Scaling Up Manufacturing Act of 2012

Medicare Secondary Payer issues, including H.R. 6120, H.R. 1063, S. 1718, and H.R. 1845 (112th Congress) implementation; advocacy related to H.R. 6120, SPARC Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

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

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

policy ideas/legislation on innovation/science/tech and related start-up issues including: S. 3217/H.R. 5893 Startup Act 2.0; S. 17/H.R. 436 Repeal of Medical Device Tax; issues related to innovation and domestic production/manufacturing including H.R.6120 Scaling Up Manufacturing Act of 2012; issues related to visa reform including STEM visas H.R. 6429 STEM Jobs Act, H.R. 6412, & S. 1857; Startup R&D Tax Credit S. 3460/H.R. 6319; and issues related to wireless health and spectrum.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)