Rewarding American Workers Act of 2020
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Rewarding American Workers Act of 2020 This bill allows employers a payroll tax credit for bonuses paid to employees whose wages did not exceed specified levels during the period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the earlier of July 31, 2020, or the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, and who worked for the entire period.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1) Support global tax competition and against global tax harmonization. No specific legislation. 2) Support repeal of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. No specific legislation. 3) Support repeal of the estate tax - H.R. 222, S. 215 4) Support repeal of the capital gains tax. No specific legislation. 5) Against extending electric vehicle tax credits - S. 1094, H.R. 2256 6) Support a framework for states to prevent duplicative digital taxation - S. 3581, H.R. 7058
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.25 - To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States (Rob Woodall, R-GA) H.R.216 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (Jason Smith, R-MO) S.3280 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that high-taxed amounts are excluded from tested income for purposes of determining global intangible low-taxed income only if such amounts would be foreign base company income or insurance income (Ron Wyden, D-OR) H.R.6354 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time emergency tax credit to small businesses to cover rent and mortgage payments (Ron Kind, D-WI-3) S.3553 - A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 (David Perdue, R-GA) H.R.6551 - To amend the CARES Act to ensure that the temporary relief from CECL standards does not terminate in the middle of a company's fiscal year (Brad Sherman, D-CA-30) H.R.6619 - Restore America's Main Street Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide advance tax refunds to small businesses, and for other purposes (Madeline Dean, D-PA-4) H.R.6629 - To provide a payroll tax credit to employers for employee bonuses (Bill Huizenga, R-MI-2) S.3596 - A bill to make technical corrections to the CARES Act to remove all tax liability associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (Mike Braun, R-IN) H.R.6781 - To provide for improved coordination between the paycheck protection program and the employee retention tax credit (Chris Pappas, D-NH-1) H.R.6776 - To provide for improvements related to the employee retention tax credit (Stephanie Murphy, D-FL-7) H.R.6754 - To provide clarification regarding the tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loans (Lizzie Fletcher, D-TX-7) H.R.6821 - To clarify for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business expenses (George Holding, R-NC-2) H.R.6886 - To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes (Chip Roy, R-TX-21) H.R.6920 - To temporarily suspend payroll taxes during the emergency relating to COVID-19 (Ross Spano, R-FL-15) S.3793 - A bill to amend the CARES Act to modify the employee retention tax credit to secure the paychecks and benefits of workers, to provide a refundable credit against payroll taxes for the operating costs of employers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a small business rebate, and for other purposes (Mark Warner, D-VA) H.R.7058 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain bonuses paid to employees who worked continuously during the COVID-19 pandemic (Tom Reed, R-NY-23) H.R.7079 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit ensure that businesses are properly cleaned and disinfected when "stay-at-home" restrictions are lifted and to help prevent further infections (Darin LaHood, R-IL-18) H.R.7216 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for personal protective equipment to small businesses, non-profits, independent contractors, veterans' organizations, and farmers, among other entities, in any year in which the President declares a national emergency relating to COVID-19 (Brenda Lawrence, D-MI-14) H.R.7222 - To provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain virus transmission prevention expenses, and for other purposes (Jimmy Panetta, D-CA-20) S.3966 - A bill to provide a tax credit to businesses that provide testing for COVID-19 to their employees (Ted Cruz, R-TX)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1) Support global tax competition and against global tax harmonization. No specific legislation. 2) Support repeal of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. No specific legislation. 3) Support repeal of the estate tax. H.R. 222, S. 215 4) Support repeal of the capital gains tax. No specific legislation. 5) Against extending electric vehicle tax credits. S. 1094, H.R. 2256 6) Support a framework for states to prevent duplicative digital taxation. S. 3581, H.R. 7058
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Discuss tax issues in H.R.7058 (Reed) - Rewarding American Workers Act of 2020, and multi-employer pension issues in response to COVID-19
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.25 - To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States (Rob Woodall, R-GA) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.216 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (Jason Smith, R-MO) , ALL PROVISIONS S.3280 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that high-taxed amounts are excluded from tested income for purposes of determining global intangible low-taxed income only if such amounts would be foreign base company income or insurance income (Ron Wyden, D-OR) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6354 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time emergency tax credit to small businesses to cover rent and mortgage payments (Ron Kind, D-WI-3) , ALL PROVISIONS S.3553 - A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 (David Perdue, R-GA) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6551 - To amend the CARES Act to ensure that the temporary relief from CECL standards does not terminate in the middle of a company's fiscal year (Brad Sherman, D-CA-30) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6619 - Restore America's Main Street Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide advance tax refunds to small businesses, and for other purposes (Madeline Dean, D-PA-4) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6629 - To provide a payroll tax credit to employers for employee bonuses (Bill Huizenga, R-MI-2) , ALL PROVISIONS S.3596 - A bill to make technical corrections to the CARES Act to remove all tax liability associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (Mike Braun, R-IN) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6781 - To provide for improved coordination between the paycheck protection program and the employee retention tax credit (Chris Pappas, D-NH-1) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6776 - To provide for improvements related to the employee retention tax credit (Stephanie Murphy, D-FL-7) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6754 - To provide clarification regarding the tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loans (Lizzie Fletcher, D-TX-7) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6821 - To clarify for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business expenses (George Holding, R-NC-2) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6886 - To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes (Chip Roy, R-TX-21) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6920 - To temporarily suspend payroll taxes during the emergency relating to COVID-19 (Ross Spano, R-FL-15) , ALL PROVISIONS S.3793 - A bill to amend the CARES Act to modify the employee retention tax credit to secure the paychecks and benefits of workers, to provide a refundable credit against payroll taxes for the operating costs of employers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a small business rebate, and for other purposes (Mark Warner, D-VA) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.7058 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain bonuses paid to employees who worked continuously during the COVID-19 pandemic (Tom Reed, R-NY-23) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.7079 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit ensure that businesses are properly cleaned and disinfected when "stay-at-home" restrictions are lifted and to help prevent further infections (Darin LaHood, R-IL-18) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.7216 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for personal protective equipment to small businesses, non-profits, independent contractors, veterans' organizations, and farmers, among other entities, in any year in which the President declares a national emergency relating to COVID-19 (Brenda Lawrence, D-MI-14) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.7222 - To provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain virus transmission prevention expenses, and for other purposes (Jimmy Panetta, D-CA-20) , ALL PROVISIONS S.3966 - A bill to provide a tax credit to businesses that provide testing for COVID-19 to their employees (Ted Cruz, R-TX) , ALL PROVISIONS
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Discussed support for H.R. 3967, Municipal Bond Market Support Act (all provisions) and H.R. 2772, Investing in Our Communities Act (all provisions), and their inclusion in coronavirus relief legislation or infrastructure legislation - H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. Discussed the impact of public power utilities not receiving employer payroll tax credit for emergency paid sick leave and paid family leave in PL 116-227, the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act. Discussed draft refundable tax credit for arrearages incurred by utilities that suspended service disconnects during the COVID-19 national emergency. Discussed draft of Rewarding American Workers Act - provisions related to payroll tax credits for employers. Discussed H.R. 5523, Energy Sector Innovation Tax Credit - technical correction to ensure applicability to public power utilities. Discussed H.R. 7058, Rewarding American Workers Act - provisions related to payroll tax credits for employers. Discussed provisions relating to the transferability and direct payment of energy tax credits to public power utilities in the Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020 (draft legislation). Discussed draft of COVID private activity bond legislation - provisions relating to use of private activity bond for energy projects and acquisition of existing facilities. Discussed draft of Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act - provision related to direct payment of energy tax credits to governmental owners. Also discussed once introduced as H.R. 7330. Discussed draft proposal to allow monetization of all business tax credits (applicability to public power). Discussed H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - provisions relating to sequestration of infrastructure bonds. Discussed impact of PL 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011 - provisions relating to sequestration of direct payment of Build America Bond credits.
2020 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Discuss tax issues in H.R.7058 (Reed) - Rewarding American Workers Act of 2020, and multi-employer pension issues in response to COVID-19
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.25 - To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States (Rob Woodall, R-GA) H.R.216 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (Jason Smith, R-MO) S.3280 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that high-taxed amounts are excluded from tested income for purposes of determining global intangible low-taxed income only if such amounts would be foreign base company income or insurance income (Ron Wyden, D-OR) H.R.6354 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time emergency tax credit to small businesses to cover rent and mortgage payments (Ron Kind, D-WI-3) S.3553 - A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 (David Perdue, R-GA) H.R.6551 - To amend the CARES Act to ensure that the temporary relief from CECL standards does not terminate in the middle of a company's fiscal year (Brad Sherman, D-CA-30) H.R.6619 - Restore America's Main Street Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide advance tax refunds to small businesses, and for other purposes (Madeline Dean, D-PA-4) H.R.6629 - To provide a payroll tax credit to employers for employee bonuses (Bill Huizenga, R-MI-2) S.3596 - A bill to make technical corrections to the CARES Act to remove all tax liability associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (Mike Braun, R-IN) H.R.6781 - To provide for improved coordination between the paycheck protection program and the employee retention tax credit (Chris Pappas, D-NH-1) H.R.6776 - To provide for improvements related to the employee retention tax credit (Stephanie Murphy, D-FL-7) H.R.6754 - To provide clarification regarding the tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loans (Lizzie Fletcher, D-TX-7) H.R.6821 - To clarify for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business expenses (George Holding, R-NC-2) H.R.6886 - To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes (Chip Roy, R-TX-21) H.R.6920 - To temporarily suspend payroll taxes during the emergency relating to COVID-19 (Ross Spano, R-FL-15) S.3793 - A bill to amend the CARES Act to modify the employee retention tax credit to secure the paychecks and benefits of workers, to provide a refundable credit against payroll taxes for the operating costs of employers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a small business rebate, and for other purposes (Mark Warner, D-VA) H.R.7058 - To provide a payroll tax credit for certain bonuses paid to employees who worked continuously during the COVID-19 pandemic (Tom Reed, R-NY-23) H.R.7079 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit ensure that businesses are properly cleaned and disinfected when "stay-at-home" restrictions are lifted and to help prevent further infections (Darin LaHood, R-IL-18) H.R.7216 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for personal protective equipment to small businesses, non-profits, independent contractors, veterans' organizations, and farmers, among other entities, in any year in which the President declares a national emergency relating to COVID-19 (Brenda Lawrence, D-MI-14) H.R.7222 - To provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain virus transmission prevention expenses, and for other purposes (Jimmy Panetta, D-CA-20) S.3966 - A bill to provide a tax credit to businesses that provide testing for COVID-19 to their employees (Ted Cruz, R-TX)
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| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)