FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL for FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL
What was lobbied
8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Defense DEF
H.R. 4310 and S. 3254, the National Defense Authorization Act: various sections and amendents having to do with defense acquisitions, e.g; commerical items definition, allowable costs of compensation, limitations on cost type contracts, etc.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT KRAMER | — |
Accounting ACC
Complexity in financial reporting; Auditor liability; Private Company Standard Issues/Financial Statements; PCAOB's proposed auditing standards; SEC's interpretive guidance Accounting Standards (FASB & IASB); Convergence/International Financial Reporting Standards; Dodd-Frank Act, Hedge accounting, Repeal of Last - in, First - out (LIFO) accounting method; H.R. 2779, To exempt Inter-affiliate Swaps from certain regulatory requirements; Money Market Funds reform; PCAOB audit firm rotation concept release: - H.R. 2682, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 - The Volcker Rule - Pension Funding Stabilization (H.R.4348) -Fostering Innovation Act (H.R. 6161)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MARIE CROOKS | — |
| ROBERT KRAMER | — |
| KAREN BACHMAN LAPSEVIC | — |
| AUSTIN TYLER ROBERTS | — |
Economics/Economic Development ECN
Economic recovery; Job creation; Tax policy; Debt ceiling; Burdensome regulations negatively impacting ecomony, the need to go beyond $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction; Financial regulatory reform; Healthcare law impact on employers; Fiscal Cliff
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MARIE CROOKS | — |
| ROBERT KRAMER | — |
| KAREN BACHMAN LAPSEVIC | — |
| AUSTIN TYLER ROBERTS | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Volker Rule; H.R. 2682 & S. 3480 the Business Risk Mitigation & Price Stabilization Act; H.R. 2779, to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain Dodd-Frank requirements; H.R. 2586, the Swap Executives Facility Clarification Act; Proposed Money Market Fund reforms; Dodd-Frank Act over-the-counter derivatives regulation; Dodd Frank Title VII; Extra territoriality issues in swaps regulation; Too big to fail
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MARIE CROOKS | — |
| ROBERT KRAMER | — |
| AUSTIN TYLER ROBERTS | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Corporate and individual rate reduction and reform; Proposals to adopt a territorial tax system; Enactment of expired individual and business tax provisions (i.e., the extenders package); H.R. 942, The American Research and Competitiveness Act 2011; H.R. 1439, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011; Estate Tax; Deductibility of interest; Pension funding stabilization; PBGC premium increase; S.1577, Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act; H.R. 1864 and S. 3485 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax; Simplification Act of 2012; Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR); Preseving the tax treatment of employer-provided retirement plans, H.Con. Res 101
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MARIE CROOKS | — |
| ROBERT KRAMER | — |
| KAREN BACHMAN LAPSEVIC | — |
| AUSTIN TYLER ROBERTS | — |
Retirement RET
Pension harmonization; Retirement plans in tax reform debate; Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation premium increase; Hedging pension plan risk with swaps; Pension funding stabilization in Senate highway bill S.1813 and H.R.4348; H. Con. Res. 101 on tax incentives in retirement savings; nondiscrimination testing in pension plans
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MARIE CROOKS | — |
| ROBERT KRAMER | — |
| KAREN BACHMAN LAPSEVIC | — |
| AUSTIN TYLER ROBERTS | — |
Small Business SMB
Individual Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) tax rates & deductions; S. Corporation Modernization H.R. 1478, Tax reform; Private company access to capital and tax structure; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; healthcare law and its impact on business; Paperwork burden, Jobs Act; Small Business Tax Cut Act,
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MARIE CROOKS | — |
| ROBERT KRAMER | — |
| KAREN BACHMAN LAPSEVIC | — |
| AUSTIN TYLER ROBERTS | — |
Government Issues GOV
Federal acquisition and contracting policy; Compensation caps for government contractors; STOCK Act S.2038 regarding political intelligence; S.1222 and H.R. 2146 Digital Accountability and Transparency Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTINA MARIE CROOKS | — |
| ROBERT KRAMER | — |
| AUSTIN TYLER ROBERTS | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.