A lobbying coalition seeking a tax holiday for repatriatingoffshore profits ended its campaign amid bipartisan congressionalreluctance after spending more than a year and $760,000 on theeffort.

The Win America Campaign, which included Cisco Systems Inc.,Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., ended its relationship with two ofits three lobbying firms in March, according to forms filed withthe U.S. Senate last week. The coalition “temporarily suspended”lobbying on the issue, said Jennifer Dunn, a spokeswoman for Cisco.The company still considers repatriation and a tax-code overhaul tobe top priorities, she said.

“We believe both are critical to leveling the playing field forAmerican businesses as they compete overseas and to creating aboost for the U.S. economy,” Dunn said in a statementyesterday.