AGREE Act

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation (112th: S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (H.R. 624 - CISPA)(S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; 112th: H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 AGREE Act [112th Congress];Issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, int'l taxes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, H.R. 3476 and S. 1866 AGREE Act - provisions on audits.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (HR 624 - CISPA)(S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 AGREE Act [112th Congress]; issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, int'l taxes and trade.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (HR 624 - CISPA)(S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 AGREE Act [112th Congress]; issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, int'l taxes and trade.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (HR 624 - CISPA)(S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 AGREE Act [112th Congress]; issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, int'l taxes and trade.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act [112th Congress]); issues related to cybersecurity (H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act)(S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act [112th Congress]);issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, international taxes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act [112th Congress]); issues related to cybersecurity (H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act)(S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act [112th Congress]);issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, international taxes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, H.R. 3476 and S. 1866 AGREE Act - provisions on audits.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, H.R. 3476 and S. 1866 AGREE Act - provisions on audits.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation (H.R. 1834 - Freedom to Invest Act of 2011; S. 1671- Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (H.R. Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act);issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, international taxes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation (H.R. 1834 - Freedom to Invest Act of 2011; S. 1671- Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (H.R. Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act);issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, international taxes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, H.R. 3476 and S. 1866 AGREE Act - provisions on audits.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

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

H.R. 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 Bill would extend for an additional year, through 2013, the Bush-era tax reductions originally enacted in 2001 and 2003, and set to expire at the end of this year. NSBA supported. H.R. 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percentfor one yearof their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 436 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the medical device excise tax that is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act This bill would require that any items purchased by the Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011 The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3786 - Plain Regulations Act of 2012 This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA) This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012 Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012 Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012 Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. H.R. 4310 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Reauthorizes our national defense programs and includes contracting reform provisions that will help small businesses. NSBA is monitoring this legislation, but supports the specific contracting reform provisions. H.R. 4377 RAPID Act Would improve the environmental review and permitting process by providing concurrent reviews, allow state-level environmental reviews to be used in certain situations, consolidate the process into a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and impose fixed deadlines for completion of an EIS or an Environmental Assessment (EA). NSBA supported. H.R. 4409 Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012 This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 Bill would establish an interagency committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impact of certain EPA regulations and actions that affect gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4480 Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 Bill would require the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development and production under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to offset any drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5187 IMPACT Act Bill would extend Production Tax Credits for renewable energy, extend the 1603 Grant Program, extend energy efficiency tax credits, provide incentives for heavy duty natural gas vehicles, and would eliminate certain tax breaks for major integrated oil companies. NSBA supported. The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (Includes H.R. 4480, H.R. 4471, H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4383, H.R. 2150, and H.R. 2752) This is a package of energy bills that will increase energy production on federal lands, require an interagency committee to conduct an analysis of certain EPA rules and actions that impact fuel prices, require the Secretary of the Interior to establish an all-of-the-above energy plan for federal lands, increase the amount of federal lands available for leasing and encourage onshore oil development and exploration, ensure development of oil and natural gas reserves in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, and authorize the BLM to conduct Internet-based auctions for onshore leases. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5893 Startup Act 2.0 This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supported. H.R. 6102 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 The bill's aim is to help small business owners by instituting eight permanent tax deductions that not only provide fiscal clarity for the business-owners, but also, provide them with equity in the tax code. NSBA supported. H.R. 6132 American Clothing for American Olympians Act This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that all goods to be donated or supplied to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official of the U.S. Olympic team, the Paralympic team, or the Pan-American team are substantially made in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6156 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 The measure would provide permanent normal trade relations by lifting a Cold War trade provision known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment. NSBA supported. H.R. 6245 - Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act This bill would require non-practicing entities (i.e. patent trolls) to pay a defendants computer hardware and software patent litigation costs if the court determines that the non-practicing entity did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6397 - Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act This bill would prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD from purchasing, guaranteeing, making, issuing, or insuring any mortgage (small business loan) secured by a structure or dwelling unit located within a county that contains any structure or dwelling unit that secures or secured a residential mortgage loan that the state or any territory, including any agency or political subdivision, obtained during the preceding 120 months by eminent domain. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. H.R. 6412 Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012 Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. H.R. 6621 AIA Technical Corrections Bill Bill would make technical corrections to the America Invents Act (AIA). NSBA is monitoring. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1471 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1590 Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1600 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1736 Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011 Bill aims to streamline the federal procurement process by requiring online reverse auctions, consider strategic sourcing vehicles in procurement of commercial items, and direct the FAR council to amend the FAR to reflect the government-wide policy to pay small business concerns as quickly as possible. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1866 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2129 Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012 This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies NSBA is monitoring. S. 2172 Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Bill would eliminate the cap on women entrepreneurs and allow women-owned businesses to receive sole source contracts, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S.2242 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S. 2264 Domestic Fuels Act By streamlining the regulatory process, developing new criteria, and providing liability protection for retailers, this bill would make it easier for retailers to provide multiple fuels (traditional and renewable) to consumers and businesses using the same equipment. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2337 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2012 Bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. S. 3194 Small Business Common Application Act Bill would require a 12-member executive committee to review the feasibility of a common (or single) application for small businesses to use when applying for federal funding opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3217 Startup Act 2.0 This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 3275 Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) Parity Act Bill would allow MLPs to invest in renewable energy projects. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3352 Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Incentives Act of 2012 This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to: increase megawatt and horsepower capacity limitations for the combined heat and power system property energy tax credit; allow new tax credits to improve advanced motor system energy efficiency, to replace chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerant chillers, and for investment in any qualifying efficient industrial process water use project; and allow an energy tax credit for investment in biomass heating property. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3387 Team USA Made in America Act of 2012 This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy with respect to uniforms to be worn by athletes during ceremonies that are part of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games that requires it to: purchase or otherwise obtain only uniforms, including accessories that meet the standards of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for labeling as "Made in USA"; or make publicly available a detailed justification of the reasons the Committee obtained uniforms that do not meet that requirement. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 The bill provides for a flexible and voluntary, incentives-based system (or set of standards) to encourage owners and operators of the countrys most critical infrastructure systems to meet much-needed cyber-security requirements. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3438 Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now (OPEN) Act of 2012 This bill would seek to expand offshore energy production via an alternative to the Department of Interiors five-year leasing plan and permit revenue sharing with the participating coastal states. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3444 Wear American Act This bill would direct the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced or manufactured in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 This bill would, among other things, authorize the President to require an independent regulatory agency to comply with basically the same regulatory analysis requirements as an executive agency (including cost-benefit analysis). NSBA supported. S. 3553 Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act of 2012 (BRAINS Act) Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. SEC - NSBA supports reasonable regulations implementing the JOBS Act (in particular relating to general solicitation, crowdfunding and emerging growth companies). DOL, HHS, IRS - NSBA opposes efforts to restrict employer provided health care benefit self-insurance with stop loss. HHS Federally Facilitated Exchanges. NSBA supports health insurance exchanges and is seeking rapid implementation and adequate guidance. NSBA supports allowing any QHP that meets all certification standards to sell insurance on the exchanges. HHS SHOPS. NSBA supports immediate implementation of SHOPs in the health insurance exchanges. USCIS Deferred Action policy. NSBA seeks clear rules that do not pose additional legal risk for or burden employers. IRS Health care FSAs. NSBA supports elimination of the so-called use-it or lose-it rule. NSBA also supports revision of the uniform coverage rule if the use-it or lose-it rule is changed. USPTO NSBA filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding proposed rule implementing changes of the first to file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. DOL NSBA opposes proposed rule under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employers to report on consultants assisting with speech-writing, public relations advice, labor campaigns, web sites, emails or other materials for employer communication to employees or the public, no matter how minor or indirect the relation to any labor dispute. In addition, modification of personnel policies and practices fall under the persuader activities list. Therefore, arrangements with and the content of the work by attorneys, insurance agents, HR consultants, pension consultants, accountants or financial advisers who review benefits packages or other personnel practices would be reportable.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, and repatriation (H.R. 1834 - Freedom to Invest Act of 2011; S. 1671- Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act); issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, international taxes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, and repatriation (H.R. 1834 - Freedom to Invest Act of 2011; S. 1671- Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act); issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform, international taxes.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

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

S. 1866 - The American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act of 2011 H.R. 3476 - The American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act of 2011 S. 256 - The American Opportunity Act of 2011

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

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)

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982); HR 2146/S 1222 - Data Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards; HR 2943 - Short Term TANF Extension Act; HR 3339 Standard DATA Act - provisions dealing with data standards. HR 3213 - Small Company Job Growth Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. HR 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011. HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with social security data standards. S 3600 - Data Act. HR 4631 - GSA Act of 2012, HR 3659 - Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act - provisions dealing with social security data standards. HR 3433 - GRANT Act - website reporting sections and single audit sections. HR 2056 - Provisions relating to accounting treatment (c)(2)(c) and section 3(a)(2). S 1962 and HR 2941 - Start-up Expansion and Investment Act. HR 1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act - provisions relating to non-accrual loans. HR 1697 - Communities First Act. HR 1070 - Small Company Capital Formation - provisions on yearly audits. S 1866 and HR 3476 - AGREE Act - provisions on audits. HR 3655 - Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with government conferences. HR 4631 - provisions dealing with government conferences. S 1907/HR 3505 - dealing with PCAOB disciplinary hearings.

