Registration Type Screen

 

Number of registrations

You can select and apply for as many registrations as you need in a single session - as long as the registrations are for the same business. You will only be asked the questions that apply to the registration types you have selected.

 

Sales and use tax

If you will make sales in Maryland, you’ll need a sales and use tax license

 

Use tax payment only

This applies to a payment for an item purchased in another jurisdiction that would have been taxable if purchased in Maryland.

 

Tire recycling fee

This is a fee on each new tire sold in Maryland. The fee applies to the first sales of a tire in Maryland which in not a sales to a tire wholesaler.

 

Admissions & amusement tax account

If you are charging admission to any place, including motion pictures, athletic events, races, shows or exhibits, you’ll need an admissions and amusement tax account. Also subject to this tax are receipts from athletic equipment rentals, bingo, coin-operated amusement devices, boat rides and excursions, amusement rides, golf green fees, golf cart rentals, skating, bowling shoe rentals, lift tickets, riding academies, horse rentals, and merchandise, refreshments, or a service sold or served in connection with entertainment.

 

Employer withholding tax account

If you are an employer making payments to resident or nonresident individuals for salaries,wages or compensation, you must withhold income tax as prescribed in published tables.

 

Transient vendor license

Vendors who make sales subject to the Maryland sales and use tax at roadside or temporary locations and from motor vehicles must display a current transient vendor license. If you sell items that are not subject to sales and use tax, such as produce or seafood, you do not need this license.

 

Unemployment insurance

If you are an industrial or commercial employer, you are covered by the state unemployment insurance law. Many nonprofit charitable, educational and religious institutions are also covered by the unemployment insurance law. You must register upon establishing a new business in the state.

 

Seeing red?

You must complete the items starred in red.

 

Questions on the registration process?

Call Central Registration at 410-260-7980 in Central Maryland

Toll free from elsewhere in Maryland: 1-800-638-2937

For the hearing impaired: Maryland Relay Service 711