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Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 This bill imposes a 0.1% excise tax on certain financial transactions such as the purchase of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. The tax applies to the purchase of a security if (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. A "security" includes a share of stock in a corporation; a partnership or beneficial ownership interest in a partnership or trust; a note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness; and derivatives that meet specified criteria. The tax applies to transactions with respect to a derivative if (1) the derivative is traded on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) any party with rights under the derivative is a U.S. person. The bill exempts from such tax (1) initial issues of securities; and (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which is traded on or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States, and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days. The tax applies to transactions by a controlled foreign corporation and must be paid by its U.S. shareholders.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
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2022 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 8695, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; S. 1587 / H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; S. 647 / H.R. 1516, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; Issues related to market infrastructure, market volatility, and real-time settlement; Issues related to cryptocurrencies.
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 8695, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; S. 1587 / H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; S. 647 / H.R. 1516, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; Issues related to market infrastructure, market volatility, and real-time settlement; Issues related to cryptocurrencies.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 8695, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; S. 1587 / H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; S. 647 / H.R. 1516, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; Issues related to market infrastructure, market volatility, and real-time settlement; Issues related to cryptocurrencies.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 8695, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; S. 1587 / H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; S. 647 / H.R. 1516, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; Issues related to market infrastructure, market volatility, and real-time settlement.
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1516/S.647 (116th Cong.) - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; United States individual and business taxation; Proposals to modify tax incentives for retirement savings and investment; Taxation of contract modifications associated with transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including SOFR; Tax Incentives to preserve interest deduction related to municipal bonds; Tax Incentives to reinstate advance refunding bonds; Tax Incentives to provide for direct pay municipal bonds; Issues related to taxation of ownership of securities and securities transactions; H.R. 3967 (116th Cong.) - Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; Proposals to expand Private Activity Bonds; S. 3995 (116th Cong.) - the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020; H.R. 2 (116th Cong.) - Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); Public Law 116-136 - CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 479, the LOCAL Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2288 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds; H.R. 2954 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021; S. 817/H.R. 328 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2021; H.R. 3684 - INVEST in America Act; S. 1308 - American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2021; S. 1676 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 2977 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021; S. 1443/H.R. 2917 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2021.
Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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| NY |
| Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | MA |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Debra A. Haaland | Democratic | NM |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | HI |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 8695, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; S. 1587 / H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; S. 647 / H.R. 1516, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; Issues related to market infrastructure, market volatility, and real-time settlement.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1516/S.647 (116th Cong.) - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; United States individual and business taxation; Proposals to modify tax incentives for retirement savings and investment; Taxation of contract modifications associated with transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including SOFR; Tax Incentives to preserve interest deduction related to municipal bonds; Tax Incentives to reinstate advance refunding bonds; Tax Incentives to provide for direct pay municipal bonds; Issues related to taxation of ownership of securities and securities transactions; H.R. 3967 (116th Cong.) - Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; Proposals to expand Private Activity Bonds; S. 3995 (116th Cong.) - the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020; H.R. 2 (116th Cong.) - Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); S. 4203 (116th Cong.) - American Infrastructure Bond Act; Public Law 116-136 - CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 2866 (116th Cong.) - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 (116th Cong.) - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 479, the LOCAL Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2288, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds; H.R. ______ - Investing in Our Communities Act; S. ______ - Retirement Security and Savings Act; H.R. ___/S.___ - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; H.R. ______ - Securing a Strong Retirement Act.
Client expense: $1,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues related to corporate and international tax reform, and taxation of financial products S. 647 / H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Issues related to a bank tax
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2021 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings, including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions that proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, the Department of the Treasury's Longevity Annuity Contracts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (REG-115809-11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). DOL - EBSA Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL - EBSA Proposed PTE for Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans RFI (85 FR 36880 - Application No. D-12010 - Document Number: 2020-13142). DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95 Treasury Department - IRS - Multiple Employer Plans - (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18]). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 (S.1020 - 116th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act (H.R. 6562). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). The Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings Lost & Found Act 2020 (S.4192/ H.R. 7439 - 116th Congress). Addressing Missing-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) (S.4297 - 116th Congress). Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (H.R. 7927 -116th Congress). Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act (H.R. 8083 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (S.4318 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings and Security Act (S.1431 - 116th Congress). Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 (H.R. 8696 - 116th Congress). Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act (S.5064 - 116th Congress). Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No: 117-2). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
EOP - Amending Executive Order 13959 - Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (E.O. 13974 of Jan 13, 2021 - 86 FR 4875). EOP - Executive Order 13990 - Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 14 - Monday, January 25, 2021). FINRA - Comment on Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Regulatory Notice 20-42). DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers - RIN 1210-AB94. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC Regulation Best Interest (17 CFR Part 240). SEC Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers; Request for Comment on Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation (17 CFR Part 275). SEC Form CRS Relationship Summary; Amendments to Form ADV; Required Disclosures in Retail Communications and Restrictions on the use of Certain Names or Titles (17 CFR Parts 240, 249, 275 and 279). SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11.) Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (H.R. 6743 - 115th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (S.1298/H.R. 2479 - 116th Congress). Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2613 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 3351 - 116th Congress). CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act (S.1564 - 116th Congress). Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.3279 - 116th Congress). Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (S.65/H.R.281 - 116th Congress). ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 (H.R. 4329 - 116th Congress). Financial Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4476 - 116th Congress). Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1423 - 116th Congress). Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 4242 - 116th Congress). International Insurance Standards Act (H.R. 4592 - 116th Congress). Investor Protection & Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344 - 116th Congress). Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (S.2516/H.R. 4403 - 116th Congress). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (S.3663 - 116th Congress). Registered Index Linked Annuity Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.7617 -- 116th Congress). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (S.3533/H.R.6364 - 116th Congress). The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill) (S.3487/H.R.7620 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). Safe to Work Act (S.4317 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (S.856/H.R. 1565 - 117th Congress). SAFE Banking Act (S.910/H.R. 1996 - 117th Congress). Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2265 - 117th Congress). American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No: 117-2). Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S.4321 - 116th Congress). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 8695, Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; S. 1587 / H.R. 2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; S. 647 / H.R. 1516, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 5377- Restoring Tax Fairness Act HR 4857, S 309- For the 99.8% Act Repeal certain tax breaks in TCJA Oppose payroll tax cut or capital gains tax cut S 3640, HR 6579- Repeal corporate tax cuts in CARES Act HR 1711, S 780- No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act HR 1516, S 647- Wall Street Tax Act S 2809, HR 5043- Millionaires Surtax Act Social Security Employee Payroll Taxes, Employer Withholding and Deferral Fairness in Taxation Act Individual taxes, including surtax, higher individual rates, Mark to Market Individuals' itemized tax deductions for certain state and local taxes (eg. SALT) (raise cap) S 1138, HR 3157- Earned income tax credit and child tax credits (expand/increase) Corporate taxes, including rates, loopholes, revenue HR 2103, S 1026- Tax Fairness for Workers Act HR 6579- CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act HR 7734- Building Businesses Back Act of 2020 Refundable business tax credits, including refundable NOL Carryover; Advance Refundable 200% credit for R&D COVID-19 related expenditures
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 5377- Restoring Tax Fairness Act HR 4857, S 309- For the 99.8% Act Repeal certain tax breaks in TCJA Act Oppose payroll tax cut or capital gains tax cut S 3640, HR 6579- Repeal corporate tax cuts in CARES Act HR 1711, S 780- No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act HR 1516, S 647- Wall Street Tax Act S 2809, HR 5043- Millionaires Surtax Act Fairness in Taxation Act Individual taxes, including surtax, higher rates, Mark to Market Individuals' itemized tax deductions for certain state and local taxes (e.g. SALT)(end/raise cap) S 1138, HR 3157- Earned income tax credit and child tax credits (expand/increase) Corporate taxes, including higher rates, close loopholes, raise revenue HR 2103, S 1026- Tax Fairness for Workers Act HR 6579- CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act HR 7734- Building Businesses Back Act of 2020 General Business Tax Credits refundability Businesses' PPP Double Dip Refundable business tax credits, including refundable NOL Carryover; Advance Refundable credit for R&D COVID-19 related expenditures S 604- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S 3995- Remove and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020 COVID Relief Package- State and Local Income Taxes of Remote Workers FY 2021-2022 appropriations for IRS tax enforcement and staffing
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to S. 647 / H.R. 1516 ("The Wall Street Tax Act of 2019")
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 1711/S 780 No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act HR 1735/S 781 Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2176 Return to Prudent Banking Act HR 1516/S 647 Wall Street Tax Act HR 3848/S 2155 Stop Wall Street Looting Act HR 3355/S 915 Reward Work Act HR 5066/S 2849 Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019 S 4139 Support for Global Financial Institution Pandemic Response Act of 2020 Encouraging More Proxy voting by Organized Workers, Employees, and Retirement Savers (EMPOWERS) Act
Client expense: $371,552 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings, including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions that proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, the Department of the Treasury's Longevity Annuity Contracts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (REG-115809-11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Multiple Employer Plans (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18] RIN 1545-BO97). DOL - EBSA Request for Information - Open MEPs and Other Issues under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 CFR Parts 2510). DOL - EBSA Proposed PTE for Pooled Employer Plans Under the SECURE Act and Other Multiple Employer Plans RFI (85 FR 36880 - Application No. D-12010 - Document Number: 2020-13142). DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95 Treasury Department - IRS - Multiple Employer Plans - (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-121508-18]). The Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 (H.R. 4523 - 115th Congress). The Retirement Plan Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 4524 - 115th Congress). The Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (H.R. 4610 - 115th Congress). Women's Retirement Protection Act (S.975/H.R. 2005 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 (S.1020 - 116th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes (S.1011 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Savings for the Future Act (H.R. 2120 - 116th Congress). Social Security 2100 Act (S.269/H.R. 860 - 116th Congress). SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act (S.322 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Act of 2019 (S.321 - 116th Congress). Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act (S.345 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act (H.R. 3078 - 116th Congress). Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act (S.1428 - 116th Congress). Legacy IRA Act (S.1257 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019 (S.2352 - 116th Congress). Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act (H.R. 6562). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). The Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905 - 116th Congress). The Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings Lost & Found Act 2020 (S.4192/ H.R. 7439 - 116th Congress). Addressing Missing-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) (S.4297 - 116th Congress). Military Spouses Retirement Security Act (H.R. 7927 -116th Congress). Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act (H.R. 8083 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (S.4318 - 116th Congress). Retirement Savings and Security Act (S.1431 - 116th Congress). Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 (H.R. 8696 - 116th Congress). Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act (S.5064 - 116th Congress). Lifetime Income for Employees Act (HR. 8990 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94).
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
DOL - EBSA - Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments - ZRIN 1210-AB95. DOL - EBSA - Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees - ZRIN 1210-ZA29. DOL - EBSA - Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers - RIN 1210-AB94. DOL - EBSA - Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations - RIN 1210-AB20. DOL - EBSA - Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights - RIN 1210-AB91. SEC - Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers - RIN 3235-AM65. SEC Regulation Best Interest (17 CFR Part 240). SEC Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers; Request for Comment on Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation (17 CFR Part 275). SEC Form CRS Relationship Summary; Amendments to Form ADV; Required Disclosures in Retail Communications and Restrictions on the use of Certain Names or Titles (17 CFR Parts 240, 249, 275 and 279). SEC - Updated Disclosure Requirements and Summary Prospectus for Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Contracts (17 CFR Parts 230, 232, 239, 240, 270, and 274). Treasury - IRS Proposed Rulemaking: Updated Life Expectancy and Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining Minimum Required Distributions (26 CFR Part 1 [REG-132210-18] RIN 1545-BP11.) Legislation and rulemaking affecting annuities, variable life products and retirement savings including Trump Administration and Congressional proposals on tax reform. Public Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, implementation and regulatory reform. Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. Proposals at the Department of Treasury for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Proposals at the Department of Labor for increasing Americans' access to guaranteed lifetime income solutions. Department of Labor rule to expand the scope of persons and entities that would be considered a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act (H.R. 6744 - 115th Congress). Consumer Data Privacy Act - (Sen. Wyden (D-OR) - Discussion Draft). Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act (H.R. 6743 - 115th Congress). Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act (S.1018 - 116th Congress). Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 (S.1019 - 116th Congress). Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (S.647/H.R. 1516 - 116th Congress). SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act (H.R. 1815 - 116th Congress). Senior Security Act (H.R. 1876 - 116th Congress). Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 (S.1298/H.R. 2479 - 116th Congress). Advancing Innovation to Assist Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2613 - 116th Congress). Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (S.1587/H.R. 2923 - 116th Congress). Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 3351 - 116th Congress). CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 (H.R. 3182 - 116th Congress). Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act (S.1564 - 116th Congress). Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 (S.1885/H.R. 4320 - 116th Congress). Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act of 2019 (H.R. 4458 - 116th Congress). Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.3279 - 116th Congress). Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (S.65/H.R.281 - 116th Congress). ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 (H.R. 4329 - 116th Congress). Financial Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4476 - 116th Congress). Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1423 - 116th Congress). Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 (H.R. 4242 - 116th Congress). International Insurance Standards Act (H.R. 4592 - 116th Congress). Investor Protection & Capital Markets Fairness Act (H.R. 4344 - 116th Congress). Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act (S.2516/H.R. 4403 - 116th Congress). The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No: 116-136). DOL implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Treasury/IRS implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). SEC implementation of Division O of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (Public Law No: 116-94). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6364). Senior Investor Pandemic and Fraud Protection Act - House Financial Services National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee (Discussion Draft). The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (S.1200/H.R. 1595 - 116th Congress). House Energy and Commerce Committee - Privacy Bill (Discussion Draft). COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (S.3663 - 116th Congress). Registered Index Linked Annuity Act (S.3795/H.R. 6994 - 116th Congress). Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.7617 -- 116th Congress). Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020 (S.3533/H.R.6364 - 116th Congress). The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill) (S.3487/H.R.7620 - 116th Congress). The E-SIGN Modernization Act. (S.4159 - 116th Congress). The HEROES Act (H.R. 925 - 116th Congress). Safe to Work Act (S.4317 - 116th Congress). Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S.4321 - 116th Congress). Implementation of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159 - 116th Congress).
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 216/S. 1149, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3995, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) 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, 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; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; comments on the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) implementation letter to IRS and Treasury; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders; Comments on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster; Comments on N-2020-47: Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan; Comments on REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Comments on REG-112339-19 Credit for carbon oxide sequestration under section 45Q; Comments on REG-119307-19: Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses under Section 274; Comments on REG-127732-19 Guidance under Section 954(b)(4) Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax; Comments on Section 461(l) - Limitations on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers; Issues related to Tax Free Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness; Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Comments on Revenue Procedure 94-69; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Deductibility; Comments on REG-107911-18: Rules Concerning the Limitation on the Deduction for Business Interest Expense; Comments on REG-110059-20: Ownership Attribution Under Section 958 for Purposes of Sections 367(a) and 954(c)(6); Revenue Procedure 94-69, disclose changes in tax positions after the opening of an examination, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-107911-18, Various Business Interest Expense Deduction Limitation Issues, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-110059-20: Ownership Attribution Under Section 958 for Purposes of Sections 367(a) and 954(c)(6), legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; OECD Public Consultation Document on the Reports on the Pillar One and Pillar Two Blueprints, comments and responses to questions presented by the OECD Public Consultation document; Extension of Expiring Tax Provisions and tax comments for general tax relief; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1185 - Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act; entire bill H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 2923 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 3301 - Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019; provisions relating to paid family leave employer credit H.R. 5726 - Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020; entire bill H.R. 5933 - Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act; entire bill H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act; provisions relating to tax credits, PPP, retirement, and 7702 H.R. 6824 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the carryover of the remaining 2020 balance in health flexible spending arrangements; entire bill H.R. 8406 - The Heroes Act; provisions relating to PPP modifications; small business tax provisions; economic stimulus; NOL; IRC Section 7702; ERTC S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1587 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; entire bill S. 4775 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; provisions relating to charitable tax deduction Not Yet Introduced: Legislation regarding ordinary treatment of debt investments Not Yet Introduced: Tax Parity for US Mutual Funds Act of 2020
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.878, Educators Expense Modernization Act, Teacher Tax Deductions related issues Monitor the following: H.R.6579, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers, Entirety S.3640, CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act, Entirety 529 College Savings Plans, Allowable Uses H.R.5043/S.2809, Millionaires Surtax Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.5066, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1516, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success Act, Entirety H.R.4857/S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.3848/S.2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act, Entirety H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety Paid Family Leave, generally Teacher Tax Deductions
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 8696 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 H.R. 8606 - To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. H.R. 8567 - Required Minimum Distribution Modernization Act of 2020 H.R. 7439 - To establish the Retirement Savings Lost and Found, and for other purposes. H.R. 7418 - Encouraging Americans to Save Act H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6276 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 6257 - Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020 H.R. 4035 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 2112 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act H.R. 1994 - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 5064 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act S. 5035 - Encouraging Americans to Save Act S. 4192 - A bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act of 2019 S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019 S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1020 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 S. 1018 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 1011 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 975 - Womens Retirement Protection Act S. 972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 S. 322 - The SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019
Client expense: $114,314 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
CFTC reauthorization bill HR 3490 Small Business Lending Fairness Act. H.R. 2923/S. 1587 -- Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 Financial Technology ("Fintech") H.R. 1516/S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 5066/S. 2849 - Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3355/S. 915 - the Reward Work Act of 2019 Volcker Rule HR 758 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 2155 - Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 1735/ S. 781 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019 Treasury/Federal Reserve liquidity facilities Reg BI SEC fiduciary rule Heroes Act (COVID PACKAGE) H.R. 758 - CARES Act
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
CFTC reauthorization bill Banks stress tests H.R. 2923/S. 1587 -- Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 1516/S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 2176 - Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2019 (Kaptur restore Glass-Steagall) H.R. XXXX -- the 21st Century Glass Steagall Act (not yet introduced in 116th) Volcker Rule HR 758 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Treasury/Federal Reserve liquidity facilities Bank capital rules
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1516 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); H.R. 2772 (Investing in Our Communities Act); S. 647 (Wall Street Tax Act of 2019); United States individual and business taxation; Proposals to modify tax incentives for retirement savings and investment; Taxation of contract modifications associated with transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, including SOFR; Tax Incentives to preserve interest deduction related to municipal bonds; Tax Incentives to reinstate advance refunding bonds; Tax Incentives to provide for direct pay municipal bonds; Issues related to taxation of ownership of securities and securities transactions; H.R. 3967 - Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019; Proposals to expand Private Activity Bonds; S. 3995, the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020; H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act (municipal finance provisions); S. 4203, American Infrastructure Bond Act; Public Law 116-136, CARES Act (retirement and savings provisions); S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 (various retirement and savings provisions); S. 1428/H.R. 6276, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act; S. 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act; H.R. 7857 - Connect America Now (CAN) Act; S. 4129 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act; H.R. 8696 - Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020.
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues related to corporate and international tax reform, and taxation of financial products Implementation of 2017 tax revision (Public Law 115-97) Issues related to a financial transaction tax S. 647 / H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Issues related to a bank tax
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General tax issues related to mutual funds and ETFs Issues related to tax incentives for retirement savings Issues related to limitations on exclusion of municipal bond interest Issues related to 529 college savings plans, including 529 plan tax incentives Issues related to Financial Transaction Tax, including S.647 the Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 and H.R. 1516 the Wall Street Tax Act 2019 Issues related to expansion of the Employee Retention Tax Credit, including H.R.6776 the JOBS Credit Act of 2020 Issues related to fiscal stimulus
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to the tax treatment of financial derivatives. H.R.1516/S.647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019. H.R.2923, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Oppose HR 1516 Financial transaction tax. Oppose taxation of unrealized capital gains. A forthcoming bill expected from Senator Wyden. Support parity for mutual fund products with other savings vehicles. Expand the use of electronic delivery of retirement plan participant communications. Support continued tax exemption for municipal bond interest. Expand "catch-up" provisions to apply to savers affected by the Coronavirus Recession. Support China listing standards legislation (requires that China and US firms be under by the same SEC audit standards). Improving last years SECURE Act by requiring more profit and non-profit employers to offer 401 (k) and 403 (b) plans; exempt plan balances under $250,000 from RMD rules; and add a savers credit. Senator Grassley Multiemployer pension reform proposal Portman/Cardin bill (S. 1431) 50 provisions intended to accomplish the broad objectives of allowing people who have saved too little to set more aside for their retirement, help small businesses offer 401(k)s and other retirement plans, expanding access to retirement savings plans for low-income Americans without coverage, and providing more certainty and flexibility in retirement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Final IRS Regulations that would impose U.S. Withholding Tax on Certain Options Transactions Entered into by Non-U.S. Persons; H.R.1516 the Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; S.647 the Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; S.1587 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; H.R. 2923 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; S.1005 the Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2017.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1.Issues relating to tax treatment on futures and securities 2.Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 (HR 1516/S 647) a.All provisions 3.The Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 (HR 2923/S 1587) a.All provisions
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 216/S. 1149, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3995, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019 Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) 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, 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; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; comments on the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) implementation letter to IRS and Treasury; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders; Comments on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster; Comments on REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Comments on Section 461(l) - Limitations on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers Issues related to Tax Free Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness; Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Public Comment to IRS on Notice 2020-42, Remote Notarization; REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; N-2020-47: Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-112339-19: Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration Under Section 45Q, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-119307-19: Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses under Section 274, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-127732-19: Guidance under Section 954(b)(4) Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, comments and request for additional guidance from the Department of Treasury; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 647/H.R. 1516 "Wall Street Tax Act of 2019" - issues related to taxation of swaps and derivatives transactions
Client expense: $94,480 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - S. 5035 Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2020 - S. 5045 The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 5064 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Securing a Strong America - H.R. 8696 Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act - H.R. 8959 Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020 - H.R. 8960 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory and Others Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Presidential Memorandum - protecting the pensions of American workers and calling for a review of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporations (PBGC) financial position. Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Remote notarization Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Services Administration (EBSA) -Final rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements DOL/EBSA - final rule on proxy voting and shareholder rights DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements DOL/Treasury/IRS - comments on need for service crediting guidance for PEPs DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules and related Prohibited Transaction Exemption Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA pleading standards ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans Missing Participants - Guidance on escheatment of missing participant retirement accounts Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues PBGC funding delay guidance - revisions to VRP guidance State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans
Client expense: $253,639 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Monitoring the possibility of a technical tax correction bill. Opposition to the "Wall Street Tax Act of 2019" H.R. 1516 & S. 647, which would impose a financial transaction tax (FTT) on main street investors. Monitoring H.R.1994 "Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019." Monitoring H.R. 8696 - "Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020."
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Reviewed the bill related to the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), H.R. 8695, the Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act. The bill would impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants, and for other purposes. Also reviewed H.R. 2923, the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019, H.R. 1516, the Wall Street Tax Act of 2019," and S. 647, the companion Senate bill to the Wall Street Tax Act of 2019."
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
- P.L. 115-97, formerly H.R. 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017)- a bill to amend the US tax code through changes to the corporate and individual rate structure. Implementation and technical corrections. H.R.2163, Freedom for Families Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. H.R. 2923, S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act - sets different tax rates on stocks, bonds, and derivatives based on the existing transaction costs in each market-0.5 percent for stocks, 0.1 percent for bonds, and 0.005 for derivatives Financial Transaction Tax Wealth Tax DRAFT HR/S. ___, corporate rate stabilization and financial security package H.R.6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (PL: 116-127) - COVID relief H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Stability (CARES) Act (PL: 116-136) - COVID relief H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act - COVID response package S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 - consumer data privacy during the coronavirus public health crisis DRAFT, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act - Senate Democrat COVID related privacy bill. H.R. 7079, Clean Start Act -temporary tax credit for cleaning costs related to reopening businesses H.R. 6776, Jumpstarting Our Businesses Success (JOBS) Credit Act of 2020 - expanded CARES Act employee retention tax credit, similar provision in HEROES Issue: Diversity and Inclusion H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions DRAFT, Pet Savings Account - establish tax advantaged savings account for pet expenses HR 925 The Heroes Act - omnibus COVID relief legislation S 4319Supporting America's Restaurant Workers Act - increase business meal tax deduction HR 8440 Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 -- To provide disaster tax relief including retirement funds Issue: COVID Relief S 4775 Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, School, and Small Businesses -- To provide continued emergency assistance, educational support, and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. HR 8900 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act - providing appropriations and COVID related relief
Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R.1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Oppose H.R.1516 Financial transaction tax. Oppose taxation of unrealized capital gains. A forthcoming bill expected from Senator Wyden. Support parity for mutual fund products with other saving vehicles. Expand the use of electronic delivery of retirement plan participant communications. Support continued tax exemption for municipal bond interest. Expand "catch-up" provisions to apply to savers affected by the Coronavirus Recession. Support China listing standards legislation (requires that China and US firms be under by the same SEC audit standards). Improving last year's SECURE Act by requiring more profit and non-profit employers to offer 401 (k) and 403 (b) plans; exempt plan balances under $2500,000 from RMD rules; and add a saver's credit Senator Grassley Multiemployer pension reform proposal Portman/Cardin bill (S. 1431) 50 provisions intended to accomplish the broad objectives of allowing people who have saved too little to set more aside from their retirement, help small businesses offer 410(k)s and other retirement plans, expanding access to retirement savings plans for low-income Americans without coverage, and providing more certainty and flexibility in retirement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 216/S. 1149, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3995, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019 Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) 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, 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; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; comments on the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) implementation letter to IRS and Treasury; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders; Comments on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster; Comments on REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Comments on Section 461(l) - Limitations on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers Issues related to Tax Free Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness; Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Public Comment to IRS on Notice 2020-42, Remote Notarization; REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; N-2020-47: Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-112339-19: Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration Under Section 45Q, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-119307-19: Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses under Section 274, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-127732-19: Guidance under Section 954(b)(4) Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, comments and request for additional guidance from the Department of Treasury; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to S. 647 / H.R. 1516 ("The Wall Street Tax Act of 2019")
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 7439 - To establish the Retirement Savings Lost and Found, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6276 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act H.R. 6257 - Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020 H.R. 4035 - Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 2112 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act H.R. 1994 - The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1007 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 S. 4192 - A bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings, and for other purposes. S. 2962 - Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act of 2019 S. 2370 - Automatic IRA Act of 2019 S. 1431 - Retirement Security and Savings Act S. 1428 - Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act S. 1020 - Retirement Security Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 1019 - Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019 S. 1018 - Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act S. 1011 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. S. 972 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 S. 322 - The SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act S. 321 - Retirement Security Act of 2019
Client expense: $71,349 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1185 - Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act; entire bill H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 1940 - New Parents Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 2923 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; entire bill H.R. 3301 - Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019; provisions relating to paid family leave employer credit H.R. 5726 - Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020; entire bill H.R. 5933 - Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act; entire bill H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act; provisions relating to tax credits, PPP H.R. 6824 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the carryover of the remaining 2020 balance in health flexible spending arrangements; entire bill H.R. 8406 - The Heroes Act; provisions relating to PPP modifications; small business tax provisions; economic stimulus; NOL; IRC Section 7702; ERTC S. 463 - Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act; entire bill S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019; entire bill S. 1587 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019; entire bill S. 4778 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; provisions relating to charitable tax deduction Not Yet Introduced: Legislation regarding ordinary treatment of debt investments Not Yet Introduced: Tax Parity for US Mutual Funds Act of 2020
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 1711/S 780 No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act HR 1735/S 781 Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 2176 Return to Prudent Banking Act HR 1516/S 647 Wall Street Tax Act HR 3848/S 2155 Stop Wall Street Looting Act HR 3355/S 915 Reward Work Act HR 5066/S 2849 Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019 S 4139 (Support for Global Financial Institution Pandemic Response Act of 2020)
Client expense: $402,022 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.6579, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers, Entirety S.3640, CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act, Entirety 529 College Savings Plans, Allowable Uses H.R.878, Educators Expense Modernization Act, Teacher Tax Deductions related issues Monitor the following: H.R.5043/S.2809, Millionaires Surtax Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.5066, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1516, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success Act, Entirety H.R.4857/S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.3848/S.2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act, Entirety H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety Paid Family Leave, generally Teacher Tax Deductions
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-203), including: capital and liquidity standards; and Section 171 (Leverage and Risk-Based Capital Requirements) Issues related to the Federal Reserve Act Issues related to the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio Issues related to banking relationships Issues related to the countercyclical capital buffer Issues related to total loss-absorbing capacity proposals Issues related to the capital surcharge for global systemically important banks Issues related to Congressional COVID-19 stimulus package Issues related to capital distributions Issues related to the repurchase agreement market Prudential regulatory matters with the U.S. agencies and international standard setting bodies, including implementation of the Basel III capital and liquidity framework Derivatives regulation, including agency coordination and harmonization Issues related to bank supervision and expectations H.R. 7046 - To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to place certain limitations on commodity ownership and to repeal the merchant banking authority, and for other purposes S. 647 / H.R. 1516 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 2513 - Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4966 - Greater Supervision In Banking Act of 2019 or GSIB Act of 2019 S. 3548 / H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act H.R. ___ - To deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate if LIBOR is no longer available, and for other purposes S. 4117 / H.R. 7777 - Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act H.R. 5084 - Improving Corporate Governance through Diversity Act of 2019 S.4775 - Delivering Immediate Relief to Americas Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
CFTC reauthorization bill Bank capital rules Banks stress tests H.R. 2923/S. 1587 -- Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 1516/S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 2176 - Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2019 (Kaptur restore Glass-Steagall) H.R. XXXX -- the 21st Century Glass Steagall Act (not yet introduced in 116th) Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Volcker Rule S.1063 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2019 S.452 - Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 HR 758 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Treasury/Federal Reserve liquidity facilities HJ Res 90 - CRA of Congressional Review Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3490 Small Business Lending Fairness Act. CFTC reauthorization bill Financial Technology ("Fintech") H.R. 2923/S. 1587 -- Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 1516/S. 647 - Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 5066/S. 2849 - Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3355/S. 915 - the Reward Work Act of 2019 S. 2155 - Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 1735/ S. 781 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019 Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Reg BI SEC fiduciary rule Volcker Rule S.1063 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2019 S.452 - Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 HR 758 - the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Treasury/Federal Reserve liquidity facilities Heroes Act (COVID PACKAGE) HJ Res 90 - CRA of Congressional Review Act H.R. 758 - CARES Act Uplifing Our Local Communities Act CFTC derivatives rules HR6735 "establishing consumer and investor fraud working group "
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 5377- Restoring Tax Fairness Act HR 4857, S 309- For the 99.8% Act Repeal certain tax breaks in TCJA Oppose payroll tax cut or capital gains tax cut S 3640, HR 6579- Repeal corporate tax cuts in CARES Act HR 1711, S 780- No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act HR 1516, S 647- Wall Street Tax Act S 2809, HR 5043- Millionaires Surtax Act Social Security Employee Payroll Taxes, Employer Withholding and Deferral Fairness in Taxation Act Individual taxes, including surtax, higher individual rates, Mark to Market Individuals' itemized tax deductions for certain state and local taxes (eg. SALT) (raise cap) S 1138, HR 3157- Earned income tax credit and child tax credits (expand/increase) Corporate taxes, including rates, loopholes, revenue HR 2103, S 1026- Tax Fairness for Workers Act HR 6579- CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act HR 7734- Building Businesses Back Act of 2020 Refundable business tax credits, including refundable NOL Carryover; Advance Refundable 200% credit for R&D COVID-19 related expenditures
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 216/S. 1149, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3995, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019 Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) 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, 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; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; comments on the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) implementation letter to IRS and Treasury; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders; Comments on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster; Comments on REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Comments on Section 461(l) - Limitations on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers Issues related to Tax Free Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness; Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Public Comment to IRS on Notice 2020-42, Remote Notarization; REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; N-2020-47: Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-112339-19: Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration Under Section 45Q, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-119307-19: Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses under Section 274, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-127732-19: Guidance under Section 954(b)(4) Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, comments and request for additional guidance from the Department of Treasury; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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
2020 · third_quarter · Retirement
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory and Others Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America Department of Labor (EBSA) proposed rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements DOL/EBSA - proposed rule on proxy voting DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments under SECURE Act DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA pleading standards ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues PBGC funding delay guidance - revision to VRP guidance State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit
Client expense: $306,167 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office