Jobs Protection and Estate Tax Reform Act of 2005

S. 988, Jobs Protection and Estate Tax Reform Act of 2005 S. 1528, The Equine Equity Act H.R. 1624, Estate Tax Repeal for Family-Owned Farms and Businesses Act of 2005 H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 H.R. 4151, The Equine Equity Act S. 928, Estate Tax Repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act of 2005

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.1953, S.219, National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005, entire bill; S.988, Jobs Protection and Estate Tax Reform Act of 2005, entire bill. HR 2830, Pension Protection Act of 2005, pensions; HR 2831, Pension Preservation and Portability Act of 2005, pensions; HR 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005, entire bill; S.2720, Research Competitiveness Act of 2006, R&D tax credits;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $160,000

H.R.8 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent 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. H.R.51 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. H.R.64 – to repeal the Federal death tax, including the estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers. H.R.183 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. H.R. 809 -- To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 819 – Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005. H.R.1040 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system. H.R. 1417 – To permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing. H.R.1560 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax to $7,500,000 and to establish a flat estate tax rate. H.R.1568 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently reduce estate and gift tax rates to 30 percent, to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit to $10,000,000, and to increase the annual gift tax exclusion to $50,000. H.R.1574 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H.R.1577 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes H.R.1614 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes. H.R.1624 – 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, and for other purposes. H.R.2180 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of variable contracts issued by life insurance companies subject to the laws of Puerto Rico. H.R.2251 – COLI Best Practices Act of 2005 H.R. 2682 – Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. H.R. 3019 – To permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R. 3304 – Growing Real Ownership for Workers Act of 2005. H.R. 4297 – Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 S.7 – to increase American jobs and economic growth by making permanent the individual income tax rate reductions, the reduction in the capital gains and dividend tax rates, and the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S.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. S. 219 - National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 S. 381 -- Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 S.420 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S. 602 – Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2005. S. 723 – SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2005. S.812 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes. S.928 – 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, and for other purposes. S.988 – to permanently repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S.993 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on amounts received under certain insurance policies in which certain exempt organizations hold an interest. S.1099 – to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans. S. 1159 -- To permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing. S. 1244 -- Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. S. 1293 -- To permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. S. 1302 – Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005. S. 1783 – The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 S. 2020 – Tax Relief Act of 2005

H.R.8 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent 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. H.R.51 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. H.R.64 – to repeal the Federal death tax, including the estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers. H.R.183 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. H.R. 809 -- To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 819 – Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005. H.R.1040 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system. H.R. 1417 – To permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing. H.R.1560 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax to $7,500,000 and to establish a flat estate tax rate. H.R.1568 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently reduce estate and gift tax rates to 30 percent, to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit to $10,000,000, and to increase the annual gift tax exclusion to $50,000. H.R.1574 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H.R.1577 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes H.R.1614 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes. H.R.1624 – 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, and for other purposes. H.R.2180 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of variable contracts issued by life insurance companies subject to the laws of Puerto Rico. H.R.2251 – COLI Best Practices Act of 2005 H.R. 2682 – Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. H.R. 3019 – To permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R. 3304 – Growing Real Ownership for Workers Act of 2005. S.7 – to increase American jobs and economic growth by making permanent the individual income tax rate reductions, the reduction in the capital gains and dividend tax rates, and the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S.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. S. 219 - National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 S. 381 -- Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 S.420 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S. 602 – Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2005. S. 723 – SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2005. S.812 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes. S.928 – 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, and for other purposes. S.988 – to permanently repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S.993 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on amounts received under certain insurance policies in which certain exempt organizations hold an interest. S.1099 – to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans. S. 1159 -- To permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing. S. 1244 -- Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. S. 1293 -- To permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. S. 1302 – Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005.

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

S 298, S 420 Repeal Federal Estate Tax, HR 3162/S 298 Business MEal deductibility, S 595/HR 1272 Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Welfare to Work Tax Credit, S. 988 Jobs Protection and State Tax Reform Act, S 419/ HR 920 Restaurant Depreciation

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE