2nd Quarter - Report

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

Period 2nd Quarter 2009 Filed Jul 17, 2009 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
$220,000
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. Sole-proprietor FICA tax deduction-Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act(H.R. 1470;S.725).Standard home office deduction option-Home Office Deduction Simplification Act(H.R.1509). Independent Contractor classification issues. Tax gap proposals and issues. COBRA relief reimbursement issues for businesses affected by provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Net operating loss carryback issues.Small Business Jump Start Act(S.1402).

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

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

Bills named: S. 1402 (111th), H.R. 1509 (111th), S. 725 (111th), H.R. 1470 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform. Pooling mechanisms for health care provision. Small business health insurance cooperatives-Small Business Choice Act(H.R.859).Health care tax credits.Expanding and preserving Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements. Leveling the field for small business tax treatment-Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act(H.R.1470;S.725).America's Affordable Health Choice Act(H.R.3200).

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

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

Bills named: S. 725 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 1470 (111th), H.R. 859 (111th)

Small Business SMB

Small Business Administration programs and funding.Access to capital and credit.Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009(H.R. 1842). Compliance burden reduction-Plain Language Act of 2009(H.R. 946). Enhancing Small Business Innovation and Research Act(H.R. 2965).Technology Development and Outreach Act(H.R. 2747).SBIR and STTR Enhancement Act(H.R. 2772).Investing In Tomorrow's Technology Act(H.R.2767)

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 946 (111th), H.R. 2767 (111th), H.R. 1842 (111th), H.R. 2965 (111th), H.R. 2772 (111th), H.R. 2747 (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.