2nd Quarter - Report

MEREDITH CORPORATION for MEREDITH CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$140,181
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 3396 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act. Direct mail and interstate taxation provisions. HR 5267 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008. To regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce, and for other purposes. Includes provisions to extend 86-272 to services and to expand taxpayer protections. (contacted Senate & House Judiciary Committee) HR 3359 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2008. Income Tax withholding provisions. HR 5267 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008. Multi-state tax provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT Director of Government Relations

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3396 (110th), H.R. 3359 (110th), H.R. 5267 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008. HSA provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT Director of Government Relations

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5719 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

HR 2331 The First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007. To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of a major disaster, and for other purposes. S 1223 The First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007. (Same as HR2331)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT Director of Government Relations

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2331 (110th)

Advertising ADV

HR 6151 Responsibility in Drug and Device Advertising Act of 2008.DTC drug advertising issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JERRY HADENFELDT Director of Government Relations

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6151 (110th)

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.