4th Quarter - Report

DELOITTE LLP for DELOITTE LLP

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$280,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1930-Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007; S. 1397-Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act; S. 1348-Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 750-Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CINDY M STEVENS —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1930 (110th), H.R. 750 (110th), S. 1397 (110th), S. 1348 (110th)

Defense DEF

Department of Defense Authorization Legislative Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER BROWN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Education EDU

H.R. 1630-Head Start Accountability Act of 2007; S. 556-Head Start for School Readiness Act; H.R. 1429-Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM EZZELL —
PATRICK GIVENS —
CINDY M STEVENS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 556 (110th), H.R. 1429 (110th), H.R. 1630 (110th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 1049-Amend Misinterpreted Excessive Regulation In Corporate America Act; H.R. 1508-Compete Act of 2007; H.R. 1550-The Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act; H.R. 1780-Small Business Securities Protection Act; H.R. 1869-Communities First Act; H.R. 2727-Small Business SOX Compliance Extension Act; S. 869-Compete Act of 2007; S. 1405-Communities First Act; H.R. 1424-Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; H.R. 7190-The Fair Value Accounting Standards Reform Act of 2008; International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); H.R. 755-Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2007; S. 834-Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2007; H.R. 7240-Bringing Accounting, Increased Liquidity, Oversight and Upholding Taxpayer Security Act of 2008; H.R. 7110-Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008; HUD proposal to establish an Independent Public Accountant Roster

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER BROWN —
WILLIAM EZZELL —
PATRICK GIVENS —
CINDY M STEVENS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 1405 (110th), H.R. 1869 (110th), H.R. 1550 (110th), H.R. 755 (110th), H.R. 1780 (110th), S. 869 (110th), H.R. 1508 (110th), S. 834 (110th), H.R. 7110 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 2727 (110th), H.R. 7190 (110th), H.R. 1049 (110th), H.R. 7240 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1360-Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2007; H.R. 2345-Abusive Tax Shelter Shutdown and Taxpayer Accountability Act of 2007; S. 785-Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2007; S. 1219-Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2007; S. 1321-Energy Saving Act of 2007; H.R. 3359-Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007; H.R. 4318-To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Modify the Penalty on the Understatement of Taxpayer's Liability by Tax Return Preparers; H.R. 3970-Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 3396-Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; H.R. 5716-Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008; H.R. 3170-Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 6049-Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008; S. 2851-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers; H.R. 5719-Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008; S. 832-Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2005

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM EZZELL —
PATRICK GIVENS —
CINDY M STEVENS —

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3359 (110th), H.R. 3170 (110th), H.R. 3396 (110th), S. 1219 (110th), H.R. 1360 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), S. 832 (110th), H.R. 2345 (110th), H.R. 5719 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 4318 (110th), H.R. 5716 (110th), S. 1321 (110th), S. 2851 (110th), S. 785 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1908-Patent Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 2136-Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; H.R. 2365-To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit damages and other remedies with respect to patents for tax planning methods; S. 681-Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; S. 1145-Patent Reform Act of 2007; S. 2369-A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM EZZELL —
PATRICK GIVENS —
CINDY M STEVENS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 681 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 2365 (110th), S. 2369 (110th), H.R. 2136 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.