2nd Quarter - Report — KPMG LLP for KPMG LLP (2014)

Firm

KPMG LLP

Client

KPMG LLP

Income

—

Expenses

$410,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

H.R. 3317 (Holding Individuals Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act)

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 3317 (113th)

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, HR 1564/S 1526 PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2013, S 848 CLEAR Relief Act of 2013, HR 1750S 1526 (Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act)

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

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform: Accounting method changes for tax purposes (cash vs. accrual) in House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; ( information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage) Mobile workforce, H.R. 1129.Chairman Baucus' tax reform discussion drafts on Tax Administration, Cost Recovery & Accounting; and International tax reform

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1129 (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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, HR 1406

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1406 (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

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

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

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