Upper Marlboro office remains closed; limited public access to Frederick office
Update: 3/16/20
Due to State Center office buildings being shut down, the Comptroller’s Baltimore branch office located within the complex is also closed. Taxpayers with pressing agency business can visit the Towson branch office, located at 300 E. Joppa Road, Plaza Level 1A, Towson, MD 21286.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Comptroller Peter Franchot has announced that 10 agency branch offices will reopen beginning on Monday, March 16, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Two branch offices — Upper Marlboro and Frederick — are located within county courthouses and are subject to local courthouse policies. The Upper Marlboro office will remain closed and there will be limited public access to the Frederick office. For a complete list of branch offices, visit www.marylandtaxes.gov.
Taxpayers who would typically use the Upper Marlboro branch should visit the offices in Greenbelt or Waldorf. Taxpayers who use the Frederick branch can visit the Hagerstown or Wheaton offices.
“Critical taxpayer services provided by our branch offices will be met by our staff, who will be exercising an abundance of public health caution,” said Comptroller Franchot. “Our staff is committed to doing everything possible to ensure continuity of critical functions, including processing tax returns, distributing tax refunds, processing state payroll and making vendor payments.”
More than ever, taxpayers are urged to file their Maryland state income tax returns electronically, including the use of direct deposit for refunds. Taxpayers can email their questions to taxhelp@marylandtaxes.gov or call 1-800-MD-TAXES for help weekdays from 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. (extended hours during tax season remain in effect.)
Last week, Comptroller Franchot announced certain business tax payments currently due in March, April and May will now be due June 1, 2020. The extension applies to businesses filing sales and use tax, withholding tax, and admissions & amusement tax, as well as alcohol, tobacco and motor fuel excise taxes, tire recycling fee and bay restoration fee returns.