2nd Quarter - Report

KPMG LLP for KPMG LLP

Period 2nd Quarter 2013 Filed Jul 17, 2013 Signed by Scott McLucas, Executive Director, Federal Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
KPMG LLP
Client
KPMG LLP
Income
—
Expenses
$260,000
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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform, H.R. 1; Mobile workforce, H.R. 1129. Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTIN) registration process; Tax penalties, including the defination of tax shelters, significant purpose; Tax Reform (including alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions "deadwood", the "Tax Gap", and terms with multiple definations in the Internal Revenue Code);Foreign Accountant Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Legislative proposals related to the cash basis of accounting

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

Contacted: SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Adding accounting under STEM; Increase H-1B cap; Uncap H-1B numbers for advanced degree holders; Add/roll over unused green card numbers available each year. Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, S 744, HR 2131.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PRIYA DAYANANDA —
SCOTT MCLUCAS —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

EEOC Consideration of reclassifying partners as employees under Age Discrimination in Employment Act Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, HR 1406

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PRIYA DAYANANDA —
SCOTT MCLUCAS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1406 (113th)

Accounting ACC

Revision of Sarbanes-Oxley rules on disclosure of disciplinary proceedings; Revisions to the JOBS Act, including mandatory audit firm rotation; Auditor liability. Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act, HR1564 PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2013, S 848 CLEAR Relief Act of 2013, HR 1750

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

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 1564 (113th), H.R. 1750 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Regulation of Municipal Advisors, H.R. 707; SEC Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 1062. Municipal Advisory Relief Act of 2013, S. 710

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

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 707 (113th), H.R. 1062 (113th), S. 710 (113th)

Retirement RET

Draft bill by Cong. Nunes/Burr regarding Public Employee Pension Transparency; Definition of fiduciary, S. 273. Appraisals of ESOPs, DOL Fiduciary Rule, S. 273/HR 2041.

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

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 273 (113th), H.R. 2041 (113th)

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.