Reporting Requirements for a Lobbying Service

A lobbying service includes the making of contact or contacts with state or local officials in the name of a client, either for financial compensation or on an unrestricted basis. It also includes the preparation, planning and research necessary to make such contacts, and the coordination of those contacts with others who may be involved in a lobbying effort. Check out this website to read more about lobbying services.

The term "client" means any person or entity that employs or retains a lobbyist for financial or other compensation to conduct lobbying activities on behalf of that client. The LDA does not include the term "client" in the case of a coalition or association that employs or retains lobbyists to represent members who individually do not lobby on their own behalf.
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A registrant is required to report its lobbying activity on a quarterly basis. This reporting requirement is triggered when the registrant's lobbying activities constitute more than 20 percent of its time in services for its client during a three-month period.

Regardless of whether the lobbying service is on an unrestricted or limited basis, the registrant must file a quarterly activity report no later than 20 days after the end of each quarterly period. A registrant must submit its report electronically.

For each quarterly period, a registrant must provide a good faith estimate of the total amount of income received or accrued from its lobbying activities. The report must be accompanied by a reimbursable expense or cost report. Depending on the specific facts, a registrant's gross income earned or accrued from lobbying activity may be reported in an amount of less than $5,000 or in an amount that is rounded to the nearest $10,000.

As part of its quarterly activity report, a registrant must disclose its lobbying interest in the specific lobbying issues referred to on the LD-2 and in any other disclosures that are adequate to inform the public of the client's particular interests in each subject matter in a bill. The disclosures must include bill numbers, where applicable.

A registrant's quarterly activity report should include all of the disclosures that are appropriate and necessary for a fair, impartial review by the public. These include disclosures about a client's lobbying interest in specific subject matters within larger bills and any additional issues that a registrant may be interested in.

In addition to the quarterly reporting requirement, a registrant must register and file a registration termination report within 45 days of a merger or consolidation with another registrant. A registrant must also terminate a registration for a client upon a change in ownership, affiliation or control of the client and report a termination of the client relationship on a separate registration termination report. Visit the stan lockhart company to get the best reporting requirements for Lobbying Services.

The reimbursable expenses or costs that are reported on the registrant's quarterly activity report are not included in the registrant's gross income for the quarter. The reimbursable expenses or cost report should also include a good faith estimate of the total amount that is actually incurred during the quarterly reporting period for which the reimbursable expense or cost was reported. Click here for more details about this service: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying.