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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 923 15TH ST NW, FIFTH FLOOR |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401105148-48
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6. House ID# 442940004
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Andrew Barbour |
Date | 10/20/2020 1:18:00 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ACC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession;
Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, H.R. 2513; ILLICIT CASH Act, S. 2563;
Independence of accounting standard setting, H.R. 4565;
PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings, inspections, and whistleblowers, including PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019, S. 1256 and draft House bill, and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019, H.R. 3625, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, H.R. 7000 and S. 945;
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, H.R. 6395 and S. 4049;
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, H.R. 2500;
Implementation of John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, P.L. 115-222;
Issues related to disclosure requirements;
Cybersecurity issues;
Authorization to provide funding to IFRS Foundation - FY 2021 Financial Services General Government Appropriations;
Accounting treatment of troubled-debt restructurings.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Barbour |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to patent reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Andrew |
Barbour |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
COVID-19 relief to individuals, businesses, and other organizations, including implementation of CARES Act, Pub. L. 116-136, specifically Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) SBA 7(a) loans, PPP forgiveness calculations and applications, legislative changes to PPP, including 501(c)(6) inclusion in the program, allowing for expense deductibility (the Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020, S. 3612 and H.R. 6821, the Protecting the Paycheck Protection Program of 2020, H.R. 6754), and requiring SBA and Treasury to create or certify a PPP loan forgiveness calculator (H.R. 7413); and Economic Injury Disaster Loans; request for other short-term lending facilities; Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act, S.4775; and Heroes Act 2.0, the H.Amdt. to the S.Amdt. to H.R. 925;
Liability relief related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Reserve System, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Barbour |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Adding accounting to STEM definition
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Barbour |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Federal government financial statements, Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution, H. Con. Res. 68/ S. Con. Res. 35.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Barbour |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Antitrust liability;
Criminal records of licensees, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2019, H.R. 2410, Next Step Act of 2019, H.R. 1893;
Issues related to apprenticeship programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Barbour |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to multiple areas of the tax law and code including:
Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), including the Tax Filing Relief for America Act, S. 3535; Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Pub. L. No. 116-127, specifically the medical and sick leave tax credits; The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. 116-136, specifically, the employee retention credit and employer payroll tax deferral; the Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Social Security Payroll Taxes; and related tax filing and payment relief.
Individual and corporate tax reform implementation and technical correction issues in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, P.L.115-97, including foreign tax credits, bonus depreciation, tax shelters (conservation easements), qualified opportunity zones, qualified business income deduction, global intangible low-taxed income, business interest expense limitations, carried interests, issues impacting exempt organizations (, unrelated business income tax, forms, international filings, excise tax and group rulings), qualified transportation fringe benefits, executive compensation, excess business losses, education reform, trust and estate tax issues; S Corp transition relief, built-in gains and losses;
Tax extenders;
Disaster relief, Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, S. 1677, H.R. 2976, and Disaster Relief Act of 2019, H.R. 2145;
E-signature - permanent and temporary relief
Centralized partnership audit regime;
S Corporation modernization;
Education reform/savings plans, Lifelong Learning and Training Account Act of 2019, S.539; The Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act, H.R. 5339;
Tax administration issues, including Taxpayer First Act, Pub. L. No. 116-25 (organization of the IRS, practitioner services division, IRS regulation of tax return preparers) federal tax return deadline extensions, penalty relief, and impact of the Federal Government shutdown on the IRS, and IRS and Treasurys Priority Guidance Plan; e-filing outage on 9/15 filing deadline;
Foreign trusts, including Form 3520 and Form 3520-A filing penalties and withholding credit for U.S. beneficiaries of a foreign trust;
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, S. 604 and the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act, S. 3995; American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S. 4318;
Implementation of Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) contained in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94);
South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., and related issues;
Tax Treaties
Methods and periods issues, including bonus depreciation, UNICAP, inventoriable digital goods, automatic and non-automatic method changes, revenue recognition, timing of income, fines and penalties, small business and international issues;
Employee benefits issues, including IRS determination letter program, voluntary compliance program, self-corrections program, employee plans compliance resolution system, hardship withdrawals, multiple employer plans;
Virtual Currency
International issues, including proposed international changes to Form 1065, Schedule K-2, and Schedule K-3;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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