1st Quarter - Report

GRANT THORNTON LLP for GRANT THORNTON, LLP

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Apr 21, 2008 Signed by Barbara Wiley Cosgriff, National Managing Principal, Public Policy and External Affairs

Official filing
Firm
GRANT THORNTON LLP
Client
GRANT THORNTON, LLP
Income
—
Expenses
$93,631
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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 2365- Limits damages on tax patent methods S. 2369- Tax planning methods are not patentable

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEORGETTE PERROS Director, Government Affairs

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

Bills named: S. 2369 (110th), H.R. 2365 (110th)

Accounting ACC

Discuss concerns with draft and final version of the Government Accountability Office Report- "Continued Concentration in Audit Market for Large Public Companies." Discussions regarding the impact of Sarbanes Oxley on smaller public companies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BARBARA W COSGRIFF National Managing Principal, PPEA
GEORGETTE PERROS Director, Government Affairs

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145, HR. 1908- Patent Reform Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEORGETTE PERROS Director, Government Affairs

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

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (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.