March 11: Join us For a Tech Tax Discussion in Baltimore

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP and Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company LLC will host a lively discussion about the tech tax and its implications at 3:30 p.m. on March 11 at 7 Saint Paul Street in Baltimore, 19th floor.

The event will be moderated by Heather A. James, Esq., chair of WTP's Government Contracts Section, and will feature remarks by Herman B. Rosenthal, Esq., chair of WTP's Tax Section; Tom Loveland, CEO of Mind Over Machines and president of the Maryland Computer Services Association; Michael T. Dillon, Esq., director of State and Local Tax for Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company LLC, and a member of Fight the Tech Tax; and Karen T. Syrylo, CPA, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce's State Taxation Consultant.

An informal Q&A session will follow the presentations and the event will conclude with a networking reception. Over 100 individuals from the technology, corporate, and banking sector are expected to attend. RSVP to dhill@wtplaw.com.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Vitals Check: status of the Computer Services Tax and legislation designed to revise, limit or repeal it;
• A Balancing Act: proposed impact on Maryland's tech companies and growth of the tech sector;
• Read the Fine Print: tax implications for every Marylander, from owners of home computers to subcontractors under government contracts;
• Eleventh Hour Planning: preparations that may help your government contracting company manage the impact of the tax;
• Fight v. Flight: expanding operations to another state may not save you from the tax; and
• Calling Out: tips for becoming involved in the growing anti-Computer Services Tax movement.