| Chapter 2: Back to LDA Basics |
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Overview of Registration |
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Registrants Reporting Lobbying Income |
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2.2.1: |
Registration of Individual Lobbyists |
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2.2.1.1: |
Twenty Percent of Time Engaged in Lobbying Activities |
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2.2.1.2: |
Lobbying Contact to a Covered Executive or Legislative Branch Official |
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2.2.1.2.1: |
Scheduling Requests |
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2.2.1.2.2: |
Status Requests |
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2.2.1.2.3: |
Statutory Exceptions |
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2.2.1.3: |
Income of $3,000 or More During a Quarter |
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Changes in LD-1 for Lobbyists Reporting Income |
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2.3.1: |
LDA Definition of “Affiliate” |
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2.3.1.1: |
Registration on Behalf of Parent Companies with Subsidiary Entries-The 20% Rule |
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2.3.1.2: |
Registration and Disclosure of a Client’s Foreign Interests/Affiliates |
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2.3.2: |
Description of Client’s Business |
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2.3.3: |
Disclosure of Lobbying Issues |
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2.3.4: |
Signing the LD-1 Registration Form |
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Lobbyists Reporting Income for Lobbying Activities |
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2.4.1: |
Income |
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2.4.2: |
Issues Lobbied During Reporting Period |
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2.4.3: |
Changes to Previously Filed Information |
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2.4.3.1: |
Updated Information |
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2.4.3.2: |
Changes in Previously Disclosed Income Information |
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2.4.3.3: |
Corrective Action Requested by Senate Secretary or House Clerk |
| 2.5: |
Entities Reporting Lobbying Expenditures |
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2.5.1: |
The LDA and the Internal Revenue Code |
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2.5.1.1: |
Organizations Reporting Expenses: Optional IRC Reporting Methods |
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2.5.1.2: |
Which Method of Reporting Expenditures Should a Registrant Use:LDA or IRC? |
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2.5.2: |
LD-1: Triggering Registration for Entities Reporting Expenditures |
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2.5.3: |
LD-2: Tracking and Reporting Lobbying Expenditures |
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2.5.3.1: |
Salaries and Wages of Employees Engaged in Lobbying Activities |
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2.5.3.2: |
IRC Methods for Calculating Lobbying Expenditures |
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2.5.3.2.1: |
Ratio Method |
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2.5.3.2.2: |
Gross-up Method |
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2.5.3.2.3: |
Cost Allocation Method |