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

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

Monitor Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, H.R. 3476 and S. 1866 AGREE Act - provisions on audits.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

immigration reform; outsourcing; H.R. 3012/S. 1983/S.1857-Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R. 6429/S.1986-STEM Jobs Act of 2012; H.R.6412-Attracting the Best & the Brightest Act of 2012; S. 3553-Benefits to Research & Am. Innovation through Nationality Statutes (BRAINS) Act of 2012; H.R. 3476/S.1866-AGREE Act; S. 3217-Startup Act; H.R. 2161-IDEA Act of 2011; H.R. 3146-American Innovation & Education Act of 2011; H.R. 3596/S.3402-US Call Center Worker & Consumer Protection Act; S. 1536-NOTICE Act; S. 2884/H.R. 6152-Bring Jobs Home Act; H.R. 3338-Stop Outsourcing and Create Jobs Act of 2011

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

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). HR 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. HR 2941 and S. 1962 - Startup Expansion and Investment Act. HR 1070 - Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 - provisions relating to audits. HR 3433 - GRANT Act - provisions dealing with website reporting and single audit. HR 3476 and S. 1866 - AGREE Act - provisions on audits. HR 3655 - Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011 - provisions on audits. S.A. 936 to HR 2354 - provision on audits. S. 1965 - Startup Act of 2011 - GAO study on audit costs. S. 1962 - Startup and Investment Act - provisions on audits. HR 3503 - To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to make Public Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary proceedings open to the public, issues regarding PCAOB disciplinary proceedings. S. 1907 - PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011, issues regarding PCAOB disciplinary proceedings.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.J.Res. 117 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013: Resolution prevents a government shutdown and fund federal programs until March 27, 2013. NSBA supported. H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012: Bill would extend for an additional year, through 2013, the Bush-era tax reductions originally enacted in 2001 and 2003, and set to expire at the end of this year. NSBA supported. H.R. 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act: Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percentfor one yearof their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011: Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 436 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012: Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the medical device excise tax that is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act: This bill would require that any items purchased by the Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011: The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011: Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011: Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011: Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act: Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act: Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act: Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011: Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act: This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act: Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3786 Plain Regulations Act of 2012: This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA): This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012: Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012: Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012: This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012: Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act: Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012: Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012: Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act: Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation: Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012: This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012: Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. H.R. 4310 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Reauthorizes our national defense programs and includes contracting reform provisions that will help small businesses. NSBA is monitoring this legislation, but supports the specific contracting reform provisions. H.R. 4377 RAPID Act: Would improve the environmental review and permitting process by providing concurrent reviews, allow state-level environmental reviews to be used in certain situations, consolidate the process into a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and impose fixed deadlines for completion of an EIS or an Environmental Assessment (EA). NSBA supported. H.R. 4409 Reforming and Consolidating government Act of 2012: This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012: Bill would establish an interagency committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impact of certain EPA regulations and actions that affect gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4480 Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012: Bill would require the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development and production under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to offset any drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 5187 IMPACT Act: Bill would extend Production Tax Credits for renewable energy, extend the 1603 Grant Program, extend energy efficiency tax credits, provide incentives for heavy duty natural gas vehicles, and would eliminate certain tax breaks for major integrated oil companies. NSBA supported. H.R. 5893 Startup Act 2.0: This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supported. H.R. 6102 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012: The bill's aim is to help small business owners by instituting eight permanent tax deductions that not only provide fiscal clarity for the business-owners, but also, provide them with equity in the tax code. NSBA supported. H.R. 6132 American Clothing for American Olympians Act: This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to ensure that all goods to be donated or supplied to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official of the U.S. Olympic team, the Paralympic team, or the Pan-American team are substantially made in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6169 The Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012: The measure establishes an expedited process for tax reform in 2013 that will direct the committees of jurisdiction to consider and act on comprehensive tax reform next year. NSBA supported. H.R. 6245 - Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act: This bill would require non-practicing entities (i.e. patent trolls) to pay a defendants computer hardware and software patent litigation costs if the court determines that the non-practicing entity did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6397 - Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act: This bill would prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD from purchasing, guaranteeing, making, issuing, or insuring any mortgage (small business loan) secured by a structure or dwelling unit located within a county that contains any structure or dwelling unit that secures or secured a residential mortgage loan that the state or any territory, including any agency or political subdivision, obtained during the preceding 120 months by eminent domain. NSBA is monitoring this legislation. H.R. 6412 Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012: Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012: Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011: Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act: Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011: Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act: Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1471 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011: Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1590 Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011: Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1600 Communities First Act: Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1736 Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011: Bill aims to streamline the federal procurement process by requiring online reverse auctions, consider strategic sourcing vehicles in procurement of commercial items, and direct the FAR council to amend the FAR to reflect the government-wide policy to pay small business concerns as quickly as possible. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1866 AGREE Act: Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act: Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act: Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2129 Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012: This bill would define President Obamas proposed efficiency-enhancing plan as a reorganization plan and also expands the Presidents executive authority to reorganize federal agencies NSBA is monitoring. S. 2172 Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012: Bill would eliminate the cap on women entrepreneurs and allow women-owned businesses to receive sole source contracts, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012: Bill is designed to give small businesses a 10-percent income tax credit on new payroll for hiring new workers or increasing employee wages and will allow businesses to fully deduct the cost of significant investments made this year. The $26 billion in tax cuts would be temporary and apply only to 2012 wages and investments. NSBA is monitoring. S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012: Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S. 2337 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2012: Bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. S. 2264 Domestic Fuels Act: By streamlining the regulatory process, developing new criteria, and providing liability protection for retailers, this bill would make it easier for retailers to provide multiple fuels (traditional and renewable) to consumers and businesses using the same equipment. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3217 Startup Act 2.0: This bill will provide capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs. NSBA supports. S. 3194 Small Business Common Application Act: Bill would require a 12-member executive committee to review the feasibility of a common (or single) application for small businesses to use when applying for federal funding opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3275 Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) Parity Act: Bill would allow MLPs to invest in renewable energy projects. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3352 Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Incentives Act of 2012: This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to: increase megawatt and horsepower capacity limitations for the combined heat and power system property energy tax credit; allow new tax credits to improve advanced motor system energy efficiency, to replace chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerant chillers, and for investment in any qualifying efficient industrial process water use project; and allow an energy tax credit for investment in biomass heating property. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3387 Team USA Made in America Act of 2012: This bill requires the U.S. Olympic Committee to adopt a policy with respect to uniforms to be worn by athletes during ceremonies that are part of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games that requires it to: purchase or otherwise obtain only uniforms, including accessories that meet the standards of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for labeling as "Made in USA"; or make publicly available a detailed justification of the reasons the Committee obtained uniforms that do not meet that requirement. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3412 Middle Class Tax Cut Act: Bill would extend for one year current individual tax rates for individuals with income below $200,000, and joint filers with income below $250,000. NSBA opposed. S. 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012: The bill provides for a flexible and voluntary, incentives-based system (or set of standards) to encourage owners and operators of the countrys most critical infrastructure systems to meet much-needed cyber-security requirements. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3438 Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now (OPEN) Act of 2012: This bill would seek to expand offshore energy production via an alternative to the Department of Interiors five-year leasing plan and permit revenue sharing with the participating coastal states. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3444 Wear American Act: This bill would direct the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced or manufactured in the United States. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012: This bill would, among other things, authorize the President to require an independent regulatory agency to comply with basically the same regulatory analysis requirements as an executive agency (including cost-benefit analysis). NSBA supported. S. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012: The bill would extend certain expired and expiring business and individual tax provisions through the end of 2013. The proposed tax extenders package includes a two-year extension of many tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011 including the research credit, CFC look-through, active financing, and leasehold improvement depreciation and a one-year extension of a modified renewable electricity production tax credit and certain other tax provisions that are set to expire at the end of 2012. NSBA supported. S. 3553 Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes: Act of 2012 (BRAINS Act): Bill would provide up to 55,000 green cards to foreign-born students graduating from an American university with an advanced degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics). NSBA supported. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. SEC NSBA supports reasonable regulations implementing the JOBS Act (in particular relating to general solicitation, crowdfunding and emerging growth companies). DOL, HHS, IRS NSBA opposes efforts to restrict employer provided health care benefit self-insurance with stop loss. HHS Federally Facilitated Exchanges. NSBA supports health insurance exchanges and is seeking rapid implementation and adequate guidance. NSBA supports allowing any QHP that meets all certification standards to sell insurance on the exchanges. USCIS Deferred Action policy. NSBA seeks clear rules that do not pose additional legal risk for or burden employers. IRS Health care FSAs. NSBA supports elimination of the so-called use-it or lose-it rule. NSBA also supports revision of the uniform coverage rule if the use-it or lose-it rule is changed. SBA NSBA filed comments with SBA re: SBA Proposed Rule on SBIR/STTR programs, and NSBA supported letter submitted by SBTC re: SBIR/STTR Policy Directive USPTO NSBA filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding proposed rule implementing changes of the first to file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. DOL NSBA opposes proposed rule under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that would require employers to report on consultants assisting with speech-writing, public relations advice, labor campaigns, web sites, emails or other materials for employer communication to employees or the public, no matter how minor or indirect the relation to any labor dispute. In addition, modification of personnel policies and practices fall under the persuader activities list. Therefore, arrangements with and the content of the work by attorneys, insurance agents, HR consultants, pension consultants, accountants or financial advisers who review benefits packages or other personnel practices would be reportable.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, and repatriation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act); issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, and repatriation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act); issues related to intellectual property protection; issues related to tax reform.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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: $3,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

