American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011

Issues related to Intellectual Property and Process Patent Issues - HR 1908, Patent Reform Act (all provisions); Implementation of P.L. 108-173, matters related to Medicare and Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement [Medicare Prescription Drug Act of 2003]; issues relating to Prescription Drug User Fee Act and ASP +6; issues re: comparative effectiveness and followon biologics; FDA repeal of Avastin; coverage of Lucentis & Avastin; trade issues; & HR 942- American Research & Competiveness Act of 2011.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to Intellectual Property and Process Patent Issues - HR 1908, Patent Reform Act (all provisions); Implementation of P.L. 108-173, matters related to Medicare and Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement [Medicare Prescription Drug Act of 2003]; issues relating to Prescription Drug User Fee Act and ASP +6; issues re: comparative effectiveness and followon biologics; FDA repeal of Avastin; coverage of Lucentis & Avastin; trade issues; & HR 942- American Research & Competiveness Act of 2011.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Implementation of P.L. 108-173, matters related to Medicare and Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement [Medicare Prescription Drug Act of 2003]; issues relating to Prescription Drug User Fee Act and ASP +6; issues related to comparative effectiveness and follow-on biologics, issues related to FDA repeal of Avastin; issues related to coverage of Lucentis and Avastin; issues related to H.R. 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (112th Congress).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Overview for funding for communications research and development projects at the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Department of Commerce; American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (H.R. 942); patent reform; Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R.1249); research and development funding in the American Jobs Act (S. 1660, H.R. 12).

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Monitoring of the FY 14 appropriations bills and issues related to comprehensive tax reform; R&D Tax Credit issues; S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012; S. 1577 Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act; H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; H.R. 8; Research and Development Tax credit, general tax issues and tax extenders (R&D tax credit) and tax treatment of foreign-owned US corporations.

Client expense: $1,077,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of P.L. 108-173, matters related to Medicare and Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement [Medicare Prescription Drug Act of 2003]; issues relating to Prescription Drug User Fee Act and ASP +6; issues related to comparative effectiveness and follow-on biologics, issues related to FDA repeal of Avastin; issues related to coverage of Lucentis and Avastin; H.R. 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Overview for funding for communications research and development projects at the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Department of Commerce; American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (H.R. 942); patent reform; Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R.1249); research and development funding in the American Jobs Act (S. 1660, H.R. 12).

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Tax reform; general tax issues and tax extenders (R&D tax credit) and tax; Research and Development Tax credit; Specific issues lobbied (bill numbers): R&D Tax Credit issues; S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012; S. 1577 Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act; H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; H.R. 8

Client expense: $1,202,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act (S. 1577) and American Research and Competitiveness Act, 2011 (H.R. 942), all provisions; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for certain business assets (S. 2240 and H.R. 4196); the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (S. 2237), provisions relating to bonus depreciation; the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012, all provisions. American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012(H.R. 8), provisions (continues)related to business tax extenders. Issues pertaining to comprehensive tax reform.

Client expense: $1,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

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

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

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

Extension of the U.S. R&D tax credit and all such provisions in HR942 "The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011" S1577 "Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act (GROWTH Act)", and HR8"American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012"; adding Quadrivalent influenza vaccine formulation to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program including such provisions in HR6687 and S3716 "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the taxable vaccines.

Client expense: $1,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Extension of the U.S. R&D tax credit and all such provisions in HR942 "The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011" and S1577 "Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act (GROWTH Act)"; and efforts to add Quadrivalent influenza vaccine formulation to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Extension of the U.S. R&D tax credit and all such provisions in HR942 "The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011" and S1577 "Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act (GROWTH Act)"; and efforts to add Quadrivalent influenza vaccine formulation to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Issues related to corporate tax reform, international taxation and repatriationIssues related to extensions of expiring tax provisions (no pending legislation) H.R.684, to amend the IRC of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel, all provisions Issues related to energy tax incentives H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, for provisions related to R&D extension H.R. 749, to amend the IRC of 1986, for provisions related to CFC look-through rules Advocacy for comprehensive corporate tax reform

Client expense: $2,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S 2240/HR 4196 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act; S 1577 - Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act including provisions related to enhancing and making permanent the R&D Credit; HR 871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receiptsare predominantly from domestic production activities; HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; S 3485/HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees duties performed in other States; S 1813/HR 4348 - MAP-21 including provisions related to reauthorizing Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs and pension funding stabilization

Client expense: $3,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

HR 871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; S 1577 - Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act to enhance and make permanent the R&D credit; HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 to enhancecompliance with state personal income tax laws; HR 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011; HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 for two months extends the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance, adjusts doctors payments related to Medicate, and authorizes spectrum auctions; S 2240/HR 4196 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 1813/HR 4348 - MAP-21 to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specifically the pension funding stabilization provision.

Client expense: $4,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 to enhance compliance with state personal income tax laws; HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; HR 871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; S 1577 - Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act to enhance andmake permanent the R&D Credit; HR 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011; HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, for two months extends the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance, adjusts doctors payments related to Medicate, and authorizes spectrum auctions; S 2240/HR 4196 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act; S 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes including pension funding stabilization provision

Client expense: $4,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Budget and deficit reduction issues- no bill; Energy tax incentives- no bill; Comprehensive tax reform- no bill; R&D tax credit- H.R.942, S.1866; Controlled Foreign Corporation look through rules- no bill; Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012- S.3521; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012- H.R. 8.

Client expense: $587,866 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

H.R. 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act S. 971 - Digital Goods and Services Fairness Act H.R. 1860 - Digital Goods & Services Tax Fairness Act H.R. 1036 - Job Creation & Innovation Act H.R. 1834 - Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 R&D Tax Credit, Corporate Tax Reform, Repatriation

Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Implementation of P.L. 108-173, matters related to Medicare and Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement [Medicare Prescription Drug Act of 2003]; issues relating to Prescription Drug User Fee Act and ASP +6; issues related to comparative effectiveness and follow-on biologics, issues related to FDA repeal of Avastin; issues related to coverage of Lucentis and Avastin; H.R. 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to corporate tax reform, international taxation and repatriation Issues related to extensions of expiring tax provisions (no pending legislation) H.R.684, to amend the IRC of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel, all provisions Issues related to energy tax incentives H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011, for provisions related to R&D extension H.R. 749, to amend the IRC of 1986, for provisions related to CFC look-through rules Advocacy for comprehensive corporate tax reform

Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Research and experimentation tax incentives and international tax issues, including: Administration's FY 2013 Revenue Proposals, Tax Reform, including House Ways and Means Discussion Draft and S. 2091, the United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012- S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 - H.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011

Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

HR 8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; provisions relating to dividends HR 942: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; provisions relating to research and development credits HR 3091/ S 1647: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; all provisions of the bill S 174: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act; provisions relating to Federal Excise Tax increases S 794: Protecting American Taxpayers from Misconduct Act; all provisions of the bill Discussions on maintaining Capital Gains and Dividends Tax Rates and Internal Revenue Code reform and reduction of Corporate Income Tax Rate

Client expense: $2,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Implementation of P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection & Affordable Health Care Act Excise Tax for Drugs and Biologics Extension of R& D Tax Credit H.R.942, American Research and Competitiveness Act S. 1577 Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

U.S. International Tax including Deferral, Foreign Tax Credits: H.R. 749 To Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on section 954h for active financing income, H.R. 2735 To Revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. Corporate Tax Reform: S. 2091 "United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012", H.R. 1439 "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011", S. 3521 "Latest Title: Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012". R&D Tax Credit (Alternative Simplified Credit, ASC): H.R. 942 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011", S. 1577 "Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act". Bilateral Income Tax Treaties: US- Korea Income tax treaty, US- India Income tax treaty, US-China Income tax treaty. OECD Guidelines and U.S. Treasury Comments on Taxation. Employee-Related Tax Reform: H.R. 1864 "Mobile Workforce Act", S. 3485 " Mobile Workforce Act" .

Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Research & Experimentation tax credit extension (H.R. 942) Last-in/First-out (LIFO) accounting method preservation (no specific bill) R&D Tax Credit (H.R. 1577) Pending Expiration of 2001/2003 Tax Cuts

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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

Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act (S. 1577) and American Research and Competitiveness Act, 2011 (H.R. 942), all provisions; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for certain business assets (S. 2240 and H.R. 4196); the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (S. 2237), provisions relating to bonus depreciation; the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012, all provisions. American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012(H.R. 8), provisions (continues) related to business tax extenders. Issues pertaining to comprehensive tax reform.

Client expense: $2,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

R & D Tax Credit issues; S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012; S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act; H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; H.R. 8

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY13 Labor HHS Appropriations legislation; issues related to FDA user fee reauthorization; H.R. 942; S. 1577; S. 3187; Pedigree and biologics issues; H.R. 905; ASP issues; H.R. 5651

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Corporate and individual rate reduction and reform; Proposals to adopt a territorial tax system; Enactment of expired individual and business tax provisions (i.e., the extenders package); H.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act 2011; H.R. 1439, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011; Estate Tax; Deductibility of interest; Pension funding stabilization; PBGC premium increase; S.1577, Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act; H.R. 1864 and S. 3485 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax; Simplification Act of 2012; Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR); Preseving the tax treatment of employer-provided retirement plans, H.Con. Res 101

Client expense: $93,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

S. 1577, Greater Research Activities with Tax Help (GROWTH) Act, provisions related to R&D H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Certainty Act

Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 942, S. 1577 - Research & Development Tax Credit. H.R. 674, S. 89, S. 164, 3% Withholding Tax Relief. Proposals related to international tax reform and Subpart F. Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries; S. 45, Offshoring Prevention Act. S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011. H.R. 2735 - Amend IRC to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. H.R. 3630 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Ave - business tax extenders. W&M international tax reform draft. White House and Treasury Department tax principles white paper. S.2091: United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012. S. 3521, the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 related to ASC R&D credit and CFC look-through provisions. H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 specifically related to the R&D credit, the active financing exception under Subpart F, and the CFC look-through rule.

Client expense: $1,805,845 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Credits (H.R.4196, S.2240, S.3521); Alternative Simplified R&D Credit (H.R.942) (S.1577, S.3521); American Job Creation and Investment Act (H.R.3123); Senate Amendment to H.R. 8, American Tax Payer Relief Act of 2012

Client expense: $1,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Credits (H.R.4196, S.2240, S.3521); Alternative Simplified R&D Credit (H.R.942) (S.1577, S.3521); American Job Creation and Investment Act (H.R.3123); Senate Amendment to H.R. 8, American Tax Payer Relief Act of 2012

Client expense: $1,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 992, Building American Jobs Act of 2011: provisions related to extension of alternative minimum tax for private activity bonds. S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, all provisions. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE.... H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011: provisions related to section 41 research and development tax credit for energy research expenditures. Yet to be introduced legislation to extend expiring tax credits and change corporate tax rates. H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: tax extenders.

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

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

Promote passage of legislation to preserve cash accounting option for engineering firms; Section 199 of the tax code; tax treatment of S Corps; tax rates for corporations and individuals; HR 942, to make the R&D tax credit permanent; funding options to restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund; review of Administration's Green Book; impact of tax reform on pass-through entities; legislation related to the use of private activity bonds for water projects. HR 1802/S 939, legislation to exclude water and sewer bonds from the state volume cap for private activity bonds; extension of bonus depreciation and small business expensing; infrastructure financing, including modifications to highway user fees; extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts; comments to Treasury Department on changes to the tax treatment of trial lawyer fees; promote extension of Production Tax Credit for renewable energy; HR 8 (fiscal cliff legislation), Section 179D (energy efficient buildings).

Client expense: $694,917 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Proposals in the Presidents FY2012 Budget Overview for funding for communications research and development projects at the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Department of Commerce; American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (H.R. 942); patent reform; Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R.1249); research and development funding in the American Jobs Act (S. 1660, H.R. 12).

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to include R&D Credit extension and Bonus Depreciation extension with PCM (Percentage of Completion Method of Accounting fix); HR 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011; HR 871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; S 1577 - Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act to enhance and make permanent the R&D credit; S 2240/HR 4196 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets; S 3485/HR 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States

Client expense: $3,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

100-Percent Bonus Depreciation Extension Amendment 213 to H.R. 1, re. punitive taxes on oil producers Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) look-through rules Corporate Tax Rate Derivatives Dodd-Frank Pay Ratio Repeal DoL proposed rule - Worker Misclassification (Independent Contractor) with tax impact (Section 530) End-User Margin Exemption Amendment to S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act Estate Tax Fiscal Cliff -- H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act H.R. 1370, S. 1049, to repeal the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act H.R. 1573, OTC Swaps Market Regulation H.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act H.R. 2167, S. 1824, The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2682, H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act H.R. 2779 To Exempt Inter-Affiliate Swaps from Regulatory Requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act H.R. 3123, re. faster use of AMT credits H.R. 3606, Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 4196, S. 2240 re. temporary 100% bonus depreciation, AMT credit in lieu of, PCM language H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 Home Energy Efficiency Tax Extension Individual Rates LIFO repeal Medical Device Excise Tax Patent/Innovation Box Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation Premium Increases Pension plan funding stabilization Production Tax Credit (PTC) - e.g. wind energy R&D Tax Credit Rep. Camp's territorial tax system proposal Repatriation Repeal of 3.8% Investment Income Tax Repeal of Section 199 benefit to oil and gas companies S. 1577, Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help (GROWTH) Act S. 1647, H.R. 3091, to make current tax rate on capital gains and dividends permanent S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Subsidies Act S. 3412, Tax Increases on Small Manufacturers S. 3413, Tax Hike Prevention Act S. 3460, to allow R&D credits to offset payroll taxes S. 3480, to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act S. 3591, Commercial Bldg. Modernization Act (Snowe), 179D Tax Deduction S. 825, Job Creation Through Innovation Act S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act S.A. 1812, Stabenow PTC Extension Amendment to S. 1813 S.A. 1826, Roberts Renew Tax Extenders Amendment to S. 1813 SEC/CFTC Derivatives Regulation Section 179 Expensing enhanced Tax deferral for active financing

Client expense: $2,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to corporate tax reform (S. 7277 and S. 2091) and issues related to the extension and expansion of alteranative simplified research and development tax credit (H.R. 8, H.R. 942, S. 1577 and S. 3521).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE