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Section 8-210 – Tax Payment

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a financial institution shall pay the financial institution franchise tax with the return that covers the period for which the tax is due.     (b)    Each financial institution required to file quarterly estimated financial institution franchise tax returns shall pay:         (1)    at least 25% of the estimated financial institution […]

Section 8-211 – Administration by Department

    The Department shall:         (1)    administer the laws that relate to the financial institution franchise tax, consistent with this subtitle and with Title 10 of this article;         (2)    adopt reasonable regulations to administer the provisions of laws that relate to the financial institution franchise tax, including regulations that establish, without regard to the methods required under Title 10 […]

Section 8-202 – Imposition of Tax

    (a)    (1)    For all taxable years beginning before January 1, 2001, a franchise tax, measured by taxable net earnings, is imposed annually on each financial institution existing or doing business in the State during any part of the fiscal year of the financial institution.         (2)    For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, the financial institution franchise […]

Section 8-203 – Tax Rate

    The financial institution franchise tax rate is 7% of taxable net earnings as determined under §§ 8-204 through 8-206 of this subtitle.

Section 8-204 – Taxable Net Earnings — Computation

    (a)    A financial institution shall compute its net earnings:         (1)    based on the accounting period used as its fiscal year; and         (2)    subject to the modifications required under this section, in the manner that a corporation computes, for purposes of the income tax, the Maryland modified income.     (b)    A financial institution shall add to its net earnings computed under […]