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 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (Sec 2 and issues related to expansion of exemptions for certain securities) ; HR 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 (issues related to tax on services); HR 1697, Communities First Act (Sec. 102, 104 and 105 dealing with exemptions from compliance with provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and accounting principles); 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 2483, Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 (issues related to internal reporting process and requirements for whistleblowers); HR 2941/S 1962, Startup Expansion and Investment Act (issues related to preserving investor protections contained in the Sarbanes Oxley Act); HR 2167/S 1824, Private Company Flexibility & Growth Act (issues related to company registration with SEC); 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); lease accounting revisions by Financial Accounting Standards Board; and general issues related to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982); HR 2146/S 1222-Data Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards; HR 2943 - Short Term TANF Extension Act; HR 3339 Standard DATA Act - provisions dealing with data standards. HR 3213 - Small Company Job Growth Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. HR 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011. HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with social security data standards. S. 3600 - Data Act. HR 4631 - GSA Act of 2012. HR 3659 - Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act - provisions dealing with social security data standards. HR 3433 - GRANT Act - website reporting sections and single audit sections. HR 2056 - Provisions relating to accounting treatment (c)(2)(c) and section 3(a)(2). S 1962 and HR 2941 - Start-up Expansion and Investment Act. HR 1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act - provisions relating to non-accrual loans. HR 1697 - Communities First Act. HR 1070 - Small Company Capital Formation - provisions on yearly audits. S 1866 and HR 3476 - AGREE Act - provisions on audits. HR 3655 - Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011 - provisions on audits. SA 936 to HR 2354 - provisions on audits. S 1965 - Startup Act of 2011 - GAO study on audit costs. S 1962 - Startup Expansion and Investment Act - provisions on audits. Data Act, HR 2146 - provisions dealing with government conferences. HR 4631 - provisions dealing with government conferences. S 1907/HR 3505 - dealing with PCAOB disciplinary hearings.

Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

- 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. - 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.

Client expense: $4,160,000 · 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)

H.R. 3012/S. 1983/S.1857-Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R. 6429/S.1986-STEM Jobs Act of 2012; H.R. 6412-Attracting the Best & the Brightest Act of 2012; S. 3553-Benefits to Research & Am. Innovation through Nationality Statutes (BRAINS) Act of 2012; H.R. 3476/S. 1866-AGREE Act; S 3217 Startup Act; H.R. 2161-IDEA Act of 2011; H.R. 3146-American Innovation & Education Act of 2011; H.R. 3596/S. 3402-US Call Center Worker & Consumer Protection Act; S.1536-NOTICE Act; S. 2884/H.R. 6152-Bring Jobs Home Act

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

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S. 1866 - The American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act of 2011 H.R. 3476 - The American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act of 2011 S. 256 - The American Opportunity Act of 2011

