• Reform tax laws to alter application of Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) to Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) in a way that fairly resolves conflict between the policies supporting the AMT and ISO provisions. Ensure proper implementation of recent ISO AMT relief legislation so families and individuals receive intended relief.

Duration: January 1, 2008 to December 26, 2011

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $201,258 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, White House Office