4th Quarter - Termination — BKSH & ASSOCIATES for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION (2009)

Firm

BKSH & ASSOCIATES

Client

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Income

$40,000

Expenses

—

Terminated

Dec 31, 2009

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

H.R.384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009. General access to capital issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 384 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.273, Tax Depreciation. H.R.719, AMT Relief Extension Act of 2009.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A
KEITH SMITH	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 273 (111th), H.R. 719 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R.812, Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009. H.R.1398 and S.558, Labeling Education Nutrition Act of 2009. H.R.2426, Meal Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK DISLER	N/A
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 812 (111th), H.R. 1398 (111th), H.R. 2426 (111th), S. 558 (111th)

Small Business SMB

S. 156, Extend Small Business Expensing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 156 (111th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R.2935, H.R.1035 and S.1023, The Travel Promotion Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL BROWN	N/A
RICH MEADE	N/A
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1023 (111th), H.R. 1035 (111th), H.R. 2935 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.156, Extend Small Business Expensing; H.R.1409 and S.560, The Employee Free Choice Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL BROWN	N/A
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), S. 156 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

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.