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, H.R. 3476 and S. 1866 AGREE Act - provisions on audits.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). HR 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. HR 2941 and S. 1962 - Startup Expansion and Investment Act. HR 1070 - Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 - provisions relating to audits. HR 3433 - GRANT Act - provisions dealing with website reporting and single audit. HR 3606 and S. 1993 - Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) - provisions on audit and accounting standards, including mandatory audit firm rotation. HR 3476 and S. 1866 - AGREE Act - provisions on audits. HR 3655 - Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011 - provisions on audits. S.A. 936 to HR 2354 - provision on audits. S. 1965 - Startup Act of 2011 - GAO study on audit costs. S. 1962 - Startup and Investment Act - provisions on audits. HR 3503 - To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to make Public Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary proceedings open to the public, issues regarding PCAOB disciplinary proceedings. S. 1907 - PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2011, issues regarding PCAOB disciplinary proceedings.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, and repatriation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act); issues related to intellectual property protection.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, and repatriation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act); issues related to intellectual property protection.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H. Con. Res. 112 - FY 2013 Federal Budget The budget would substantially reduce the federal deficit by reducing federal spending levels compared to FY 2012 in the years FY 2013-2015 and substantially reducing the growth rate in federal spending thereafter. NSBA supported the outline of a tax reform plan contained in the resolution. H.R. 9 The Small Business Tax Cut Act Bill will allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a tax deduction equal to 20 percentfor one yearof their active business income. This deduction also would apply to pass-through entities, which compose the majority of small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 25 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax. NSBA supported. H.R. 679 - Berry Amendment Extension Act This bill would require that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported H.R. 880 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2011 The bill would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 942 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2012 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. NSBA supported. H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. H.R. 1418 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 Bill would increase the cap for credit union lending from 12.25 percent to 27.5 percent of total assets of the credit union. NSBA supported. H.R. 1663 Small Business Encouragement Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1697 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 1827 Home Office Deduction Simplification Act Bill would allow home-based businesses to take a standard $1,500 deduction for home office expenses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2072 Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 The bill reauthorizes the U.S. Export-Import Bank. It also would gradually increase the banks exposure cap from $100 billion to $160 billion; use a portion of its surplus to update information technology systems; establish clear guidelines on the content of goods and services for which it would provide financing; and require the bank to report to Congress if its default rate exceeded 2 percent. NSBA supported. H.R. 2312 - Department of Defense Textile and Apparel Procurement Fairness Act Among other things, prohibits DoD from purchasing more than 5 percent of any one textile or apparel product from the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). NSBA supported. H.R. 2501, H.R. 1113 Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. H.R. 2885 Legal Workforce Act This bill would make the use of E-Verify Mandatory for all employers. NSBA opposed. H. R. 2941 Startup Expansion and Investment Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Would eliminate the per-country numerical cap on the number of employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7 percent to 15 percent annually. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3476 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. H.R. 3634 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act Require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for government contracts, requires FPI to provide a detailed analysis of the probable impact on the private sector, prohibit FPI from selling products commercially, and require agencies to research private sector products based on price, quality, and time of delivery, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3786 Plain Regulations Act of 2012 This bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. H.R. 3850 - Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Raise the government-wide small business contracting goal from 23% to 25%, the small business subcontracting goal from 35.9% to 40%, and also prevent senior officials from receiving bonuses in subsequent years where their respective agencies failed to meet the established small business contracting goals. NSBA supported. H.R. 3851 - Small Business Advocate (SBAA) This bill would enhance the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) by elevating the OSDBU Director to a Senior Executive Service position and would prohibit them from holding another position at the same time. NSBA supported. H.R. 3877 1099K Overreach Prevention Act Legislation would repeal the 1099-K reporting requirement on Schedule-C filers. Bill will statutorily remove burdensome reporting requirement by preventing the IRS from requiring new calculations by businesses on their tax returns based on the 1099-K reports. NSBA supported. H.R. 3893 - Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability (STAR) Act of 2012 Ensure that small businesses are the ones actually benefiting from the contracts set aside on their behalf. It would also allow more small businesses to partner and compete for federal contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3980 - Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 Enhance the role of small-business advocates in the federal acquisition and procurement processes, create small-business contracting classes, and ensure that small business concerns are properly utilized in all applicable federal procurement and acquisition planning processes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3985 - Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 This bill would allow the SBA to oversee all civilian mentor protege programs, improve small-businesses ability to win and perform on government contracts. NSBA supported. H.R. 3987 - Small Business Protection Act of 2012 Would ensure that the size standards assigned to each industry group are appropriate for each NAICS code and do not make it more difficult for small-business to compete for federal contracting opportunities. NSBA supported. H.R. 4032 - Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act Amends Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable deduction for business start-up expenses from $5,000 to $10,000, extending the 2010 temporary increase in the maximum deduction for start-up expenditures for ten years. NSBA supported. H.R. 4081 - Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012 Protects small business contractors from unfair contract bundling by allowing the SBA (or a third party group if the SBA declined to appeal a decision via a GAO protest) to appeal an agencys decision to bundle contracts, clarifies statutory limits on contract bundling, and requires publication of bundling justification to increase transparency. NSBA supported. H.R. 4118 - Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 Requires federal agencies to include small business concerns in multiple award contracts, carry out a program to increase small business participation in multiple award contracts, and provide the SBA with representation on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. NSBA supported. H.R. 4121 - Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Requires SBA administrator to create and carry out a program to provide improved access to federal contract opportunities for early-stage small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4191 - Credit Union Small Business Lending Act Establishes a separate process by which credit unions participating in the 7(a) loan program may receive approvals and repurchases regarding loan guarantees under that program, creates a credit union outreach program, and authorizes the SBA Administrator to simplify the application process for credit union participation. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4196 Bonus Depreciation Bill extends 100 percent bonus depreciation through the rest of this year. Bonus depreciation allows businesses of all sizes to immediately expense the cost of property purchased and placed into service. NSBA supported. H.R. 4203 - Womens Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 This bill would expand contracting opportunities for women-owned small business concerns. NSBA supported. H.R. 4206 - Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 Addresses contracting fraud by helping small businesses comply with complicated contracting and size rules, and providing a safe harbor for small businesses making a good faith effort to comply with those rules. NSBA supported. H.R. 4377 RAPID Act Would improve the environmental review and permitting process by, among other things, providing concurrent reviews, allow state-level environmental reviews to be used in certain situations, consolidate the process into a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and impose fixed deadlines for completion of an EIS or an Environmental Assessment (EA). NSBA supported. H.R. 