Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issue Code: TAX
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AI Overview
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $2.6B in total lobbying spend across 90.4K filings, it ranks among the most heavily lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$2.6B
Total Lobbying Spend
90.4K
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $309.1M | 10.9K |
| 2019 | $260.7M | 9,915 |
| 2020 | $262.2M | 10.2K |
| 2021 | $314.0M | 11.2K |
| 2022 | $344.8M | 12.0K |
| 2023 | $341.2M | 11.8K |
| 2024 | $312.3M | 10.8K |
| 2025 | $435.7M | 13.6K |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blackstone Group | $12.1M |
| 2 | Altria Client Services LLC | $11.8M |
| 3 | Athene Holding | $11.7M |
| 4 | Business Roundtable | $11.4M |
| 5 | Tax Reform Coalition | $10.9M |
| 6 | Walmart INC | $9.8M |
| 7 | Comcast Corporation | $9.7M |
| 8 | Employee-owned S Corporations of America | $9.2M |
| 9 | Qualcomm Incorporated | $8.5M |
| 10 | Edison Electric Institute | $8.0M |
| 11 | Apollo Global Management | $7.7M |
| 12 | Nextera Energy, INC. | $6.6M |
| 13 | Fedex Corporation | $6.6M |
| 14 | Mars Incorporated | $6.6M |
| 15 | Anheuser-busch Companies, INC. | $6.4M |
| 16 | Microsoft Corporation | $6.4M |
| 17 | Verizon Communications INC and Various Subsidiaries | $6.4M |
| 18 | American Chemistry Council | $6.3M |
| 19 | Association of Equipment Manufacturers | $6.3M |
| 20 | Alliance for Biopharmaceutical Competitiveness and Innovation | $6.0M |
| 21 | Omnitrax, INC. | $5.9M |
| 22 | American Investment Council | $5.9M |
| 23 | National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts | $5.8M |
| 24 | Community Foundation Awareness Initiative (Informal Coalition) | $5.8M |
| 25 | American Benefits Council Obo Alliance to Fight for Health Care | $5.7M |
Top Firms
Capitol Tax Partners, LLP$101.4M
Invariant LLC$65.0M
Mehlman Consulting, INC.$63.7M
Capitol Counsel LLC$63.0M
Forbes-tate$48.4M
Tiber Creek Group$39.0M
Squire Patton Boggs$36.2M
Ogr$35.4M
What They Lobby For
- monitor for tax issues affecting real estate investment trusts general health care policy affecting hospitals and physician practices
- Support client's work to become a 100% alternate fuel fleet and the flexibility of federal regulations pertaining to vehicle retention. Support extension of alternative fuel tax credit and parallel ef
- FAA reauthorization; US trade agreements with foreign commercial airlines operating in the US; tax issues; transportation appropriations.
- Revise US Code sections 59A, 59B, 4491, 6038 A, C, and E establishing "base erosion anti-abuse tax" to relieve corporations covered by the tax from nullifying the effect of tax credits and deductions
- Implementation of tax reform act, particularly treatment of interest expense of regulated utilities. Monitor tax extender legislation and tax corrections legislation. Improvement in rules for tax e
- Occupancy Tax
- Legislation to expense theatrical production costs under the Internal Revenue Code. Funding for the National Endowment of the Arts.
- Federal review of corporate acquisition and corporate tax reform.
- Assist with agricultural tax as applied to dairy co-operatives.
- New Markets Tax Credit provision in tax reform bill.
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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