To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.

Corporate tax reform; Work Opportunity Tax Credit; in support of H.R. 2082; FICA tax tip credit; charitable deduction for food donations; in support of H.R. 3729 and S. 166; in support of H.R. 1265 and S. 687; in support of tax extenders package

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Corporate Tax Reform; WOTC, H.R. 2082; Charitable deduction for food donations, H.R. 3729 and S.166; FICA Tip Credit; H.R. 1265 and S. 687

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: life/non-life consolidated returns; Capital loss rule temporary relief; STOLI; Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement products. Obama Administration's proposals on COLI and SA DRD (not yet in legislative form) HR 130 "Life Insurance Employee Notification Act" - Requires an employer to notify an employee in writing upon the purchase of Corporate-owned life insurance H Con Res 34 Establishing the budget of the United States Government - Sets forth the congressional budget for FY2012, including FY2013-FY2021 for - tax treatment of life insurance products S. 727 "Bipartisan Tax Fairness & Simplification Act of 2011" - Will amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 for the tax treatment of life insurance products HR 12/ S. 1549/ S. 1660 -American Jobs Act of 2011 - harmful COLI, DRD, and tax provisions HR 2693/ S. 365/ S. 627- Budget Control Act of 2011 - raises debt ceiling, cuts deficit S. 166 "/HR 3729 -"The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act" - Would expand the current tax deduction for businesses donating food to nonprofits and make it permanant HR 3157/ S. 1693 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates" Will amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates H Con. Res 101 - "Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement" - Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings S. 2048 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes" - life settlement reporting H AMDT- 1001 to H. Con. Res. 112 - "Substitute amendment sought to utilize Simpson-Bowles recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022" - to advocate use of Simpson-Bowles recommendations for Fy 2013 and beyond HR 658 - "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012" compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies HR 1151- "Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 2515 -"To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded fromthe gross income of the employee" taaxation of life insurance HR 3313/S 1787 -"Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 1864/S. 3485 - "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012" - witholding from multi state employees HR 4348 - "The Surface Transportation Act of 2012" - defined benefit funding relief, transfers for retires group life

International Tax Reform: Rep. Camp discussion draft; US Job Creation & International Tax Reform Act, S. 2091 Work Opportunity Tax Credit: H.R. 2082 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act: H.R. 1439 Food Donation Tax Deduction: S. 166; H.R. 3729 Tax Extenders: Family & Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: S. 3521 Restaurant Depreciation: H.R. 1265; S. 687 Pension Stabilization and Funding Provisions: P.L. 112-141 MAP-21 Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 H.R. 1370 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3091 - Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act H.R. 3729 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory H.R. 6169 Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 H.R. 6276 Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 6439 Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012 S. 166 Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2011 S. 1647 Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act S. 1880 Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 S. 3412 Middle Class Tax Cut Act S. 3413 Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 Tax Code Reform Estate Tax Capital Gains Dividends Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Medicare Contribution Tax Year-End Tax Increases 01-03 Tax Cuts Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Alternative Minimum Tax Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Diesel Fuel Created from Biomass Tax Credit Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit Excise Tax Credits for Alternative Fuel Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Community and Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit Production Tax Credit for Biomass Power Self-Employed Deduction against Self-Employment Taxes Section 179 Small Business Expensing and Bonus Depreciation for Investments for Businesses Five-year Agricultural Equipment Depreciation Modification of Tax Treatment of Certain Payments to Controlling Exempt Organizations National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Tax Free Status Deduction for Tuition and Fees for Higher Education Charitable Deduction for Donated Food Railroad Track Maintenance Credit Deduction for Donations of Conservation Easements Individual Income Tax Rates State and Local General Sales Taxes Tax Relief for Livestock Sold Due to Drought Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Account

Corporate Tax Reform; WOTC, H.R. 2082; Charitable deduction for food donations, H.R. 3729 and S. 166; FICA Tip Credit; H.R. 1265 and S. 687

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Corporate tax reform; Work Opportunity Tax Credit; in support of H.R. 2082; FICA tax tip credit; charitable deduction for food donations; in support of H.R. 3729 and S. 166; in support of H.R. 1265 and S. 687; in support of tax extenders package

