2nd Quarter - Report

KPMG LLP for KPMG LLP

Period 2nd Quarter 2008 Filed Jul 21, 2008 Signed by Scott McLucas, Director, Federal Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
KPMG LLP
Client
KPMG LLP
Income
—
Expenses
$625,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Accounting ACC

Oversight and regulation of the accounting profession including the Treasury Department's Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession. Legislation and regulation involving the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including HR 1049, HR 1508, HR 1550, HR 1780, HR 1869, HR 2727, S 869, and S1405.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN ALLIS —
PRIYA DAYANANDA —
SCOTT MCLUCAS —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1869 (110th), H.R. 1550 (110th), H.R. 1049 (110th), H.R. 1508 (110th), H.R. 2727 (110th), H.R. 1780 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislation involving multistate taxation of employee income; HR 3459.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN ALLIS —
PRIYA DAYANANDA —
SCOTT MCLUCAS —
THOMAS A STOUT —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3459 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislation involving the patenting of business method patents (in particular those covering tax strategies) including HR 2365, HR 1908, HR 2136, S 2365, S681 and S1145

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN ALLIS —
PRIYA DAYANANDA —
SCOTT MCLUCAS —
THOMAS A STOUT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 2136 (110th), H.R. 2365 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Housing HOU

HUD's proposal for the creation of an IPA Roster at HUD (Docket Number FR-5054-P-01)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN ALLIS —
PRIYA DAYANANDA —
SCOTT MCLUCAS —

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Immigration IMM

Legislation relating to business immigration, in particular the H1-B visa category, including S1083, S1639, and HR 1645. Also, Department of Homeland Security's Rule Extending the Optional Practical Training (OPT) period for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) graduates.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN ALLIS —
PRIYA DAYANANDA —
SCOTT MCLUCAS —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1645 (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.