Tax Rate Schedule I
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or taxpayers ling as Single, Married Filing Separately, or as
Dependent Taxpayers. This rate is also used for taxpayers ling as
Fiduciaries.
If taxable net income is: Maryland Tax is:
At least: but not over:
$0 $1,000 2.00% of taxable net income
$1,000 $2,000 $20.00 plus 3.00% of excess over $1,000
$2,000 $3,000 $50.00 plus 4.00% of excess over $2,000
$3,000 $100,000 $90.00 plus 4.75% of excess over $3,000
$100,000 $125,000 $4,697.50 plus 5.00% of excess over $100,000
$125,000 $150,000 $5,947.50 plus 5.25% of excess over $125,000
$150,000 $250,000 $7,260.00 plus 5.50% of excess over $150,000
$250,000 $12,760.00 plus 5.75% of excess over $250,000
Tax Rate Schedule II
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or taxpayers ling Joint, Head of Household, or for Qualifying
Widows/Widowers.
If taxable net income is: Maryland Tax is:
At least: but not over:
$0 $1,000 2.00% of taxable net income
$1,000 $2,000 $20.00 plus 3.00% of excess over $1,000
$2,000 $3,000 $50.00 plus 4.00% of excess over $2,000
$3,000 $150,000 $90.00 plus 4.75% of excess over $3,000
$150,000 $175,000 $7,072.50 plus 5.00% of excess over $150,000
$175,000 $225,000 $8,322.50 plus 5.25% of excess over $175,000
$225,000 $300,000 $10,947.50 plus 5.50% of excess over $225,000
$300,000 $15,072.50 plus 5.75% of excess over $300,000
2018 Tax Rate Schedules
If the total credits on line 12a are greater than the tax on line
12, enter zero on line 12b. The credits entered on line 12a are
nonrefundable. For information concerning refundable credits,
see Instruction 9.
You must file your amended return electronically to
claim a business tax credit from Form 500CR.
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SPECIAL NONRESIDENT INCOME TAX.
The special nonresident tax is calculated on line 17 of revised
Form 505NR.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
ENDANGERED SPECIES FUND, DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES SERVICES AND SUPPORT FUND,
MARYLAND CANCER FUND AND FAIR CAMPAIGN
FINANCING FUND.
Enter the amounts of your contribution in 13a for the
Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund, 13b for the
Developmental Disabilities Services and Support Fund, 13c for
the Maryland Cancer Fund and 13d for the Fair Campaign
Financing Fund. Any contribution will increase your balance due
or reduce your refund. Enter the total of your contributions in
the appropriate columns. Additional information concerning the
funds is contained in the Maryland tax instructions for the tax
year of the amended return.
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TAXES PAID AND CREDITS.
Write your taxes paid and credits on lines 15-19.
Enter the correct amounts on lines 15 through 18 and attach
any additional or corrected W-2 statements, photocopies of
cancelled checks or money orders for estimated account
payments not credited on your original return. Attach corrected
Form 502CR and other state returns, and/or Form 502S.
Refundable Income Tax Credits. Enter the total of your
refundable income tax credits on line 18. Attach Form 502CR
and/or 502S.
a. STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF TAX CREDIT. If you have
incurred at least $20,000 in undergraduate or graduate
student loan debt, you may qualify for this credit. A copy of
the required certification from the Maryland Higher Education
Commission must be included with Form 502CR.
b. HERITAGE STRUCTURE REHABILITATION TAX CREDIT.
A credit is allowed for a percentage of qualified rehabilitation
expenditures as certified by the Maryland Historical Trust.
Attach a copy of Form 502S and certification.
c. REFUNDABLE BUSINESS INCOME TAX CREDIT. Form
500CR Instructions are available online at www.
marylandtaxes.gov. You must file Form 500CR electronically
to claim a business income tax credit.
d. IRC SECTION 1341 REPAYMENT. If you repaid an amount
this year reported as income on a prior year federal tax
return that was greater than $3,000, you may be eligible for
an IRC Section 1341 repayment credit. See Administrative
Release 40.
e. NONRESIDENT PTE TAX. If you are the beneficiary of a
trust, or a member of a PTE, for which nonresident PTE tax
was paid, you may be entitled to a share of that tax. See Form
502CR Instructions.
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BALANCE DUE OR OVERPAYMENT.
Calculate the balance due or overpayment by subtracting
the total on line 19 from the amount on line 14 and enter
the result on either line 20 or line 21.
Enter the tax paid with the original return plus any additional
tax paid after filing on line 22 (do not enter interest or penalty
paid) OR enter the overpayment from your original return plus
any additional overpayments from prior amendments or
adjustments on line 23
.
If there is an amount on line 20:
• and line 20 is more than line 22, you owe additional tax. Enter
the difference on line 25 and compute the interest due using
the interest rates in Instruction 11.
• and there is also an amount on line 23, you owe additional
tax. Add the two together and enter the total on line 25.
Compute the interest due. See Instruction 11.
• and line 20 is less than line 22, you are due a refund. Enter
the difference on line 24.
If there is an amount on line 21:
• and line 21 is more than line 23, you are due an additional
refund. Enter the difference on line 24.
• and there is also an amount on line 22, you are due an
additional refund. Add the two together and enter on line 24.
• and line 21 is less than line 23, you owe additional tax. Enter
the difference on line 25 and compute the interest due using
the interest rates in Instruction 11.
Previous interest and penalty
Interest and/or penalty charges for the year you are amending,
whether previously paid or still outstanding, may be adjusted as
a result of your amendment. Any payments made on the
account have been applied first to penalty, then to interest and
lastly to tax due. These payments may require reallocation
depending on the result of the amendment. We will notify you
of the net balance due or refund when we have completed
processing your Form 505X.
NOTE: If all or part of the overpayment on your original return
was credited to an estimated tax account for next year, we
cannot reduce or remove this credit without specific authorization
from you. If you have a balance due, and wish to apply monies
credited to a 2019 estimated tax account, attach written
authorization for the amount to be removed. Interest charges
are assessed even if the balance due is removed from the 2018
account.