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Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012
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2013 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate Tax Reform -- Support Repeal of Excise Tax on Medical Devices (HR 436 and others) -- Support Mobile Workforce State Tax Simplification Act (HR 1864) -- Support
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Fundamental Tax Reform Principles Including: Lower Corporate Tax Rates, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Territorial vs. Worldwide System. Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, H.R. 1864
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate Tax Reform -- Support Repeal of Excise Tax on Medical Devices -- (HR 436 and others) -- Support Mobile Workforce State Tax Simplification Act (HR 1864) -- Support
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate Tax Reform -- Support Repeal of Excise Tax on Medical Devices (HR 436 and others) -- Support Mobile Workforce State Tax Simplification Act (HR 1864) -- Support
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate Tax Reform -- Support Repeal of Excise Tax on Medical Devices (HR 436 and others) -- Support Mobile Workforce State Tax Simplification Act (HR 1864) -- Support
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
| Republican |
| FL |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| J. Randy Forbes | Republican | VA |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| Jim Jordan | Republican | OH |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Thomas J. Rooney | Republican | FL |
| Trent Franks | Republican | AZ |
| Trey Gowdy | Republican | SC |
2012 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the research credit through 2012HR 689, The 21st Century Investment Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit HR 99, The Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 12, The Job Creation Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 543, Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011, as it relates to restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property HR 428, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S 106, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 1693, Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the research credit through 2012 HR 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services S 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services S 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011, provisions related to the corporate tax rate S 1012, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 3476/S 1866, American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit HR 3091/S 1647, to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, provisions related to the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S 1934, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain communications taxes, and for other purposes, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 1864, The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011, as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns HR 1773, The Made in America Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 825, The Job Creation through Innovation Act, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, as it relates to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification HR 4196, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets, as it relates to bonus depreciationS 2240, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets., as it relates to bonus depreciation S 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, as it relates to bonus depreciation
Client expense: $3,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the research credit through 2012HR 689, The 21st Century Investment Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit HR 99, The Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 12, The Job Creation Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 543, Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011, as it relates to restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property HR 428, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S 106, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 1693, Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the research credit through 2012 HR 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services S 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services S 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011, provisions related to the corporate tax rate S 1012, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 3476/S 1866, American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit HR 3091/S 1647, to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, provisions related to the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S 1934, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain communications taxes, and for other purposes, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 1864/S 3485, The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011, as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns HR 1773, The Made in America Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 825, The Job Creation through Innovation Act, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, as it relates to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification HR 4196, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets, as it relates to bonus depreciationS 2240, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets., as it relates to bonus depreciation S 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, as it relates to bonus depreciation S 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit
Client expense: $3,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act S. 3485, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification
Client expense: $494,571 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to Americans with Disabilities Amendments, and independent contractor classification Act rulemaking; persuader activity rulemaking; Proposed Rules Governing Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act; Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011(H.R. 1063, S. 1718); mobile workforce legislation(H.R. 1864);Legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board, including provisions in appropriations legislation; Fair Labor Standards Act; criminal background checks
Client expense: $1,060,000 · 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 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. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislation: Tax Relief, 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 CFC look-through exceptions)PPACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 1744, S. 20); H.R. 3179 Marketplace 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); Regulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; Form 1099k. Other: Health care related tax provisions; FUTA surtax repeal, unemployment insurance reform (H.R. 1745, S. 386)state taxation of digital goods legislation (H.R. 1860, S. 971); sales-tax collection legislation (S. 1452, H.R. 2701, H.R. 3179, S. 1832), Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1864; S. 3485); and Fiscal Cliff legislation (H.R. 8)
Client expense: $1,060,000 · 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 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. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart f exemption for active financing income S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011, legislation to reform the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 1346 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, legislation to ensure international tax compliance and alter U.S. taxation of overseas incomeH.R. 2735 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the lookthrough treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations H.R. 1864 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011, legislation to simplify the taxation of employees that travel for work S. 2091 United States Job Creation and Tax Reform Act of 2012, international tax reform H.R. 1439 the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, legislation to regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce. Reg-121647-10: Proposed Regulations relating to information reporting by foreign financial institutions and withholding on certain payments to foreign financial institutions and other foreign entities. Notice 2011-71, proposed changes to guidance that provides a risk based approach for documenting foreign merchants in compliance with the Code section 6050W credit card reporting requirement.
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S 2240/HR 4196 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act; S 1577 - Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act including provisions related to enhancing and making permanent the R&D Credit; HR 871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receiptsare predominantly from domestic production activities; HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; S 3485/HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees duties performed in other States; S 1813/HR 4348 - MAP-21 including provisions related to reauthorizing Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs and pension funding stabilization
Client expense: $3,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Energy, Dept of, 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), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; S 1577 - Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act to enhance and make permanent the R&D credit; HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 to enhancecompliance with state personal income tax laws; HR 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011; HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 for two months extends the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance, adjusts doctors payments related to Medicate, and authorizes spectrum auctions; S 2240/HR 4196 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 1813/HR 4348 - MAP-21 to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specifically the pension funding stabilization provision.
Client expense: $4,100,000 · 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, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 to enhance compliance with state personal income tax laws; HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; HR 871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; S 1577 - Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act to enhance andmake permanent the R&D Credit; HR 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011; HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, for two months extends the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance, adjusts doctors payments related to Medicate, and authorizes spectrum auctions; S 2240/HR 4196 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act; S 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes including pension funding stabilization provision
Client expense: $4,000,000 · 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, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1002, S. 543, H.R. 1439, H.R. 1804, H.R. 1860, S. 971, H.R. 1864, H.R. 2469, H.R. 2701, S. 1452, H.R. 3179, S. 1832, S. 1811, H.RES. 95, S.RES. 309, S.1934, H.R. 3788
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $25,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; HR 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012, all provisions; S. 3485, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012, all provisions; issues pertaining to corporate tax reform.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate Tax Reform -- Support Repeal of Excise Tax on Medical Devices -- (HR 436 and others) -- Support Mobile Workforce State Tax Simplification Act (HR 1864) -- Support
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 (specifically reporting and designation requirements for insurance and content/scope of intergovernmental agreements to implement), as included and passed in the Hiring Incentive to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. H.R. 3157/S. 1633, and other proposals to alter tax treatment of U.S. subsidiaries of foreign parent corporations in the context of FY 2013 Administration budget provisions and debt limit discussions, including "fiscal cliff" dynamics. Proposals to alter tax code treatment of life insurance products, specifically COLI and DRD provisions. H.R. 3157/S. 1693, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliantes. General discussion of tax code reform, specific to insurance. H.R. 6296, Disaster Loan Fairness Act of 2012. H.R. 1864/S. 3485, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012. H.R. 6683, Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 1864, The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. H.Con.Res.112: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 12 The American Jobs Act President Obama's FY2013 Budget Comprehensive Tax Reform H.R. 1864 The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplifications Act of 2011 H.R. 3765 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 S. 2048 A Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes S.1813 Highway, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Issues relating to "tax extenders" H.R. 749 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Client expense: $1,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 1864 & S 3485 - The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011
Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 1864 & S 3485 - The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate Tax Reform -- Support Repeal of Excise Tax on Medical Devices -- (HR 436 and others) -- Support Mobile Workforce State Tax Simplification Act (HR 1864) -- Support
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2011; H.R. 3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011; S. 1452, Main Street Fairness Act of 2011; H.R. 2701; Main Street Fairness Act of 2011: vendor allowance provisions. H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011; H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions. [CONT. NEXT PAGE] H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act: Market Place Fairness Act provisions. H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act: Market Place Fairness Act provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 749 To Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on section 954h for active financing income, H.R. 2735 To Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. Corporate Tax Reform: S. 2091 "United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012", H.R. 1439 "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011", S. 3521 "Latest Title: Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012". R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011", S. 1577 "Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act". Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: US- Korea Income tax treaty, US- India Income tax treaty, US-China Income tax treaty. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation. Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864 "Mobile Workforce Act", S. 3485 " Mobile Workforce Act" .
Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
advocated for HR.1864, Mobile Workforce Tax Simplfication Act; for HR. 5910 - Global Investment in Jobs Act; for maintaining current Internal Revenue code requirements re taxation of corporate interest.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 3485, H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification
Client expense: $500,787 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the research credit through 2012 HR 689, The 21st Century Investment Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit HR 99, The Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 12, The Job Creation Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 543, Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011, as it relates to restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property HR 428, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S 106, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 1693, Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the research credit through 2012 HR 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services S 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services S 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011, provisions related to the corporate tax rate S 1012, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 3476/S 1866, American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit HR 3091/S 1647, to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, provisions related to the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S 1934, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain communications taxes, and for other purposes, as it relates to amending the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services HR 1864/S 3485, The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011, as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns HR 1773, The Made in America Act of 2011, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 825, The Job Creation through Innovation Act, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit S 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, as it relates to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification HR 4196, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets, as it relates to bonus depreciation S 2240, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets., as it relates to bonus depreciation S 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, as it relates to bonus depreciation S 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act, as it relates to extending the R&D tax credit
Client expense: $3,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1- Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, National Flood Insurance Program, Terrorism Insurance, H.R. 1864- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012, S. 3485- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012, H.R. 1309- Flood Insurance Act of 2011, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011, S. 3677- A bill to make a technical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax issues related to media, entertainment and communications; including the Administration's Fiscal Year 2013 Revenue Proposal and Tax Reform H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 H.R. 5793, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
None: Tax Reform -- Lower Corporate Tax Rate and modify deductions - Support None: Tax Reform -- Limitation or repeal of the deferral of foreign income - Oppose HR 436/S 17: Provision for excise tax on medical devices -- Repeal - Support None: Capital gains and dividend rate -- Increase the rates - Oppose HR 1864: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 -- Provisions to enhance compliance with state personal income tax laws and simplify the onerous burdens on employees who travel outside of their resident state for temporary periods - Support
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011. International tax reform proposals. Foreign bank and financial account reporting. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act of 2011. S. 2091, United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012. H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012. S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. H.R. 8, The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Client expense: $2,430,000 · 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)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; HR 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012, all provisions; S. 3485, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012, all provisions; issues pertaining to corporate tax reform.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate and individual rate reduction and reform; Proposals to adopt a territorial tax system; Enactment of expired individual and business tax provisions (i.e., the extenders package); H.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act 2011; H.R. 1439, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011; Estate Tax; Deductibility of interest; Pension funding stabilization; PBGC premium increase; S.1577, Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act; H.R. 1864 and S. 3485 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax; Simplification Act of 2012; Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR); Preseving the tax treatment of employer-provided retirement plans, H.Con. Res 101
Client expense: $93,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
-H.R. 3179 Marketplace Equity Act, provisions related to "e-fairness" online state sales tax collection authority. -S.1832 Marketplace Fairness Act, provisions related to "e-fairness" online state sales tax collection authority. - Issues related to the principles of corporate tax reform. - Issues related to 2011 tax extenders. - HR 1864, "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. - S 3485, ""Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012", regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Accounting
General issues related to accounting, auditing, investor protection and corporate governance; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 implementation (Sections 922 and Title IX); HR 1864 / S. 3485, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 (issues related to taxation of partners and staff by states); HR 2941/S 1962, Startup Expansion and Investment Act (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); HR 2930/S. 1791, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (issues related to auditing and accounting); HR 3213, To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to provide additional exemptions from the internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies (issues related to auditing and accounting, auditor independence, objectivity and skepticism); HR 3476 /S. 1866, AGREE Act (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); HR 3606 / S. 1993, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth companies Act of 2011 (issues related to auditing and accounting); HR 3503/S. 1907, PCAOB Enforcement Act of 2011 (issues related to PCAOB disciplinary proceedings); HR 3655, Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011 (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); HR 6161, Fostering Innovation Act (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011 (issues related to cost/benefit analysis of federal or independent agency rules).
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to include R&D Credit extension and Bonus Depreciation extension with PCM (Percentage of Completion Method of Accounting fix); HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; HR 871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; S 1577 - Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act to enhance and make permanent the R&D credit; S 2240/HR 4196 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 3485/HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States
Client expense: $3,600,000 · 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, 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), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
100-Percent Bonus Depreciation Extension Amendment 213 to H.R. 1, re. punitive taxes on oil producers Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) look-through rules Corporate Tax Rate Derivatives Dodd-Frank Pay Ratio Repeal DoL proposed rule - Worker Misclassification (Independent Contractor) with tax impact (Section 530) End-User Margin Exemption Amendment to S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act Estate Tax Fiscal Cliff -- H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act H.R. 1370, S. 1049, to repeal the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act H.R. 1573, OTC Swaps Market Regulation H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act H.R. 2167, S. 1824, The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2682, H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act H.R. 2779 To Exempt Inter-Affiliate Swaps from Regulatory Requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 3123, re. faster use of AMT credits H.R. 3606, Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 4196, S. 2240 re. temporary 100% bonus depreciation, AMT credit in lieu of, PCM language H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Home Energy Efficiency Tax Extension Individual Rates LIFO repeal Medical Device Excise Tax Patent/Innovation Box Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation Premium Increases Pension plan funding stabilization Production Tax Credit (PTC) - e.g. wind energy R&D Tax Credit Rep. Camp's territorial tax system proposal Repatriation Repeal of 3.8% Investment Income Tax Repeal of Section 199 benefit to oil and gas companies S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help (GROWTH) Act S. 1647, H.R. 3091, to make current tax rate on capital gains and dividends permanent S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Subsidies Act S. 3412, Tax Increases on Small Manufacturers S. 3413, Tax Hike Prevention Act S. 3460, to allow R&D credits to offset payroll taxes S. 3480, to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act S. 3591, Commercial Bldg. Modernization Act (Snowe), 179D Tax Deduction S. 825, Job Creation Through Innovation Act S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act S.A. 1812, Stabenow PTC Extension Amendment to S. 1813 S.A. 1826, Roberts Renew Tax Extenders Amendment to S. 1813 SEC/CFTC Derivatives Regulation Section 179 Expensing enhanced Tax deferral for active financing
Client expense: $2,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate Tax Reform International Tax Reform, including foreign tax credits, transfer pricing, intellectual property transfers, territorial tax systems, repatriation tax holiday, patent boxes Research & Experimentation tax credits, Renewable Energy Tax Credits Energy Efficiency tax credits, biomaterials tax credits, biofuels tax credits S. 825 Job Creation Through Innovation Act H.R. 942 AMerican Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (Brady R&D Credit) Cut Unjustified Tax (CUT) Loopholes legislation (S, 2075) (Levin/Conrad) H.R. 2735, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (Boustany) S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Bill of 2011 (Baucus/Hatch R&D credit) S. 1866 AMerican Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entreprenseurship Act, or AGREE act (Coons) S,717 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 (Wyden-Coats) Master Limited Partnership Parity Act (Coons) Innovative Research and Competitiveness Act of 2012 (Carper) H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 Bring Jobs Home Act (Stabenow S, 2884, Pascrell H.R. 5542) Family & Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 (Senate Extenders Package) S. 2091, US Job Creation and Internation Tax Reform Act of 2012 (Enzi Bill) H.R. 6353, Manufacturing American Innovation Act of 2012 (Schwartz, Boustany, patent box) H.R. 8, AMerican Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 S. 3460, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2012 (Coons, Enzi, Schumer, Rubio R&D Credit) Menendez/Snowe High Technology Small Business Research Incentives Act, S. 3595
Client expense: $1,219,421 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Railroad Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
- Issues regarding tax reform. - HR 605, "The Patients' Freedom to Choose Act", regarding all provisions. - HR 436, "Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 488, "Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 734, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the medical device tax, and for other purposes", regarding all provisions. - S 17, "Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act", regarding all provisions. - S 262, "A bill to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers", regarding all provisions. - HR 942, "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011", regarding all provisions - Issues related to tax legislation. - Issues related to the President's proposed "Job Bill" (2011) - S 1368/ HR 2529, "Restoring Access to Medication Act", regarding all provisions. - S 1584, "Drug Safety and Accountability Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 2245, "Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medication Act", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to Ways and Means tax reform discussion draft. - HR 2735, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations", regarding all provisions. - S 1577, "Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act", regarding all provisions. - PL 112-96, "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012", provisions regarding Medicare clinical laboratory services. - HR 1864, "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - S 2091, "United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012", regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax issues including taxation of insurance products and companies, general corporate tax issues, and related party reinsurance Administration FY2012 budget proposal dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions H.R. 529 Savings Enhancement for Education in College Act all provisions H.R. 1864 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 all provisions S. 365 Budget Control Act of 2011 dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions S. 1549 American Jobs Act of 2011 dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions Administration Deficit Reduction Proposal, Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: The Presidents Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions H.R. 3157 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates all provisions S. 1693 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates all provisions S. 1917 Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 revenue provisions S. 1931 Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act revenue provisions Administration FY2013 budget proposal Dividends received deduction, corporate owned life insurance, related party reinsurance, and other revenue provisions Administration Framework for Business Tax Reform Dividends received deduction and other corporate tax provisions Implementation of P.L. 111-147, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act provisions H.R. 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions Administration FY2013 budget proposal dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions S. 3485 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 all provisions
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax issues including taxation of life insurance products and companies and general corporate tax issues. Administration's FY 2013 budget proposal--dividends received deduction, interest expense disallowance for itnerest unrelated corporate-owned life insurance, rules that apply to the sale of life insurance contracts. S 2048 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes--taxation of life insurance products and reporting requirements of certain life insurance companies. HR 1864 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011--all provisions. S 365 Budget Control Act of 2011--dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions. S 1549 American Jobs Act of 2011--dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions. Administration Deficit Reduction Proposal, Living Within Our Means and Investing for the Future: The President's Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction--dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions. Administration Framework for Business Tax Reform--dividends received deduction and other corporate tax provisions. HR 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012--dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 8 - The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; provisions relating to savings: capital gains and qualified dividends parity, qualified charitable IRA distributions and Coverdell extension, while preserving existing rules for qualified plans/IRA, muni interest, and stretch IRAs H.R. 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012; entire bill H.R. 3091 To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; entire bill H.R. 3313 Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act; entire bill H.R. 4123 Fair Playing Field Act of 2012; entire bill H.R. 4336 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness; entire bill H.R. 5746 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts, and for other purposes; entire bill H.R. 6206 - Build America Bonds Act of 2012; entire bill H.R. 6411 - Inclusive Prosperity Act; entire bill H.R.6616 To protect securities transactions in the United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by any foreign government; entire bill H.R.6653 - Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012; entire bill S. 1549 American Jobs Act; provisions relating to 28% limitations on itemized deductions and exclusion for tax-exempt interest income S. 1647 To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; entire bill S. 1787 Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act; entire bill S. 2075 The Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act; entire bill S. 2145 Fair Playing Field Act of 2012; entire bill S. 2230 - Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012; entire bill S. 3485 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012; entire bill S. 3521 - Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012; provisions relating to IRA charitable rollovers Tax Extenders/Tax Reform/Deficit Reduction; provisions relating to the importance and value of existing tax incentives designed to promote long-term savings and investment (both qualified and non-qualified) and insurance coverage protection; transitional considerations associated with tax law modifications; financial transaction tax; taxation of U.S. corporations both domestically and internationally FATCA; provisions relating to the implications for in-bound U.S. investments, U.S.-owned asset managers compliance burdens, and global competitiveness of U.S. funds Congressman Dave Camps draft legislation to reform the international tax system Administration FY 2013 budget: provisions relating to life insurers DRD, COLI, independent contractors, financial responsibility taxes, carve-back on high-income taxpayers exclusions (including muni interest and employee contributions to qualified plans) Other draft legislative proposals to provide greater clarity on worker classification/independent contractor criteria
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Support international and domestic tax reform for U.S.-based multi-national companies. Promote creation of national standards for employee state tax obligations (HR 1864 Mobile Workforce Act and S. 3485). Promote extension of expired tax provisions.
