Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act of 2008

S. 1132 -- A bill to allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food. S. 689 -- The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act S. 1540 -- Hunger Relief Trucking Tax Credit Act S. 2302 -- Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 H.R. 6049 -- Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act H.R. 1424 (Public Law 110-343) -- Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 3997 -- Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act H.R. 7060 -- Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act H.R. 6854 -- Fair Deal for Volunteers Act S. 3532 -- Giving Incentives for Volunteers Everywhere Act

Client expense: $425,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Regulation and Accountablity of Nonprofits; PL 109-280: Pension Protection Act; HR 1419/S 819: IRA Rollover for the Public Good Act of 2007; HR 2370/S 2734: Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007; S 2741: Disability Savings Act of 2008; HR 6854: Fair Deal for Volunteers Act of 2007; S 3532: Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act of 2008; HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabiliztion Act of 2008 (HR 1419/S 819: IRA Rollover for the Public Good Act).

Client expense: $115,423 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Joined coalition of organizations in support of S. 3532 (Giving Incentives for Volunteers Everywhere, or GIVE Act), to address the impact of high gasoline prices for volunteers who use their automobiles to provide charitable services to individuals in need.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

1. HR 1419 and S 819, Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2007, allowing charitable contributions from IRAs 2. S 2886/S 3098, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act, restoring IRA rollover and other charitable incentives 3. HR 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, restoring IRA rollover and other charitable incentives 4. S 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, restoring IRA rollover and other charitable incentives 5. S 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, restoring IRA rollover and other charitable incentives 6. HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, restoring IRA rollover and other charitable incentives 7. S 3429/S 3532, Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act of 2008 or the GIVE Act of 2008, to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income. 8. S 3246/HR 6854, Fair Deal for Volunteers Act of 2008, to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income. 9. S.AMDT.5035 Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief amendment to HR 3221 American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, provision to remove limit on charitable donations and establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction in relation to flood relief.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

S 3429, The GIVE Act and S3532 the Revised GIVE Act which address the charitable volunteer mileage deduction and reimbursement issues. HR 6854 is the companion bill to the Revised GIVE Act.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 3532/HR 6854, Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act, to give the IRS authority to increase the mileage deduction and invome tax exclusion for charitable use of a vehicle - for S 3429, Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act, to increase individual income tax incentives for volunteers' use of their car for a charitable purpose.

Client expense: $100,140 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

Nonprofit tax issues; IRA Charitable Rollover; The Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act (GIVE Act) (S. 3429); The Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act (GIVE Act) (S. 3532)

Client expense: $45,003 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR 5140 Tax Relief, urging vote for Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008. HR 2167/ S 1141 Automatic IRA of 2007- Provisions related to establishing an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. HR 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - Discussed various provisions that could be included in a bill drafted to make the administration of the tax code more effective and efficient. Discussed political, economic and social conditions that would create the conditions necessary to reform the tax code and possible changes that would simplify the tax code and make it more equitable (no Bill). HR 1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007- Provisions related to excluding from gross income amounts received as damages due to discriminatory conduct. HR 6237 Tax Relief for Long-Term Care Act of 2008 - All provisions regarding tax relief for family caregivers and purchasers of LTC insurance, the Tax Relief Act of 2008. S 3032/S 3532 Give Act HR 6283 Reimbursing Our American Drivers (ROAD) Act of 2008 - Lobbied in favor of allowing non-profit organizations to reimburse volunteers (without income tax consequences for mileage driven for charitable purposes up to the business mileage rate, and increasing the mileage deduction allowed for charitable purposes. S 3260 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, FY 2009 - Lobbied for increased funding for IRS taxpayer assistance programs (Tax Counseling for the Elderly and VITA).

Client expense: $7,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported