Home Press Releases and Media Advisories Press Releases and Media Advisories Archive Press Releases and Media Advisories Archive 2022 Press Releases January Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule January 3-9, 2022 - 01/03/2022 Comptroller Franchot Becomes Chair of State Pension Board of Trustees - 01/04/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule January 10-16, 2022 - 01/07/2022 Recipients of Advanced Child Tax Credit Payments Should Watch Out for IRS Letter - 01/10/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule January 17-23, 2022 - 01/14/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Announce Major Changes to Tax Season - 01/19/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule January 24-30, 2022 - 01/21/2022 Comptroller Franchot: 2022 Tax Season Begins Today - 01/24/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Host Virtual Child Care Town Hall with Hundreds of Providers - 01/27/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Host Virtual Child Care Town Hall Today with Hundreds of Providers - 01/29/2022 February Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule February 7-13, 2022 - 2/4/2022 Save Money and the Planet During Shop Maryland Energy Weekend, February 19-21 - 2/8/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule February 14-20, 2022 - 02/14/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Host Virtual News Conference with Small Business Advocates - 02/15/2022 Shop Maryland Energy Weekend Runs Saturday Through Monday - 02/15/2022 Comptroller Franchot Renews Call for $500M in Small Business Relief - 02/17/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule February 21-27, 2022 - 02/18/2022 Comptrollers Workgroup on Pandemic Spending to Meet Tuesday - 02/22/2022 Comptrollers Workgroup on Pandemic Spending Hears Challenges from Arts, Entertainment, Tourism Leaders - 02/22/2022 Comptroller Franchot Extends Filing and Payment Deadline for Quarterly Estimated Tax Filers to July 15 - 02/23/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule February 28 - March 6, 2022 - 02/25/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Unveil New State Vendor Payment Database in Virtual News Conference Today - 02/28/2022 Comptroller Franchot Launches New State Vendor Payment Portal - 02/28/2022 Comptroller Franchot Calls on State Retirement Agency to Immediately Divest Russian Assets - 02/28/2022 March Comptroller to Tour Banneker-Douglass Museum on Wednesday - 03/01/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Visit Light House Shelter and Bistro on Friday - 03/03/2022 Comptroller Franchot Urges General Assembly to Pass State Income Tax Credit for Ukraine Contributions - 03/03/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule March 7 - 13, 2022 - 03/04/2022 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually on Thursday Afternoon - 03/10/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Visit Greenbelt Businesses on Thursday Afternoon - 03/10/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Statement About Proposal to Suspend Gas Tax - 03/10/2022 Board of Revenue Estimates Shifts Projections Upward by $1.6 Billion - 03/10/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule March 14 - 20, 2022 - 03/11/2022 Comptrollers office has processed one million returns since January 24 - 03/14/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Hold Media Availability on Gas Tax Holiday - 03/18/2022 Comptroller Franchot Announces 30 Day Gas Tax Holiday - 03/18/2022 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule March 21 - 27, 2022 - 03/20/2022 On Maryland Day, Comptroller to Honor Balitmore Businesses - 03/24/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Promote SECU Cares Package for Healthcare Workers - 03/25/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule March 27 - April 2, 2022 - 03/25/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Make Three Silver Spring Stops Monday Afternoon - 03/27/2022 Comptroller's Workgroup on Pandemic Spending to Meet Tuesday - 03/28/2022 Franchot Partners with SECU to Launch Healthcare Heroes Initiative - 03/28/2022 Comptroller's Workgroup on Pandemic Spending Warned About Coming "Funding Cliff" for Schools - 03/29/2022 U.S. House Majority Whip Clyburn, Del. Barnes join Comptroller Franchot for visit to Bowie State University - 03/31/2022 April Comptroller to Present Schaefer Award to montgomery County Mom - 04/01/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule April 3 - 9, 2022 - 04/01/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Help Break Ground for Affordable Housing Development in Havre de Grace - 04/03/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Present Baltimore Co Schaefer Award Tuesday - 04/04/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule April 10 - 16, 2022 - 04/08/2022 Comptroller Reminds Taxpayers State Individual Income and Estimated Tax Returns Not Due Until July 15 - 04/11/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Deliver Food for Meals on Wheels in Takoma Park - 04/13/2022 Comptroller Franchot Reminds Motorists That 30 Day Gas Tax Holiday Ends Saturday Night - 04/13/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule April 17 - 23, 2022 - 04/15/2022 Federal Tax Returns Due Today; Comptroller Reminds MD Taxpayers of Extended July 15 Deadline - 04/18/2022 Comptroller Franchot To Present Schaefer Award to PG ChangeMakers - 04/18/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Present Schaefer Award and Recognize Local Businesses Thursday in Frederick - 04/20/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Present Schaefer Award to Project Waves in Baltimore City - 04/21/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule April 24 - 30, 2022 - 04/22/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Visit Butlers Orchard Today - 04/29/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule May 1 - 7, 2022 - 04/29/2022 May Franchot to Visit Merged Fire/Rescue Company in Middle River Today - 05/02/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Address NARFE Conference, Visit Three Prince George's County Businesses - 05/02/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Honor Three Hagerstown Businesses on Thursday - 05/04/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Tour Forest Park Senior Center, Present Proclamations to Businesses Friday - 05/05/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule May 8 - 14, 2022 - 05/08/2022 Franchot to Visit Randallstown Businesses and Volunteer Fire Company Today - 05/11/2022 Comptroller to Present Schaefer Award to Marine Veteran in Anne Arundel - 05/11/2022 05-12-2022-Comptroller-to-Present-Charles-County-Schaefer-Award, Meet with Advocates About Future of Existing Nice Bridge - 05/12/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule May 15 - 21, 2022 - 05/15/2022 Franchot to Make Wedding Themed Visits Tuesday in Baltimore County - 05/16/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Speak Wednesday at Grand Opening of Rockville Food Recovery Center - 05/17/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule May 22 - 28, 2022 - 05/20/2022 Comptroller Franchot Urges Marylanders to Apply for Save4College State Contribution Program by May 31 Deadline - 05/24/2022 Comptroller Calls on Governor, Presiding Officers to Convene Special Session to Stop $200M Increase to State Gas Tax - 05/24/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule May 29 - June 4, 2022 - 05/27/2022 June Comptroller Franchot Announces Robert Rehrmann as New Bureau of Revenue Estimates Director - 06/01/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule June 5 - 11, 2022 - 06/03/2022 Comptroller's Workgroup on Pandemic Spending to Meet Tuesday - 06/06/2022 Emergency Actions at Onset of Pandemic Saved Restaurants, Craft Beverage Producers - 06/07/2022 Comptroller Franchot to Present Schaefer Award on Saturday to Howard County Pirate Adventures - 06/10/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule June 12 - 18, 2022 - 06/10/2022 Franchot Joins Partners on Monday for PROTECT Week Press Conference - 06/12/2022 Comptroller to Present Schaefer Award in Talbot to BAAM Co Founder - 06/13/2022 As Gas Surpasses $5 Per Gallon, Comptroller Franchot Renews Call for Special Session - 06/13/2022 Comptroller to Present Schaefer Award to Wicomico County Nonprofit Helping Breast Cancer Patients Tuesday - 06/13/2022 Comptroller Franchot Reminds Marylanders of Extended July 15 Deadline for State Income Taxes - 06/15/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule June 19 - 25, 2022 - 06/17/2022 Franchot Urges Congressional and Legislative Leaders to Enact Gas Tax Holidays - 06/22/2022 Franchot to Visit Baltimore Gas Station on Thursday to Urge Gas Tax Holidays - 06/22/2022 Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule June 26 - July 2, 2022 - 06/24/2022 TODAY: Comptroller to Visit Prince Georges Gas Station Alongside Marylanders Impacted By High Prices - 06/27/2022 Comptroller to Continue Push for Gas Tax Relief Thursday in Dundalk - 06/29/2022 July Comptroller Franchot's Public Schedule July 3 - 9, 2022 - 07/01/2022 Comptroller's Office Receives Two Prestigious National Awards - 07/05/2022 2021 Press Releases January Comptroller Franchot Announces Forbearance for Business Tax Returns and Payments - 01/06/2021 Maryland United for COVID Relief NOW Coalition to Hold Emergency Virtual Rally on Sunday - 01/08/2021 Comptroller Franchot Responds to Governor Hogan's COVID-19 Economic Relief Proposal - 01/11/2021 Statement from Comptroller Franchot on passing of Senate President Miller - 01/15/2021 Comptroller Franchot Announces Tax Season to Begin on February 12 - 01/21/2021 CASH Campaign to Offer Free Tax Assistance for Working Marylanders - 01/29/2021 Comptroller Franchot Issues Statement On Amended RELIEF Act - 01/29/2021 February Comptroller's New Tax Processing System Goes Live with Corporate Income Tax Launch - 02/02/2021 Shop Maryland Energy Weekend Offers Tax-Free Savings - 02/09/2021 Md. and IRS Begin Processing Personal Income Tax Returns Today - 02/12/2021 Franchot Announces Processing of RELIEF Act Payments Has Begun - 02/16/2021 Comptroller's Office delivers on promise to process 98 percent of stimulus payments in four days with $175 million disbursed - 02-19-2021 Franchot Tells Stimulus Recipients That Checks Are In The Mail - 02/24/2021 Franchot Lauds Passage of Bill that Allows ITIN Filers to Claim EITC - 02/26/2021 March Comptroller Franchot Announces Temporary Waiver of Estimated Tax Interest for Farmers and Fishermen - 03/01/2021 Comptroller's Office Mails 27,000+ Payments to Marylanders Stuck in Unemployment Disputes - 03/04/2021 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually Today - 03/09/2021 Comptroller Franchot's Statement on Updated Revenue Estimates March 21 - 03/09/2021 Franchot Extends State Income Tax Filing Deadline to July 15th - 03/15/2021 Since Start of Tax Season, Comptroller's Office Has Processed One Million Tax Returns - 03/15/2021 IRS Extends Federal Individual Tax Return Deadline to May 17 - 03/18/2021 April April Tax Bulletin - 04/01/2021 Comptroller Franchot Revised Individual Tax Forms Are Ready - 04/15/2021 Comptroller Franchot Launches Workgroup on Pandemic Spending - 04/21/2021 Comptroller Announces More Than 2 Million Returns Processed - 04/28/2021 Comptroller Franchot Offers Guidance to Businesses on Sales and Use Tax Credit - 04/29/2021 May Comptroller's Work Group on Pandemic Spending to Hold First Meeting Thursday - 05/20/2021 Federal (But Not State) Individual Income Tax Returns Due Monday, May 17 - 05/14/2021 Deputy Comptroller Bonardi Wins Prestigious Duncan Award - 05/17/2021 Comptroller Franchot Presents William Donald Schaefer Awards - 05/19/2021 Comptroller Franchot Says bFile Ready for RELIEF Act Sales and Use Tax Credit - 05/18/2021 Comptrollers Workgroup Hears Pandemic Relief Spending Exceeds $62 Billion in Maryland - 05/20/2021 Find Unclaimed Property with 'The Franchot Bunch' - 05/26/2021 June Comptroller Franchot to Speak at Rally to Restore Federal Unemployment Aid - 06/03/2021 Comptroller's Workgroup Hears Pandemic Spending Overview From Commerce, Housing Departments - 06/23/2021 Franchot to Speak Today at Rally to Restore Federal Unemployment Aid - 06/04/2021 Comptroller to Attend Ribbon Cutting in Owings Mills - 06/07/2021 Franchot to Visit Two Century Old Businesses - 06/09/2021 Franchot Presents Schaefer Awards to Central Marylanders - 06/08/2021 During PROTECT Week, Franchot Targets Elder Financial Exploitation - 06/11/2021 Franchot to Speak at B and P Tunnel 150th anniversary, Tour Senior Dogs Facility - 06/18/2021 Comptroller Extends Filing, Payment Deadlines for Pass-Through Entities - 06/30/2021 July Franchot Reminds Taxpayers State Income Tax Filing Deadline is July 15 - 07/01/2021 Franchot Continues Countdown to July 15 State Tax Filing Deadline - 07/08/2021 Comptroller Honors Eastern Shore Schaefer Award Recipients - 07/13/2021 Following 90-Day Extension, State Income Taxes Due Tomorrow, July 15 - 07/14/2021 Comptroller Franchot More Than 3 Million State Tax Returns Processed - 07/19/2021 Comptroller Franchot Presents Final 2020 Helping People Awards - 07/21/2021 Franchot Announces Shop Maryland Tax Free Aug 8-14 - 07/26/2021 Comptroller's Workgroup on Pandemic Spending to Meet Thursday - 07/29/2021 Comptroller's Workgroup Probes Unemployment Insurance Delays, Customer Service Woes, Fraudulent Filings - 07/29/2021 August Tax Bulletin August 2021 Edition - 08/01/2021 Franchot to Speak Today at Aquarium - 08/03/2021 Agency Collection Activities to Resume August 16 - 08/03/2021 Franchot Reminds Taxpayers of Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week August 8-14 - 08/02/2021 Franchot to Promote Shop Maryland Tax Free at Fells Point Surf Company - 08/09/2021 Statement of Comptroller Peter Franchot on the American Legion Bridge/I-270 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Pre-Development Contract Vote - 08/11/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule August 16-22 - 08/13/2021 Comptroller Franchot Accepting 2021 William Donald Schaefer Award Nominations - 08/17/2021 Franchot to Visit Intergenerational Center in Cambridge - 08/18/2021 Comptroller Franchot to Hold Annual Ocean City Boardwalk Stroll on Friday - 08/20/2021 CANCELLED Comptroller Franchot to Hold Annual Ocean City Boardwalk Stroll on Friday - 08/20/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule August 23-29 - 08/20/2021 Comptroller Franchot Supports Statewide Mask Mandates in Schools - 08/26/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule August 30 - September 5 - 08/27/2021 September Comptroller Franchot Urges Marylanders to Apply for Tax Credit - 09/02/2021 Comptroller Franchot Extends Tax Deadlines for Anne Arundel Businesses Impacted by Tornado - 09/02/2021 Comptroller Franchot Extends Tax Relief to Businesses Statewide in Wake of Tornadoes - 09/03/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule September 13-19 - 09/17/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule Septemeber 20-26 - 09/17/2021 Comptroller Franchot Taps Ulm to Lead Field Enforcement Bureau - 09/28/2021 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually on Thursday Afternoon - 09/28/2021 Comptroller Franchot Releases FY 2021 Closeout Report Showing $2.5 Billion Fund Balance - 09/29/2021 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually This Afternoon - 09/30/2021 Board of Revenue Estimates Approves Nearly 1 billion in Write Up for FY 22 - 09/30/2021 October Comptroller's Branch Offices to Return to Appointment-Only Visits - 10/01/2021 Comptroller Franchot to Join Advocates for Expansion of Legal Tax Clinics - 10/01/2021 Comptroller Franchot, Senator Zucker, Delegate Rosenberg and Advocates Hail Expansion of Low-Income Taxpayer Law Clinics - 10/05/2021 Comptroller Franchot Reinstates Mask Requirement for Public and Employees at Agency Offices - 10/07/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule October 11-17 - 10/08/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule October 18-24 - 10/15/2021 Comptroller Franchot's Statement on the Retirement of Treasurer Kopp - 10/18/2021 Shop Maryland and Save for the Holidays Kicks Off with SECU Press Conference - 10/19/2021 Comptroller Franchot's Statement on Attorney General Brian Frosh - 10/21/2021 Comptroller Franchot Urges Residents to Shop Maryland and Save - 10/21/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule October 25-31 - 10/22/2021 Comptroller Franchot Promotes Shop Maryland and Save for the Holidays with MECU in Baltimore on Thursday - 10/26/2021 Comptroller Franchot to Join MD Retailers Association for Tax-Free Week Scholarship Presentation