SDAT Extends Business Filings Deadline to July 15

The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) today announced that the 2020 deadline to submit Annual Reports and Personal Property Tax Returns will be automatically extended to July 15 as part of the Hogan administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Expiration dates for trade names and name reservations, as well as entity forfeiture dates, will also be extended to 30 days after the state of emergency is rescinded in accordance with Governor Hogan’s executive orders.

Last week, SDAT closed all public access at State Center for Charter, Personal Property, Ground Rent, and Tax Credit filings. The majority of Charter and Personal Property filings can be completed online through Maryland Business Express, and turnaround times for those filings remain unchanged.

All tax credit applications can also be submitted online; homeowners’ and renters’ tax credit applications can be submitted through Maryland One Stop, and homestead tax credit applications through SDAT’s website.

SDAT has also closed all public access to its 24 county-based Real Property Offices. Currently, those offices are only accepting telephone and written real property assessment appeals; all in-person hearings have been suspended.

According to SDAT:

PDFs of all SDAT filings and applications may also be downloaded, printed, and mailed, although the Department strongly encourages customers to complete transactions online when possible. Any paper-based submissions will take significantly longer to process throughout the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis.

At this time, phone lines have limited staffing or are only accepting voicemails. Please email your questions to the appropriate program below:

Charter and Business Assessments:

Real Property Assessments:

  • Email addresses for SDAT’s local offices be found here.

Tax Credit Programs:

Stay tuned to Conduit Street for more information.

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