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Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) 100% expensing in a current taxable year of the cost of automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property, as defined by this Act; and (2) accelerated depreciation (i.e., a 15-year recovery period) of automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property that is installed in a building or structure where the floor of any occupiable story is greater than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access and that has a certain classification by the National Fire Protection Association.
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2017 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sprinkler system depreciation and fire safety Hose and Senate Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act - H.R. 3591/S.2068 House and Senate Comprehensive Tax Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $17,499
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2752/S. 609, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA) of 2015, provisions to exclude, from federal taxation, select state and local benefits that are given to volunteer firefighters. Amendment by Senator Charles Schumer to the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act during the Senate Finance Committee mark-up, provisions to include the VRIPA. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Justice Program, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
BOMA lobbied for tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and urged Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA lobbied to ammend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA lobbied to maintain Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. BOMA lobbied for comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components,maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 609/H.R. 2752, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 616/H.R. 1171, the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act. All issues related to the bill. S. 420/H.R. 1191, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act. All issues related to the bill. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. All issues related to the bill.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Sprinkler system depreciation and fire safety. House and Senate Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act - H.R. 3591/S.2068. House and Senate Comprehensive Tax Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $17,499
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
BOMA supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components,maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Sprinkler system depreciation and fire safety; Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act - H.R. 3591/S.2068
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $17,499
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2752/S. 609, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA) of 2015, provisions to exclude, from federal taxation, select state and local benefits that are given to volunteer firefighters. Amendment by Senator Charles Schumer to the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act during the Senate Finance Committee mark-up, provisions to include the VRIPA. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Justice Program, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 609/H.R. 2752, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 616/H.R. 1171, the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act. All issues related to the bill. S. 420/H.R. 1191, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act. All issues related to the bill. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. All issues related to the bill.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry.
2016 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2752/S. 609, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015, provisions to exclude, from federal taxation, select state and local benefits that are given to volunteer firefighters. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 609/H.R. 2752, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 616/H.R. 1171, the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act. All issues related to the bill. S. 420/H.R. 1191, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act. All issues related to the bill. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. All issues related to the bill.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Sprinkler system depreciation and fire safety; Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act - H.R. 3591/S.2068
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $17,499
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
BOMA International supports tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades and calls on Congress to consider conservation and demand side management tools, such as tax incentives, to address the growing energy challenge. HR 3591/S 2068- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act- BOMA supports this legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation. BOMA supports maintaining Section 1031 of the tax code, "Like-Kind" Exchanges, in it's current form. Section 1031 has been an effective economic development tool, stimulation job creation and investment. The policy does not free a tax payer from any obligations to pay taxes, but merely aligns the payments with when the property is sold. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act/S.915/H.R.2128 Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015: BOMA supports legislation to amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from tax on foreign investments in United States property interests and increasing the percentage of ownership stake in a REIT a foreign investor may have before triggering the tax, from five to ten percent. BOMA supports comprehensive tax reform policies that do not penalize capital investment in commercial real estate, do not discriminate against real estate as an investment class, do not retroactively tax embedded invests, revise depreciation schedules to more closely reflect market reality for building components, treat leasehold improvements fairly as a permanent policy- allows depreciation over no longer than a 15-year period, maintain a low tax rate on capital gains and provide a long terms certainly and stability for the economic health and growth of the real estate industry. S.1686/H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015: BOMA opposes this legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities. As real estate is a risk-driven investment, BOMA supports the current tax treatment of carried interest, the gains of a RE general partner, to be taxed at the capital gains rate.
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 609/H.R. 2752, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 616/H.R. 1171, the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act. All issues related to the bill. S. 420/H.R. 1191, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act. All issues related to the bill. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. All issues related to the bill.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Sprinkler system depreciation and fire safety; Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act - H.R. 3591/S.2068
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $17,499
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2752/S. 609, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015, provisions to exclude, from federal taxation, select state and local benefits that are given to volunteer firefighters. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 609/H.R. 2752, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 616/H.R. 1171, the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act. All issues related to the bill. S. 420/H.R. 1191, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act. All issues related to the bill. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. All issues related to the bill.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
- H.R. 3591 and S. 2068, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Sprinkler system depreciation and fire safety; Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act - H.R. 3591/S.2068
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $17,499
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
- H.R. 3591 and S. 2068, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2752/S. 609, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015, provisions to exclude, from federal taxation, select state and local benefits that are given to volunteer firefighters. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 609/H.R. 2752, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act. All issues related to the legislation. S. 616/H.R. 1171, the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act. All issues related to the bill. S. 420/H.R. 1191, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act. All issues related to the bill. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. All issues related to the bill.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2752/S. 609, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015, provisions to exclude, from federal taxation, select state and local benefits that are given to volunteer firefighters. H.R. 3591/S. 2068, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Navy, Dept of, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
- H.R. 3591 and S. 2068, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
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Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE