Data Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards; HR 1745/S 902 - Jobs Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards. HR 2883/S 1542 - Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act. Draft legislation - Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 by Rep. Fincher. HR 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011. HR 2056 - Provisions relating to accounting treatment (c) (2)(c) and Section 3(a)(2). H R 2941 - Start-up Expansion and Investment Act. HR 1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act - provisions relating to non-accrual loans. HR 1697 - Communities First Act. HR 1070 - Small Company Capital Formation - provisions on yearly audits.

Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Dodd Frank Act implentation (Section 913, 914, 922 929Y, 929Z, 982); Hr 2146/S 1222 - Data Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards; HR 1745/S 902 - Jobs Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards; HR 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011; HR 2827 - provisions dealing with exemption for municiple advisors; S 1483 - Incorporation Transparancy and Law Enforcement Assistance Act - provisions dealing with public dislosure of beneficial owners of private compani

Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H. Con. Res. 34 FY2012 Budget Resolution H. Con. Res. 37 House Conservative Budget FY2012 H. J. Res. 54 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget H.R. 1002 Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1217 to Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund H.R. 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 H.R. 1745 JOBS Act H.R. 1860 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2041 Returning to Responsible Fiscal Policies Act H.R. 658 FAA Reauthorization H.R.1213 To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges H.R.1527 Taxpayer Receipt Act H.R.2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 H.R.2092 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services. H.R.2214 Debt Elimination By Tax-Deductible Contribution Act of 2011 H.R.462 Tax Code Termination Act S 482 the Energy Tax Prevention Act S. 534 BEER Act S. 543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S. 940 Voting for the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act of 2011 S. 971 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S. J. Res. 10 joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget S.1098 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S.437 Taxpayer Receipt Act S.720 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 S.782 Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H. Con. Res. 34 FY2012 Budget Resolution H. Con. Res. 37 House Conservative Budget FY2012 H. J. Res. 54 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget H. Res. 37 to create the Committee on the Reduction of Nonessential Federal Programs H. Res. 82 To establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs H.R. 1217 to Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund H.R. 1255 Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 1745 JOBS Act H.R. 1891 Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act H.R. 2041 Returning to Responsible Fiscal Policies Act H.R. 2112 Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2146 DATA Act H.R. 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 421 Full Faith and Credit Act H.R. 672 Election Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act Hr 2354 Energy and Water Appropriations S. 782 Economic Development Revitalization Act S. J. Res. 10 joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget S. Res. 93 A Resolution establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H. Con. Res. 34 FY2012 Budget Resolution H. Con. Res. 37 House Conservative Budget FY2012 H. J. Res. 54 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget H. Res. 37 to create the Committee on the Reduction of Nonessential Federal Programs H. Res. 82 To establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content H.R. 1217 to Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund H.R. 1255 Government Shutdown Prevention Act H.R. 1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 1745 JOBS Act H.R. 1891 Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act H.R. 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2041 Returning to Responsible Fiscal Policies Act H.R. 2112 Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2146 DATA Act H.R. 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 421 Full Faith and Credit Act H.R. 658 FAA Reauthorization H.R. 672 Election Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act H.R.2214 Debt Elimination By Tax-Deductible Contribution Act of 2011 Hr 2354 Energy and Water Appropriations S. 782 Economic Development Revitalization Act S. J. Res. 10 joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget S. Res. 93 A Resolution establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Tax Legislation: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 (H.R. 4) and repeal of expanded 1099 reporting requirements; Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010; Business and energy tax incentives/extenders (including 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; deduction for state and local sales taxes; work opportunity tax credit; renewable energy tax credit; Subpart F active-financing and look-through exceptions); PPACA employer mandate repeal (HR 1744, S20) tax reform generally; value-added/national retail sales tax proposals; proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals (including deferral of tax on foreign earnings, foreign tax credits and transfers of intangible property); business entity classification rules. Regulatory: Income recognition rules for advanced payments; expensing and capitalization rules; treatment of vendor allowances; reporting of uncertain tax positions; bonus depreciation implementation. Other: Health care related tax provisions; tax issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 111-152); FUTA and surtax; HR 1745, Jobs Act of 2011; state taxation of digital goods legislation (HR 1860, S. 971); streamline sales tax legislation.

Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Reserve System, 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982); Draft whistleblower reform legislation; HR 2146/S 1222 - Data Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards; HR 1745/S 902 - Jobs Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Section 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982); HR 2146/S 1222 - Data Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards; HR 1745/S 902 - Jobs Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 1745, S 904 -Unemployment Insurance

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 1745, JOBS Act of 2011, all provisions S. 904, JOBS Act of 2011, all provisions

Client expense: $365,226 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

HR 1745, JOBS Act of 2011 - unemployment HR 2241, Layoff Prevention Act of 2011

Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.

