Audience: Business

Maryland Tax Connect is a self-service portal that allows Marylander taxpayers to file their taxes online more easily and more securely, as well as interact with the Comptroller’s office in a variety of ways. Business taxpayers will be able to use Maryland Tax Connect to easily file and pay their state taxes. Although only business taxpayers will be able to use it beginning in February 2024, by 2026, all Maryland taxpayers will be able to pay their state taxes through the Maryland Tax Connect portal.

The portal is designed to allow taxpayers to complete several simple and vital functions themselves, accessible from either a mobile device or on desktop, including:

• Making online payments
• Updating personal information
• Retrieving tax information
• Filing returns
• Viewing filing and tax history
• Registering a business
• Applying for or renewing business licenses
• Applying for sales and use tax exemption certificates

We are excited to continue to modernize our systems and provide a world-class customer service experience for you and your business in the new year. Please continue to check back for more information. For additional questions please contact us.

Webinars

Maryland Business Tax Connect---Alcohol Industry upcoming webinars:

• August 15 @ 2 p.m.
• August 22 @ 2 p.m.
• August 29 @ 2 p.m.

Register for the webinar of your choice today.

View previously recorded webinars.

Video Tutorials

• Maryland Tax Connect - Government User Registration
• Maryland Tax Connect Register A Business
• Maryland Tax Connect - File a Form Guide
• Maryland Tax Connect - Account Registration and PIN Notice Guide

User Guides

Informative, step by step tutorial guides and videos will be available to help you quickly register and navigate the Maryland Tax Connect online services.

• Maryland Tax Connect Registration and Linking Tax Account(s) Guide
• Adding an Authorized User Guide
• File a Form as a Guest Guide
• Make a Bill Payment as a Guest Guide
• File a Form and Make a Payment as a Registered User Guide
• Register a Business In Maryland Guide
• Register as Government User Guide
• Renewal Services Guide
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption Application Guide
• Transmitter User Registration Guide
• W2/1099 Bulk Upload Guide
• Authorized User Guide For Bulk Filing

What to Expect

OPENED FEBRUARY 6th!

Business taxpayers will be able to use Maryland Tax Connect to easily file and pay their state taxes, saving you time and money to get you back to what is important - your business!

Here is what you can expect:

• Ease of navigation
• Intuitive applications
• Step by step tutorials

The Compass Modernization Project: Maryland Tax Connect Overview
El Proyecto de Modernización Compass: Visión General de Maryland Tax Connect

Interest & Penalty Policy

The policies below apply to the following tax and fee types: Employer Withholding Tax; Sales and Use Tax; Tobacco Taxes; Motor Fuel Taxes; Admissions and Amusement Taxes; Tire Fee; Bay Restoration Fee; Transportation Network Fee.

1. Taxpayers submitting tax forms or payments for the above taxes or fees and who file monthly or more frequently: Interest and penalty will automatically be waived for late payments and late filings that are received on or prior to 5/31/2024 and are applicable to tax periods ending in December 2023, January 2024, February 2024, March 2024, and April 2024. For taxpayers who are required to file Employer Withholding Tax on an accelerated basis, this waiver will also include those Employer Withholding Tax Returns submitted during the month of May 2024.
2. Taxpayers submitting tax forms or payments for the above taxes or fees and who file quarterly, semi-annual, or annually: Interest and penalty will automatically be waived for late payments and late filings that are received on or prior to 5/31/2024 and are applicable to tax periods ending in December 2023 and March 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

Maryland Tax Connect Frequently Asked Questions