Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2005

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 5417 Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 S. 832 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, 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

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

H.R.5273 Network Neutrality Act of 2006 HR 5417 Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 S. 832 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, 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

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

HR 1956 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act S 324 - Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act HR 4297 - Tax Reconciliation S 2721 - Business Acticity Tax Simplification Act HR 5367 - Simplification Through Additional Reporting Tax Act of 2006 S 832 - Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2006 S 2498 - Tax Shelter Transparency Act HR 5138 - Taxpayer Information Protection and Privacy Act S 3376 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2005 S 1447 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2005 S 2020 - Tax Relief Act of 2005 HR 4440 - Gulf Opportunity Zone Act

Client expense: $1,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

S.832, Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2005, Enrolled agent issues. Offers-in-compromise issues.

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

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