Today - 10/28/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule November 1-7 - 10/29/2021 November Comptroller Franchot to Speak at Schaefer's 100th Birthday Celebration - 11/01/2021 Deputy Comptroller Sharonne Bonardi to Take National Role - 11/04/2021 Comptrollers Workgroup on Pandemic Spending to Meet Tuesday - 11/05/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule November 8-14 - 11/05/2021 Comptroller Workgroup on Pandemic Spending Meets Today - 11/09/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule November 15-21 - 11/12/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule November 22-28 - 11/19/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule November 26 - December 4 - 11/26/2021 Comptroller Franchot Reminds Residents to Shop Maryland and Save - 11/29/2021 December Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule December 6 - 12 - 12/03/2021 Comptrollers Workgroup on Pandemic Spending to Meet Wednesday - 12/07/2021 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually on Tuesday Afternoon - 12/10/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule December 13 - 19 - 12/10/2021 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually This Afternoon - 12/14/2021 Board of Revenue Estimates Approves Another $1 Billion Write-Up for Fiscal Years 2022, 2023 - 12/14/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule December 20 - 26 - 12/17/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule Week of December 27 - 12/23/2021 Comptroller Franchot Public Schedule Week of December 27 - January 2 - 12/27/2021 2020 Press Releases January Maryland and IRS Ready for January 27 Start to Tax Season - 01/07/2020 Second e-facts Task Force Meeting Set For Thursday in Arnold - 01/09/2020 Franchot to Speak with Cambridge Students on Finance, Talbot Business Leaders on Economy - 01/15/2020 Franchot to Attend Events in Prince George's County on Saturday - 01/18/2020 Comptroller Franchot to Recognize Two Baltimore Breweries on Tuesday 01/22/2020 Comptroller Pledges Support for Special Elections Legislation - 01/22/2022 Franchot to Deliver Keynote Address to Maryland Chamber of Commerce - 01/22/2022 Franchot to Speak at PACE Breakfast - 01/24/2022 Maryland and IRS Ready for Today's Start of Tax Season - 01/27/2022 Third e-facts Task Force Meeting Set For Today in Baltimore - 01/27/2020 Comptroller Franchot to Recognize Ourisman Honda - 01/30/2020 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at CASH Campaign in Baltimore, Visit Harford and Cecil Counties - 01/31/2020 February Comptroller Franchot to Participate in Read Across America Day in Annapolis - 02/01/2020 Comptroller Franchot To Visit Baltimore County Businesses Tuesday - 02/04/2020 Franchot to Present Proclamations to Two Baltimore County Businesses - 02/07/2020 Comptroller Announces First-in-the-Nation Prohibition on Sales of Disposable Flavored E-Cigarettes - 02/10/2020 Franchot To Tour Hyattsville Middle School, Recognize Local Coffee Roaster - 02/10/2020 Shop Maryland Energy Tour Stops In Linthicum on Wednesday - 02/12/2022 Comptroller Franchot To Spend Friday Promoting Maryland Tourism, Celebrating Craft Beer - 02/14/2022 Franchot to Attend Easton's First Chesapeake Fire and Ice Festival - 02/15/2020 Comptroller Franchot's e-facts Task Force Issues Final Report - 02/17/2020 Comptroller Franchot to Recognize Mt. Washington Businesses Wednesday - 02/27/2020 Comptroller to Visit Annapolis Senior Center on Thursday - 02/27/2020 March More Than 18,000 Uninsured Marylanders Check Box on Tax Returns to Share Information on Health Coverage - 03/03/2020 Comptroller Franchot Blocks Returns From 21 Suspicious Tax Preparers - 03/05/2020 Franchot Announces Maryland Surpasses One Million Tax Returns Processed - 03/06/2020 Comptroller Franchot to March in St. Patrick's Day Parade in Annapolis Sunday - 03/08/2020 Comptroller Franchot and Schaefer Center to Host Forum on COVID-19 Economic Impact - 03/10/2020 Comptroller Franchot to Visit Harford County Businesses on Tuesday - 03/10/2020 Comptroller Franchot to Tour Easterseals Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Inter-Generational Center - 03/11/2020 Franchot Announces Extension of Business Tax Filing Deadlines - 03/11/2020 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Thursday Afternoon in Annapolis - 03/12/2020 Comptroller Forum on COVID-19 Economic Impact to be Livestreamed Only Closed to Public Attendance - 03/12/2020 Comptroller Franchot Discusses Latest Revenue Estimates - 03/12/2020 MD Comptroller Branch Offices Closed; Taxpayer Assistance Available Via Email and Phone - 03/12/2020 Comptroller Franchot Urges $500 Million in Small Business Relief From State's Rainy Day Fund - 03/16/2020 UPDATE Comptroller's Baltimore Branch Office Closed - 03/16/2020 Comptroller Franchot Urges Marylanders to Support Small Businesses During COVID-19 - 03/17/2020 Maryland Income Tax Deadline Extended to July 15, 2020 - 03/17/2020 Comptroller's Office Suspending Enforcement of Craft Alcohol Carryout Purchase Limits - 03/18/2020 Further Explanation of Tax Extensions Announced By Comptroller Franchot - 03/18/2020 Wednesday's Board of Public Works Meeting to be Held Virtually - 03/18/2020 All MD Comptroller Branch Offices Closed; Taxpayer Assistance Still Available Via Email and Phone - 03/19/2020 Comptroller Forum on COVID-19 Economic Impact Postponed - 03/19/2020 Taxpayer Services Phone Access to End at Close of Business Today - 03/23/2020 Franchot Urges Financial Institutions to Ease Burden on Small Businesses, Individuals During Pandemic - 03/25/2020 Tax Preparers