Client expense: $976,609 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1864 & S. 3485, 112th Congress).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (R&D tax credits) H.R. 4 & S. 18 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act (1099 reporting) H.R. 428, S. 106 & S. 1012 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 1002 & S. 543 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 1439 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act H.R. 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act H.R. 2735 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act (to improve the States' rights to enforce the collection of State sales and use tax laws) H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 H.R. 4016 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 6169 - Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 H.R. 4196 & S. 2240 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets H.R. 674, S. 89 & S. 164 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 (to amend the IRC of 1986 to repeal imposition of 3% withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities) H.R. 1860 & S. 971 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2701 & S. 1452 Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 3091 - To make permanent the individual tax rates for capital gains and dividends S. 135 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2011 S. 1647 - A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates S. 1832 - Marketplace Fairness Act (a bill to restore States' rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws) S. 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act S. 3412 - Middle Class Tax Cut Act VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections Internet tax fairness State and local taxation of telecommunications/the Internet/digital goods Retirement and pension plan funding U.S. taxation of foreign earnings Corporate tax reform/interest deductibility/tax rates International tax reform Dividend taxation Energy tax legislation Carried interest legislation Treasury guidance on the Economic Substance Doctrine IRS rules on uncertain tax positions (Ann. 2010-30) Telephone excise tax repeal Cost recovery and depreciation issues, including expensing and bonus depreciation Telecommunications equipment depreciation Tax treatment of employer provided cell phones Tax treatment of gain in certain spin-off transactions CFC look-through treatment Research tax credit Employer education assistance Federal telecommunications excise tax application to wireless fees
Client expense: $3,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Reform; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax Increase; Obama Administration Budget/Tax proposals regarding oil industry and corporate taxes; Taxing refined petroleum products; S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011,Wyden- Coats Tax Reform; S.940 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; S.1960 Jobs Creation Act (oil industry tax provisions); S.258 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; American Jobs Act of 2011 (proposed by Obama Administration) The President's Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction; H.R.1864, S.3485 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012; House Ways and Means Committee draft corporate tax reform proposal; S.2091 United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012; S.2204 Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act; H.R.3784 Gas Price Spike Act of 2012; The Presidents Framework for Business Tax Reform; "Fiscal cliff" tax proposals related to the oil industry.
Client expense: $2,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to Americans with Disabilities Amendments, and independent contractor classification Act rulemaking; persuader activity rulemaking; Proposed Rules Governing Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act; Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011(HR1063, S1718); mobile workforce legislation(HR 1864); Legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board, including provisions in appropriations legislation; Fair Labor Standards Act; criminal background checks
Client expense: $1,010,000 · 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 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. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislation: Tax Relief, 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 CFC look-through exceptions) PPACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 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); Regulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; Form 1099k. Other: Health care related tax provisions; FUTA surtax repeal, unemployment insurance reform (HR 1745, S. 386)state taxation of digital goods legislation (H.R. 1860, S. 971); sales-tax collection legislation (S. 1452, H.R. 2701, H.R. 3179, S. 1832), Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1864; S3485); and Fiscal Cliff legislation (H.R. 8)
Client expense: $1,010,000 · 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 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. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 1549, the American Jobs Act, including provisions relating to the Internal Revenue Code S. 1577, the Greater Opportunities with Tax Help (GROWTH) Act, including provisions relating to R&D tax credit H.R. 942, the American Research and Competitiveness Act, including provisions relating to R&D tax credit Issues related to international reform and the Joint Committee on Defecit Reduction H.R. 0000, Ways and Means Discussion Draft Provisions to Establish a Participation Exemption System for the Taxation of Foreign Income, including on repatriation H.R. 3307, the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit and Extension Act, including provisions relating to production tax credits S. 2201, the American Energy and Jobs Promotion Act, includes provisions relating to the wind production tax credit H.R. 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Specification Act, including provisions relating to payroll tax requirements Tax extenders/R&D tax credit S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Credit Cut Certainty Act, including provisions relating to the wind production tax credit Tax Reform, including territorial tax system policies H.R. 8, the American Taxpayers Relief Act, including provisions relating to the R&D tax credit and the wind production tax credit
Client expense: $201,094 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), White House Office