3rd Quarter - Report — PODESTA GROUP, INC. for H & R BLOCK (2009)

Firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Client

H & R BLOCK

Income

$80,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Tax simplification, return-free tax filing, refund anticipation loans (RALs), tax preparer standards Consumer protection legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TEAL BAKER	Executive Assistant Rep. Brian Baird
ANDREW J LEWIN	Leg. Asst & Director, Rep. Max Sandlin

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Banking BAN

Tax simplification, return-free tax filing, refund anticipation loans (RALs), tax preparer standards Consumer protection legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TEAL BAKER	Executive Assistant Rep. Brian Baird
ANDREW J LEWIN	Leg. Asst & Director, Rep. Max Sandlin

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Tax simplification, return-free tax filing, refund anticipation loans (RALs), tax preparer standards Consumer protection legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TEAL BAKER	Executive Assistant Rep. Brian Baird
ANDREW J LEWIN	Leg. Asst & Director, Rep. Max Sandlin

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax simplification, return-free tax filing, refund anticipation loans (RALs), tax preparer standards

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TEAL BAKER	Executive Assistant Rep. Brian Baird
ANDREW J LEWIN	Leg. Asst & Director, Rep. Max Sandlin

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.