3rd Quarter - Report — KPMG LLP for KPMG LLP (2009)

Firm

KPMG LLP

Client

KPMG LLP

Income

—

Expenses

$440,000

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

Legislation involving multistate taxation of employee income (HR 2110).

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

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2110 (111th)

Retirement RET

Defined benefit pension funding (HR 2989).

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

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2989 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent legislation (including S515 and HR 1260), particularly in the area of tax patents (HR 2584).

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

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)

Accounting ACC

Oversight and regulation of the accounting profession including HR 607 (fair value accounting), HR 1212 (Sarabanes-Oxley revisions), HR 1349 (Federal Accounting Oversight Board), HR 1406 (fair value accounting), HR 1797 (Sarbanes-Oxley revisions).

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

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1212 (111th), H.R. 607 (111th), H.R. 1797 (111th), H.R. 1349 (111th), H.R. 1406 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Regulatory reform of the capital markets (S 664), financial stability plan, and ongoing disbursement of TARP funds. Consumer Financial Protection (HR 3126) particularly revisions related to tax preparation, tax planning and financial advisory services. Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 (S 392).

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

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 3126 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Liability reform including Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 (S 1504) and Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 (S 1551).

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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.