are Deemed Essential Service Under Executive Order - 03/25/2020 Comptroller Franchot Warns Taxpayers of Phishing Scams to Steal Stimulus Checks - 03/30/2020 April Processing of Paper Income Tax Returns to Temporarily Stop on April 15 Due to COVID-19 - 04/06/2020 Comptroller Franchot to Hold Virtual Press Briefing Friday on State Revenues - 04/10/2020 Comptroller Provides Updated Revenue Forecast in Light of COVID 19 - 04/10/2020 Update: Maryland Business Tax Deadlines Extended to July 15 - 04/14/2020 Statement from Comptroller Franchot Regarding Governor Hogan's Test Kit Announcement Today - 04/20/2020 Fiscal Watchdogs in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland Demand Transparency in Federal Coronavirus Aid for Small Businesses - 04/23/2020 May Processing of Paper Income Tax Returns to Resume Monday - 05/12/2020 Board of Revenue Estimates Hears Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic - 05/14/2020 Board of Revenue Estimates to Hold Virtual Nonvoting Meeting Thursday - 05/14/2020 Franchot Urges Businesses To Use TeleFile To Report Zero Taxes Due - 05/15/2020 Franchot to Match Marylanders with Lost Money in "The Matchelor" - 05/26/2020 Maryland Comptroller to Reopen Most Branch Offices June 1 - 05/29/2020 June Maryland Comptroller to Reopen Most Branch Offices June 1 - 06/01/2020 Comptroller's New Tax Processing System on Track to Launch July 6 - 06/08/2020 Comptroller Franchot Responds to Governor's COVID-19 Update - 06/10/2020 PROTECT Week Livestream Press Conference Today - 06/15/2020 Comptroller Virtually Presents Montgomery County William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award - 06/18/2020 Comptroller Virtually Presents Prince George's County William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award - 06/24/2020 July Comptroller Honors Burgers & Bands For Suicide Prevention - 07/01/2020 Comptroller's New Tax Processing System Goes Live - 07/06/2020 July 15 Maryland Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines Approach - 07/06/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Dorchester County William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award - 07/07/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Calvert County Schaefer Helping People Award - 07/13/2020 Today is Tax Filing and Payment Deadline Day - 07/15/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Carroll County Schaefer Helping People Award - 07/16/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Baltimore County Schaefer Helping People Award - 07/20/2020 Shop Maryland Tax Free Week is August 9th-15th - 07/23/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Queen Anne's County Schaefer Award to Amy's Army - 07/22/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Charles County Schaefer Award - 07/30/2020 August Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week is August 9-15 - 08/07/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Cecil County Schaefer Award to Cecil Vets Honor Bus - 08/17/2020 Comptroller's Office To Share Highlights of Maryland State Fair Youth & Open Livestock Show - 08/19/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Baltimore City Schaefer Award to Munir Bahar - 08/26/2020 September Comptroller Franchot Presents the Schaefer Award for Washington County to Brooke's House - 09/02/2020 Comptroller Franchot Releases FY2020 Closeout Report With Positive Fund Balance - 09/09/2020 Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Schaefer Award to Talbot Paramedic Foundation - 09/10/2020 Comptroller Reminds Taxpayers that Collections on Hold Until After COVID State of Emergency Lifted - 09/17/2020 Comptroller Extends Freeze on Reporting Alcohol Retailers to the Credit Control List Until February 1 - 09/23/2020 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually on Tuesday Afternoon - 09/29/2020 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually This Afternoon - 09/29/2020 Board of Revenue Estimates Approves $1.4 Billion Increase from Special May Forecast - 09/29/2020 October Comptroller Franchot Virtually Presents Schaefer Award to Debbie Williams of Frederick County - 10/05/2020 Statement from Comptroller Peter Franchot - 10/05/2020 Comptroller Franchot Presents Operation We Care with Wicomico County Schaefer Award - 10/08/2020 Alternative Fiscal Forecast Shows Sagging Revenues if Labor Market Recovery Slows - 10/09/2020 Comptroller Franchot Presents Food On The 15th With Schaefer Award - 10/14/2020 Comptroller and Maryland Retailers Association to Announce Winners of Tax-Free Week Scholarship Contest - 10/16/2020 Reminder Comptroller and Maryland Retailers Association to Announce Winners of Tax-Free Week Scholarship Contest - 10/16/2020 Franchot, Maryland Retailers Association Announce Winners of Tax-Free Week Scholarship Contest - 10/16/2020 Comptroller's Office Receives Award for Financial Reporting - 10/19/2020 Comptroller Franchot Accepting 2020 William Donald Schaefer Award Nominations - 10/20/2020 Franchot Encourages Residents To Shop Maryland For The Holidays - 10/26/2020 Shop Maryland For The Holidays Campaign Kicks Off Early With Virtual Press Conference - 10/26/2020 Comptroller Franchot's Statement on Announcement of Additional State Aid for Small Businesses - 10/22/2020 Comptroller Franchot Announces Agency Leadership Appointments - 10/29/2020 November Comptroller Franchot Warns Taxpayers Collecting Unemployment Insurance to Plan Ahead - 11/18/2020 Comptroller Franchot Presents Multiple Schaefer Awards - 11/12/2020 December Maryland United for COVID Relief NOW Coalition to Hold Virtual News Conference - 12/23/2020 Comptroller Franchot's Statement on Updated Revenue Estimates - 12/23/2020 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Virtually on Friday Afternoon - 12/11/2020 R. Clayton Mitchell Jr. Awards Virtually Presented by Comptroller Franchot - 12/21/2020 2019 Press Releases January Franchot to Recognize Two Montgomery County Businesses - 01/10/2019 Franchot: Shutdown Not Expected to Delay Opening of Tax Season - 01/08/2019 Franchot to Honor Catonsville Gift Shop and Auto Mechanic on Friday - 01/11/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Recognize Two Baltimore Businesses - 01/15/2019 Federal Government Shutdown Affecting 172,000 Marylanders Resulting in $778M in Lost Wage - 01/14/2019 Franchot to Tour Sports Equipment Manufacturer and Print Shop on Friday - 01/17/2019 Corrected - Franchot to Tour Sports Equipment Manufacturer and Print Shop on Thursday - 01/14/2019 Comptroller Franchot Announces Help for Federal Workers Affected by Shutdown - 01/15/2019 Comptroller to Tour Three Calvert County Businesses on Friday - 01/18/2019 Comptroller to Kick Off Shop MD Energy Campaign in Carroll County - 01/22/2019 Franchot to Speak at PACE Breakfast, Visit Anne Arundel County Businesses - 01/25/2019 Peter Franchot To Be Sworn In For Fourth Term As Comptroller - 01/28/2019 Comptroller Franchot Takes Oath of Office to Begin Fourth Term - 01/28/2019 Comptroller to Visit Takoma/Langley Crossroads Businesses on Thursday - 01/31/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Visit Three Kent County Businesses - 01/31/2019 PA Man Arrested in Worcester County for Transporting Contraband Cigarettes - 01/31/2019 February Comptroller to Present Anne Arundel William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award on Monday - 02/04/2019 Comptroller Franchot Responds to Senate Bill 703 Introduction - 02/05/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Visit Two Annapolis Businesses on Thursday - 02/07/2019 Comptroller Urges Marylanders to Save During Shop Maryland Energy Weekend February 16-18 - 02/07/2019 Comptroller to Promote Shop MD Energy Weekend in Silver Spring - 02/08/2019 Comptroller's Office to Assist Maryland Federal Retirees Who Owe Debt - 02/08/2019 Comptroller Franchot Calls on Speaker Busch to Remove Campaign Treasurer - 02/08/2019 Comptroller to Visit Cecil County on Monday - 02/11/2019 Comptroller to Present Washington County Schaefer Award on Tuesday - 02/12/2019 Comptroller Franchot's FED Agents Cite Pa. Man for Trying to Sell Untaxed Motor Fuel in Western Maryland - 02/11/2019 Franchot to Promote Shop Maryland Energy Weekend in Cambridge - 02/13/2019 On Valentine's Day, Comptroller to Promote Shop MD Energy Weekend, Visit Stevenson Village Shops - 02/14/2019 $50 Million Payback - 02/19/2019 Comptroller to Visit Bel Air Thursday - 02/21/2019 Comptroller Francot to Visit Howard County Monday - 02/25/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Visit Greenbelt and Annapolis Wednesday - 02/27/2019 March Comptroller Franchot to Visit Kent County Monday - 03/04/2019 Comptroller Franchot Visits Cecil County Tuesday - 03/05/2019 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet on Thursday Afternoon in Annapolis - 03/07/2019 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet Today in Annapolis - 03/07/2019 Maryland Surpasses One Million Individual Tax Returns Processed - 03/07/2019 Board of Revenue Estimates Approves $268.5 Million Writedown for Fiscal Years 2019, 2020 - 03/07/2019 Comptroller to Hold Latino Publication Roundtable - 03/14/2019 Comptroller Franchot Travels to Southern Maryland Monday - 03/11/2019 Comptroller Franchot Travels to Southern Maryland Today - 03/11/2019 Protecting Taxpayers: Comptroller Franchot Blocks Returns From Two Dozen Suspicious Tax Preparers - 03/11/2019 Franchot to Present Schaefer Award in Prince George's County - 03/13/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Spend Friday in Mt. Airy - 03/15/2019 Comptroller to Make Stops in South Baltimore and Arbutus Tuesday - 03/19/2019 Comptroller to Celebrate Maryland Day and Honor Local Market in St. Mary's County on Monday - 03/25/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Attend Grand Reopening of Medicine Flavoring Manufacturer in Columbia Wednesday - 03/27/2019 Comptroller Issues Statement on Veto of HB 1052 - 03/27/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at CASH Campaign of Maryland Event - 03/15/2019 Franchot to Tour Coppin State and Meet with Student Leaders - 03/30/2019 April Comptroller Franchot to Present William Donald Schaefer Awards on Eastern Shore Tuesday - 04/02/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Present Montgomery County William Donald Schaefer Award Friday - 04/02/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Present Montgomery County William Donald Schaefer Award Today - 04/05/2019 Comptroller to Present Schaefer Award to Longtime Jewish Community Services Volunteer on Tuesday - 04/09/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Friday - 04/12/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Throw First Pitch at Baltimore Little League - 04/13/2019 On Tax Deadline Day, Comptroller Franchot to Visit CASH Campaign Site - 04/15/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Travel to Oxford and Stevensville Thursday - 04/18/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at Earth Day Celebration on Saturday - 04/20/2019 Comptroller to Visit Meat Processing Plant Monday in Baltimore - 04/22/2019 Comptroller to Visit Meat Processing Plant Today in Baltimore - 04/22/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Present St. Mary's Schaefer Award Tuesday - 04/23/2019 Comptroller to Present Schaefer Award in Garrett County on Thursday - 04/25/2019 Comptroller to Attend Grand Opening of Mobtown Brewing Company in Baltimore Friday - 04/26/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Kick Off Little League Season in Baltimore - 04/27/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at TEDx event Saturday in Bethesda - 04/27/2019 Comptroller Franchot Warns BGE Customers About Phone Scam - 04/25/2019 Wide Angle Youth Media to Receive Proclamation Monday - 04/29/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at TEDx Event Today in Bethesda - 04/27/2019 Cruzin' For A Cause Founder to Receive Cecil County Schaefer Award Tuesday - 04/30/2019 May Laytonsville Businesses on Comptroller Franchot's Thursday Agenda - 05/02/2019 Laytonsville Businesses on Comptroller Franchot's Agenda - 05/02/2019 Franchot to Celebrate Small Business Appreciation Week May 5-11 - 05/03/2019 Franchot to Visit Salisbury Pub Monday - 05/06/2019 Franchot to Visit Salisbury Pub Today - 05/06/2019 Comptroller to Visit Baltimore Bicycle Works on Tuesday - 05/07/2019 Comptroller Peter Franchot and "Twin" Brother Pierre Team Up To Find Unclaimed Property - 05/06/2019 Franchot to Visit Outdoors Store in Waldorf Friday - 05/08/2019 Comptroller to Attend Maryland Craft Beer Festival Saturday in Frederick - 05/11/2019 Franchot to Visit Outdoors Store in Waldorf Today - 05/10/2019 Comptroller to Recognize Curtis Bay Liquor Store on Monday - 05/13/2019 Comptroller to Attend Maryland Craft Beer Festival in Frederick Today - 05/11/2019 Comptroller to Speak Tuesday at Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Ceremony in St. Mary's County - 05/14/2019 Comptroller to Visit Annapolis Pottery on Wednesday - 05/08/2019 Comptroller Franchot Spends Wednesday Afternoon in Queen Anne's - 05/15/2019 Franchot to Discuss State's Fiscal Health with Bankers on Thursday - 05/16/2019 Comptroller Franchot Spends This Afternoon in Queen Anne's - 05/15/2019 Community Collaboration Conversation Slated for Takoma Park on Friday - 05/17/2019 Wicomico County Schaefer Presentation Set for Friday Evening - 05/17/2019 Comptroller's Office Offers Guidance to Taxpayers Affected by Vendor Software Outage - 05/08/2019 Comptroller Franchot to attend Gaithersburg Book Festival Saturday - 05/18/2019 Wicomico County Schaefer Presentation Set for This Evening - 05/17/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at US-India Small Business Dinner - 05/19/2019 Comptroller to Tour Baltimore Attractions on Wednesday - 05/22/2019 Comptroller to Speak at Lansdowne HS Academy of Finance Awards - 05/23/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School Graduation - 05/29/2019 June Comptroller Franchot to Address Society of Financial Service Professionals Tuesday - 06/04/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Spend Thursday in Hagerstown - 06/06/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Visit Dundalk - 06/07/2019 Comptroller Franchot Issues Statement on Today's P3 Vote - 06/05/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Spend Today in Hagerstown - 06/06/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Honor Dundalk Rescue Workers Today - 06/07/2019 Franchot to Honor Restaurant and Cut Ribbon at St. Michaels YMCA - 06/10/2019 Franchot to Honor D-Day Participants at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home - 06/13/2019 Franchot to Meet with Prince George's Business, Civic Leaders Friday - 06/14/2019 Comptroller to Address 127th Maryland Firemen's Convention Monday - 06/17/2019 July Comptroller's Cup Awards to be Presented at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard - 07/02/2019 Franchot Reports $5.8 Million Rebate from State Purchasing Card Program - 07/08/2019 Maryland Comptroller's Unclaimed Property Program Surpasses $1 Billion in Claims - 07/09/2019 Franchot to Stroll Towson Farmers Market and Tour Milford Mill Academy - 07/18/2019 Franchot to Promote Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week, Present Cornerstone Award in Carroll County on Monday - 07/22/2019 Extreme Heat Causing System Failures for Taxpayer Services Statewide - 07/19/2019 Heat Causes Outage to Comptroller's Offices and Online Services - 07/19/2019 Systems Restored to Comptroller's Offices and Online Services - 07/19/2019 Comptroller to Tour Baltimore Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday - 07/22/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Present Howard County Cornerstone Award Thursday to Clark's Elioak Farm - 07/25/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Present Howard County Cornerstone Award Today to Clark's Elioak Farm - 07/25/2019 More Than 3 Million State Tax Returns Processed - 07/25/2019 Baltimore County Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns - 07/25/2019 Comptroller Franchot Tours Eastern Shore Businesses Thursday - 07/30/2019 August Comptroller Franchot to Spend Saturday in Frederick - 08/03/2019 Comptroller to Present Cornerstone Award to Tastee Diner Monday - 08/05/2019 Comptroller Reminds Marylanders Tax-Free Week is August 11-17 - 08/05/2019 Franchot to Tour Locust Point Before National Night Out Events Tuesday - 08/06/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Spend Afternoon in Harford County - 08/07/2019 Comptroller to Visit Iconic Baltimore Shoe Store Thursday to Promote Upcoming Tax-Free Week - 08/08/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Engage in Community Outreach Saturday - 08/10/2019 As Shop MD Tax-Free Week Begins, USM Doubles Top Scholarship Prize - 08/11/2019 Comptroller Franchot Continues Shop Maryland Tax Free Tour Elkton - 08/13/2019 Comptroller to Present Proclamations in Easton, Promote Maryland 529 Plans - 08/13/2019 In Ocean City, Comptroller to Present WDS and Cornerstone Awards, Stroll Boardwalk with Governor Hogan - 08/14/2019 Revised: In Ocean City, Comptroller to Present WDS and Cornerstone Awards, Stroll Boardwalk with Governor Hogan - 08/14/2019 Comptroller to Speak at Prince George's Back-to-School Block Party on Saturday - 08/17/2019 Franchot to Present Washington and Frederick Cornerstone Awards Monday - 08/19/2019 Comptroller Franchot Urges Fiscal Restraint with Release of FY 2019 Closeout Report - 08/28/2019 September Comptroller Franchot Seeking Nominations for William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award - 09/03/2019 Franchot to Tour New Dundalk School, Make Stops in Baltimore - 09/05/2019 Maryland State Fairgoers Find More Than $271K in Unclaimed Property - 09/05/2019 Franchot to Present Anne Arundel County Cornerstone Award Monday - 09/09/2019 Maryland Comptroller Seeks Focus Group Participants For New Website - 09/09/2019 Comptroller Franchot To Be Honored by Maryland Retailers for Leadership - 09/10/2019 Comptroller to Celebrate Local Food and Farms in Ellicott City and Mt. Airy - 09/18/2019 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet on Thursday Afternoon in Annapolis - 09/19/2019 New Post-Labor Day School Start Study Shows Significant Economic Impact - 09/19/2019 Board of Revenue Estimates Approves $130 Million Increase in Fiscal Year 2020 Projections - 09/19/2019 William Donald Schaefer Award Nominations Due Monday - 09/27/2019 October Comptroller Franchot Announces Beat the Bay Bridge Blues Policy for Agency Employees - 10/02/2019 Franchot to Attend Fort Washington Baptist Church Ribbon Cutting - 10/05/2019 Comptroller To Visit Festivals Sunday in Frederick and Takoma Park - 10/06/2019 Franchot to Deliver Garrett, Allegany Cornerstone Awards on Tuesday - 10/08/2019 Comptroller to Speak at Professional Firefighters Convention Wednesday - 10/09/2019 Comptroller to Honor Kent Island Oyster Shell Recycler and Present Kent County Cornerstone Award - 10/10/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Promote Oyster Shell Recycling in Annapolis Thursday - 10/10/2019 Franchot to Make Several Stops on Eastern Shore Friday - 10/11/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Attend Baltimore Festivals Saturday - 10/12/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Celebrate Baltimore's Best Wednesday - 10/16/2019 Franchot to Announce New Award in Memory of Late Speaker Mitchell - 10/18/2019 Statement On The Passing of a Congressman Elijah Cummings - 10/17/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Attend Fire Fighters Association Awards in Montgomery County - 10/19/2019 Franchot to Present Cornerstone Awards in Charles, Calvert on Monday - 10/21/2019 Franchot to Celebrate Maryland's Best Chicken Sandwich in Hagerstown - 10/22/2019 Comptroller Franchot Announces Task Force to Examine Effects of Electronic Smoking Devices - 10/23/2019 Bengies Drive-In to Receive Baltimore County Cornerstone Award Thursday - 10/31/2019 Comptroller Franchot's Statement on Compensation for Wrongfully Incarcerated - 10/30/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Celebrate Western High School's 175th Anniversary - 10/30/2019 Comptroller to Stroll Baltimore Farmers Market, Attend Craft Beer Festival - 10/30/2019 November Franchot To Present Wicomico County Cornerstone Award on Monday - 11/04/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Speak at Tourism Summit in Western Md. - 11/06/2019 Comptroller Franchot To Stroll 49th Annual Waterfowl Festival Friday - 11/08/2019 Comptroller Franchot To Speak At Leonardtown Veterans Day Parade - 11/11/2019 Comptroller Franchot To Promote Shop Maryland for the Holidays in Hyattsville - 11/14/2019 Franchot to Announce Largest Tobacco Bust in Agency History - 11/20/2019 Franchot To Talk With Greensboro Elementary Students About Finances - 11/21/2019 Franchot to Sample Two of Baltimore's Best Chicken Sandwiches - 11/22/2019 Comptroller Franchot To Lend A Helping Hand For The Holidays - 11/27/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Convene First Meeting of e-facts Task Force on Dec. 3 - 11/27/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Promote Small Business Saturday in Takoma Park - 11/30/2019 Franchot To Promote Small Business Saturday in Baltimore at Bazaart, The Book Escape - 11/30/2019 Comptroller to Highlight Ellicott City Retail Comeback Stories on Monday - 11/30/2019 December Comptroller to Convene First Meeting of e-facts Task Force on Tuesday - 12/03/2019 Comptroller Franchot to Recognize Walrus Oyster and Ale House - 12/06/2019 Franchot To Recognize Charles County Children's Aid Society's 85 Years of Help and Hope on Monday - 12/09/2019 Comptroller To Spend Tuesday In Catonsville's "Music City" Promoting Shop Maryland For The Holidays - 12/10/2019 Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet on Wednesday Afternoon in Annapolis - 12/11/2019 Updated: Board of Revenue Estimates to Meet This Afternoon in Annapolis - 12/11/2019 Comptroller Franchot's Statement on New Revenue Estimates - 12/11/2019 New Maryland Taxes Website to Launch December 16 - 12/12/2019 Comptroller to Speak at Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Event - 12/19/2019 © 2022 Comptroller of Maryland. 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