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Executive Order 13770, entitled "Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees," was an executive order issued by US President Donald Trump on January 28, 2017, that directs executive branch employees on a ban from becoming a lobbyist for five years.
Tax rules can apply to lobbying. In one situation, the charity Hawaii Family Forum risked losing its tax-exempt status after it had engaged in lobbying activity; federal tax law requires charities such as that one to limit their lobbying to 20% of their overall expenditures or else be eligible for being taxed like a for-profit corporation. [143]
The executive branch of the government also lobbies Congress (the federal government's legislative branch) to influence the passing of treaties. As an example, in 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lobbied Congress in an attempt to "save one of President Obama’s few foreign policy victories: an arms-control treaty with Russia".
Using a proprietary model, Tax Foundation researchers concluded that if Trump made his 2017 tax reforms permanent, it would boost long-run GDP by 1.2 percent, capital stock by 1.1 percent, wages ...
Trump also proposed several new key tax initiatives, such as removing the current $10,000 limit on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, eliminating taxes on Social Security and tip income ...
The president-elect's first term turned lobbying into a growth industry, and he looks poised to do it again. Trump's Tariffs Are Already Creating Jobs—in Lobbying (opinion) Skip to main content
President Trump signs the executive order in the Oval office on February 3, 2017. The executive order was signed by President Trump on February 3, 2017. [26] [27] The order is organized into three sections, one on Policy, one a directive to the Secretary of the Treasury, and one on General Provisions. The section on Policy outlines and ...
At the very top of Republicans’ 100-day agenda with President-elect Donald Trump in the White House and GOP lawmakers in a majority is the plan to renew some $4 trillion in expiring tax cuts.