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IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
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Introduced
September 28, 2017
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September 28, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Patrick T. McHenryRepublican(NC)
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IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to implement a program to ensure that disclosures of tax returns or return information by the IRS to a person verifying the income of a taxpayer for a legitimate business purpose are: (1) fully automated and accomplished through the Internet, and (2) accomplished in as close to real-time as is practicable. The IRS must assess and collect a fee for the disclosures described above at rates that are sufficient to recover the costs related to implementing the program not later than five years after the costs are paid or incurred.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold." H.R. 3425, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act." S. 2721, A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes. H.R. 5451, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." S. 2857, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." H.R. 5475, "Banking Privacy Act of 2021," H.R. 6913, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 3546, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 948, "A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers ..."
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold." H.R. 3425, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act." S. 2721, A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes. H.R. 5451, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." S. 2857, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." H.R. 5475, "Banking Privacy Act of 2021," H.R. 6913, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 3546, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 948, "A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers ..."
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold." H.R. 3425, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act." S. 2721, A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes. H.R. 5451, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." S. 2857, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." H.R. 5475, "Banking Privacy Act of 2021," H.R. 6913, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 3546, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 948, "A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers ..."
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold." H.R. 3425, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act." S. 2721, A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes. H.R. 5451, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." S. 2857, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." H.R. 5475, "Banking Privacy Act of 2021," H.R. 6913, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 3546, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 948, "A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers ..."
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold." H.R. 3425, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act." S. 2721, A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes. H.R. 5451, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." S. 2857, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." H.R. 5475, "Banking Privacy Act of 2021," H.R. 6913, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 3546, "SNOOP Act of 2022," S. 948, "A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers ..."
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2021 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold." H.R. 3425, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act." S. 2721, A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes. H.R. 5451, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." S. 2857, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." H.R. 5475, "Banking Privacy Act of 2021."
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold." H.R. 3425, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act." S. 2721, A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes. H.R. 5451, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." S. 2857, "Protecting Financial Privacy Act of 2021." H.R. 5475, "Banking Privacy Act of 2021."
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold." H.R. 3425, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act."
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. S. 948, "Repealing APA of 2021 1099-K Reporting Threshold."
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act. S. 4318, American Workers Families and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4214, A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19. H.R. 7615, To provide a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General Tax reform; Opportunity Zones; S. 1958, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 3860, the IRS Data Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 1957 and S. 928, The Taxpayer First Act of 2019.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 1958, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 3860, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; Opportunity zones and H.R. 1957 and S.928, The Taxpayer First Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Consulting services related to various general corporate tax issues and more specifically compliance tax issues impacting taxpayers and tax return preparers, and also tax issues impacting low and middle individual income taxpayers including: - Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform - H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act - H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act - S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return - Taxpayer Service Standards - Revocation of the PTIN - Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy - H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017 - S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General issues related to privacy, cybersecurity, data security, credit reporting, and background screening. Specific issues included: JOBS Act 3.0 (Hensarling), issues related to the credit reporting industry and possible amendments related to credit reporting; Fair Credit Reporting Act reform, including S. 2362, the "Control Your Personal Credit Information Act of 2018" (Reed); data security and breach notice proposals, including H.R. 6743, the "Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act" (Luetkemeyer), and S. 2289, the "Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018" (Warren), issues related to preemption, penalties, and functional regulation; IRS data modernization (HR 3860), issues related to the IVES system; and draft privacy proposals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
- Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act (S. 1642 and H.R. 3299) - IRS Data Verification Modernization Act, H.R.3860
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.3860 - Discussed various issues related to corporate and international tax reform, including opportunity zones. Discussed IRS administration reform.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitor and discuss H.R. 3860 / S. 1958, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; monitor the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174) and advocate for the inclusion of H.R. 3860 / S. 1958; monitor H.R. 5445, the 21st Century IRS Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform; H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act; H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return; Taxpayer Service Standards; Revocation of the PTIN; Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy; H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; Issues related to IRS reform and Tax Administration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 1958, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 3860, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (House Amendment) S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. 3577, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018 S. 3614, Corporate Governance Fairness Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September, 10, 2018) Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Security Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds - Docket No. OCC-2018-0010 (OCC); Docket No. R-1608 (Federal Reserve); RIN 3064-AE67 (FDIC); File Number S7- 14-18 (SEC); RIN 3038-AE72 (CFTC) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. Docket IDs: OCC-2018--0037 RIN 1557-AE56; Docket No. R-1628 RIN 7100-AF21 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers (File No. S7-08-12); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act reporting improvements; credit bureau issues; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4916, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 64, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations" Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule titled guidance regarding transition tax under Section 965 and related provisions (83 Fed. Reg. 39,514-39,575, August 9, 2018) Proposed rule regarding additional first year depreciation deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 39,292-39,322, August 8, 2018) Proposed rule regarding qualified business income deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 40,884-40,930, August 16, 2018 Proposed rule regarding investing in qualified opportunity funds (83 Fed. Reg. 54,279-54,296, October 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) (83 Fed. Reg. 51,072-51,111, October 10, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed Regulations on Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses (Federal Register REG-107892-18) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; IRS Notice 2018-68: Guidance on application of section 162(m) (August 21, 2018); Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; IRS opportunity zones Comments provided on: Notice 2018-68: Guidance on the Application of Section 162(m) REG_104397-18 (Proposed Rules Relating to 168(k) Additional First Year Depreciation Deduction), 83 FR 39292 REG-104226-18 (Proposed Rules Relating to 965 Transition Tax), 83 FR 39514 REG-104390-18: Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income), 83 FR 51072
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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
HJRes 111 - CFPB Arbitration Rule HJRes 62 - CFPB Prepaid Rule HJRes 73 - CFPB Prepaid Rule HR 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 HR 1116 - Tipton - TAILOR Act HR 1153 - Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 HR 1457 - MOBILE Act of 2017 HR 2133 - CLEARR Act of 2017 HR 2148 - Pittenger - HVCRE clarifications HR 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act HR 3280 - House FSGG Appropriations 2018 HR 3299 - McHenry - Valid When Made Bill HR 3312 - Luetkemeyer - SIFI Threshold Bill HR 3857 - Wagner - PASS Act (DOL Fiduciary repeal and replace bill) HR 3860 - IRS Tax Transcript Access HR1813 - Border Wall Funding Act of 2017 S. 1002 - CLEAR Act S. 105 - Consumer Financial Protection Board Act of 2017 S. 223 - Senior$afe Act of 2017 S. 366 - TAILOR Act of 2017 SJRes 19 - CFPB Prepaid Rule SJRes 47 - CFPB Arbitration Rule S. 1893 - Bank SIFI Threshold S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.J.Res.122 - Resolution of Disapproval CFPB Payday Lending Rule HR 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 2148 - Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans S. 2405 - Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans S. 2498, the Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act H.R. 5192, the Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266 - CFPB Commission HR 3354 / HR 238 - Interaffilite Swap Provisions S. 1642 - Valid When Made S. 1958 - Tax Transcripts S. 2854 - The MOBILE Act HR 6068 - BSA/AML Reform HR 4790 - Volcker Harmonization S. 2098 - FIRRMA HR 6258 / S. 3107 - FSGG Appropriations 2019 (swaps & Volcker issues) H.R.5961 Agriculture Appropriations Act, 2019 HR 6158 - Brokered Deposits
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Consulting services related to various general corporate tax issues and more specifically compliance tax issues impacting taxpayers and tax return preparers, and also tax issues impacting low and middle individual income taxpayers including: - Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform - H.R. 5444, S. 3246, and H.R. 7227, Taxpayer First Act of 2018 - H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act - S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return - Taxpayer Service Standards - Revocation of the PTIN - H.R. 3860 and S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017 - S. 3278, Protecting Taxpayers Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General Tax reform; S. 1958, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 3860, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Housing
H.R. 1153, The Mortgage Choice Act; H.R. 3860 and S. 1958, The IRS Data Verification Modernization Bill; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; S. 2304, Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending Act of 2018; issues under the jurisdiction of the US House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; FY2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill; General Dodd-Frank corrections, including qualified mortgage rule and CFPB matters; General GSE reform; FHA and VA residential; HUD FHA Home Equity Conversion Program (HECM); General FHFA & FHA issues; oversight of federal housing policy; H.R. 10, The Financial Choice Act; HR 2890, Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act and S. 2361,Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act; HR 6737, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to implementing tax reform, HR 1, Public Law No 115-97. S. 1958/HR 3860 - IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 2362 - Control Your Personal Credit Information Act of 2018 - Issues as they relate to consumer information. S. 2289 - Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 - Issues as they relate to consumer information. S. 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 - Issues as they relate to financial services and consumer reporting issues. H.R. 6258 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 Issues as they relate to financial services and consumer reporting issues. H.R. 3860 - IRS Data Verification Modernization Act - Issues as they relate to IRS' Income Verification Systems. S.488 - Jobs and Investor Confidence Act 2018 - Issues as they relate to consumer reporting. H.R. 3755 - Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017 - As it relates to consumer reporting issues. Data Security Issues Consumer Reporting Issues
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Implementation of H.R. 1: Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97): 26 CFR Part 1 [REG-104397-18]: Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Additional First Year Depreciation Deduction S.1958/HR 3860 - IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 HR 5445 - 21st Century IRS Act
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 2362 - Control Your Personal Credit Information Act of 2018 - Issues as they relate to consumer information. S. 2289 - Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 - Issues as they relate to consumer information. H.R. 2683/S.744 - Protecting Veterans Credit Act - Issues as they relate to consumer information. S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act - Issues as they relate to financial services provisions. S. 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 - Issues as they relate to financial services and consumer reporting issues. H.R. 6258 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 Issues as they relate to financial services and consumer reporting issues. H.R. 3860 - IRS Data Verification Modernization Act - Issues as they relate to IRS' Income Verification Systems. S.488 - Jobs and Investor Confidence Act 2018 - Issues as they relate to consumer reporting. Data Security Issues Consumer Reporting Issues
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to implementing tax reform, HR 1, Public Law No 115-97. S. 1958/HR 3860 - IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 1958, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 3860, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.3860 - Discussed various issues related to corporate and international tax reform including opportunity zones. Discussed IRS administration reform.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
- Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act (S. 1642 and H.R. 3299) - IRS Data Verification Modernization Act, H.R.3860
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitor and discuss H.R. 3860 / S. 1958, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; monitor the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174) and advocate for the inclusion of H.R. 3860 / S. 1958; monitor H.R. 5445, the 21st Century IRS Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174, section 215); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), including draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4916, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule regarding qualified business income deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 40,884-40,930, August 16, 2018) Proposed rule titled guidance regarding transition tax under Section 965 and related provisions (83 Fed. Reg. 39,514-39,575, August 9, 2018) Proposed rule regarding additional first year depreciation deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 39,292-39,322, August 8, 2018) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; IRS Notice 2018-68: Guidance on application of section 162(m) (August 21, 2018); Dept. of Treasury: Transition Rule for Foreign Tax Credit; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; IRS opportunity zones
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General Tax reform; S. 1958, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 3860, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Housing
H.R. 1153, The Mortgage Choice Act; H.R. 3860 and S. 1958, The IRS Data Verification Modernization Bill; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; S. 2304, Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending Act of 2018; issues under the jurisdiction of the US House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; FY2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill; General Dodd-Frank corrections, including qualified mortgage rule and CFPB matters; General GSE reform; FHA and VA residential; HUD FHA Home Equity Conversion Program (HECM); General FHFA & FHA issues; oversight of federal housing policy; H.R. 10, The Financial Choice Act; HR 2890, Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act and S. 2361,Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion Act; HR 6737, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. H.R. 1, Tax Cut & Jobs Act, H.R. 5192, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act, and H.R. 5439, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform; H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act; H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return; Taxpayer Service Standards; Revocation of the PTIN; Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy; H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE