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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1455 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW |
Address2 | 10th Floor |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2640-12
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6. House ID# 307720000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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 | |
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: Mark G Peterson, Senior Vice President, Political & Government Affairs |
Date | 07/15/2013 |
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
Data Transparency; DATA Act, S 994, HR 2061; Medicaid Integrity Act of 2013, H.R. 162 (audits of Medicaid Managed Care programs). Revisions of the JOBS Act, including mandatory audit firm rotation. Auditor liability; Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act, HR 1564; PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2013, S 848; CLEAR Relief Act of 2013, HR 1750; PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2013, S 848.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Peterson |
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Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep. Chet Edwards; Sen mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allen Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Don Manzullo (contd) |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker #2 |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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Chuck |
Landes |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Common Sense Economic Recovery Act, H.R. 927.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Mark |
Peterson |
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Peter |
Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep Chet Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allen Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris |
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Kathryn |
Schmuker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Donald Manzullo (contd) |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker #2 |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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
SHIELD Act, H.R. 845; Patent Quality Improvement Act, S 866.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Mark |
Peterson |
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Peter |
Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep Ched Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allen Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Donald Manzullo (contd) |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker #2 |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulation of Municipal Advisors, H.R. 797; SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 1062; Retail Investor Protection Act, HR 2374; Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013, S 710; Investment Advisory Examination Improvement Act of 2013, HR 1627.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Mark |
Peterson |
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Peter |
Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep Chet Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allan Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Donald Manzullo (contd) |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker #2 |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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
S. Amdt. 67 to H.R. 933 to restrict the number of government employees who can attend a meeting; The Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013, H.R. 313
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Mark |
Peterson |
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Peter |
Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep Chet Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allan Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris |
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Kate |
Schmucker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Donald Manzullo (contd) |
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Kate |
Schmucker #2 |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act, HR 1682/S 799; Appraisals of ESOP, DOL Fiduciary Rule S. 273/HR 2041
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Mark |
Peterson |
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Peter |
Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep Chet Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allen Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Donald Manzullo (contd) |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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
EEOC consideration of reclassifying partners as employees under Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, HR 1406
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Mark |
Peterson |
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Peter |
Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep Chet Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allan Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Don Manzullo (contd) |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Adding accountin under STEM; Increase H-1B cap; Uncap H-1B numbers for advanced degree holderes; Add/roll over unused green card numbers available each year; Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, S 744; HR 2131 - SKILLS Visa Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Mark |
Peterson |
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Peter |
Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep Chet Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allan Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Rolad Burris |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Don Manzullo (contd) |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker #2 |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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
Tax Reform, H.R. 1; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); Mobile workforce (H.R. 1129); Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTIN) registration process; Tax penalties (including the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft including truncated
taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013, H.R. 295; S 676, Identify Theft & Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Tax Reform (including alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans, harmonize and simplify education-related tax provisions, standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income; provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); allow a reasonable cause exception to the section 6707A and 6662A penalties; repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; allow administrative relief for certain late qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) and qualified revocable trust (QRT) elections; treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; allow a single six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations; reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; guidance on tax issues for registered domestic partners; Section 6050P, IR 2012-65 (Cancellation of debt); Section 1411; Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; e-filing for exempt organizations; public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; top-heavy rules; speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Play or Pay rules (employer-provided healthcare); mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; the Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; estimated taxes and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services (IRSs) release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; Section 7216; uncertain tax positions (UTP); individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis); Mexican land trusts (Fideicomisos); Form 1120S; and repair regulations (Sec. 263a). Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services, Regulatory and legislative changes to civil tax penalties; IRS weather-related impacts on filing due dates; IRS filing season; IRC section 1298(f) filing requirements; legislative proposals related to the cash basis of accounting; HR 1570 regarding preparer regulation; S 1134 and HR 2313 regarding enrolled agents
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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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Peterson |
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Kravitz |
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Diana |
Deem |
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Brady |
King |
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Rep Chet Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton (contd) |
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Brady |
King #2 |
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Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allen Boyd (contd) |
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Brady |
King #3 |
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Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Donald Manzullo (contd) |
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Kathryn |
Schmucker |
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Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy |
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Karl |
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Benson |
Goldstein |
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Eileen |
Sherr |
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Labant |
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Jina |
Eitenne |
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Laurdisen |
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Kristin |
Esposito |
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Cha |
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Scheid |
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Wang |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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