BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to tax reform including the U.S. corporate tax rate, expensing for capital expenditures and inventory, deduction for dividends paid, LIFO, repatriation for foreign corporate earnings, federal excise tax on beverage alcohol, the Section 5010 tax credit, advertising deductibility, government subsidies to foreign business, ready to drink products and other matters - no specific legislation. S.1781 and H.R.4073 - A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies - entire bill.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Executive Office of the President (EOP) · Treasury, Dept of · U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Issues related to restrictions on consumer advertising - no specific legislation. Issues related to the implementation of Section 116 of the Food Safety Modernization Act - no specific legislation.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Issues related to family majority controlled companies - no specific legislation.