Section 14-901 – Abatement Orders
In order to correct an incorrect or improper assessment and to prevent injustice, an order to abate or decrease an assessment after the date of finality may be issued as provided by § 8-419 of this article.
Section 14-902 – Tax Abatement
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Qualified brownfields site” has the meaning stated in § 5–301 of the Economic Development Article. (3) “Tax” has the meaning stated in § 14–801(d) of this title. (b) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a tax abatement against the overdue […]
Section 14-904 – State Property Tax Refund Criteria
(a) A person who submits a written refund claim to the appropriate collector for State property tax erroneously or mistakenly paid to the collector is eligible for a refund from the State Treasury of the amount of State property tax paid that exceeds the amount that is properly and legally chargeable to or collectible from the […]
Section 14-905 – County or Municipal Corporation Property Tax Refund Criteria
(a) Subject to § 14-919 of this subtitle, a person who submits a written refund claim to the appropriate collector for county or municipal corporation property tax erroneously or mistakenly paid to the collector is eligible for a refund of the amount paid that exceeds the amount that is properly and legally chargeable to or collectible […]
Section 14-906 – Property Tax Refund Criteria
(a) A person shall receive a refund of excess property tax paid on property without submitting a refund claim to the collector if the payment is erroneous due to: (1) a lower final property tax liability than the advance property tax payment made under § 10-205 of this article; (2) a lower final property tax liability than the […]
Section 14-907 – Recordation Tax Refund Criteria
A person who submits a written refund claim for recordation tax that has been erroneously or mistakenly paid to or illegally or erroneously assessed or wrongfully collected by the clerk of a circuit court, the Director of Finance in Prince George’s County, or the Department, or paid on property exempt wholly or partly from the […]
Section 14-908 – Transfer Tax Refund Criteria
A person who submits a written refund claim for transfer tax that has been erroneously or mistakenly paid to or illegally or erroneously assessed or wrongfully collected by the clerk of a circuit court, the Department, or other collector, or paid on property exempt wholly or partly from the transfer tax is eligible for a […]
Section 14-911 – Refund Claim Determinations
(a) A refund claim shall be approved or denied: (1) under § 14-904 of this subtitle, by the Comptroller; (2) under § 14-905 of this subtitle, by the appropriate collector; or (3) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, under § 14-907 or § 14-908 of this subtitle, by the Department, clerk, or the Director of Finance […]
Section 14-914 – Form; Contents
(a) Except as provided in § 14-906 of this subtitle, to apply for a refund under this subtitle, a person shall submit a written refund claim: (1) on the form required under subsection (b) of this section; (2) under oath; (3) supported by the documents required under subsection (b) of this section; and (4) that contains the information required under […]
Section 14-915 – Time for Filing
To be eligible for a refund, a person must submit a refund claim on or before: (1) 3 years from the date that the property tax is paid, for a claim under § 14-904, § 14-905(a), (b), or (d), or § 14-906(c) of this subtitle; (2) 3 years from the date that the recordation tax is paid, […]