Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

H.R. 1 (Tax Reform Legislation); H.R. 684 (Marketplace Fairness Act); H.R. 789 (Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2013); H.R. 797 (Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 798 (Workforce Investment Act of 2013); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 949 (Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013); H.R. 1579 (Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013); H.R. 2788 (Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act); H.R. 2994 (Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013); S. 336 (Marketplace Fairness Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 743 (Marketplace Fairness Act); S. 1187 (Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act); S. 1217 (Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013); S. 1257 (Protect American Investments Act of 2013); S. 1706 (Fair Playing Field Act of 2013); Regulations implementing Internal Revenue Code Section 871(m); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; U.S. and foreign Financial Transaction Tax Legislation Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps and derivatives transactions; Extension of Active Financing Rules; Administration's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee; Tax issues related to interest expense allocation; Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Tax classification of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA); Extension of the Alternative Minimum Tax, tax exemption for private activity bonds; Securities cost basis reporting regulations; International tax reform; United States individual and business taxation; Preservation of tax incentives for retirement plans; Tax extenders; Municipal Advisor Regulation; Cost-basis reporting regulations; Issues related to standardization of derivatives transactions; Tax Reform Act of 2014; Issues related to proposals to impose an asset tax on financial institutions; Issues related to proposals to limit the deductability of FDIC assessments.

Client expense: $1,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.336 / S.743 / H.R.684, Marketplace Fairness Act; H .R. 3086, Internet Tax Freedom Act; H.R. 4679 / S.2360, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014; H.R.4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014; S. 2715, COMPETE Act of 2014; S. 193, Innovation Credit Act of 2013; Internet sales tax, sales tax on Internet access, research and development tax credit, inversions, section 179 and other extenders

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1431 / S. 1431: taxes on internet sales; H.R. 2992: business activity taxes; H.R.4457: extension of IRC sec 179; S. 193 / S. 310 / H.R. 714: research and experimentation tax credit, exclusion on capital gains from investments in small startup companies; S. 336 / S. 743 / H.R. 684: collection of sales taxes by states from out of state vendors; S.2260: R&D tax credit, Section 179 expensing, bonus depreciation, exclusion of gain on small business stock

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Monitored tax reform. Issues related to the collection of online sales tax (S. 336/S. 743/ HR 684.

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

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

H.R. 2309 / S. 1235 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013; H.R. 3979 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014; H.R. 4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R. 5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; H.R. 5771 - Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (including an extension of 50% bonus depreciation); S. 31/H.R. 434 & H.R. 3086 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013; S. 213 - To repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services; S. 336 & S. 743/H.R. 684 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013; S. 1364/H.R. 3724 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013; S. 1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act; S. 1645/H.R. 1129 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013; S. 1859 - Tax Extenders Act of 2013; and S. 2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2309 / S. 1235 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013; H.R. 3979 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014; H.R. 4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; S. 31/H.R. 434 & H.R. 3086 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013; S. 213 - To repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services; S. 336 & S. 743/H.R. 684 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013; S. 1364/H.R. 3724 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013; S. 1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act; S. 1645/H.R. 1129 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013; S. 1859 - Tax Extenders Act of 2013; and S. 2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax reform proposals; S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, all provisions; taxation of hotel room reservations made over the Internet; H.R.684, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions; S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions; S.336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions; S.2609, A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, all provisions; S.1431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act, all provisions; H.R.434, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, all provisions; S.31, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions; issues related to online travel services; H.R.5487, Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2014, all provisions; S.2609, Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

S. 336, the Marketplace Fairness Act, would grant States the authority to collect sales and use taxes from remote sellers;H.R. 1795/S. 896, the Social Security Fairness Act, would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; and S. 2377/H.R. 5767, the Dont Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act, which would amend Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, federal public safety officer death benefits or amounts paid under a state program to surviving dependents of a public safety officer who died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty;

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office

Marketplace Fairness Act: s.336/743, HR 684 Internet Tax Freedom Act: HR 3086; S.1431

Client expense: $93,046 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE

Opposed efforts to eliminate use of LIFO accounting method as part of budget debate. Discussed and considered position on E-Fairness, The Marketplace Fairness Act (H.R. 684, S. 336). Supported repeal of the Estate Tax (H.R. 2429, S. 1185). Lobbied for Fair Effective tax rates

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR.684/S.336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions related to collecting sales and use taxes from remote sales.