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 Bill would establish an interagency committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impact of certain EPA regulations and actions that affect gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas prices, jobs, the economy, and other relevant issues. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4480 - Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 Bill would require the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development and production under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to offset any drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4628 - Interest Rate Reduction Act A bill to extend the current lower interest rates on federal student loans. The bill would be paid for by eliminating the unobligated balance of a controversial public fund in the 2010 health care reform law. NSBA supported. H.R. 5187 IMPACT Act Bill would, among other things, extend Production Tax Credits for renewable energy, extend the 1603 Grant Program, extend energy efficiency tax credits, provide incentives for heavy duty natural gas vehicles, and would eliminate certain tax breaks for major integrated oil companies. NSBA supported. The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (Includes H.R. 4480, H.R. 4471, H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4383, H.R. 2150, and H.R. 2752) This is a package of energy bills that will increase energy production on federal lands, require an interagency committee to conduct an analysis of certain EPA rules and actions that impact fuel prices, require the Secretary of the Interior to establish an all-of-the-above energy plan for federal lands, increase the amount of federal lands available for leasing and encourage onshore oil development and exploration, ensure development of oil and natural gas reserves in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, and authorize the BLM to conduct Internet-based auctions for onshore leases. NSBA is monitoring. S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enact a national retail sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. It sets the sales tax rate at 23 percent in 2011, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. NSBA supported. S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Bill would reform the regulatory process and ensure that job creation by small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative and rulemaking process. NSBA supported. S. 509 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA supported. S.727 Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 Comprehensive tax reform legislation with provisions consolidating tax brackets for individuals and businesses while at the same time lowering federal tax obligations, in part through a single, flat 24 percent corporate rate. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1289 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act Bill targets noncompliant tax filers with provisions to improve tax forms and tax administration and decrease tax avoidance by contractors, as a way to reduce the tax gap. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1471 -- Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Would make unemployed a protected class for discrimination law purposes. NSBA opposed. S. 1547 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 The bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the termination of functions date for the Export-Import Bank of the United States to September 30, 2015. NSBA supported. S. 1590 - Fairness for Small Businesses in Federal Contracting Act of 2011 Requires the SBA and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to replace the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) with a new small business size classification system. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1600 Communities First Act Bill would provide community bank regulatory relief. NSBA supported. S. 1736 Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011 Bill aims to streamline the federal procurement process by requiring online reverse auctions, consider strategic sourcing vehicles in procurement of commercial items, and direct the FAR council to amend the FAR to reflect the government-wide policy to pay small business concerns as quickly as possible, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1866 AGREE Act Bill would address SarbanesOxley internal control reporting for small entities. NSBA supported. S. 1965 Startup Act Provides capital gains and income tax incentives to incentivize entrepreneurs and facilitate the growth of new start-ups, creates a new STEM visa for up to foreign students and establishes a new category of visas for immigrant entrepreneurs, requires a cost-benefit analysis of all proposed federal regulations with an economic impact of $100 million or more, requires certain federal agencies to redirect .15 percent of their extramural budget for grant programs for American universities, and creates the State Startup Business Report. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2114 - Berry Amendment Extension Act Requires that any items purchased by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly related to national security interests are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the US, except with regard to issues of necessary quality and quantity. NSBA supported. S. 2172 Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 Bill would eliminate the cap on women entrepreneurs and allow women-owned businesses to receive sole source contracts, among other things. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2231 The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act Bill would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2237 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012 Bill is designed to give small businesses a 10-percent income tax credit on new payroll for hiring new workers or increasing employee wages and will allow businesses to fully deduct the cost of significant investments made this year. The $26 billion in tax cuts would be temporary and apply only to 2012 wages and investments. NSBA is monitoring. S.2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 Bill to repeal the estate tax. The effective date is the date of enactment, and the bill retains step-up basis. NSBA supported. S. 2337 Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2012 Bill would reform the regulatory process to require the use of clear and concise language in all new government regulations. NSBA supported. S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 A bill to extend the current lower interest rates on federal student loans. The measure would pay for the interest rate extension by ending an exemption that allows high-income earners who run S-Corps to shield some of their income from payroll taxes. NSBA opposed the pay-for in this bill. S. 3194 Small Business Common Application Act Bill would require a 12-member executive committee to review the feasibility of a common (or single) application for small businesses to use when applying for federal funding opportunities. NSBA is monitoring. S. 3275 Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) Parity Act Bill would allow MLPs to invest in renewable energy projects. NSBA is monitoring. Proposed Small Business Prompt Payments Act Bill would require OMB and SBA to consult with the FAR Counsel and propose new rules, if necessary, to accelerate payments to small business suppliers and subcontractors. NSBA supported. Proposed Fraudulent Misuse of Patent Reexaminations / Post Grant Reviews Bill Bill would close the integrity loophole in the patent reexamination and post grant review process. NSBA supported. Proposed AIA Technical Corrections Bill Bill would make technical corrections to certain provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA). NSBA is monitoring this legislation. EEOC - NSBA opposes efforts to treat educational attainment requirements as discrimination. NSBA opposes efforts to limit employer criminal background checks. DOC / NOAA Fishery Management Plan for Regulating Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico This plan would establish rules concerning a permitting process for offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexicos EEZ. NSBA opposes this plan.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, and repatriation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act); issues related to intellectual property protection.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, and repatriation (S. 1671/H.R. 1834 - Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act); issues related to cybersecurity (S.413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; H.R. 3119 - Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011; H.R. 3012/S.1857/S.1983 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act; H.R. 3476/S. 1866 - AGREE Act); issues related to intellectual property protection.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor Dodd Frank Act implementation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982). H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, H.R. 3476 and S. 1866 AGREE Act - provisions on audits.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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 929Z); HR 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011; HR 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011; HR 1697, Communities First Act; HR 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011; HR 2483, Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011; HR 2941/S 1962, Startup Expansion and Investment Act; HR 2167/S 1824, Private Company Flexibility & Growth Act; HR 2930/S. 1791, Entreprenuer Access to Capital Act; 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; HR 3476 /S. 1866, AGREE Act; HR 3606 / S. 1993, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth companies Act of 2011; HR 3503/S. 1907, PCAOB Enforcement Act of 2011; HR 3655,Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011; S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011; lease accounting revisions by Financial Accounting Standards Board; and general issues related to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

