2nd Quarter - Report

TARPLIN STRATEGIES LLC for PAYFLEX HOLDINGS, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$75,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Public Law 111-203, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - regulatory and implementation issues surrounding the impact of interchange fee restrictions on debit cards used in the administration of flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD JOSEPH TARPLIN and Families

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - implementation issues related to preserving and improving tax treatment for flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts in the context of congressional health care reform legislation. Public Law 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act - implementation issues related to preserving and improving tax treatment for flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts in the context of health care reform legislation. H.R.1004 - the Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011-to allow a cashout of FSA funds under certain circumstances. No specific bill - legislative and regulatory issues surrounding the $2500 FSA cap and the prohibition on FSA reimbursement for over-the-counter products contained in Public Law 111-148. Regulatory policy concerning revision of the use-it-or-lose-it policy for FSAs under Treasury Department regulations Section 125.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD JOSEPH TARPLIN and Families

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1004 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - implementation issues related to preserving and improving tax treatment for flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts in the context of congressional health care reform legislation. Public Law 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act - implementation issues related to preserving and improving tax treatment for flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts in the context of health care reform legislation. No specific bill - Regulatory issues surrounding implementation of the Public Law 111-148 requirements for state health insurance exchanges and the participation of benefit administrators in the exchanges. No specific bill - legislative and regulatory issues surrounding the $2500 FSA cap and the prohibition on FSA reimbursement for over-the-counter products contained in Public Law 111-148.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD JOSEPH TARPLIN and Families

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

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.