Client expense: $8,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Internet Sales Tax Parity, S. 336- Marketplace Fairness Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Internet Sales Tax Parity, S. 336- Marketplace Fairness Act, H.R. 684-Marketplace Fairness Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2992, S. 1364, H.R. 3724, S. 743, S.336, H.R.684, S. 31, H.R. 434, H.R. 3086, S. 1431, H.J.Res.124, S. 2609, H.R.2309, S.1235, H.R. 1129, S.1645, H.R. 4085, H.R. 5252

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $25,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax extenders Corporate tax reformH.R.684-Marketplace Fairness Act, to improve the States' rights to enforce the collection of State sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes S.336-Marketplace Fairness Act, A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S336/HR 684--Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, provisions related to state taxation of online sales. HR 3086 (Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Tax Reform Carried Interest - S. 268, Cut Loopholes Act Real Estate Investment & Jobs Act - S. 1181, H.R. 2870, and H.R. 5487 Expiring Tax ProvisionsThe Marketplace Fairness Act - S. 336, S.743 and H.R. 684 Extension of 15-year Depreciation Schedule S. 749 179D Energy Efficient Building Tax Deduction, S. 2189 IRS Notice 2007-55 Partnership Liability Allocation Regulations and Disguised Sale Regulations (Treas. Reg. 119305-11) Expire Act - tax extenders S. 2260, H.R. 5771 Tax Reform Act of 2014 (H.R.1) "Fractions Rule" regulations (tax-exempt investors and debt-financed real estate) under I.R.C. Sec. 514(c)(9) Treasury/Budget proposal (Greenbook) on Like-Kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031) Corporate Investors Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014, S. 2786 and other earnings stripping tax proposals REIT preferential dividend rulings

Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 1 (Tax Reform Legislation); H.R. 647 (ABLE Act of 2014); H.R. 684 (Marketplace Fairness Act); H.R. 789 (Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2013);H.R. 797 (Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 798 (Workforce Investment Act of 2013); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 949 (Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013); H.R. 1579 (Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013); H.R. 2788 (Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act); H.R. 2994 (Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013); H.R. 4429 (Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014); H.R. 4464 (Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014); H.R. 5771 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes); S. 313 (ABLE Act of 2014); S. 336 (Marketplace Fairness Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 743 (Marketplace Fairness Act); S. 1187 (Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act); S. 1257 (Protect American Investments Act of 2013); S. 1706 (Fair Playing Field Act of 2013); S. 2260 (EXPIRE Act of 2014); Regulations implementing Internal Revenue Code Section 871(m); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; U.S. and foreign Financial Transaction Tax Legislation Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps and derivatives transactions; Extension of Active Financing Rules; Administration's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee; Tax issues related to interest expense allocation; Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Tax classification of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA); Extension of the Alternative Minimum Tax, tax exemption for private activity bonds; Securities cost basis reporting regulations; International tax reform; United States individual and business taxation; Preservation of tax incentives for retirement plans; Tax extenders; Municipal Advisor Regulation; Cost-basis reporting regulations; Issues related to standardization of derivatives transactions; Tax Reform Act of 2014; Issues related to proposals to impose an asset tax on financial institutions; Issues related to proposals to limit the deductability of FDIC assessments; Preserving America's Transit and Highways ("PATH") Act; Tax characteristics of nominal negative interest payments; Income tax withholding with respect to I.R.C. 305(c) deemed dividends; Negative interest.

Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.684 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 S.336 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored tax reform. Issues related to the collection of online sales tax (S. 336/S. 743/ HR 684.

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

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

Tax reform proposals; S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, all provisions; taxation of hotel room reservations made over the Internet; H.R.684, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions; S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions; S.336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions; S.2609, A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, all provisions; S.1431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act, all provisions; H.R.434, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, all provisions; S.31, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions; issues related to online travel services; H.R.5487, Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2014, all provisions; S.2609, Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $430,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Issues related to United States corporate tax reform - no specific legislation.S. 336 - the "Marketplace Fairness Act," all provisions regarding authorizing each state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for a small-seller exception (applicable to sellers with annual gross receipts in total U.S. remote sales not exceeding $1 million) to collect and remit sales and use taxes.

Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act of 2013 - Interest in mandate to collect federal taxes through a national retail sales tax. Monitor legislation related to corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 684/S. 336 - The Marketplace Fairness Act - To level the playing field for sales tax collection. H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 - Interest in Tax Extenders.

Client expense: $293,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office

Issues related to taxes, including: corporate tax reform, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013, H.R. 3086, the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act, S. 1431, digital goods and the collection of taxes on remote sales (the Marketplace Fairness Act, S. 336, S. 743, and H.R. 684; the Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act (MITFA), S. 2609)

Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provions related to modifying change in nexus definition; S. 336 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provions related to modifying change in nexus definition; S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, all provions related to modifying change in nexus definition

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

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2260, tax extenders (EXPIRE Act) Tax Reform Act of 2014 S.336/H.R.684/S.743 Marketplace Fairness Act Discussions regarding H.R. 5771 - Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Client expense: $1,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Internet Sales Tax legislation; S.336, H.R.684, S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013. Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, S.2260.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Opposed efforts to eliminate use of LIFO accounting method as part of budget debate. Discussed and considered position on E-Fairness, The Marketplace Fairness Act (H.R. 684, S. 336). Supported repeal of the Estate Tax (H.R. 2429, S. 1185). Lobbied for Fair Effective tax rates

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.684/S.336 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Carried Interest Tax Treatment S268 - Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes ActState and Local Use Tax Laws for Remote Sellers S336 - Marketplace Fairness Act S743 - Marketplace Fairness Act HR684 - Marketplace Fairness Act Tax Relief for Forgiven Mortgage Debt HR2788 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act HR2994 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013 S1187 - Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013 Tax Incentives for Safety Upgrades in Commercial Buildings S1163 - Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act Foreign Investment In Real Property Tax Relief Act Modifications HR2870 - Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013 S1181- Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013 Commercial Building Energy Deductions HR2189 - Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act S2260 - The EXPIRE Act of 2014 Internet Tax Freedom HR3086 - The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act Tax Relief for Small Businesses HR4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 Discussions with the Department of the Treasury on IRC Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges.

Client expense: $13,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach

Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337 / S. 2569 , Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 886, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5278 / S. 2704, No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 11, lowering the threshold for electronic filings with the IRS and section 12, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file a return S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); implementation of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-289), including Section 3091 - provisions relating to data collection and return requirements; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; tax inversion; tax gap and small business paperwork and compliance burdens; sequestration; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); IRS efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of the 1099-K pilot matching program

Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Marketplace Fairness Act (HR 684; S. 336)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues related to implementation of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state. H.R. 684/S. 336: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013. Taxation of digital goods.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 684: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013; entire bill S 336: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013; entire bill No specific bill number: matters relating to the streamling of sales and use tax on Internet sales.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to sales tax fairness legislation, The Marketplace Fairness Act (H.R. 684, S.336, S.743)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R.4660, S.2437), allocations supporting the Economic Development Administration; FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) appropriations bills (H.R.4745, S.2438), allocations supporting CDBG and HOME programs; Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 743, S. 336 and H.R. 684), requiring the collection of sales and use taxes.

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

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

Hr 684 and S. 336 and S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R.4660, S.2437), allocations supporting the Economic Development Administration and public safety programs; FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) appropriations bills (H.R.4745, S.2438), allocations supporting pedestrian, highway, transit, CDBG and HOME programs; H.R. 935, H.R. 1947, S. 175, S. 802, S. 954, legislation eliminating duplicate permitting for pesticide use; Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 743, S. 336 and H.R. 684), requiring the collection of sales and use taxes; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014 (H.R.803), provisions related to federal training and employment programs.

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

Government targets: Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor the following: S.336/H.R.684, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, Municipal financing issues. Reform of the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) Tax exempt municipal bond issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tax issues effecting retail sales in general H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Promote H.R. 684 / S. 336, the Marketplace Fairness Act; and tax reform efforts.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Promote H.R. 684 / S. 336, the Marketplace Fairness Act; monitor tax reform, tax extender, and highway trust fund efforts in the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE