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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Comptroller's Branch Offices Closed Due to Inclement Weather

MEDIA CONTACTS: JOSEPH SHAPIRO: OFFICE - 410-260-7305; MOBILE - 443-871-2244
ALAN BRODY: OFFICE - 410-260-6346; MOBILE - 443-924-1473

Comptroller's Branch Offices Closed Due to Inclement Weather

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (March 21, 2018) - Due to issues related to the snow storm, all Comptroller Branch Offices will be closed today.

For real-time updates, please follow the Comptroller of Maryland on Twitter and Facebook, as new information will be released there when available.

Taxpayers in need of free state tax assistance can continue to call the taxpayer services line from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 1-800-MD TAXES or 410-260-7980. With staffing limitations due to the weather, taxpayers can expect longer wait times for assistance. For information on any tax-related matter, taxpayers can visit the Comptroller's website at marylandtaxes.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Joseph Shapiro - jshapiro@comp.state.md.us 410-260-7305 (office); 443-871-2244 (mobile)

Alan Brody - abrody@comp.state.md.us 410-260-6346 (office); 443-924-1473 (mobile)

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Comptroller's Branch Offices Closed Due to Inclement Weather

MEDIA CONTACTS: JOSEPH SHAPIRO: OFFICE - 410-260-7305; MOBILE - 443-871-2244
ALAN BRODY: OFFICE - 410-260-6346; MOBILE - 443-924-1473

Comptroller's Branch Offices Closed Due to Inclement Weather

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (March 21, 2018) - Due to issues related to the snow storm, all Comptroller Branch Offices will be closed today.

For real-time updates, please follow the Comptroller of Maryland on Twitter and Facebook, as new information will be released there when available.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Joseph Shapiro - jshapiro@comp.state.md.us 410-260-7305 (office); 443-871-2244 (mobile)

Alan Brody - abrody@comp.state.md.us 410-260-6346 (office); 443-924-1473 (mobile)

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin%20Dayhoff&sortby=display_time%20descending#trb_search

Carroll County Times: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?page=1&isSearch=true&target=all&spell=on&Query=Kevin%20Dayhoff#trb_search

Westminster Patch: http://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Baltimore Sun - Carroll County Times - The Carroll Eagle: www.explorecarroll.com: http://www.explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO

Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Comptroller Franchot Halts Returns from Baltimore Businesses amid Pattern of Questionable Filings

-Effective Immediately Pending Investigation of Several Liberty Tax Franchises-

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (January 27, 2016) – Comptroller Peter Franchot today announced that his office would suspend processing electronic tax returns from several Liberty Tax Service franchise locations in the Baltimore metropolitan area due to a high volume of questionable returns received.

The businesses, which have been sent written notice of the action, are located at: 2400 E Monument St., Baltimore; 7730 Wise Ave., Dundalk; 1742 W North Ave., Baltimore; 2401 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore; 1808 Pennsylvania Ave., Baltimore; 3308 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore; and 503 W Lexington St., Baltimore.

Comptroller Franchot, pursuant to the recently signed IRS Security Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), has shared this information with other tax agencies. The Comptroller’s Office also has advised the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation of the decision, so that they can take any additional appropriate actions.

The suspicious characteristics detected on the tax returns prompting the determination included:

*Business income reported when taxpayers did not own a business.

*Refund amounts requested much higher than previous year tax returns.

*Inflated and/or undocumented business expenses.

*Dependents claimed when taxpayer did not provide required 50 percent support or care.

*Inflated wages and withholding information.

Taxpayers should carefully review their returns for these issues and should be suspicious if a preparer: deducts fees from the taxpayer’s refund to be deposited into the tax preparer’s account; does not sign the tax return; or fails to include the Preparer Taxpayer Identification number "P-TIN" on the return. If taxpayers suspect fraud, they are asked to immediately report the issue to the Comptroller's Office by calling 1-800-MD-TAXES (1-800-638-2937) or 410-260-7980 in Central Maryland or by emailing TAXHELP@comp.state.md.us.

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