Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-504
This is the official text of Md. Code, Tax - General § 11-504, part of Maryland’s Code, Tax - General — governs state taxation.
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§11–504.
Official statutory text
(a) A vendor shall keep:
(1) complete and accurate records of:
(i) all retail sales and sales for use; and
(ii) the sales and use tax collected; and
(2) other records in the form that the Comptroller requires by regulation, including bills of lading and invoices.
(b) A vendor shall make the records under subsection (a) of this section available for inspection and examination by the Comptroller at any time during business hours.
(c) A vendor shall keep the records required under subsection (a) of this section for 4 years, unless the Comptroller:
(1) consents in writing to an earlier destruction of the records; or
(2) requires in writing that the records be kept longer.
(1) complete and accurate records of:
(i) all retail sales and sales for use; and
(ii) the sales and use tax collected; and
(2) other records in the form that the Comptroller requires by regulation, including bills of lading and invoices.
(b) A vendor shall make the records under subsection (a) of this section available for inspection and examination by the Comptroller at any time during business hours.
(c) A vendor shall keep the records required under subsection (a) of this section for 4 years, unless the Comptroller:
(1) consents in writing to an earlier destruction of the records; or
(2) requires in writing that the records be kept longer.
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