To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent.

S.749, H.R.4212 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. Monitor draft legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment.Proposed Rule: Amendments to Excepted Benefits [RIN 1545BL90, REG14317213], [RIN 1210AB60], [RIN 0938AS16, CMS9946P]. Correcting Amendment: Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction [RIN 1545BL36, TD 9632]. IRS clarification of tips vs. service charges. Rev. Rul. 2012-18. S.1395 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2013. H.R.2945 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory. S.2168 Small Business Stability Act H.R.2577 Small Business Job Protection Act S.2176 Commonsense Reporting Act H.R.3367 To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015. Final Rule: Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage [RIN 1545BL33] Final Rule: Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans [RIN 1545BL26] Final Rule: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage [RIN 1545BL31] Revised Rule: 2012-18 (tip credit) Rev. Proc. 2014-30 (26 CFR 601.602: Tax forms and instructions.) [TD 9660], RIN 1545BL31 Correcting Amendment: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction [REG14103613], RIN 1545BL91 Correction to a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing [TD 9672], RIN 1545BL55 Final Rule: Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers HR 4718 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. 2014 Draft Form 1094-C: Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Return 2014 Draft Form 1095-C: Employer Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage 2014 Draft Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C 2014 Draft Form 1094-B: Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns 2014 Draft Form 1095-B: Health Coverage 2014 Draft Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B IRS Notice 2014-49: Section 4980H -- Shared Responsibility for Employer Regarding Health Coverage -- Approach to Changes in Measurement Periods or Methods Applicable to an Employee IRS Notice 2014-55: Additional Permitted Election Changes for Health Coverage under 125 Cafeteria Plans 2014 Draft Form 8962: Premium Tax Credit 2014 Draft Instructions for Form 8962, Premium Tax Credit 2014 Draft Form 1040-A: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return H.R. 5213/S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014 H.R. 5557, Streamlining Verification for Americans Act H.R. 5264, Permanent Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act H.R. 5771/PL 113-295 (Tax Extenders Bill) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes Notice 2014-69: Group Health Plans that Fail to Cover In-Patient Hospitalization Services Final Rule: Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding the Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals [RIN 1545BL91] Notice 2014-76: Individual Shared Responsibility Payment Hardship Exemptions that May Be Claimed on a Federal Income Tax Return Without Obtaining a Hardship Exemption Certification from the Marketplace Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: OMB Number: 15452251. Title: Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (TD 9661Final) Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: OMB Number: 15452252. Title: REG13245511Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (TD 9660Final)

Client expense: $717,776 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Tax Legislative and regulatory services, including issues related to: tax reform; S.749 and H.R. 4212, Bills to permanently extend the 15-year recovery property for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014, H.R. 5264, Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity tax credit permanent, H.R. 5806, Supporting Americas Charities Act, and H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 113-128, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act (Workforce Investment Act) S. 1356, the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 5264, Permanent Extension of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit The Rehab Act Reauthorization The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act Reauthorization of Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Federal Employment of People with Disabilities

Client expense: $52,643 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

In support of S. 749 and H.R. 4212, which make permanent the depreciation schedules for restaurant lesehold improvements and new construction from 39 1/2 years to 15 years. In support of a temporary extension of the 15 year schedule in the interim. In support of H.R. 5264, which makes permanent the Workers Opportunity Tax Credit; in support of a temporary extension of such tax credit in the interim. In support of extension of Section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation, as well as lower individual and corporate tax rates.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 743/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciationH.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014, Business Tax Extenders provisions; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.5264 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions.

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Tax Legislative and regulatory services, including issues related to: tax reform; S.749 and H.R. 4212, Bills to permanently extend the 15-year recovery property for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014, and H.R. 5264, Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity tax credit permanent.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.749, H.R.4212 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. Monitor draft legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment.Monitor federal issues related to general tax reform. Monitor federal issues related to corporate tax reform. Proposed Rule: Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service), RIN 1545-BL33 [REG-138006-12]. H.R. 763, S. 603, The Job & Premium Protection Act to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 903, S. 399, The American Job Protection Act Monitor the implementation of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240). Final Rule: Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit [RIN 1545-BL49]. NPRM and Notice of Hearing: Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage [RIN 1545-BL36], [REG-148500-12]. Proposed Rule and Notice of Public Hearing: Health Insurance Providers Fee [REG-118315-12], [RIN 1545-BL20] Correction to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Hearing: Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage; Correction [REG-138006-12], [RIN 1545-BL23]. Proposed Rule: Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act [REG-122706-12, RIN 1545-BL50], [RIN1210-AB56], [CMS-9952-P, RIN 0938-AR77]. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Tax Credit [REG - 125398-12, RIN 1545-BL43]. Final Rule: Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans [RIN 1545-BL07, RIN 1210-A-B55, CMS-9979-F/RIN 0938-AR48]. Notice 2013-42: Transition Relief for Employers and Related Individuals Eligible to Enroll in Eligible Employer-Sponored Health Plans for Non-Calendar Plan Years that Begin in 2013 and End in 2014. H.R. 2429, S.1183 The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013. H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013. S.1188 Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013. S.701 Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013. H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013. Notice 2013-41: Eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage for Purposes of the Premium Tax Credit. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Information Reporting for Affordable Insurance Exchanges [REG-140789-12, RIN 1545-BL42]. Notice 2013-45: Transition Relief for 2014 Under 6055 (6055 Information Reporting), 6056 (6056 Information Reporting) and 4980H (Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions). Final Rule: Regulations Pertaining to the Disclosure of Return Information To Carry Out Eligibility Requirements for Health Insurance Affordability Programs [RIN 1545BK87}. Proposed Rule: Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers [REG-113792-13, RIN 1545-BL55] Final Regulations: Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage [TD 9632, RIN 1545-BL36]. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Hearing: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage [REG-132455-11, RIN 1545-BL31]. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Hearing: Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans [REG-136630-12, RIN 1545-BL26]. Notice 2013-54: Application of Market Reform and other Provisions of the Affordable Care Act to HRAs, Health FSAs, and Certain other Employer Healthcare Arrangements. Notice 2013-71: Modification of Use-or-Lose Rule For Health Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) and Clarification Regarding 2013-2014 Non-Calendar Year Salary Reduction Elections Under 125 Cafeteria Plans. Final Rule: Health Insurance Providers Fee [RIN 1545BL20, TD 9643]. Final Rule: Rules Relating to Additional Medicare Tax [RIN 1545BK54, TD 9645]. Final Rule: Net Investment Income Tax [RIN 1545BK44, TD 9644]. Notice 2014-06: Section 45R Transition Relief with Respect to the Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Certain Small Employers. Notice 2014-1: Sections 125 and 223 Cafeteria Plans, Flexible Spending Arrangements, and Health Savings Accounts Elections and Reimbursements for Same-Sex Spouses Following the Windsor Supreme Court Decision.Proposed Rule: Amendments to Excepted Benefits [RIN 1545BL90, REG14317213], [RIN 1210AB60], [RIN 0938AS16, CMS9946P]. Correcting Amendment: Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction [RIN 1545BL36, TD 9632]. IRS clarification of tips vs. service charges. Rev. Rul. 2012-18. S.1395 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2013. H.R.2945 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory. S.2168 Small Business Stability Act H.R.2577 Small Business Job Protection Act S.2176 Commonsense Reporting Act H.R.3367 To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015. Final Rule: Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage [RIN 1545BL33] Final Rule: Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans [RIN 1545BL26] Final Rule: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage [RIN 1545BL31] Revised Rule: 2012-18 (tip credit) Rev. Proc. 2014-30 (26 CFR 601.602: Tax forms and instructions.) [TD 9660], RIN 1545BL31 Correcting Amendment: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage; Correction [REG14103613], RIN 1545BL91 Correction to a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing [TD 9672], RIN 1545BL55 Final Rule: Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers HR 4718 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. 2014 Draft Form 1094-C: Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Return 2014 Draft Form 1095-C: Employer Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage 2014 Draft Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C 2014 Draft Form 1094-B: Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns 2014 Draft Form 1095-B: Health Coverage 2014 Draft Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B IRS Notice 2014-49: Section 4980H -- Shared Responsibility for Employer Regarding Health Coverage -- Approach to Changes in Measurement Periods or Methods Applicable to an Employee IRS Notice 2014-55: Additional Permitted Election Changes for Health Coverage under 125 Cafeteria Plans 2014 Draft Form 8962: Premium Tax Credit 2014 Draft Instructions for Form 8962, Premium Tax Credit 2014 Draft Form 1040-A: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return H.R. 5213/S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014 H.R. 5557, Streamlining Verification for Americans Act H.R. 5264, Permanent Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act

P.L. 113-128, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act (Workforce Investment Act) S. 1356, the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 5264, Permanent Extension of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit The Rehab Act Reauthorization The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act Reauthorization of Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Federal Employment of People with Disabilities

Client expense: $54,196 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 5264 -- Make Permanent the WOTC -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent SUPPORT

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

Government targets: American Battle Monuments Commission, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 5264 -- Make Permanent the WOTC -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent SUPPORT

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

Government targets: American Battle Monuments Commission, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)