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Lobbying by NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

Lobbying Relationship

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NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

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K&L GATES LLP

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Unnumbered bills, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). IRS implementation of Form 1099-K and concomitant revisions to Schedule C and Form 1120.

Duration: August 11, 2009 to January 31, 2013

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $530,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

H.R.1265: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the...

Sponsor: Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)

S.687: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.468: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in...

Sponsor: Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)

S.907: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the...

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

H.R.2082: Work Opportunity Credit Improvements Act

Sponsor: Aaron Schock (R-Ill.)

S.146: Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.4306: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the...

Sponsor: Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist	Covered positions?
Patrick Heck	Chief Tax Counsel, Sen Finance Committee; Sr Tax Policy Advisor, Sen Baucus; Asst Counsel to Oversight Subcommittee, House Ways & Means Committee
Steven Valentine	Counselor to Asst AG/Dep Asst AG, DOJ; Gen Counsel/LD, Sen Smith
Mary Baker	Large Case Team Coordinator, IRS Motor Vehicle Industry Specialist, IRS; Tech Advisor Manager, IRS; Manager, Office of Tax Shelter Analysis, IRS; Tax Staff Prof/IRS Detailee to Sen Finance Comm LOBBIES HOUSE ONLY
Nicholas Leibham	Special Assistant, Rep Ackerman
Scott Aliferis	LD, Rep Upton
Dennis Potter	Staff Asst/LC, Sen Gramm
Amy Carnevale	COS/LD/LA, Rep Nethercutt Asst to Dir/Research Asst, Office of Natl Drug Control Policy, EOP
Karishma Page	n/a
John Godfrey	n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

1st Quarter, 2013

Termination

K&L GATES LLP terminated an engagement in which they represented NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION on April 19, 2013. Original Filing: 300555251.xml

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

4th Quarter, 2012

Q4 Report

In Q4, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 22, 2013. Original Filing: 300541001.xml

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3rd Quarter, 2012

Q3 Report

In Q3, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2012. Original Filing: 300510385.xml

Lobbying Issues

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2nd Quarter, 2012

Q2 Report

In Q2, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $50,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2012. Original Filing: 300491030.xml

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1st Quarter, 2012

Q1 Report

In Q1, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2012. Original Filing: 300474624.xml

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4th Quarter, 2011

Q4 Report

In Q4, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2012. Original Filing: 300442758.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1265, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGES. 687, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). Unnumbered bill, To extend expiring tax provisions (provision extending for one-year the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property). H.R. 468 and S 907, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the business meals deduction (entire bill). H.R. 2082 and S. 146, To extend and enhance the the work opportunity tax credit (all provisions).

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Type of Issue

3rd Quarter, 2011

Q3 Report

In Q3, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $40,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2011. Original Filing: 300424875.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1265, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGES. 687, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). Unnumbered bill, To extend expiring tax provisions (provision extending for one-year the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property). H.R. 468 and S 907, to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the business meals deduction (entire bill). Proposal to extend and enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (draft bill).

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2nd Quarter, 2011

Q2 Report

In Q2, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2011. Original Filing: 300391875.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1265, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGES. 687, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). Unnumbered bill, To extend expiring tax provisions (provision extending for one-year the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property). H.R. 468 and S 907, to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the business meals deduction (entire bill). Proposal to extend and enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (unnumbered bills).

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Type of Issue

1st Quarter, 2011

Q1 Report

In Q1, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2011. Original Filing: 300371120.xml

Lobbying Issues

H.R. 1265, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGES. 687, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property (all provisions). Unnumbered bill, To extend expiring tax provisions (provision extending for one-year the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property). H.R. 468 and unnumbered Senate bill, to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the business meals deduction.

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Type of Issue

4th Quarter, 2010

Q4 Report

In Q4, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2011. Original Filing: 300345575.xml

Lobbying Issues

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3rd Quarter, 2010

Q3 Report

In Q3, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300325279.xml

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2nd Quarter, 2010

Q2 Report

In Q2, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $40,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300295842.xml

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1st Quarter, 2010

Q1 Report

In Q1, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300274741.xml

Lobbying Issues

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4th Quarter, 2009

Q4 Report

In Q4, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2010. Original Filing: 300245784.xml

Lobbying Issues

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3rd Quarter, 2009

Q3 Report

In Q3, K&L GATES LLP lobbied for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 26, 2010. Original Filing: 300249951.xml

Lobbying Issues

Agencies Lobbied

Type of Issue

3rd Quarter, 2009

Registration

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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