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, 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

Client expense: $3,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Dodd Frank Act implemenation (Sections 913, 914, 922, 929Y, 929Z, 982); HR 2146/S 1222- Data Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with data standards; HR 2943 - Short Term TANF Extension Act; HR 3339 - Standard DATA Act - provision dealing with data standards. HR 3213 - Small Company Job Growth Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. HR 2483 - Whistleblower Improvement Avt of 2011. HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 - provisions dealing with social security data standards. HR 3659 - Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act j- provisions dealing with social security data standards. HR 3433 - GRANT Act - website reporting sectionsand single audit sections. HR 2056 - Provisions relating to accounting treatment (c)(2)(c) and section 3(a)(2). S 1962 and HR 2941 - Start-up Expansion and Investment Act. HR 1723 - Common Sense Economic Recovery Act - provisions relating to non-accrual loans. HR 1697 - Communities First Act. HR 1070 - Small Company Capital Formation - provisions on yearly audits. HR 3606 and S 1933 - Jump Start Our Business Startups Act - provisions on audits and accounting standards. S 1866 and HR 3476 - AGREE Act - provisions on audits. HR 3655 - Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2011 - provisions on audits. SA 936 to HR 2354 - provisions on audits. S 1965 - Startup Act of 2011 - GAO study on audit costs. S 1962 - Startup Expansion and Investment Act - provisions on audits. Data Act, HR 2146 - provisions dealing with government conferences. HR 4631 - provisions dealing with government conferences. S 1907/HR 3505 - dealing with PCAOB disciplinary hearings.

Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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