2nd Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE) for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE)

Period 2nd Quarter 2010 Filed Jul 16, 2010 Signed by Michael Beene, General Counsel

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE)
Client
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE)
Income
—
Expenses
$228,583
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform and simplification. Support standard home office deduction option-Home Office Deduction Simplification Act(H.R. 3615/S.1754). Support a business deduction for health insurance costs benefitting sole -proprietors-Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act(H.R.1470/S. 725).Independent contractor classification issues-opposing the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability,and Consistency Act(H.R. 3408/S. 2882).Tax gap proposals and issues-Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act(H.R. 5141). Small business tax extenders-Small Business Jobs Act(H.R. 5297) and American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act(H.R. 4213).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIE L ARSLAN —
MICHAEL BEENE —
ROBERT E HUGHES —
KRISTIN OBERLANDER —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 5141 (111th), H.R. 3408 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), S. 1754 (111th), S. 2882 (111th), H.R. 1470 (111th), H.R. 3615 (111th), S. 725 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform and its effect on the self-employed. Pooling mechanisms for health care provision. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Expanding and preserving Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements. Leveling the playing field for sole proprietors by allowing them the same tax treatment of health insurance costs as other business entities-Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act(H.R. 1470/S. 725).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIE L ARSLAN —
MICHAEL BEENE —
ROBERT E HUGHES —
KRISTIN OBERLANDER —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 725 (111th), H.R. 1470 (111th)

Small Business SMB

Small Business Administration programs and funding. Access to capital and credit. Legislation:Small Business Credit Card Act(H.R. 3457);Small Business Financing and Investment Act(H.R. 3854);Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act(H.R. 4302);American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R.4213);Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 5297);SBIR and STIR Enhancement Act(H.R.2772);Small Business Lending Enhancement Act(S.2919);Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act(S. 2869); Small Business Community Partner Relief Act(S. 3165).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIE L ARSLAN —
MICHAEL BEENE —
ROBERT E HUGHES —
KRISTIN OBERLANDER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 4302 (111th), S. 2869 (111th), S. 2919 (111th), H.R. 3854 (111th), H.R. 2772 (111th), H.R. 3457 (111th), S. 3165 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 4213 (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.