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 H.R. 1370 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3091 Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act H.R. 3729 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory. H.R. 5990 Farm Tax Parity Act S. 166 Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2011 S. 1647 Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act S. 1880 Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2050 Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012 S. 2242 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes. Estate Tax Capital Gains Dividends Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Alternative Minimum Tax Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Diesel Fuel Created from Biomass Tax Credit Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Production Tax Credit for Biomass Power Self-Employed Deduction against Self-Employment Taxes Section 179 Small Business Expensing and Bonus Depreciation for Investments for Businesses Five-year Agricultural Equipment Depreciation Modification of Tax Treatment of Certain Payments to Controlling Exempt Organizations National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Tax Free Status Charitable Deduction for Donated Food Railroad Track Maintenance Credit Individual Income Tax Rates Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit Excise Tax Credits for Alternative Fuel

Client expense: $627,183 · Firm income: Not reported

Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: life/non-life consolidated returns; Capital loss rule temporary relief; STOLI; Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement products. Obama Administration's proposals on COLI and SA DRD (not yet in legislative form) HR 130 "Life Insurance Employee Notification Act" - Requires an employer to notify an employee in writing upon the purchase of Corporate-owned life insurance H Con Res 34 Establishing the budget of the United States Government - Sets forth the congressional budget for FY2012, including FY2013-FY2021 for - tax treatment of life insurance products S. 727 "Bipartisan Tax Fairness & Simplification Act of 2011" - Will amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 for the tax treatment of life insurance products HR 12/ S. 1549/ S. 1660 -American Jobs Act of 2011 - harmful COLI, DRD, and tax provisions HR 2693/ S. 365/ S. 627- Budget Control Act of 2011 - raises debt ceiling, cuts deficit S. 166 "/HR 3729 -"The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act" - Would expand the current tax deduction for businesses donating food to nonprofits and make it permanant HR 3157/ S. 1693 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates" Will amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates H Con. Res 101 - "Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement" - Expresses sense of the Congress regarding tax incentives for retirement savings S. 2048 - "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions, and for other purposes" - life settlement reporting H AMDT- 1001 to H. Con. Res. 112 - "Substitute amendment sought to utilize Simpson-Bowles recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022" - to advocate use of Simpson-Bowles recommendations for Fy 2013 and beyond HR 658 - "FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012" compliance burden and accuracy for life insurance companies HR 1151- "Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 2515 -"To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded fromthe gross income of the employee" taaxation of life insurance HR 3313/S 1787 -"Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act"- taxation of life insurance companies HR 1864 - "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012" - witholding from multi state employees HR 4348 - "The Surface Transportation Act of 2012" - defined benefit funding relief, transfers for retires group life

International Tax Reform: Rep. Camp discussion draft; US Job Creation & International Tax Reform Act, S.2091 Work Opportunity Tax Credit: H.R. 2082 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act: H.R. 1439 Food Donation Tax Credit: S.166; H.R. 3729 Restaurant Depreciation: H.R. 1265; S. 687 Pension provisions of highway bill: S. 1813; H.R. 4348

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Estate tax and capital gains tax extension S.166/H.R.3729 Tax benefits for food donations H.R.5320 Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) agriculture exemption

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

International Tax Reform: Rep. Camp discussion draft Restaurant Depreciation: H.R. 1265; S. 687 Work Opportunity Tax Credit: H.R. 2082 Pension provisions of highway bill: MAP-21 Act, S. 1813 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act: H.R. 1439 Food Dnonation Tax Credit: S.166, H.R. 3729

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Corporate tax reform; Work Opportunity Tax Credit; in support of H.R. 2082; FICA tax tip credit; charitable deduction for food donations; in support of H.R. 3729; in support of H.R. 1265 and S. 687; in support of tax extenders package

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

Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Policy Development, SENATE, White House Office

S. 166/H.R. 3729 Tax benefits for food donations Estate tax extension (no bill number yet)

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Corporate tax reform; FICA tax tip credit; Work Opportunity Tax Credit; charitable deduction for food donations; in support of H.R. 3729; in support of H.R. 1265 and S. 687; in general support of tax extenders package

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Policy Development, SENATE, White House Office