NEWS Release

Comptroller Schaefer Announces 2006 Maryland State Tax Returns Due Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Massachusetts State Holiday Gives Marylanders Extra Day to File

ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 9, 2006)-Comptroller William Donald Schaefer today announced that Maryland taxpayers will have until Tuesday, April 17, 2007, to file their state tax returns or pay any taxes due. By law, if a filing or payment deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, taxpayers can timely satisfy any tax obligations by the next business day.

In 2007, April 15 will fall on a Sunday. Monday, April 16, is a state holiday in Massachusetts, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is directing Maryland taxpayers to send their federal returns to the agency's Andover, Mass., processing center. To avoid confusion, Comptroller Schaefer has extended the state filing deadline for Marylanders to match the IRS deadline.

"Marylanders will have an extra day to send in their returns next year," said Comptroller Schaefer. "But the sooner you get your taxes in, the sooner you will be able to get your refund."

To avoid any further confusion, Maryland taxpayers who are instructed by the IRS to send federal returns or payments to a location other than Andover, Mass., will also get the extra day to file their returns. Pass-through entity income tax returns (Form 510) must still be filed by Monday, April 16, 2007. Fiscal year corporate returns due April 15 will also be required to be filed by Monday, April 16.

The April 17 deadline applies to both electronically filed and paper submissions of:

• 2006 Maryland individual income tax returns, including fiduciaries (Forms 502, 503, 504, 505 and 515),
• Requests for an automatic six-month, filing extension,
• Tax year 2006 balance due payments,
• Individual estimated tax payments for the first quarter of 2007, and
• Individual refund claims for tax year 2003 where the regular three-year statute of limitations expires this year.

The state of Massachusetts annually commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord on each third Monday in April. The battles began the American Revolution in 1775.

For more information on Maryland taxes, visit www.marylandtaxes.com. For more information regarding federal taxes, visit www.irs.gov.

CONTACT:
Michael D. Golden, 410-260-7305
Kevin P. Kane, 410-260-7578