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Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act of 2015
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Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Ac t of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property for purposes of the tax deduction for depreciation.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 232.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-306.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 12.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 765, 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 H.R. 855, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate H.R. 1142, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program H.R. 3110, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 394, 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 S. 591, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 S. 1193, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program S. 1795, National Disaster Tax Relief Act
Client expense: $22,123 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 5947/S.3409 - Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016 H.R. 644 - America Gives More Act of 2015 H.R. 1105 / S. 860 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1675 / S. 576 - Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 H.Con.Res. 69 - Expressing the sense of Congress that any reform or repeal of the last-in, first-out method of accounting for inventories (LIFO) would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to United States. H.R. 765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.1946 - Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S.2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 765, 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. H.R. 855, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate. H.R. 1142, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program. H.R. 3110, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 394, 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. S. 591, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 S.1795, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 2962, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016 S. 3237, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016
Client expense: $135,188 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 765, 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. H.R. 855, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate H.R. 1142, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program H.R. 3110, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 394, 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 S. 591, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 S.1795, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 2962, Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016
Client expense: $137,712 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 5947/S.3409 - Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016 H.R. 644 - America Gives More Act of 2015 H.R. 1105 / S. 860 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1675 / S. 576 - Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 H.Con.Res. 69 - Expressing the sense of Congress that any reform or repeal of the last-in, first-out method of accounting for inventories (LIFO) would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to United States. H.R. 765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Amendment published as Rules Committee Prints 114-39 and 114-40 Division Q - Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act Of 2015 (whole section) H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.1946 - Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S.2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| TN |
| Erik Paulsen | Republican | MN |
| James B. Renacci | Republican | OH |
| John Abney Culberson | Republican | TX |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Kristi L. Noem | Republican | SD |
| Lynn Jenkins | Republican | KS |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Patrick J. Tiberi | Republican | OH |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Richard E. Neal | Democratic | MA |
| Ryan A. Costello | Republican | PA |
| Tom Reed | Republican | NY |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
WOTC & Foster Care Transition Youth (unintroduced legislation) H.R. 644 - America Gives More Act of 2015 H.R. 1105 / S. 860 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1675 / S. 576 - Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 H.Con.Res. 69 - Expressing the sense of Congress that any reform or repeal of the last-in, first-out method of accounting for inventories (LIFO) would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to United States. H.R. 765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Amendment published as Rules Committee Prints 114-39 and 114-40 Division Q - Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act Of 2015 (whole section) H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.1946 - Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S.2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Client expense: $22,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Highway Trust Fund Solvency; S.2606 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; HR 1105, Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Repeal of health insurance tax; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; Like-kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031); Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 636 America's Small Business Tax Relief (Section 179/Expensing); HR 880 Permanent R&D tax credit; HR 629 Built-in Gains Recognition; HR 765 (15-Year Depreciation); HR 2510 (Bonus Depreciation); HR 4468 Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; Section 199 NPRM; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act(179D)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 765, 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 H.R. 855, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate H.R. 1142, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program H.R. 3110, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 394, 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 S. 591, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 S. 1193, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program S. 1795, National Disaster Tax Relief Act
Client expense: $22,123 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Client expense: $15,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 644 - America Gives More Act of 2015 H.R. 1105 / S. 860 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1675 / S. 576 - Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 H.Con.Res. 69 - Expressing the sense of Congress that any reform or repeal of the last-in, first-out method of accounting for inventories (LIFO) would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to United States. H.R. 765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Amendment published as Rules Committee Prints 114-39 and 114-40 Division Q - Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act Of 2015 (whole section) H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.1946 - Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S.2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Comprehensive tax reform (corporate, individual, international); Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 698); Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce and nexus issues; IRS rules and guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; proposals to modify accounting methods including last-in-first-out (LIFO); H.R. 765/S. 394 - leasehold depreciation; extension of various tax credits; H.R. 2029 - tax extenders; IRS reforms; H.R. 644 - PITFA.
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015
Client expense: $1,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; S.155 - Fair Tax Act of 2015, all provisions; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions
Client expense: $1,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 499 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; HR 1105, Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Repeal of health insurance tax; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; Like-kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031); Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 636 America's Small Business Tax Relief (Section 179/Expensing); HR 880 Permanent R&D tax credit; HR 629 Built-in Gains Recognition; HR 765 (15-Year Depreciation); HR 2510 (Bonus Depreciation)
Client expense: $158,621 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; S.1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.2754, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions; H.R. 1913, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, provisions relating to 15 year depreciation, bonus depreciation, WOTC.
Client expense: $1,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitor all tax reform legislative matters. S.394/H.R.765 - 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. H.R. 636 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015. S. 1399 - Small Business Expensing Act of 2015. H.R. 2754 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent. H.R. 2510/S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. H.R. 3213 - Fixed Asset Relief Act of 2015.
Client expense: $1,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, 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, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
-In support of H.R. 765 and S.394, which make permanent the depreciation schedules for restaurant leasehold improvements and new construction from 39 1/2 years to 15 years. -In support of H.R. 145, which makes permanent the Workers Opportunity Tax Credit. -In support of H.R. 636, which grants permanent extensions to increased Section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation limits. -In support of lower individual and corporate tax rates. -In the absence of permanent extensions, in support of retroactive, temporary extensions to the provisions discussed above.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Protecting Americans from Tax Hixes Act /S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 years for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2015: BOMA supports this bill that extends deductions for energy effecient improvemnts to commercial building, known as 179D deductions, for 2 years. BOMA supports tax deductions that help building owners strive for greater energy effeciency. 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.
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
H.R. 2029 and H.RES. 566 "Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes" ("Path" Act) - lobbied to make temporary 15 year leasehold improvement depreciation and other tax provisions permanent tax law. IRS Section 1031 "Like Kind Exchanges" - lobbied to prevent limitations on 1031 exchanges. Carried Interest - lobbied against changing the tax treatment of real estate partnership carried interest compensation from capital gains to ordinary income. S. 1946 and H.R. 765 - lobbied to extend the current tax provision allowing for 15 year leasehold improvement depreciation and to extend and expand the Commercial Building Energy Efficient Tax Deduction (179-D). H.R. 698 "Marketplace Fairness Act", lobbied to support the collection of remote sales and use taxes owed to state and local governments.
Client expense: $224,965 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 644 - America Gives More Act of 2015 H.R. 1105 / S. 860 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1675 / S. 576 - Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 H.Con.Res. 69 - Expressing the sense of Congress that any reform or repeal of the last-in, first-out method of accounting for inventories (LIFO) would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to United States. H.R. 765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, House Amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Amendment published as Rules Committee Prints 114-39 and 114-40 Division Q - Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act Of 2015 (whole section) H.R. 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 S.1946 - Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S.2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 765, 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. H.R. 855, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate. H.R. 1142, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program. H.R. 3110, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 394, 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. S. 591, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 S. 1193, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program S. 1795, National Disaster Tax Relief Act
Client expense: $258,541 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislative and regulatory services, including issues related to: tax reform; H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act of 2015; S. 394, Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015 --bills to permanently extend the 15-year recovery property for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property; H.R. 2754 and H.R. 145, bills to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity tax credit permanent; H.R. 644, America Gives More Act of 2015; S. 930, Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2015; H.R. 636 and S.1399, bills regarding Section 179 Expensing; H.R. 2510 and S. 1660, bills to make bonus depreciation permanent; S. 1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015; H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; and, Section 45B FICA Tax Tip Credit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Small Business Tax Relief HR636 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 HR765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act Tax Relief for Forgiven Mortgage Debt HR1002 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015 HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 S351 - Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act S608 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act Internet Sales Tax Fairness HR2775 - The Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S698 - The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Internet Tax Freedom HR235 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act Empowerment Zones Tax Incentives S408 - Empowering Jobs Act of 2015 Depreciation HR2510 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. S394 - Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015 S1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) HR34 - Tax Increase Prevention and Real Estate Investment Act of 2015 HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2128 - Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 S915 - Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 Carried Interest HR2889 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 S1686 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges HR2844 - Keep Our Pension Promises Act S1631 - Keep Our Pension Promises Act
Client expense: $14,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to House Amendment 2 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Senate Amendments 2881 and 2882 and anti-inversion policy H.R. 3856, Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns H.R. 3934, Corporate Fair Share Tax Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; sales tax collection issues; international tax policy; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Client expense: $14,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Comprehensive tax reform (corporate, individual, international); Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 698); Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce and nexus issues; IRS rules and guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; proposals to modify accounting methods including last-in-first-out (LIFO); H.R. 765/S. 394 - leasehold depreciation; extension of various tax credits; H.R. 2029 - tax extenders; IRS reforms; H.R. 644 - PITFA.
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), 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), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General tax matters affecting the shopping center industry including issues relating to like-kind exchanges and sales and use taxes, HR 765/S 394 Depreciation Fairness Act; the Presidents Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Proposal. Marketplace Fairness Act (S 698); Remote Transaction Parity Act (HR 2775). Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Conf. Report HR 644).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.698, "The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013," to restore states' sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws and for other purposes. All provisions. Tax reform specifically addressing concerns about leasehold depreciation and provisions dealing with real estate such as like kind exchanges, partnerships. Legislature proposal to provide efairness through hybrid-origin sourcing. H.R.1643, "Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act." H.R.2775, "Remote Transaction Parity Act." All provisions H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act." All provisions. H.R. 2821, "Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015." All provisions. H.R. 2029, "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016" H.R. 644, "Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, conference report 114-376, Sec. 922 "Permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes and on multiple discriminatory taxes on Electronic Commerce."
Client expense: $710,653 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 30, Save American Workers Act; S 30, the 40 Hours is Full Time Act; HR 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act; S 394, Depreciation Fairness Act; HR 2510, Make permanent bonus depreciation; Make permanent the 15-year depreciation schedule for restaurant leasehold improvements; Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act; HR 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act
Client expense: $44,572 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Small Business
Access to Capital & Financial System Regulatory Reform H.R. 1023, the Small Business Investment Company Capital Act: Supported House passage. Also voiced support for the Senate companion bill S. 552. H.R. 2670, the Microloan Modernization Act: Supported House passage. H.R. 432, the SBIC Advisors Relief Act: Supported House passage. H.R. 1334, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015: Supported House passage. H.R. 1723, the Small Company Simple Registration Act: Supported House passage. H.R. 2064, the Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act: Supported House passage. H.R. 2354, the Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act: Voiced support for H.R. 2354. SBA Lending Cap: Supported House and Senate passage of legislation to lift the loan cap on the SBA 7(a) lending program, which President Obama signed into law. H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015: Supported House passage. H.R. 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act: Voiced support for H.R. 1737. H.R. 1839, the Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015: Supported House passage. H.R. 3032, the Securities and Exchange Commission Reporting Modernization Act: Voiced support for H.R. 3032. Human Capital and Employee Benefits Affordable Care Act Reform: Continue to advocate for various changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including repeal of individual and employer mandate, changes to the 30 hour rule to 40 hours, and allowing employers to contribute to employees' health care expenses. H.R. 1624 and S. 1099, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employers Act (PACE Act): Continued to voice support for this legislation and for Congress to act in a timely manner. H.R. 1270, the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015: Voiced support for this legislation. H.R. 1675, the Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015: Voiced support for H.R. 1675. Department of Labor (DoL) Proposed Overtime Regulations: Expressed concerns and opposition to proposed changes to overtime regulations to DoL and Congress. Filed comments on the rulemaking. Department of Labor (DoL) Fiduciary Standards: Expressed concern and opposition to proposed regulations that would hurt small business ability to provide and maintain retirement plans for employees. Filed comments on the rulemaking. S. 2015 and H.R. 3459, the Protecting Local Businesses Opportunity Act: Voiced support for this legislation, and continue to express general concern about the disruptive nature of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRBs) new joint employer standard. Taxes and Tax Reform Continued to voice support for comprehensive tax reform focused on lower rates and less complexity for small businesses, as well as making permanent small business provisions like Section 179 expensing and the R&D tax credit. S. 1827, Small Business Tax Compliance and Relief Act: Voiced support for the legislation. S. 432, the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act and H.R. 235, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Continue to voice support for making permanent the extension of not allowing internet access taxes. H.R. 961 - Voiced support for this bill to bring parity to small businesses operating globally. H.R. 1430, the Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2015: Voiced support for H.R. 1430. H.R. 765, the Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act: Voiced support for H.R. 765. H.R. 2510: A bill that would modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. Voiced support for H.R. 2510. Government Reform, Transparency and Good Governance H.R. 2243, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015: Voiced support for H.R. 2243. H.R. 3189, the Federal Oversight Reform and Modernization Act of 2015: Voiced support for H.R. 3189. H.R. 766, the Financial Institution and Customer Protection Act of 2015: Voiced support for H.R. 766. H.R. 1266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act: Voiced support for H.R. 1266. Regulation, Regulatory Reform & Relief Continued to support broad-based efforts on regulatory reform that provide small businesses with a greater voice in the regulatory process, require agencies to employ cost-benefit analysis, and transparency and objective/up-to-date science in rulemakings. S. 1817, the Smarter Regulations Through Advance Planning and Review Act of 2015: Voiced support for the legislation. S. 1820, the Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015: Voiced support for the legislation. S. 1818, the Principled Rulemaking Act of 2015: Voiced support for the legislation. H.R. 348, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act: Voiced support for House passage of H.R. 348. H.R. 427, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS Act): Supported House passage. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Ozone Standards: Voiced opposition and concern about dramatically lowering the ozone standards and its impact of small business costs, business creation and growth, and economic development. Continue to express concerns about the impact and unintended consequences of the Federal Communications Commission's Internet regulations. Affordable Energy and Business Growth in Energy Sector H.R. 702, voiced support for House passage of this bill lifting the 40-year ban on the export of crude oil from the United States. Also support S.1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 (repeals crude oil export ban). Continue to voice support for LNG exports and legislative efforts to incentivize domestic development and production; continue to express concerns about how the Clean Power Plan regulations impact the cost of energy for small businesses.
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; S.1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.2754, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions.
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Small Business Tax Relief HR636 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 HR765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act Tax Relief for Forgiven Mortgage Debt HR1002 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015 S351 - Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act S608 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act Internet Sales Tax Fairness HR2775 - The Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S698 - The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Internet Tax Freedom HR235 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act Empowerment Zones Tax Incentives S408 - Empowering Jobs Act of 2015 Depreciation HR2510 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. S394 - Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015 S1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) HR2128 - Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 S915 - Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 Carried Interest HR2889 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 S1686 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges HR2844 - Keep Our Pension Promises Act S1631 - Keep Our Pension Promises Act Discussions with the Department of Treasury on Section 1031 of the IRC (like kind exchanges).
Client expense: $7,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 644 - America Gives More Act of 2015 H.R. 1105 / S. 860 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1675 / S. 576 - Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Tax Reform / Tax Extenders H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 H.Con.Res. 69 - Expressing the sense of Congress that any reform or repeal of the last-in, first-out method of accounting for inventories (LIFO) would cause irreparable and unnecessary damage to United States. H.R. 765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Senate Amendment 1559 regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting H.R. 2685, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act, including provisions relating to repatriation S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1827, Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; tax expenditures; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; patent box or innovation box proposals; cash accounting; potential changes to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness (SBREFA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-121); interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Client expense: $16,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitor all tax reform legislative matters. Monitor tax extender legislative matters. S.394, H.R.765 - 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. H.R. 644 - America Gives More Act of 2015. H.R. 636 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015. S. 1414 - Small Business Tax Certainty, A Growth Act of 2015. S. 930 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2015. S. 1399 - Small Business Expensing Act of 2015. H.R. 2754 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent. H.R. 2510, S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, 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, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
IRS Section 1031 "Like Kind Exchanges" - lobbied to prevent limitations on 1031 exchanges. Carried Interest - lobbied against changing the tax treatment of real estate partnership carried interest compensation from capital gains to ordinary income. S. 1946 and H.R. 765 - lobbied to extend the current tax provision allowing for 15 year leasehold improvement depreciation and to extend and expand the Commercial Building Energy Efficient Tax Deduction (179-D). H.R. 698 "Marketplace Fairness Act", lobbied to support the collection of remote sales and use taxes owed to state and local governments.
Client expense: $250,403 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 765, 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. H.R. 855, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate. H.R. 1142, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program. H.R. 3110, National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 394, 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. S. 591, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 S. 1193, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program S. 1795, National Disaster Tax Relief Act
Client expense: $123,876 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.698, "The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013," to restore states' sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws and for other purposes. All provisions. Tax reform specifically addressing concerns about leasehold depreciation and provisions dealing with real estate such as like kind exchanges, partnerships. Legislature proposal to provide efairness through hybrid-origin sourcing. H.R.1643, "Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act." H.R.2775, "Remote Transaction Parity Act." All provisions. H.R.765, "Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act." All provisions. H.R.2821, "Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015." All provisions. H.R.2889 & S.1686, Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015." All provisions.
Client expense: $704,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
-In support of H.R. 765 and S.394, which make permanent the depreciation schedules for restaurant leasehold improvements and new construction from 39 1/2 years to 15 years. -In support of H.R. 145, which makes permanent the Workers Opportunity Tax Credit. -In support of H.R. 636, which grants permanent extensions to increased Section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation limits. -In support of lower individual and corporate tax rates.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 145, to permanently extend the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. H.R. 765, and S. 394, to permanently extend accelerated 15-year restaurant depreciation. Potential legislative proposals to modify or repeal the 45B federal corporate income tax credit for FICA paid on employee tips.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 499 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; HR 1105, Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Repeal of health insurance tax; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; Like-kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031); Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 636 America's Small Business Tax Relief (Section 179/Expensing); HR 880 Permanent R&D tax credit; HR 629 Built-in Gains Recognition; HR 765 (15-Year Depreciation); HR 2510 (Bonus Depreciation)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Navy, Dept of, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax Legislative and regulatory services, including issues related to: tax reform; H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act of 2015; S. 394, Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015 --bills to permanently extend the 15-year recovery property for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property; H.R. 2754 and H.R. 145, bills to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity tax credit permanent; H.R. 644, America Gives More Act of 2015; S. 930, Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2015; H.R. 636 and S.1399, bills regarding Section 179 Expensing; H.R. 2510 and S. 1660, bills to make bonus depreciation permanent; S. 1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015; and, Section 45B FICA Tax Tip Credit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.394 (The Depreciation Fairness Act)/H.R. 765 (Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act): BOMA supports this legislation that would permanently reduce the timeline to 15 year for depreciated qualified leasehold improvements. 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. 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.
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
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Comprehensive tax reform (corporate, individual, international); 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 698); Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce and nexus issues; IRS rules and guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; proposals to modify accounting methods including last-in-first-out (LIFO); H.R. 765/S. 394 - leasehold depreciation; extension of various tax credits.
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), 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), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General tax matters affecting the shopping center industry including issues relating to like-kind exchanges and sales and use taxes, HR 765/S 394 Depreciation Fairness Act, and other tax matters affecting the shopping center industry; the Presidents Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Proposal. Marketplace Fairness Act (S 698); Remote Transaction Parity Act (HR 2775).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 30, Save American Workers Act; S 30, the 40 Hours is Full Time Act; HR 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act; S 394, Depreciation Fairness Act; HR 2510, Make permanent bonus depreciation; Make permanent the 15-year depreciation schedule for restaurant leasehold improvements.
Client expense: $49,190 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
IREM signed onto a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means in support of the markup of H.R. 765.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
2015 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Small Business Tax Relief HR636 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 HR765 - Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act Tax Relief for Forgiven Mortgage Debt HR1002 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015 S351 - Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act S608 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act Internet Sales Tax Fairness HR2275 - The Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S698 - The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Internet Tax Freedom HR235 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act Empowerment Zones Tax Incentives S408 - Empowering Jobs Act of 2015 Depreciation HR2510 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. S394 - Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015 S1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) HR2128 - Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 S915 - Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 Carried Interest HR2889 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 S1686 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 Discussions with House and Senate offices on Section 1031 of the IRC (like kind exchanges). Discussions with the Department of Treasury on Section 1031 of the IRC (like kind exchanges).
Client expense: $8,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015
Client expense: $1,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 765, 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 H.R. 855, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 1001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate H.R. 1142, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program S. 394, 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 S. 591, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015
Client expense: $74,930 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE