Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-905
This is the official text of Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-905, part of Maryland’s Code, Tax - General — governs state taxation.
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§13–905.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to the additional provisions under this section, a tax collector shall pay any claim for refund that has been allowed by the tax collector unless:
(1) the claimant has not paid all other taxes, fees, or charges payable to the State; or
(2) the amount of the refund due is less than $1.
(b) If a claim for refund of income tax is based on a return that is filed jointly by the personal representative and surviving spouse of a decedent, the Comptroller shall pay the claim to the estate of the decedent.
(c) The payment of income tax refunds is subject to tax refund interception under § 10–113 of the Family Law Article and §§ 13–912 through 13–919 of this subtitle.
(d) The Comptroller may not pay a refund of excess motor carrier tax credit unless the motor carrier has complied with Title 9, Subtitle 2 of this article and regulations adopted under it for a full registration year and the Comptroller, in the Comptroller’s discretion, allows the refund.
(e) For a claim of refund for sales and use tax, the Comptroller shall either:
(1) pay the refund; or
(2) allow a credit of the amount of the refund on subsequent sales and use tax payments due from the claimant.
(f) If requested by a claimant on a form provided by the Comptroller, the Comptroller shall directly deposit portions of an income tax refund into at least two accounts at one or more financial institutions.
(1) the claimant has not paid all other taxes, fees, or charges payable to the State; or
(2) the amount of the refund due is less than $1.
(b) If a claim for refund of income tax is based on a return that is filed jointly by the personal representative and surviving spouse of a decedent, the Comptroller shall pay the claim to the estate of the decedent.
(c) The payment of income tax refunds is subject to tax refund interception under § 10–113 of the Family Law Article and §§ 13–912 through 13–919 of this subtitle.
(d) The Comptroller may not pay a refund of excess motor carrier tax credit unless the motor carrier has complied with Title 9, Subtitle 2 of this article and regulations adopted under it for a full registration year and the Comptroller, in the Comptroller’s discretion, allows the refund.
(e) For a claim of refund for sales and use tax, the Comptroller shall either:
(1) pay the refund; or
(2) allow a credit of the amount of the refund on subsequent sales and use tax payments due from the claimant.
(f) If requested by a claimant on a form provided by the Comptroller, the Comptroller shall directly deposit portions of an income tax refund into at least two accounts at one or more financial institutions.
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