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ELLEN MARSHALL", 297716, "JACKSON HEWITT INC", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Tax preparer registration requirements; electronic tax administration; return-free processing; tax reform; refund products", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-02T11:01:05.487000-04:00"], [1257648, "fe18024c-ade2-4d73-bb9b-41cb680bc0fe", "Q2", "MS. ELLEN MARSHALL", 297716, "BOND DEALERS OF AMERICA", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Bank-qualified bonds; tax-credit bonds; retaining the municipal tax-exemption; tax provisions in the transportation funding package", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-02T11:09:08.090000-04:00"], [1257718, "3459978d-60cb-4768-b2c7-dce3a03c23b5", "Q2", "DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES", 25328, "MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Opposing taxation of benefits provided by tribes to their members; no specific bills.", "Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-02T14:50:06.857000-04:00"], [1257721, "a07f6565-48d2-4a90-a062-92535bdc1999", "Q2", "DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES", 25328, "PORT OF EVERETT", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Efforts to reform the harbor maintenance tax; no specific bill.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-02T14:52:07.667000-04:00"], [1257725, "a5a6a1eb-39c8-4830-9b23-b0c35e3da0ca", "Q2", "DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES", 25328, "PORT OF TACOMA", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Efforts to reform the harbor maintenance tax; no specific bill.", "Federal Maritime Commission,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-02T14:55:08.653000-04:00"], [1257773, "d6f0c7c2-2f3a-4d3a-b613-f8ed0f28bc25", "Q2", "DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES", 25328, "CIRI - COOK INLET REGION INC", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "General tax issues; no specific bill.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-02T16:09:42.700000-04:00"], [1257788, "f1fa96f4-8ac1-4a51-b2cc-dcededce081c", "Q2", "DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES", 25328, "CLOUD PEAK ENERGY", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "General tax issues; no specific bill.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-02T16:43:49.497000-04:00"], [1257836, "373ddcbd-8f82-47d7-b33d-a1211da0bd5d", "Q2", "SOFTWARE FINANCE AND TAX EXECUTIVES COUNCIL", 296932, "SOFTWARE FINANCE AND TAX EXECUTIVES COUNCIL", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Extension of R & D Tax Credit   \nState Sales/Use Tax collection nexus and simplification\nDeferral Issues, CFC Look-thru extension\nBusiness Activity Tax Simplification Act-H.R. 1439 ,  Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011-HR 1860, S 971", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2012-07-03T09:37:18.940000-04:00"], [1257881, "5232dcd1-6cce-4275-b3cb-3282f7bc0217", "Q2", "J. MARK LEGGETT", 289157, "THE BILTMORE COMPANY", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "estate tax", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-03T10:37:42.057000-04:00"], [1257885, "5a62a49a-e4ce-4071-a62d-a62208c15043", "Q2", "DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES", 25328, "SSA MARINE", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Issues relating to international tax policy (H.R. 3052). Issues associated with the Harbor Maintenance Tax.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-03T10:50:44.003000-04:00"], [1257930, "e1c096df-1e2c-4d46-82cf-264a8b301bb2", "Q2", "RED+BLUE STRATEGIES", 400693064, "CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE REGENCE GROUP)", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Working with the Administration and Senate to remedy issues related to the 833(b) program, which was amended in the Affordable Care Act.", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-03T11:50:14.480000-04:00"], [1257994, "fe4baef6-a012-4437-9842-a643f963a5f8", "Q2", "NORTH AMERICAN EQUIPMENT DEALERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EQUIPMENT DEALER", 56997, "NORTH AMERICAN EQUIPMENT DEALERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EQUIPMENT DEALER", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Support passage of legislation (S. 700 and HR 1747) to reduce the number of years farm and ranch equipment is depreciated over from 7 years to 5 years. Belong to an industry coalition that opposes changes by IRS in the LIFO method of inventory accounting for tax purposes and is seeking an extension of bonus depreciation into 2012-13. Also concentrated on supporting a version of the estate tax issue. Our policy is to see an estate tax law that would support a $5 million dollar exemption (indexed for inflation) at a maximum tax rate of 35%.\n\nSupported changes in IRS Code Section 263A enacted as a part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 requiring taxpayers to capitalize direct and indirect costs properly allocable to certain real property and tangible personal property produced by the taxpayer and the real property and certain personal property that is acquired by the taxpayer for resale. Section 263A applies when a business has more than $10 million in sales for the year. The section is receiving renewed attention from the IRS as more and more businesses are exceeding the $10 million sales threshold. The IRS has not changed the required sales level since the original enactment in 1986.  We supported a review by Congress of  the existing threshold and recommend a new threshold of at least $100 million dollars as a way to exempt smaller business from this unnecessary burden and tax calculation.\n\nMonitoring the progress of the Main Street Fairness Act (S. 1452 and H.R. 2701) that streamlines the collection of state's sales taxes and collections.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office", null, 32638, 0, 0, "2012-07-03T13:20:01.977000-04:00"], [1258013, "badf2a52-a5cd-4e7d-ac05-1f55de0a6804", "Q2", "WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES", 6781, "WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "IRS Notice Re: Tax Exempt Provisions in PPACA-community assessment provision\n1099 Requirements", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 145000, 0, 0, "2012-07-03T13:43:15.167000-04:00"], [1258018, "7dba4877-b0f6-4a9d-ba70-5dacc2cd3c2b", "Q2", "NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL", 46723, "NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "IRS Notice re: Tax exempt provisions in PPACA-Community Assessments Provisions\n1099 Requirements", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 25000, 0, 0, "2012-07-03T13:48:16.290000-04:00"], [1258104, "d38dbbed-253f-4ab8-a41a-f0a1eb5e397c", "Q2", "UNIVERSITY OF IOWA", 49191, "UNIVERSITY OF IOWA", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Charitable giving as it relates to universities and their foundations; \n(see addendum page)\nCollegiate Housing and Infrastructure\nNonprofit Capacity Building, Serve America Act FICA issues employees/students; graduate student tax issues; IRA rollover; tax issues as they relate to research facilities and bonding; R&D Tax credit\nTax incentives as it relates to higher education - UBIT - exemptions for higher education related expenses for students\nComprehensive tax package\nTax extenders", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)", null, 88684, 0, 0, "2012-07-03T16:59:14.913000-04:00"], [1258136, "3b8277bf-4b32-41f4-a8c6-9f4cd83b5585", "Q2", "WASHINGTON MATTERS LLC", 40036305, "COALITION FOR EQUITABLE REGULATION AND TAXATION", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Monitor and promote legislative initiatives for the prevention of imposition of sales taxes on internet transactions for coins and bullion related items; restoration of capital gains treatment of certain qualified rare coin and bullion coins; inclusion of certain qualified rare coins and bullion coins in IRA accounts", "Bureau of Engraving & Printing,Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),U.S. Mint,U.S. Secret Service", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-04T11:32:37.143000-04:00"], [1258155, "4d217e3f-ae4c-4d74-8899-f3a400fce7be", "Q2", "HILL-ROM HOLDINGS", 400385786, "HILL-ROM HOLDINGS", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Taxation of Medical Technology Devices\nR&D Tax Credit", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 80000, 0, 0, "2012-07-04T19:26:50.840000-04:00"], [1258206, "c7393479-d8c4-45a9-907d-4299bb813188", "Q2", "DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES", 25328, "RAMGEN POWER SYSTEMS", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, provisions relating to the qualifying advanced energy project credit.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-05T12:00:43.497000-04:00"], [1258265, "7b9f95d5-42a5-4942-bbd5-f771c57e98db", "Q2", "DENNY MILLER ASSOCIATES", 25328, "NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Issues relating to the extension of charitable Individual Retirement Account rollover provisions.  No specific bill.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-05T13:55:09.747000-04:00"], [1258275, "4a4f8de0-795f-47d0-9946-93708ac2b810", "Q2", "CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.", 75557, "NASCAR", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Tax treatment of  motorsports facilities.Seeking to preserve the tax treatment the motorsports industry has relied on since its inception.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-05T14:03:12.557000-04:00"], [1258281, "83ea2395-df24-4c53-9618-3098df517882", "Q2", "STANFORD UNIVERSITY", 36492, "STANFORD UNIVERSITY", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Charitable Sector Issues - Tax Exempt Reform and Incentives\n\nTax Extenders \n\nS557\nPublic Good IRA Rollover Act of 2011", "Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP),SENATE", null, 100000, 0, 0, "2012-07-05T14:05:17.880000-04:00"], [1258296, "1410dd63-cc78-460b-8c37-b99019070f79", "Q2", "MARSHALL BRACHMAN", 6848, "EDMUND OPTICS INC", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "support internet tax moratorium extension", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 15000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-05T14:08:17.380000-04:00"], [1258311, "2079ae1d-3226-4ded-b08d-b860a8f36946", "Q2", "CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.", 75557, "GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "FAA Reauthorization, business travel issues, TSA funding and reathorization, and rental car taxation.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 50000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-05T14:13:23.753000-04:00"], [1258323, "21fe494b-8cff-4681-a906-5c89f437be09", "Q2", "CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.", 75557, "BEAM INC", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "General Representation, tax issues", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-05T14:19:32.347000-04:00"], [1258413, "233115ef-fbb2-4658-877d-ebafa3881dcc", "Q2", "THE NATURE CONSERVANCY", 50887, "NATURE CONSERVANCY", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "HR. 1964/S. 339, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2011, to amend the IRC code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation and continue to deduct up to 50% of adjusted gross income  for donations or bargain sales of qualified conservation easements.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Bureau of Land Management (BLM),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS),U.S. Forest Service", null, 460000, 0, 0, "2012-07-05T16:17:39.017000-04:00"], [1258488, "c372bbde-93db-43d3-a4e6-faff29aaee4d", "2T", "GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP", 16896, "TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Issues related to Energy Policy; Fuel Technology; Hybrid vehicles; TARP; General Labor, Employment, General Tax, Climate Change, Trade and Customs", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 1, "2012-07-06T09:39:03.727000-04:00"], [1258553, "4e1a6e61-70b4-453a-9f60-0d37c6711dc9", "Q2", "SAS INSTITUTE", 53243, "SAS INSTITUTE", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Matters relating to taxation of passthrough entities; general corporate tax reform; and continuing preferences for R&D tax credit and dividend income.", "Government Accountability Office (GAO),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA)", null, 90000, 0, 0, "2012-07-06T11:46:37.877000-04:00"], [1258587, "df70e784-ca7d-48d9-8be8-2fd7fa589bab", "Q2", "ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY", 75397, "ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "American Opportunity Tax Credit,  IRA roll over to charitable institutions, Section 127 employer-provided education benefits.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2012-07-06T12:46:50.790000-04:00"], [1258678, "c76b43d0-d3f5-4bca-a132-81f1f6521c62", "Q2", "BOYD GAMING CORPORATION", 400606844, "BOYD GAMING CORPORATION", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Legislation pertaining to regulation and taxation of Internet gambling:  H.R. 1174, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act, H.R. 2366 Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2011.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 50000, 0, 0, "2012-07-06T19:26:58.207000-04:00"], [1258685, "03c04896-d247-4acd-956c-a0619e606b8a", "Q2", "POLICY COMMUNICATONS, INC.", 290398, "WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Support for extension of several tax provisions important to job creation and business development across the West: bonus depreciation, allowing companies eligible for bonus depreciation to instead claim a portion of unused AMT credits; Section 179 expensing.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-07T08:35:21.140000-04:00"], [1258715, "b4438d49-dcf7-48ce-a62e-fe949b82a76c", "Q2", "NUTTER & HARRIS, INC", 29733, "PLUM CREEK TIMBER COMPANY", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Legislation and regulation pertaining to the taxation of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), energy tax issues, and renewable energy tax provisions.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Forest Service,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-07T16:45:46.200000-04:00"], [1258730, "70d191a4-f738-4f6e-82ff-2649a4829616", "Q2", "NORTHWIND STRATEGIES", 400799396, "BOSTON BEER", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "H.R. 1236\nS.534\nLobbyed Ways and Means ans Finance Committee in favor of these bills", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 15000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-07T21:05:53.853000-04:00"], [1258732, "7a2849be-f548-4483-a21a-90dba8ea8071", "Q2", "TOM COLEMAN ASSOCIATES LLC", 299035, "METAL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "In support of extding energy efficiency tax credits on non-business property for metal roofs with appropriate energy saving pigmented coatings.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 7500, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-08T09:09:51.527000-04:00"], [1258759, "520d0ef4-bb5c-4d8a-9976-f881c7d17d95", "Q2", "LEDGE COUNSEL, INC.", 22438, "NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Payroll Tax Holiday", "Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),President of the U.S.,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-09T01:09:10.897000-04:00"], [1258781, "67be25fb-e6fd-4bc7-9f0c-0cede9fe0dd3", "Q2", "THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN R. BRIMSEK, PC", 26147, "DELAWARE AND HUDSON RAILWAY D/B/A/ CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "HR 4348 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21).   Support extension of short line railroad tax credit.", "Federal Maritime Commission,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-09T08:42:26.693000-04:00"], [1258788, "021ee499-cae1-447c-9889-3e4ab15c5211", "Q2", "THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN R. BRIMSEK, PC", 26147, "DAKOTA MINNESOTA AND EASTERN RAILROAD D/B/A CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "S 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) and HR 7 American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act.   Support extension of short line railroad tax credit.", "Federal Maritime Commission,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2012-07-09T08:54:28.017000-04:00"], [1258797, "7f65184d-b977-4270-870f-f1c2aaa502a1", "Q2", "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES", 1683, "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES", 2012, "second_quarter", "TAX", "Alternative Minimum Tax", "Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, 234189, 0, 0, "2012-07-09T08:55:30.737000-04:00"], [1258806, "414ed2a1-8c8b-4bb6-94c7-610e5252c5c9", "Q2", "THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN R. 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