Telephone Excise Tax Repeal and Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2006

Proposals regarding corporate residency and inversion transactions (S. 1321, H.R. 3959, S. 3777)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

* S. 832 Taxpayer Protection Act of 2006 -- electronic government programs S. 1321 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal and Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2006 -- electronic government and Free File reform HR 5114 The Tax Return Choice Act of 2006 - A bill listing authorized taxpayer services to be provided by the US Government HR 6327 The Free File Reform Act of 2006 - A bill to reform the operating rules of the Free File program No specific legislation. Discussion of issues concerning IRS taxpayer assistance programs, including the Free File Alliance.

Client expense: $675,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 320 Tier Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer, cell phone, and television equipment to operate in environmentally sound recycling program for use by consumers who want to discard the equipment. HR 875 Public Safety and Protection Investment Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow businesses to expense qualified security devices. HR 1473 Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale of telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or a tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of ownership in telecommunications businesses. HR 1898 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. HR 1956 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 - To regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce; and for other purposes. HR 3367 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include wireless telecommunications equipment in the definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes of determing the depreciation treatment of such equipment. HR 3958 Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act - To provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina. HR 4187 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the recognition of gain under section 355(e) of such Code to certain leveraged spin-merger transactions. HR 4297 Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 - To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. HR 4388 Tax Revision Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. HR 4845 Innovation and Competitiveness Act - To better prepare and develop the United States workforce for the global economy, and remove barriers that stifle innovation. HR 5422 To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. HR 5970 Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes. HR 6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 - An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes. S 758 Federal Internet Tax Prohibition Act of 2005 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the federal excise tax on communication services does not apply to internet access service. S 1321 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications. S 1441 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include wireless telecommunications equipment in the definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes of determining the depreciation treatment of such equipment. S 1766 Louisiana Katrina Reconstruction Act - A bill to provide disaster relief and incentives for economic recovery for Louisiana resident and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina. S 2152 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S 2153 Streamlined Sales Tax Simplification Act - A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S 2721 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 - A bill to simplify the taxation of business activity, and for other purposes. Internal Revenue Services - filed comments on proposed regs under IRC Section 263(a) regarding the Deduction and Capitalization of Expenditures Related to Tangible Property. Department of Treasury - filed comments on IRC Section 863(e) income regulations.

Client expense: $13,595,451 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 6111, Tax Relief and Health Care Act. Tax issues affecting professional employer organizations, including H.R. 4985/S. 2913, Small Business Efficiency Act and S. 1321, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act; H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act; H.R. 4, Pension Protection Act;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

employer organizations. H.R. 4985/S. 2913, Small Business Efficiency Act; S. 1321, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act; H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act; H.R. 4, Pension Protection Act of 2006, H.R. 6111, Tax Relief and Health Care Act; proposals clarifying the status of professional

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1684/S.849 - Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 H.R. 1685 - Internet Consumer Protection Act 05 2005 H.R. 1898 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 H.R. 1956 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2005 H.R. 3367/S. 1441 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include wireless telecommunications equipment in the definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes of determining the depreciation treatment of such equipment H.R. 3761 - Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act H.R. 3768 - Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 H.R. 4234 - Small Business Gulf Coast Revitalization Act of 2005 S. 758 - Federal Internet Tax Prohibition Act of 2005 S. 1147 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the expensing of Broadband Internet Access Expenditures, and for other purposes. S. 1321 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 S. 2686 – Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 Draft Communications and Video Service Tax Equity Act H.R. 320 - TIER Act of 2005 H.R. 364 - Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of 2005 H.R. 1397 - Energy Efficient Property Tax Credits

Client expense: $2,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 2830: Pension Protection Act of 2005 H.R. 3908: Charitable Giving Act of 2005 H.R. 4939: Emergency Supplemantal Appropriations Act FY07 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations: NHLBI funding FY07 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations: Cord blood issues P.L. 109-280: PENSION PROTECTION ACT OF 2006 - Excise Tax Issues S.6: MORE Act S. 1780: CARE Act of 2005 S. 1321: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

H.R.1898, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 H.R.1956, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 H.R.4297, Tax Relief Act of 2005 H.R.4707, Simplified USA Tax Act of 2006 H.R.4845, Innovation and Competitiveness Act H.R.5043, Restoring America's Competitiveness Act of 2006 H.R.5422, To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. H.R.5970, Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R.5986, Working American Competitiveness Act S.849, A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent S.1321, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 S.2152, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S.2721, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 S.2802, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006 S.3496, Working American Competitiveness Act

Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H Res 1000 Providing for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives. H.R.5667 Deficit Reduction and Effective Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 H.R.6201 Budget and Transparency Act HR 5252 Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 HR 5417 Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 S 2686 Communications, Consumer’s Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 1321 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications. S. 832 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, and for other purposes. S.2686 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes. S.2917 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality.

Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.5273 Network Neutrality Act of 2006 HR 1898 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. HR 5252 Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 HR 5417 Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 S 2686 Communications, Consumer’s Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 1321 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications. S. 832 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, and for other purposes. S.2686 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes. S.2917 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality.

Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H. R. 1898 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 S. 1321 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4297 - Tax Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005 H.R. 6111 - Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 H.R. 6242 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2006 S. 420 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 S. 627 - Investment in America Act of 2005 S. 849 - Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act S. 1321 -Telephone Excise Tax Repeal and Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2006 S. 1524 -Repeals the termination date in the Jobs Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 S. 2020 -Tax Relief Act of 2005 S. 2152 -Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S. 2821 -Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 8 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 H.R. 809 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends H.R. 1736 - Investment in America Act of 2005 H.R. 1898 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005

Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2625 - Abusive Tax Shelter and Taxpayer Accountability Act of 2005, all sections; H.R. 2828 - New Appollo Energy Act of 2005, Section 832, clarification of economic substance doctrine; S.2020 - Tax Relief Act of 2005, Title V, revenue offset provisions, subtitle B, economic substance doctrine; S.1321 - The Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005, provisions related to economic substance doctrine; S.832 - The Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2005, provisions related to economic substance doctrine; H.R. 4297 - The Tax Relief Act of 2005, provisions related to economic substance doctrine. See addendum page for description of specific lobbying issues.

Client expense: $1,793,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Permanent extension and expansion of research credit; energy tax benefits; tax on settlement payments; international taxation; superfund taxes; tax accounting S. 627; S. 750; S. 1321; S. 3523 H.R. 1762; H.R. 6111; H.R. 6142; H.R. 6408; H.R. 1212

Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Proposals regarding corporate residency and inversion transactions (S. 1321, H.R. 3959, S. 3777)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposals regarding corporate residency and inversion transactions (S. 1321, H.R. 3959, S. 3777)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General representation on legislative and regulatory issues, including IRS Free File program (H.R. 5114), Internal Revenue Code section 199, preparer disclosure of taxpayer information (S. 1321)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

General representation on tax legislative and regulatory issues, including legislation relating to refund anticipation loans (S. 1321), Treasury regulations regarding section 1221(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Proposals regarding corporate residency and inversion transactions (S. 1321, H.R. 3959, S. 3777)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.101, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the use of unexpended universal service funds in low-income schools H.R.214, to promote deployment of and investment in advanced internet communications services H.R.691, to ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators H.R.733, to require providers of wireless telephone services to provide access to the universal emergency telephone number in subterranean subway stations located within their area of coverage H.R.896, to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services H.R.921, to establish a digital and wireless network technology program H.R.1323, to establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment H.R.1479, to expand rural access to broadband services H.R.1646, to provide for the expedited and increased assignment of spectrum for public safety purposes H.R.2294, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of auto-dialers for purposes of political solicitations H.R.2418, to promote and enhance public safety and to encourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services H.R.2533, to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, U.S. Code, commonly known as the Anti-deficiency Act H.R.2726, to prohibit municipal governments from offering telecommunications, information, or cable services except to remedy market failures by private enterprise to provide such services H. R. 4466, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates H.R.4626, to rechannelize spectrum in the 700 megahertz band to promote the deployment of commercial broadband technologies to facilitate interoperable communications for public safety. H.R.4657, to prevent the selling of telephone customer proprietary network information H.R.4932, to require businesses operating a call center to either initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose the location of such call center H.R.4982, to improve public awareness in the US regarding safe use of the Internet through the establishment of an office of Internet safety and public awareness with the FTC H.R.5072, to reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes H.R.5126, To reform the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purpose H.R.5252, to promote the deployment of broadband networks and services, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement (COPE) Act of 2006 H.R.5273, to promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services H.R.5304, to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to provide a penalty for caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes S.2256, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the availability to all Americans of high-quality, advanced telecommunications and broadband services, technologies, and networks at just, reasonable and affordable rates, and to establish a permanent mechanism to guarantee specific, sufficient, and predictable support for the preservation and advancement of universal service S.2332, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote and expedite wireless broadband deployment in rural and other areas S.2360, to ensure and promote a free and open Internet for all Americans S. 2653, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas S.2686, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 2917, to amend the Communications act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality S. 3820, To expand broadband access for rural Americans – introduced by Durbin S. 3999, to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an office of rural broadband initiatives in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes H.R.4931, to direct the FTC to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry H.R.1139, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect the privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communications services H.R.4662, to prohibit the obtaining of customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records obtained by false pretenses H.R.4709, to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and the public by providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records H.R.4943, to prohibit fraudulent access to telephone records S.1350, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect the privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communications services S.2178, to make the stealing and selling of telephone records a criminal offense S.2264, to provide enhanced consumer protection from unauthorized sales and use of confidential telephone information by amending the Communications Act of 1934, prohibiting certain practices, and providing for enforcement by the FTC and States S.2389, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the unlawful acquisition and use of confidential customer proprietary network information, and for other purposes H.R.5417, to amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and non-discriminatory access to the Internet H.R. 6410, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a provider of telephone exchange service, exchange access, or commercial mobile service from imposing a charge for number portability (other than a one-time, separate charge to port a number), and for other purposes S.211, to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services, volunteer services—introduced by Clinton on 1/31/05 to Commerce. S.241, to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provision of title 31, U.S. Code S.284, to distribute universal service support equitability throughout rural America and for other purposes S.497, to revitalize our nation’s rural communities by expanding broadband services S.936, to ensure privacy for e-mail communications S.1063, to promote and enhance public safety and to encourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services S.1147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures S.1274, to strengthen federal leadership, provide grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and provide other support to state and local officials to achieve communications inter-operability, to foster improved regional collaboration and coordination, to promote more efficient utilization of funding devoted to public safety communications, to promote research and development for first responder communications S.1294, to amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services S.1321, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S.1350, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to protect the privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communications services S.1504, to establish a market driven telecommunications marketplace, to eliminate government managed competition of existing communication service, and to provide parity between functionally equivalent services S.1583, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the contribution base for universal service, establish a separate account within the universal service fund to support the deployment of broadband service in unserved areas of the U.S. and for other purposes S.1767, to require the FCC to reevaluate the band plans for the upper 700 megaHertz band and the un-auctioned portions of the lower band and reconfigure them to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic areas S.2178, to make the stealing and selling of telephone records a criminal offense

Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.8, to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent H.R.1624, repeal of estate tax H.R.1684, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet H.R.2904, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against the income tax for an owner of a radio broadcasting station which donates the license and other assets of such station to a nonprofit corporation for purposes of supporting nonprofit fine arts and performing arts organizations H.R.4708, to increase the refundable amount of the child credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area on August 28, 2005 H.R.4862, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce H.R.5422, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce H.R.5638, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000 and to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes H.R.5970, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes S.849, to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent S.928, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the immediate and permanent repeal of the estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms S.1147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures S.1321, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S. 2366, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the recapture bond provisions of the low income housing tax credit program S. 3626, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes

Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Telecommunications Reform (HR 5252, S 2686) - provisions related to municipalities and regulation of video franchises, right-of-way, fee/taxing structures, and broadband services. S 1321/HR 1898, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

H.R. 4297 - Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 H.R. 5638 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 8 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005; P.L 109-222 - Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005; S.2020 - Windfall Tax Profits S. 2720 Baucus amendment to IRS for Research Competitiveness S 1103 Baucus AMT Tax S. 2485 Walden Secure Rural Schools H.R. 2 Minimum Wage increase S. 3496 - Working American Competitiveness Act of 2006 S. 420, H.R. 8 Estate Tax Repeal S. 267 - Energy Fairness for America Act H.R. 5300 - Energy Fairness for America Act S. 2636 - Oil Subsidy Elimination Act of 2006 H.R. 5285 - Gas Tax Equity Act of 2006 S. 2748 - Enhanced Energy Security Tax Incentives Act of 2006 H.R. 5176 - Fair Flat Tax Act of 2006 S. 2993 - Strategic Energy Fund Act of 2006 H.R. 939: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1956) to regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce; and for other purposes. H.R. 4961: "Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed" H.R. 4: Pension Protection Act of 2006 H.R. 819: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 H.R. 1956: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 H.R. 4790: Small Business Expensing Permanency Act of 2006 H.R. 5970: Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 5986: Working American Competitiveness Act H.R. 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 H.R. 6167, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2006 H.R. 6242: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 6264: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2006 H.R. 6406: To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes H.R. 6408: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 H.R. 6423: To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, and for other purposes. S. 832: Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2005 S. 1321: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 S. 2287: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and permanently extend the expensing of certain depreciable business assets for small businesses. S. 2721: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 S. 2821: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2006 S. 3626: Estate Tax Relief and Reform Act of 2006 S. 4026: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2006 Social Security Name-Number no-match issue The Tax Gap

Client expense: $31,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 1783, Pension Security and Transparency Act, Amendment re Internet Taxes S. 2686, Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Development Act of 2006, Amendment re Internet Taxes S. 869, Extension of the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act S. 1321, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005, Amendment re Internet Taxes

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

H.R. 8 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 S. 988 To permanently repeal the estate and generation skipping transfer taxes H.R. 5638 Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 5970 Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Respond to IRS initiatives and other federal policies on telecom excise taxes to ensure the rural industry is on the same footing/playing field as other segments of the communications industry. H.R. 1898 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 S. 1321 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 Monitor and react to proposals that will eliminate the federal death tax which inhibits the transfer of rural telcos and other rural businesses to heirs.

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

S 115, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act S 1216, Financial Privacy Breach Notification Act of 2005 S 1461, Consumer Identity Protection and Security Act S 1594, Financial Privacy Protection Act of 2005 S 1608, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement with Enforcers Beyond Borders Act of 2005 (U.S. SAFE WEB ACT of 2005). S 687, Software Principles Yielding Better Level of Consumer Knowledge Act (SPY BLOCK Act) S 1408, Identity Theft Protection Act S 116, Privacy Act of 2005 S 1321, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act S 1004, Enhanced Consumer Protection Against Spyware Act of 2005 S 1336, A Bill to establish procedures for the protection of consumers from misuse of, and unauthorized access to, sensitive personal information contained in private information files maintained by commercial entities engaged in, or affecting, interstate commerce. S 1332, A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft; to ensure privacy; and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. S 500, Information Protection and Security Act S 751, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act S 768, Comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention Act S 1789, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2005 S 687, SAFE WEB Act, provisions dealing with data security, phishing, Spyware, privacy; data retention HR 3997, Financial Data Protection Act of 2005 HR 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1624, Estate Tax Repeal for Family-Owned Farms and Businesses Act of 2005 HR 1684, Internet Tax Nondescrimination Act of 2005, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes related to the Internet. HR 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2003, to make the repeal of the estate tax permenant. S. 928, Estate Tax Repeal Acceleration for Family-owned Businesses and Farms Act, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the immediate and permanent repeal of the estate tax.S1147, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures. HR 4862, To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce. HR 5638, Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006 S 849, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act S 1321, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 S 2366, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the recapture bond provisions of the low income housing tax credit program. S 3626, Estate Tax Relief and Reform Act of 2006

Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: UNDETERMINED

S. 758, Federal Internet Tax Prohibition Act, All provisions S. 869, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, All provisions S. 2686, Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Development Act of 2006, Amendment re: Internet Taxes S 1321, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005, Amendment re: Internet Taxes S. 1783, Pension Security and Transparency Act, Amendment re: Internet Taxes HR 1684, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, All provisions HR 1685, Internet Consumer Protection Act, All provisions HR 2830, Pension Protection Act of 2005, Amendment re: Internet Taxes

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1898, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005, Federal Excise tax H.R. 1684, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2005, Internet tax H.R. 1685, Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Internet tax H.R. 1736 Investment in America Act of 2005, R&D tax credit H.R. 1956, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2005, Business activity tax H.R. 2471, Economic Development Act of 2005, Tax Incentives H.R. 3376, Tax Technical Corrections act of 2005, Tax S. 1020, COMPETE Act of 2005, R&D tax credit S. 1066, Economic Development Act of 2005, Tax incentives S. 1321, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005, Federal excise tax S. 1447, Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2005, Tax S. 627, Investment in America Act of 2005, R&D tax credit S. 758, Federal Internet Tax Prohibition Act of 2005, Internet Tax S. 849, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, Internet tax

Client expense: $2,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.

HR 8 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 S 988 To permanently repeal the estate and generation skipping transfer taxes. Monitor and react to proposals that will eliminate the federal death tax which inhibits the transfer of rural telcos and other rural businesses to heirs. HR 1898 and S 1321 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. Respond to IRS initiatives and other federal policies on telecom excise taxes to ensure the rural industry is on the same footing/playing field as other segments of the communications industry.

Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

HR 1898, S 1321, HR 501, HR 2726, S 758 HR 1685, S 849, HR 3302,

Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE