4th Quarter - Amendment

THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP for SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)

Period 4th Quarter 2017 Filed Jan 22, 2018 Signed by Greg Nickerson

Official filing
Firm
THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP
Client
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)
Income
$30,000
Expenses
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Versions of this report

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Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 17, 2018 $30,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jan 22, 2018 $30,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to duty drawback and NAFTA .

Foreign entity interest: Beam Suntory Inc., an Illinois corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited, a Japanese corporation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DIFFELL Pol. Adv. Sen. Rep. Conf; Leg. Dir. Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir. Rep. Blunt; Sr. Pol. Adv. Maj. Whip; Sr. Pol. Adv. House Maj Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj Whip: Spec. Asst. to the Chief Dep. Whip

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Craft Beverage Modernization Act (HR 747 and S. 236), issues related to IRC section 7652, issues related to stock attribution rules and issues related to corporate and international tax reform (HR 1).

Foreign entity interest: Beam Suntory Inc., an Illinois corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited, a Japanese corporation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DIFFELL Policy Adv., Senate Rep. Conf.; Leg Dir. Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir. Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv. Rep. Maj. Whip; Sr. Policy Adv. House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip
JAN FOWLER Leg. Asst, Sen. Voinovich; Leg. Asst, Leg Correspondent, Staff Asst, Intern Rep. McCrery
GREGORY NICKERSON Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means; Staff Director, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 747 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), S. 236 (115th)

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