Outside lobbying firm
Ernst & Young's Washington Council appears through one retained Microsoft tax filing. The page is included as a transparent sparse-record example: it identifies the client, official issue, and reported amount while reserving any claim about recurrence or change for a longer record.
Identity reviewed Sep 7, 2026 · Sources retrieved through Sep 4, 2026
Gov Influence analytical brief
Only one retained filing for Ernst & Young LLP (Washington Council Ernst & Young) appears in the current collection. That record supports a direct description of the client, issue codes, and reported amount below, but not a broader assessment of recurrence, concentration, or comparable-period change.
The retained filing remains available below for verification. A sparse record is not treated as evidence of broader recurrence, concentration, or change.
Focused starting collection
The single filing is useful because the collection should show where analysis stops as clearly as where it proceeds. It documents a direct firm-client record and a tax category without manufacturing a trend from one observation.
What this edition covers: This profile brings together 1 retained 2026-Q1 through 2026-Q2 filing for Microsoft, with issue codes, amount states, and source wording preserved.
Each relationship below comes from retained LDA filings that identify this firm's reviewed registrant ID and the client name admitted by that organization's exact-name rule.
Identified filing relationship
Filing basis: 1 retained canonical LDA filing identify registrant ID 57475 and a client name admitted by Microsoft's reviewed exact-name rule.
This relationship does not establish a policy outcome or the nature of work beyond the filing text.
Official issue codes are broad. Plain-language themes appear only where an existing reviewed code mapping applies.
| Official code and label | Reviewed theme | Filings | Activity entries |
|---|---|---|---|
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | Taxes and Government Spending | 1 | 1 |
These amounts are income reported by the firm for represented clients. They are not client in-house expenses, profit, political access, or influence.
| Client | Quarter | Amount reported by firm | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 2026 Q2 | $50,000 | reported |
The comparable numeric total is $50,000. Every retained income field in this profile is additive.
This chronology shows retained quarterly filings, not every registration, contact, or amendment version.
1 reported issue entry; $50,000.
Open each record to read the official source wording retained in the collection.
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code- Tax issues related to the OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax regime - Tax issues related to artificial intelligence
Government entities listed: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
These links are shown because the reviewed filings identify a client or use an official code mapped to a reviewed issue. They do not imply coordination or policy impact.
Method and identity review
Only selected canonical filing versions are used after the organization exact-name and amendment rules. Income is grouped by client and reported quarter. Numeric totals exclude below-threshold, unreported, and absent values instead of treating them as zero.