H.R. 1745, JOBS Act of 2011, all provisions S. 904, JOBS Act of 2011, all provisions

Client expense: $365,226 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 1745, Res. 904 Restructuring Unemployment Insurance program H.R. 1167 Welfare Reform Act

Client expense: $36,342 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1745 -- Jobs; Opportunity; Benefits and Services (JOBS) Act

Client expense: $1,900,102 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R.1745/S.904, JOBS Act of 2011 S.386, Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act of 2011

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 527, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act-support H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act-support H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act-support H.R. 1229, the Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act- support H.R. 1259, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act-support H.R. 1370, a bill to repeal the Small-Business Health Insurance Tax from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)-support H.R. 1744, the American Job Protection Act-support H.R. 1745, the Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services Act (JOBS Act)-support H.R. 2092, repealing the tanning tax from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)-support H.R. 1976, the Job Protection Act-support A020, the LaTourette/Costello amendment to H.R. 2055, the FY 2012 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act-oppose S. 20, the American Job Protection Act-support S.128, the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act-support S. 358, the Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act-support S. 602, the Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act (CURB Act)- support S. 964, the Job Protection Act-support S. 1030, Freedom from Restrictive Excessive Executive Demands and Onerous Mandates (FREEDOM) Act of 2011-support S. 1049, the Small Business Health Relief Act-support S. 1181, the Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act- support S.A. 183, the McConnell/Inhofe Amendment to S. 493, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act-support S.A. 282, the Good Guidance Practices amendment to S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act- support S.A. 299, the Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act amendment to S. 493, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act- support Notice 2011-1 Failure to Meet Certain Group Health Plan Requirements-comments Notice 2011-36 Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Section 4980H)-comments Individual Tax Rates-concerns Ryan Budget-comments National Labor Relations Board-concerns

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

H.R.2341 - Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act - NETWORK supports preparation of care workers Workfoce Investment Act - NETWORK STRONGLY supports this, as there are not persons trained for hundreds of thousands of existing jobs. S. 904, H.R.1745 - The JOBS Act of 2011 - NETWORK strongly opposes this bill, as it is an anti-jobs bill, stripping away insurance benefits to long-term unemployed, among other negative actions. H.R. 1440, H.R. 1876 - NETWORK strongly supports these bills which make it safer and more possible for low-wage workers to care for their own and family members' health, making workplaces safer and healthier. H.R. 1591, S. 797 - Paycheck Fairness Act of 2011 - NETWORK supports this act. It takes one more step in ensuring that women are not prejudiced against in the work place. NETWORK supports the funding of a mechanism to assist states in implementing a family paid medical leave act.

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), White House Office

H.Res. 9 Instructing certain committees to report legislation replacing the job-killing health care law. NSBA supported. H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. NSBA supported. H.R. 4 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 Bill would repeal the new requirements requiring businesses and landlords to issue a Form 1099 for payments to corporations for goods and services that exceed $600 per year to each vendor. NSBA supported. H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 371 The Health Care Choice Act To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. NSBA opposed. H.R. 605 Patients Freedom to Choose Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits. NSBA supported. HR 674 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 A bill to repeal the mandatory three-percent withholding requirement on all payments for goods and services made to federal, state and local contractors. NSBA supported. H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011 The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. NSBA supported. H.R. 972 Secret Ballot Protection Act To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. NSBA supported. H.R.1081 Consumers Payment System Protection Act Bill would delay the implementation of the Durbin swipe-fee reform amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1137 Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011 Bill would amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R.1249 America Invents Act Bill would reform U.S. patent system. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1370 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. NSBA supported. H.R. 1440 Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities, and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1493 Fair Pay Act To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1519 Paycheck Fairness Act To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1745 The Jobs, Opportunities, Benefits, and Services (JOBS) Act To improve jobs, opportunity, benefits, and services for unemployed Americans, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring the legislation. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 1876 Healthy Families Act To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1976 Jobs Protection Act To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the applicability of such Act with respect to States that have right to work laws in effect. NSBA supported. H.R. 2072 Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 The bill reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import Bank. It also would gradually increase the banks exposure cap from $100 billion to $160 billion; use a portion of its surplus to update information technology systems; establish clear guidelines on the content of goods and services for which it would provide financing; and require the bank to report to Congress if its default rate exceeded 2 percent. NSBA supported. H.R. 2164 Legal Workforce Act Bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring the legislation. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. It sets the sales tax rate at 23 percent in 2011, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. NSBA supported. S.18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act Bill would repeal Section 9006 of the health care law which expands the requirement to submit 1099 tax filing forms for business expenses to include all transactions that total $600 or more per vendor per year. NSBA supported. S. 23 America Invents Act (formerly Patent Reform Act) Bill would reform U.S. patent system. NSBA opposed. S. 89 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 It repeals provisions of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 requiring federal, state, and local governmental entities to withhold three-percent of payments due to vendors providing goods and services to such entities. NSBA supported. S.164 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 A bill to repeal the mandatory three-percent withholding requirement on all payments for goods and services made to federal, state and local contractors. NSBA supported. S. 217 Secret Ballot Protection Act To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. NSBA supported. S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act Bill would reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.575 Debit Interchange Fee Study Act Bill would delay the implementation of the Durbin swipe-fee reform amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act. NSBA opposed. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring the legislation. S. 770 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 788 Fair Pay Act To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 797 Paycheck Fairness Act To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 964 Job Protection Act To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the applicability of such Act with respect to States that have right to work laws in effect. NSBA supported. S. 984 Healthy Families Act To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. NSBA opposed. S. 1082 Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011 Bill would provide for a temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act. NSBA supported. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring the legislation.

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