1st Quarter - Report — KPMG LLP for KPMG LLP (2008)

Firm

KPMG LLP

Client

KPMG LLP

Income

—

Expenses

$625,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
1st Quarter - Report	Apr 21, 2008	$525,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment	Jul 21, 2008	$525,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Report (this page)	Jul 21, 2008	$625,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislation involving multistate taxation of employee income; HR 3459.

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

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

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

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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN ALLIS	—
PRIYA DAYANANDA	—
SCOTT MCLUCAS	—

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN ALLIS	—
PRIYA DAYANANDA	—
SCOTT MCLUCAS	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1645 (110th)

Housing HOU

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN ALLIS	—
PRIYA DAYANANDA	—
SCOTT MCLUCAS	—

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

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.