2nd Quarter - Report

CGCN GROUP, LLC for AICPA

Firm
Client
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting profession.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE CLARK —
JAY CRANFORD New Ast for Policy Speaker Boehner Jan-May1,20
SAM GEDULDIG Sr Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06
GARY LYTLE —
AMY WREN Cong liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-10

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting industry, including Financial Services Regulatory Reform proposals and pending derivatives legislation. H.R. 2584, to amend title 34, United States Code, to limit the patentability of tax planning methods.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE CLARK —
JAY CRANFORD New Ast for Policy Speaker Boehner Jan-May1,20
SAM GEDULDIG Sr Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06
GARY LYTLE —
AMY WREN Cong liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-10

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (112th)

Accounting ACC

Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting industry, including Financial Services Regulatory Reform proposals and pending derivatives legislation. H.R. 2584, to amend title 34, United States Code, to limit the patentability of tax planning methods.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE CLARK —
JAY CRANFORD New Ast for Policy Speaker Boehner Jan-May1,20
SAM GEDULDIG Sr Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06
GARY LYTLE —
AMY WREN Cong liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-10

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (112th)

Banking BAN

Issues relating to the Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE CLARK —
JAY CRANFORD New Ast for Policy Speaker Boehner Jan-May1,20
SAM GEDULDIG Sr Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06
GARY LYTLE —
AMY WREN Cong liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-10

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting profession. Tax Strategy Patents, Patent Legislation, S.23 / HR 1249-America Invents Act and HR 243-Patent Lawsuit Reform Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE CLARK —
JAY CRANFORD New Asst for Policy Speaker Boehner Jan-May1,20
SAM GEDULDIG Sr Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06
GARY LYTLE —
AMY WREN Cong liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-10

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 23 (112th), H.R. 243 (112th)

Torts TOR

Monitor S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009. S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009. HR 4115, Open Access to Courts Act of 2009.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE CLARK —
JAY CRANFORD New Ast for Policy Speaker Boehner Jan-May1,20
SAM GEDULDIG Sr Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06
GARY LYTLE —
AMY WREN Cong liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-10

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4115 (112th), S. 1551 (112th), S. 1504 (112th)

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
CROWE HORWATH LLP Washington, DC, US
DELOITTE LLP Washington, DC, US
ERNST & YOUNG LLP Washington, DC, US
GRANT THORNTON LLP Washington, DC, US
KPMG Washington, DC, US
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Washington, DC, US

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.