ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

General issues related to US Department of Defense readiness, including the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act; issues related to organizational conflicts of interest, including S. 3810, the Time to Choose Act of 2024.

General issues related to high-skill visas and immigration.

General issues related to short- and long-term US economic heath and activity, including entrepreneurship and small business; general issues related to the stability of the US capital markets, including the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act.

General issues related to taxation, including individual rates and deductions, and tax provisions affecting partnerships; P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession, investor protection, and corporate governance and disclosures; issues related to P.L. 107-204, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including S.865, the PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2023, S.3494/H.R.6769, the Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023, H.R. 2603 related to internal controls over financial reporting, and similar legislation; implementation of provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 enacted as part of P.L. 116-283; issues related to anti-money laundering proposals; independence of accounting standard setting; general issues related to the implementation of P.L. 116-222 the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act; issues related to the regulation of digital assets; issues related to artificial intelligence and accountability mechanisms; issues related to various PCAOB standards.