3rd Quarter - Report

KPMG LLP for KPMG LLP

Period 3rd Quarter 2008 Filed Oct 21, 2008 Signed by Scott McLucas, Director, Federal Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
KPMG LLP
Client
KPMG LLP
Income
—
Expenses
$630,000
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.

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

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

Accounting ACC

Fair value accounting provisions in the legislative responses to the credit crisis (HR 3997, HR 1424, S 558).

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 3997 (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: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 2365 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th), H.R. 2136 (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: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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

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.