FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Comptroller Franchot Mails 1099G Forms to Taxpayers

- Over 100,000 forms mailed daily until the end of the month -

Annapolis, MD (January 15, 2008) - Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot today announced that his office began mailing the 1099G Form to Maryland taxpayers who itemized deductions on their federal income tax return last year and received a refund from the State. From January 14 thru January 31, over 1.4 million 1099G Forms will be disseminated to taxpayers across the state at a rate of approximately 106,500 forms per day.

"It is our mission to ensure that taxpayers receive the information they need quickly and efficiently," said Comptroller Franchot. "The sooner Marylanders receive the necessary information from our office, the faster they can file their taxes, and we can have their refunds back to them. For the quickest return, I encourage Marylanders to use our e-file system on our website or have their tax preparers take advantage of our electronic filing programs."

According to Federal law, the 1099G forms must be sent to individuals who received a state income tax refund in 2007. This document informs taxpayers that the refund received must be reported as a source of income on their 2007 federal tax return. However, taxpayers do not need to include the 1099G Form with their tax filings.

Form 1099G reflects all Maryland refunds credited to the taxpayer during 2007, including refunds received from amended returns of previous years. Form 1099G also indicates how much, if any, of the refund was applied to estimated taxes, delinquent taxes, debts owed the State, child support, and/or forwarded to the Central Collection Unit.

Taxpayers can e-mail questions regarding Form 1099G to taxhelp@comp.state.md.us or contact a representative at (410) 260-7980 or 1-800-MD-TAXES (1-800-638-2937), Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. From January 22 until April 18, the hours will extend to 8 p.m.

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Contact: Caron Brace, (410) 260-7438 (office), (410) 212-9414 (cell)