- Maryland is transitioning to a new online filing portal called Maryland Tax Connect for business taxes.
- The transition will be effective from February 2024.
- The new portal will allow self-service access to online payments, viewing historical returns, business registrations, and license renewals.
- The roll-out of the new system for sales and use tax filers will begin on January 22nd.
- Until January 22nd, the existing online filing system, bFile, will still be available.
- After January 22nd, bFile will only allow users to view historical filing and payments.
- Instruction letters will be mailed to existing bFile users on February 5th to set up their Maryland Tax Connect logins.
- Maryland Tax Connect will go live for business taxes on February 6th.
- bFile will still be available for end of year Withholding reconciliation returns and W2s after January 22nd.
- Users who need to file returns between January 23rd and receiving their welcome letter can use guest return filing and payment functions.
Source: salestaxinstitute.com
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