Main Street Fairness Act

Tax reform and tax extenders issues, including issues relating to the charitable deduction for food inventory and proposals to eliminate LIFO accounting methods. H.R. 2701; The Main Street Fairness Act

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill to make a permanent and stronger R&D credit;S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, lobbied the entire bill that expresses the sense of Congress that states should be able to enforce their existing sales and use laws and to treat similar sales transactions equally, without regard to the manner in which the sale is transacted, and to collect, or decide not to collect, taxes that are owed under state law; S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act, lobbied legislation that amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 14% to 20% the rate of the tax credit for increasing research activities, (2) modify rules for calculating such credit, and (3) make such credit permanent; Lobbied issues relating to Indian Finance Bill 2012, expressing concerns with amendments that would retroactively create tax liabilities; Lobbied on the importance of reforming the tax code, including Rep. David Camp's proposal on international tax reform and President's Business tax Reform Proposal; S. 971/H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill that prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on or with respect to the sale or use of digital goods or services delivered or transferred electronically to a customer; H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act, lobbied the entire bill that expands the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to: (1) include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property are protected); and (2) prohibit state taxation of an out-of-state entity unless such entity has a physical presence in the taxing state. Sets forth criteria for: (1) determining that a person has a physical presence in a state, and (2) the computation of the tax liability of affiliated businesses operating in a state; S. 1452 / H.R. 2701, Main Street Fairness Act, lobbied the entire bill that grants the consent of Congress to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, the multistate agreement on sales and use tax collection and administration adopted on November 12, 2002; H.R. 3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, lobbied the entire bill that authorizes states to require all sellers making remote sales to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to such sales into the state, without regard to the location of the seller, if such states implement a simplified system for administration of sales and use tax collection for remote sellers; Lobbied on general issues related to tax, including comprehensive tax reform and repatriation.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office

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

Lobbied in support of H.Res. 95, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses; H.Res. 309 A resolution supporting the preservation of internet entrepreneurs and small businesses. Monitored activity on: H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011; H.R. 2701 and S. 1452, Main Street Fairness Act; H.R. 3179, the Marektplace Equity Act; S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act.Activity lobbied against Durbin Amendment on internet sales tax. National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2013.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbied in support of H.Res. 95, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses; H.Res. 309 A resolution supporting the preservation of internet entrepreneurs and small businesses. Monitored activity on: H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011; H.R. 2701 and S. 1452, Main Street Fairness Act; H.R. 3179, the Marektplace Equity Act; S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act.Activity lobbied against Durbin Amendment on internet sales tax. National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2013.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

FIRPTA: Modification of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA); S. 1616, H.R. 2989 IRC Section 179D; S.3591: Commercial Building Modernization Act Sales Tax Fairness Proposals: S. 1832, H.R. 3179, S. 1452, H.R. 2701 US REIT Act, H.R. 5746: Subchapter M ReformTax Reform S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act and efforts to allow for renewable engery REITs

Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 1439 BAT Simplification Act S 1452 Main Street Fairness Act HR 3179 Marketplace Equity Act HR 2701 Main Street Fairness Act H Res 309 Supporting the Preservation of Internet Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses H Res 95 Supporting the Preservation of Internet Entreprenuers and Small Businesses S 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act HR 1002/S 543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act HR 1860/ S 971 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act S1817 National Defense Authoriztion Act of FY2012 S 2467 National Defense Authorization Act of FY2013 Any legislation related to changing or reducing deductibility of charitable contributions.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office

S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization HR. 2701 and S. 1452, Mainstreet Fairness Act; HR. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act Small business expensing Bonus depreciation Business activity tax Research and development tax credits Taxation of Government Procurement Startup 2.0, HR 5893/S. 3217

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.1452 Main Street Fairness Act H.R.2701 Main Street Fairness Act H.R.3179 Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 S.1832 Marketplace Fairness Act H.Res. 57 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.

Client expense: $229,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 9 Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 436 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 5842 Restoring Access to Medications Act H.R. 5858 Health Savings Account Improvement Act H.R. 1004 Health Flexible Spending Account Improvement Act H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 S. 1796 Free File Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 5974 Invest in America Now Act of 2012 H.R. 4348 An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 6079 Repeal of Obamacare Act S. 971 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S.1452 Main Street Fairness Act H.R.2701 Main Street Fairness Act H.R.3179 Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 S.1832 Marketplace Fairness Act H.R. 1834 Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 S. 2204 Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act H.R.8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R.6169 Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012

Client expense: $229,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 971 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S.1452 Main Street Fairness Act H.R.2701 Main Street Fairness Act H.R.3179 Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 S.1832 Marketplace Fairness Act H.Res. 57 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet. H.R.3675 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act S.2008 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act of 2011 WT Docket No. 12-4 Verizon Wireless, SpectrumCo and Cox - Assignment of AWS Licenses

Client expense: $229,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to Business Activity Tax: H.R. 1439,Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 Issues related to Internal Revenue Code 6050W and section 3406. Issues related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) General issues related to implementation of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state; HRes 95, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses S. Res 309, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses S. 1452, The Mainstreet Fairness Act H.R. 2701, The Mainstreet Fairness Act HR 3179, The Marketplace Equity Act S. 1832, The Marketplace Fairness Act Proposals related to "deferral" of federal taxation of overseas corporate income, transfer pricing, "earnings stripping" rules and other federal tax policies impacting the taxation of non-US earnings, including US Corporate Tax Reform.

Client expense: $347,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R. 3123, bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; H.R. 8, Support extension of expiring 2001 and 2003 changes to individual and business tax rates; Affordable Care Act.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), 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

Issues related to the taxation of remote sales S. 1452 Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 2701 Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 3179 Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

Issues related to the taxation of remote sales: Main Street Fairness Act (S. 1452 & H.R. 2701), the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 1832) and the Marketplace Equity Act (H.R. 3179).

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

General Business and Individual Tax Issues Capital Gains Tax Issues "Fiscal Cliff" S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act HR 3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 HR 2701, Main Street Fairness Act

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Treatment of sales tax collection for online purchases including H.R.2701, H.R.3179, S.1492 and S.1832; issues related to corporate tax reform.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

See attached Monitored HR 123, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain tax relief permanent and to repeal the estate tax. Supported HR 132, the Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D Tax Credit Act of 2011, to increase the credit for research expenses for 2011 and 2012. Supported HR 134 to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. Supported HR 158, the EXPENSE Act of 2011, repealing certain limitations on the expensing of section 179 property and to allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation. Monitored S 361, the Seven Point Plan for Growing Jobs Act of 2011 establishing a manufacturer job training program. Monitored HR 426, the Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011. Monitored HR 609, the American Competitiveness Act of 2011, reducing the corporate income tax rate. Monitored HR 871, amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for search activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities. Supported HR 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act to require judges to impose monetary sanctions against lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits. Supported HR 1259, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 repealing the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Monitored HR 1265 permanently extending the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. Monitored HR 1313, Community Bank and Automotive Industry Recapitalization Act of 2011, encouraging investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains. Supported HR 1366, the National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2011. Supported HR 1439, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 to regulate certain state taxation of interstate commerce. Monitored S. 1247, the America Recruits Act. Monitored HR 1325, the AMERICA Works Act. Monitored S. 1452/HR 2701, the Main Street Fairness Act, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. Monitored HR 3007, the Give Credit to Main Street Act Supported S. 1606/HR 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act. Monitored HR 3137, the Small Business Freedom of Commerce Act Monitored HR 3138, the American Innovation in Manufacturing Act Supported HR 3147, the Small Business Lending Extension Act Monitored HR 3179, the Marketplace Equity Act Monitored HR 3646, the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act Supported HR 3655, the Small Business Access to Capital Act Monitored S. 1762, the Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 Monitored S. 1801, the Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011 Monitored S. 1828, the Increasing Small Business Lending Act of 2011 Monitored S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act. Supported S. 1873, the Bonus Depreciation and Small Business Expense Extension Act Monitored HR 9, the Small Business Tax Cut Act Monitored S. 2237, the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act Monitored HR 3980, the Small Business Opportunity Act Monitored HR 3987, the Small Business Protection Act Monitored HR 3993, the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act Monitored HR 4013, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act Monitored HR 4643, the Small Business Tax Simplification Act Monitored HR 5795, the Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act Monitored HR 5851, the Increasing Small Business Lending Act Monitored HR 5865, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act Monitored HR 6037, the Small Business Lending for Jobs Act Monitored HR 6081, the Advanced Innovating Manufacturing Act Monitored HR 6102, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act Monitored HR 6109, the Investing in American Innovation Act Monitored HR 6206, the Build America Bonds Act Monitored HR 6279, the Repeal the Death Tax Act Monitored S. 3218, the Small Business Export Growth Act of 2012 Monitored S. 3412, the Middle Class Tax Cut Act Monitored HR 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S.1832, Marketplace Fairness: entire bill. S.1452, HR2701, Main Street Fairness Act: entire bill. HR3179, Marketplace Equity Act: entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

No specific bill number: matters relating to the streamlining of sales and use tax on internet sales. S.1832, Marketplace Fairness: entire bill; S.1452, Main Street Fairness Act: entire bill. H.R. 2701, Main Street Fairness Act: entire bill; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act: entire bill.

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

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for Main Street Fairness Act (S. 1452/H.R. 2701) / Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 1832). Issues related to providing public pension program flexibility (H.R. 2934; IRS regulations). Municipal bond and predatory lending rules. Impact of LIBOR swap rate on municipal finances.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to the taxation of remote sales H.R. 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act, H.R.3179 - Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 S.1452 - Main Street Fairness Act, S.1832 - Marketplace Fairness Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2701/S. 1452 - Main Street Fairness Act, H. Res. 95 - Supporting the Preservation of Internet Entreprenuers and Small Businesses and H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, S.1832 - Marketplace Fairness Act; provisions related to state taxation of online sales.

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

Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

N/A Fiscal Cliff Deal -- Expanded state internet tax powers S 1452/HR 2701, S 1832, HR 3179 N/A Fiscal Cliff Deal -- Allow Production tax Credit to expire Amendment 2, H.J. Res. 66 Fiscal Cliff Deal -- Plan B N/A Lame duck session - tax reform N/A Lame duck session - taxes N/A fiscal cliff - tax hikes N/A fiscal cliff - death tax Sub. Amendments to H.R. 8 N/A comprehensive tax reform

Client expense: $55,165 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Changes to Depreciation HR158 - Expensing Property Expands our Nation's Strong Economy Act (EXPENSE) of 2011 Changes in 1099 Reporting Requirements S18 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S72 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 HR4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 HR144 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 Extension of Deduction for State and Local Sales Taxes S24 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the election to deduct State and local sales taxes S80 - A bill to provide a permanent deduction for state and local general sales taxes Large-Scale Tax Code Reformation S13 - Fair Tax Act of 2011 HR25 - Fair Tax Act of 2011 Modifications to Inter-State Taxation Regimes HR1439 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act Modifications to Self-Employment Taxation HR880 - Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2011 Modifications to Standard Deduction for Real Property Taxes S22 - Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR131 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension for the real property standard deduction and to adjust such deduction for inflation HR476 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of state Support for the Mortgage Interest Deduction H Res25 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the current federal income tax dedu... Tax Relief for Job Creation S12 - Job Creation Act of 2011 Tax Deductions for Reducing Debt on Commercial Real Estate HR1147 - Community Recovery and Investment Act of 2011 Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement S1452 - Main Street Fairness Act HR2701 - Main Street Fairness Act State and Local Use Tax Laws for Remote Sellers S1832 - Marketplace Fairness Act HR3179 - Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 Prevention from Paying Taxes on Forgiven Mortgage Loan Debt S2250 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act REITs HR5746 - Update and Streamline REIT Act Amending the IRC to give tax credits to U.S. Start Ups HR6120 - Scaling Up Manufacturing Act of 2012 Extension of Exclusion of Discharges of Principal Residence Indebtedness HR202 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness. HR4336 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness. The "Fiscal Cliff" HR8 - The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Tax Deductions for Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings S3591 - The Commercial Building Modernization Act

Client expense: $15,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

FIRPTA: Modification of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA); S. 1616, H.R. 2989 IRC Section 179D; S.3591: Commercial Building Modernization Act Sales Tax Fairness Proposals: S. 1832, H.R. 3179, S. 1452, H.R. 2701 US REIT Act, H.R. 5746: Subchapter M Reform Tax Reform S. 3275, Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act and efforts to allow for renewable engery REITs

Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S.1452 - Main Street Fairness Act; H.R.2701 - Main Street Fairness Act; Electronic Commerce H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 S. 1832 - Marketplace Fairness Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Treatment of sales tax collection for online purchases including H.R.2701, H.R.3179, S.1492 and S.1832; issues related to corporate tax reform.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1834, The Freedom to Invest Act; H.R. 2701/S.1452, Main Street Fairness Act; S.1832 The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 3179 Marketplace Equity Act

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions relating to multi-state sales tax collection and administration. S. 1452, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions relating to multi-state sales tax collection and administration.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

(1) H.R. 1259/ S. 2242, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - provision relating to estate tax repeal. (2) H.R. 2495 Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011 - provisions relating to LIFO (last in, first out) repeal. (3) H.R. 601 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011 - provisions relating to repeal of last-in first-out inventory valuation. (4) H.R. 3179 Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 - provisions relating to remote seller sales tax collection & remittance. (5) S. 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act - provisions relating to remote seller sales tax collection & remittance (6) H.R. 2701/S. 1652 Mainstreet Fairness Act - provisions relating to remote seller sales tax collection & remittance

Client expense: $54,238 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4, to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. H.R. 25, to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. H.R. 9, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses; to Ways & Means. H.R. 62, to amend the IRC to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. H.R. 64, to amend the IRC to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income. H.R. 99, to amend the IRC to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage. H.R. 100, to provide for enhanced federal, state, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. H.R. 123, to amend the IRC to make certain tax relief permanent, and to repeal the estate tax. H.R. 134, to amend the IRC to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. H.R. 609, to amend the IRC to reduce the corporate income tax rate. H.R. 749, to amend the IRC to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. H.R. 871, to amend the IRC 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. H.R. 880, to amend the IRC to make permanent the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes. H.R. 937, to amend the IRC to reduce the corporate rate of tax and to change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations. H.R. 1125, to establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on individuals. H.R. 1478, to amend the IRC to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes. H.R. 1773, to amend the IRC to make the research credit permanent, increase expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates, and for other purposes. H.R. 1860, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. H.R. 2669, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. H.R. 2701, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 3375, to direct the president of the United States to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China. H.R. 3416, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the US disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations and limited liability companies. H.R. 6169, to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform. S. 359, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments. S. 727, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible. S. 971, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services. S. 1346, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. S. 1373, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses. S. 1483, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations. S. 1558, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 2091, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the international tax system of the United States, and for other purposes; to Finance.

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

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

No specific bill number: matters relating to the streamlining of sales and us tax on internet sales. S.1832, Marketplace Fairness: entire bill: S.1452, Main Street Fairness Act: entire bill. H.R. 2701, Main Street Fairness Act: entire bill; H.R. 3179, Marketplace Equity Act: entire bill.

Client expense: $155,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Online sales tax legislation: S 1832 - Marketplace Fairness Act; S 1452 - Main Street Fairness Act (To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes); HR 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act (To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes.); and HR 3179 - Marketplace Equality Act.

Client expense: $8,927 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

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

Collection of state sales tax on remote sales H.R.3179-Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, to improve the States' rights to enforce the collection of State sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes S.1832-Marketplace Fairness Act, A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws S.1452-Main Street Fairness Act, A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes H.R.2701-Main Street Fairness Act S.Res.309-A resolution supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses H.R.1860-Digital Goods and Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S.971-Digital Goods and Tax Fairness Act of 2011 Carried Interest

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act - Authorizes each state that is a party to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (Agreement) (member state), after 10 states (comprising at least 20% of the total population of all states imposing a sales tax) have petitioned for and have become member states, to require all remote sellers not qualifying for the small seller exception to collect and remit sales and use taxes on remote sales owed to each such member state under the terms of the Agreement.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE

H.R. 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act - Authorizes each state that is a party to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (Agreement) (member state), after 10 states (comprising at least 20% of the total population of all states imposing a sales tax) have petitioned for and have become member states, to require all remote sellers not qualifying for the small seller exception to collect and remit sales and use taxes on remote sales owed to each such member state under the terms of the Agreement.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE

Issues relating to capital gains and losses, depreciation, sales and use taxes, and other tax matters affecting the shopping center industry; HR 1147 (Nunes), S. 1832 (Enzi), S. 1452 (Durbin), H.R. 2701 (Conyers), H.R. 3179 (Womack).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- HR 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 12 American Jobs Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 16 Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 428 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 468 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 609 American Competitiveness Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 660 Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 629 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the private activity bond rules to except certain uses of intellectual property from the definition of private business use - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 696 Tax Relief Certainty Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 705 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 710 Telework Tax Incentive Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 722 Say No to Drug Ads Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 934 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate tax rate to 18 percent - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1002 Wireless Tax Fairness Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1074 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate to 10 percent and to lower the rate of tax on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1732 Innovative Technologies Investment Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1773 Made in America Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1804 State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1834 Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1864 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2434 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2596 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2701 Main Street Fairness Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 American Jobs Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3018 Corporate Assets Should Be Used to Hire Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3105 Fairness in the American Tax Code Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3179 Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3366 Clarify that bonus depreciation is not a cost allocated to a contract under the percentage of completion method for long-term contracts all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3460 American Jobs First Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3476 American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act (AGREE) all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4196 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 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 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5974 Invest in America Now Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6152 Bring Jobs Home Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6169 Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6205 Protect and Save Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6206 Build America Bonds Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6279 Death Tax Repeal Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6329 Build It in America Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6448 Empowering Citizens Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6474 To adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and make the Federal government more efficient all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6544 Manufacturing Innovation in America Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6549 Computers in Our Communities Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6559 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6683 Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 7 Comprehensive and Fair Tax Reform Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 12 Job Creation Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 85 Restoring America's Competitiveness in Enterprise (RACE) Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 106 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 135 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 155 Domestic Jobs Innovation Bonus Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 256 American Opportunity Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S. 336 Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 359 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 770 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 907 Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment all provisions relating to cable. - S 971 Digital Goods and Services Tax Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1012 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1452 Main Street Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1549 American Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable - S 1572 Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1573 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1660 American Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1671 Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1801 Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1811 Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1837 Rebuilding America Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1866 American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship ("AGREE") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1873 Bonus Depreciation and Small Business Expense Extension Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1917 Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1931 Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1934 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain communications taxes - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1944 Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1960 To provide incentives to create American jobs - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2240 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2284 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide expensing for small business - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3377 Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3364 Bring Jobs Home Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3432 Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3401 Tax Relief Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3403 Death Tax Repeal Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3423 Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3485 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3572 Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Business Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3591 Commercial Building Modernization Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3595 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities - all provisions relating to cable. - S 3714 Cliff Alleviation at Last Minute Act all provisions relating to cable.

Client expense: $5,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S.1452, H.R.2701, "The Main Street Fairness Act," to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. All provisions. Tax reform specifically addressing concerns about pass through and depreciation. H.R.1265, to amend the IRC of 1986 to permanently extend the 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. All provisions. S.1832, "The Marketplace Fairness Act," to improve the states' rights to enforce the collection of state sales and use tax laws and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R.3179, "The Marketplace Equity Act," to restore states' sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R.4016, Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2012." All provisions. S.3591, "The Commercial Building Modernization Act," as it pertains to 179-D of IRC. H.R.8, "American Taxpayer Relief Act," became Public Law 112-240, expiring business tax provisions and capital gains rate provisions.

Client expense: $765,975 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Estate Tax. H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - whole bill Food Donation Tax Credit. S. 166 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Initiative Extension Act of 2011 - whole bill H.R. 2701 - Main Street Fairness Act S. 1452 - Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 2167 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act H.R. 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act S. 1824 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Sections 1201, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1311, 1401, 1411, 1412, 1414, 1502, 1512, 1513, 1514 Section 4980H

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office