Organization on the record
Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA)
Bills
57
37 for · 15 against · 9 info
Got their outcome
64%
30 of 47 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 643 Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 34 Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 600 Sales and Use Tax - Definition of Retail Sale - Alterations | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 63 State Board of Public Accountancy - Sunset Extension and Report | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 427 State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status | FWAPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 501 Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 1554 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 1554 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNF | Falatko, Skip | Did not advance |
| SB 148 State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status | FWAPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 261 State Board of Public Accountancy - Sunset Extension and Report | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 431 Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 1045 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 1045 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNF | Falatko, Skip | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 175 Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process | FWAPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 451 Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 452 Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act) | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 845 Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 1007 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024 | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 1515 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 1515 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | UNF | Falatko, Skip | Did not advance |
| SB 54 Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures and Predetermination Review Process | FWAPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 675 Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act) | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 676 Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 766 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024 | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session20 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 39 Corporate Income Tax Returns of Publicly Traded Corporations - Reporting Requirement | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 46 Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 171 Corporations and Associations – Annual Reports – Filing Fees | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 179 Maryland Estate Tax - Portability - Time Period for Election | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 191 Income Tax - Payments of Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts - Addition Modification | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Passed both chambers |
| HB 268 Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 293 Corporations and Associations – Annual Report Filing Fees – Electronic Filing Exemption | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 337 Income Tax – Capital Gains, Dividends, and Foreign–Derived Intangible Income – Alterations (Investing in Marylanders Act of 2023) | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 396 Tax - Fees for Electronic Filing of Tax Documents - Prohibition (Free Filing Act of 2023) | FWAPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 687 Estates and Trusts - Trusts - Decanting (Maryland Trust Decanting Act) | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 707 Office of the Comptroller - Taxpayer Advocate Division | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 709 Modernization of State Financial Systems - 21st Century Financial Systems Enterprise | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 12 Corporations and Associations – Annual Report Filing Fees – Electronic Filing Exemption | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 240 Income Tax – Out–of–State Taxes Paid by Pass–Through Entities – Addition Modification | FWAPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 316 Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 413 Apprenticeship 2030 Commission | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 446 Estates and Trusts - Trusts - Decanting (Maryland Trust Decanting Act) | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 576 Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 659 Modernization of State Financial Systems - 21st Century Financial Systems Enterprise | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 660 Office of the Comptroller – Taxpayer Advocate Division | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 366 Office of the Comptroller - Legal Division and Private Letter Ruling Procedures | FWAPDF | Halpern, MB | Vetoed |
| HB 366 Office of the Comptroller - Legal Division and Private Letter Ruling Procedures | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Vetoed |
| HB 409 Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Fees for Electronic Filings | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 457 Corporate Income Tax - Throwback Rule and Combined Reporting | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 791 Sales and Use Tax – Digital Product – Definition | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 360 Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2022 | INFOPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 403 Corporations and Associations – Annual Reports – Fees for Electronic Filings | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 477 Office of the Comptroller - Legal Division and Private Letter Ruling Procedures | FWAPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 723 Sales and Use Tax - Digital Product - Definition | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 495 Income Tax - Internal Revenue Code Amendments - Decoupling | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| HB 508 COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| HB 612 Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 123 Small Business Fairness Act | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 210 COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity | FAVPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 511 Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2021 | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |
| SB 578 Income Tax - Internal Revenue Code Amendments - Decoupling | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Enacted |
| SB 916 Taxes - Whistleblower Reward Program and Statute of Limitations for Tax Collections | UNFPDF | Halpern, MB | Did not advance |