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The Xperience your membership-based organization won’t want to miss

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Aptify committees Xperience is also a great time for Aptify customer committee members to meet in person. Read on to learn about highlights from the Xperience 2023 customer conference and what to expect from the event in 2024. Save the date for Xperience 2024! Photo courtesy of Tim Ward.

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Fate of Tax Extenders Still Uncertain

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Earlier this month the Senate Finance Committee easily passed a tax extenders package out of committee, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has promised to bring the package to a vote when the Senate returns later this month. The legislation did not include any offsets to fund the extenders.

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Tax Reform Could Factor Into Budget Deal, GOP Leaders Say

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) told reporters last week that he still hopes to tie an overhaul of the tax code to whatever deal emerges to end the budget stalemate and raise the debt limit. It is possible for us to make sure that we are not increasing the income tax rate,” Obama said. “I

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Patent Reform Is Off the Table in the Senate for Now. What Happened?

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The long-running effort in the Senate to reform the patent system, a push that had appeared to be stalling of late, stopped entirely on Wednesday when the Judiciary Committee shelved the legislation. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the committee’s chairman, said in a statement. Industry groups reacted strongly.

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Online Sales Tax: Senate Nears Vote On Bipartisan Bill

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Currently, consumers are supposed to report such spending when filing their income taxes, but few do.) Some legislators opposed to the measure have asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to put the legislation through a Finance Committee review process before the chamber votes on it. The committee is led by Sen.

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Panel: Time for Associations to Get Proactive on Feds’ Meeting Attendance

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Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has shown little interest in advancing the bill. The landscape shifted in 2012, after reports of wasteful spending at several government agency conferences prompted the Office of Management and Budget to implement new conference attendance rules for federal employees. Though Sen.

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