1st Quarter - Report

ERNST & YOUNG for ERNST & YOUNG

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$617,400
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

General issues regarding business visas

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY FRANCES PEARSON —
JAY ROSENBLUM —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Accounting ACC

HR 755/S.834 "Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2007"; HR 1049 "Amend Misinterpreted Excessive Regulation in Corporate America Act"; HR 1550/S.2703 "Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act"; HR 1780 "Small Business Securities Protection Act"; HR 2727 "Small Business SOX Compliance Extension Act"; HR 6416 "Financial Institutions Compliance Simplification Act"; General monitoring of credit and liquidity issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LESLIE BRORSEN —
MARY FRANCES PEARSON —
JAY ROSENBLUM —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6416 (110th), H.R. 1550 (110th), H.R. 755 (110th), S. 2703 (110th), H.R. 2727 (110th), S. 834 (110th), H.R. 1780 (110th), H.R. 1049 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 21/S.681 "Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act"; HR 4318 "To amend the IRS Code of 1986 to modify the penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers"; S. 349 "Small Business & Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007"; S. 2369 "To provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS P GIORDANO —
MARY FRANCES PEARSON —
JAY ROSENBLUM —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4318 (110th), H.R. 21 (110th), S. 2369 (110th), S. 349 (110th), S. 681 (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.