4th Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE) for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE)

Period 4th Quarter 2011 Filed Jan 19, 2012 Signed by Michael Beene, General Counsel

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE)
Client
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE)
Income
—
Expenses
$231,032
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform and simplification. Support standard home office deduction.. Support for a business deduction on health insurance costs for sole-proprietors. Tax gap-related proposals and issues.Legislation:.Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011(S.72).Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2011(H.R. 880) Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011(S.727).Support continuation of payroll and self-employment tax deduction:Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630).Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2011(S. 128).General work on deficit reduction, corporate tax reform and independent contractor-employee classification issues. Currently evaluating the Health Equity Act of 2011 (H.R. 2662) providing individuals a deduction for health insurance premium cost. Support for the amendment of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3% withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities and to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for determining eligibility for certain healthcare related programs.(H.R. 674).Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011(H.R. 3765).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIE L ARSLAN —
MICHAEL BEENE —
KRISTIN OBERLANDER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 128 (112th), H.R. 880 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), S. 72 (112th), H.R. 3765 (112th), S. 727 (112th), H.R. 2662 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Health reform and its effect on the self-employed. Pooling mechanisms for access to health coverage . Implementation and improvement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Expanding and preserving Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements. Legislation:Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act(H.R.2:S.192). Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH)Act(H.R.5;S.218 & S.1099). Medicare Decisions Accountability Act H.R. 452). Support for the American Job Protection Act(S. 20) and the American Job Protection Act(H.R. 1744).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIE L ARSLAN —
MICHAEL BEENE —
KRISTIN OBERLANDER —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (112th), S. 1099 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), S. 218 (112th), S. 192 (112th), S. 20 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Small Business Administration programs and funding. Access to capital and credit.Improving the regulatory environment for small business. Legislation:SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011(S.493).Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011(S.509). Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011(H.R.1137).Restoring American Financial Stability Act(S.3217).Debit Interchange Fee Study Act(S.575).Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011(H.R.585).Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.527;S.1938). Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act of 2011(S.474). Support for the Rural Microbusiness Investment Credit Act of 2011(H.R. 2858).American Jobs Act of 2011(H.R. 12; S.1660 and S.1549).Support for the Startup Act of 2011(S. 1965).Support the Small Business Jobs Act Technical Corrections Act of 2011(H.R.1304) and the Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011(H.R. 1425).Support for the Jobs Through Growth Act (H.R. 3400).Support for the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2011 (H.R. 1770).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIE L ARSLAN —
MICHAEL BEENE —
KRISTIN OBERLANDER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1660 (112th), H.R. 585 (112th), H.R. 1425 (112th), S. 3217 (112th), H.R. 3400 (112th), H.R. 527 (112th), H.R. 12 (112th), S. 1938 (112th), H.R. 1137 (112th), H.R. 1304 (112th), S. 474 (112th), H.R. 1770 (112th), S. 1549 (112th), H.R. 2858 (112th), S. 1965 (112th), S. 493 (112th), S. 575 (112th), S. 509 (112th)

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.