Prince George’s County – Income Tax – Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave PG 412–24 [HB-818]
Allowing employers who provide certain parental engagement leave to certain qualified employees during the taxable year a credit against the State income tax; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain certification form; requiring a certain qualified employee to obtain the signatures of a certain county board member and certain school personnel under certain circumstances; and making the credit refundable under certain circumstances.
HB-818: Prince George’s County – Income Tax – Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave PG 412–24
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2024
Prince George's County - Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave [SB-721]
Allowing employers who provide certain parental engagement leave to certain qualified employees during the taxable year a credit against the State income tax; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain certification form; requiring a certain qualified employee to obtain the signatures of a certain county board member and certain school personnel under certain circumstances; and making the credit refundable under certain circumstances.
SB-721: Prince George's County - Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Losses From Theft or Fraud [SB-717]
Allowing, subject to certain limitations, a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain personal casualty losses related to a theft or fraud scheme; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
SB-717: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Losses From Theft or Fraud
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [SB-677]
Requiring that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of authorized tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
SB-677: Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 730 on 05/16/2024
Abandoned Cemeteries Fund - Establishment and Income Tax Checkoff [SB-647]
Establishing the Abandoned Cemeteries Fund to provide for the care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration of abandoned cemeteries in the State; establishing a certain income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Abandoned Cemeteries Fund; and requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on individual income tax return forms for voluntary contributions to the Fund and to include certain information in each individual income tax return package.
SB-647: Abandoned Cemeteries Fund - Establishment and Income Tax Checkoff
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing Canceled on 02/09/2024
Disclosure of Tax Information - Tax Compliance Activity and Binding Data Use Agreements [SB-679]
Altering the definition of "tax information" for purposes of provisions of law governing the confidentiality and disclosure of tax information; authorizing, subject to certain limitations, the disclosure of tax information to certain tax compliance organizations and governmental entities to assist the Comptroller in certain tax compliance activity; requiring the Comptroller, when disclosing tax information, to require the person or entity to whom the information is to be disclosed to enter into a certain agreement; etc.
SB-679: Disclosure of Tax Information - Tax Compliance Activity and Binding Data Use Agreements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2024
Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act) [SB-675]
Requiring the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers, on or before January 1, 2026, to publish on the Board's website a certain code of ethics and certain rules of professional conduct; requiring the Board to notify the Field Enforcement Bureau of the Comptroller's Office of a certain violation within 5 business days after the Board determines that the violation has occurred; granting certain employees of the Bureau certain powers, duties, and responsibilities for enforcing laws pertaining to income tax preparation; etc.
SB-675: Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act)
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 732 on 05/16/2024
Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave [HB-717]
Allowing employers who provide certain parental engagement leave to certain qualified employees during the taxable year a credit against the State income tax; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain certification form; requiring a certain qualified employee to obtain the signatures of a certain county board member and certain school personnel under certain circumstances; and making the credit refundable under certain circumstances.
HB-717: Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/26/2024
Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act) [HB-452]
Requiring the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers to publish on the Board's website a certain code of ethics and rules of professional conduct by January 1, 2026; requiring the Board to notify the Comptroller and the Field Enforcement Bureau of a violation within 5 business days after the Board determines that the violation has occurred; granting certain employees of the Bureau certain powers, duties, and responsibilities for enforcing laws pertaining to income tax preparation; etc.
HB-452: Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act)
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 731 on 05/16/2024
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [HB-455]
Requiring, for periods beginning after December 31, 2026, that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of certain tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
HB-455: Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 729 on 05/16/2024
Disclosure of Tax Information - Tax Compliance Activity and Binding Data Use Agreements [HB-454]
Altering the definition of "tax information" for purposes of law governing the confidentiality and disclosure of tax information; authorizing, subject to certain limitations, the disclosure of certain tax information to certain tax compliance organizations and governmental entities to assist the Comptroller in tax compliance activity; requiring the Comptroller to require the party to whom the information is to be disclosed to enter into a written, binding agreement regarding the use and security of the tax information; etc.
HB-454: Disclosure of Tax Information - Tax Compliance Activity and Binding Data Use Agreements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 728 on 05/16/2024
Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Application - Attestation of Gross Income [SB-283]
Authorizing an applicant for the homeowners' property tax credit to attest to gross income on an application in lieu of providing an income tax return to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation under certain circumstances; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
SB-283: Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Application - Attestation of Gross Income
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 79 on 04/09/2024
Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Leave Tax Credit Program [HB-33]
Establishing the Entrepreneurial Leave Tax Credit Program in the Department of Commerce to encourage employers to implement leave policies that provide unpaid leave for employees for the purpose of establishing or expanding an employee business in the State; requiring the Department to conduct research on the benefits of entrepreneurship, the creation of leave policies, and the utilization of entrepreneurial leave by employees; and allowing a credit against the State income tax for certain employers.
HB-33: Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Leave Tax Credit Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/11/2024
Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Without Motor Vehicles (One Less Car Act of 2024) [HB-89]
Allowing, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, but before January 1, 2029, a credit against the State income tax for certain qualified taxpayers if, for at least 6 months of the taxable year, the taxpayers were not listed as an insured on another individual's personal motor vehicle liability insurance policy and the taxpayers and entities controlled by the taxpayers or the taxpayers' dependents did not own or lease a motor vehicle required to be registered with a state; making the credit refundable; etc.
HB-89: Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Without Motor Vehicles (One Less Car Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave [SB-64]
Allowing employers who provide certain parental engagement leave to certain qualified employees during the taxable year a credit against the State income tax; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain certification form; requiring a certain qualified employee to obtain the signatures of a certain county board member and certain school personnel under certain circumstances; and making the credit refundable under certain circumstances.
SB-64: Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum (Financial Literacy for All Act) [HB-138]
Requiring the State Department of Education to update the Maryland State Curriculum for Personal Financial Literacy Education and corresponding financial literacy standards to include certain content; requiring the State Board of Education to develop online or virtual curriculum content in financial literacy, including a certain course; authorizing each county board of education to offer the financial literacy curriculum content in every public high school in the county for credit, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; etc.
HB-138: Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum (Financial Literacy for All Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024