Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8.3-704
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8.3-704, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§8.
Official statutory text
§8.3–704.
(a) If the Internal Revenue Service determines that benefits paid under this subtitle are subject to federal income tax, at the time a covered individual files a new claim for benefits, the Department shall notify the covered individual that:
(1) the Internal Revenue Service has determined that the benefits are subject to federal income tax;
(2) there are requirements regarding estimated tax payments;
(3) the covered individual may elect to have federal income tax deducted and withheld from the benefits that the covered individual receives under this title at the rate specified in the Internal Revenue Code; and
(4) the covered individual is allowed to change a previously elected withholding status.
(b) (1) If a covered individual elects to have federal income tax deducted and withheld under subsection (a)(3) of this section, the Department shall deduct and withhold an amount at the rate specified in the Internal Revenue Code in a manner required by the Internal Revenue Service.
(2) If the Department deducts and withholds federal income tax under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the amount deducted and withheld shall remain in the Fund until it is transferred to the Internal Revenue Service as a payment of income tax.
(a) If the Internal Revenue Service determines that benefits paid under this subtitle are subject to federal income tax, at the time a covered individual files a new claim for benefits, the Department shall notify the covered individual that:
(1) the Internal Revenue Service has determined that the benefits are subject to federal income tax;
(2) there are requirements regarding estimated tax payments;
(3) the covered individual may elect to have federal income tax deducted and withheld from the benefits that the covered individual receives under this title at the rate specified in the Internal Revenue Code; and
(4) the covered individual is allowed to change a previously elected withholding status.
(b) (1) If a covered individual elects to have federal income tax deducted and withheld under subsection (a)(3) of this section, the Department shall deduct and withhold an amount at the rate specified in the Internal Revenue Code in a manner required by the Internal Revenue Service.
(2) If the Department deducts and withholds federal income tax under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the amount deducted and withheld shall remain in the Fund until it is transferred to the Internal Revenue Service as a payment of income tax.
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