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LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/1/2017
2. House Identification
 434930001
 Senate Identification
 401104268-123

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
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1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Mark G Peterson
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​2024349206
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​mark.peterson@aicpa-cima.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Member association representing the accounting profession

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

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​AICPA Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
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LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Mark ​Peterson ​ ​
​Diana ​Deem ​ ​
​Brady ​King ​ ​Rep Chet Edwards; Sen Mark Dayton; Sen Edward Kennedy; Rep Allen Boyd; Rep Tim Maloney; Sen Roland Burris
​Kathryn ​Kiley ​ ​Rep Stevan Pearce; Rep Donald Manzullo; Rep JoAnn Davis; Rep Mark Kennedy
​Rachel ​Dresen ​ ​Rep Ron DeSantis; Rep Ben Quayle; Rep Jeff Flake; Rep Chris Cannon

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

ACC, FIN: Isssues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; reforms to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L.111-203) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Pub.L.107-204). CPT: Patent reform and ICANN domain name. GOV: Federal government financial statements. RET: Employee benefit plan audits. LBR: Antitrust liability issues; overtime rule. IMM: STEM and mobility of high skilled labor. TRD: CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses. TAX: Issues impacting multiple areas of the tax law and code including, tax reform; identify theft; IRS regulation of tax practitioners; IRS service; tax administration and compliance; and mobile workforce state income tax simplification.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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​AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Mark G Peterson
 Date
4/11/2017 9:40:14 AM
ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

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​Amanda ​Niehenke ​ ​Sen James Risch
​Edward ​Karl ​ ​
​Eileen ​Sherr ​ ​
​Melissa ​Labant ​ ​
​Melanie ​Laurdisen ​ ​
​Kristin ​Esposito ​ ​
ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.
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ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

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​Amy ​Wang ​ ​
​Cari ​Weston ​ ​
​Ogochukwu ​Eke-Okoro ​ ​
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