CPAs, raise your voices. The General Assembly's in session.

It’s January, and in Maryland, that means it’s time to talk politics.

The state’s General Assembly gathers this month in Annapolis for its 426th session, and it’ll undoubtedly be another 90-day flurry of legislative activity.

And Maryland’s CPAs are gearing up for a busy legislative session as well, starting with their annual CPA Day in Annapolis, an annual event in which CPAs meet face to face with their legislators to talk about issues of importance to the profession.

This year, CPA Day will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

What issues are we watching this year? The agenda includes old favorites like opposing tort reform and sales taxes on professional services ... and a couple of new issues as well. I spoke on the phone recently with MACPA Executive Director Tom Hood, who outlined the profession’s legislative agenda for 2009.

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• Get details, register to attend and read our position papers here.

What issues in Annapolis have your attention this year?