Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013
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2015 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
​General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business. Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 2240) in the 113th Congress. New legislation has not been introduced yet.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 2240). General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
​Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 2240). General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
​Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 2240). General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Because marijuana is a "Schedule I" Controlled Substance, section 280E of the Internal Revenue Service Code prevents legitimate, legal marijuana businesses from deducting ordinary business expenses. MPP lobbied to address this inefficient and job-killing policy, including through support of HR 2240, the Small Business Tax Equity Act.
Client expense: $11,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
​Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 2240). General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbied members of congress to amend section 280E of the IRS code so that marijuana businesses can deduct ordinary business expenses like any other business. Bills related to this objective include, but are not limited to H.R. 2240, the Small Business Tax Equity Act.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 2240). General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 684 Marketplace Fairness Act; S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act; S. 1235 the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; H.R. 2309 the Wireless Tax Fairness Act; H.R. 2992 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act ; S. 1431 Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act ; H.R. 3086 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Ac; S. 1364 The Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act; Letter to FCC Erate Reform; H.Res 280 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Resolution of 2013; H.R. 2350 Taxpayer Transparency and Efficiency Auditing Act; H.R. 2351 Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act; H.R. 2352 Integrity Restoration Strategy Act; H.R. 2353 Stop Playing on Citizens' Cash Act; S. 1085 Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013; H.R. 2927 No Taxation Without Verification Act; H.R. 2240 Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013; H.R. 2809 A bill to delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act; S. 1490 A bill to delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act; H.R. 3121 American Health Care Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 3093 Union Bailout Prevention Act; H.R. 3077 TELE-MED Act
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2013 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 2240). General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Urged members of Congress and relevant agencies to fix an error in IRS tax code that prevents legitimate, state-legal marijuana businesses from taking ordinary business deductions in the course of paying their taxes. Specific legislation includes H.R. 2240, the "Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013."
Client expense: $8,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2013 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying in support of H.R. 2240, the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013. General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
| Republican |
| CA |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Richard L. Hanna | Republican | NY |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)