Optional One Page Flat Tax Act

H.R. 321, to require the secretary of treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China. H.R. 2380, to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S. 34, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S. 502, to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends. S. 1273, to amend the Code to allow permanent look-through treatment of payments between related foreign corporations. S. 1453, to extend the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. H.R. 3735, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. H.R. 5105, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes. H.R. 5109, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth. H.R. 5126, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income taxes by creating a new 5 percent rate of tax and to increase section 179 expensing for small businesses. H.R. 5140, to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and Federal Housing Administration loan limits. H.R. 5142, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an economic stimulus for individuals. H.R. 5908, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations. H.R. 6049, the Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008. H.R. 6275, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. H.R. 7005, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008. H.R. 7060, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. S. 2547, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes. S. 2592, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth; to Finance. S. 2856, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system. S. 3049, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the capital gains and dividends rate permanent and to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes. S. 3098, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. S. 3162, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief to improve the competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses, to eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, and for other purposes. S. 3670, To regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Banking Industry Reforms Mortgage Industry Reforms Troubled Asset Relief Program Data Security (S2856; HR3505)

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 321, to require the secretary of treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China. H.R. 2380, to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S. 34, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S. 502, to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends. S. 1273, to amend the Code to allow permanent look-through treatment of payments between related foreign corporations. S. 1453, to extend the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. H.R. 3735, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. H.R. 5105, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes. H.R. 5109, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth. H.R. 5126, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income taxes by creating a new 5 percent rate of tax and to increase section 179 expensing for small businesses. H.R. 5140, to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and Federal Housing Administration loan limits. H.R. 5142, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an economic stimulus for individuals. H.R. 5908, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations. H.R. 6049, the Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008. H.R. 6275, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. H.R. 7005, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008. H.R. 7060, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. S. 2547, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes. S. 2592, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth; to Finance. S. 2856, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system. S. 3049, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the capital gains and dividends rate permanent and to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes. S. 3098, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. S. 3162, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief to improve the competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses, to eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)