Skip to Main Content
  Menu   Menu
Maryland.gov Home
Maryland Department of Assessment and Taxation
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Social Media Directory
Search Maryland
  • Home
  • About
  • Real Property
  • Businesses
  • Forms
  • Reports
  • Tax Credits
  • Services

Online Services

  • Maryland Business Express
  • Order a Certificate of Status
  • UCC Online Filing & Search
  • Search the Business Database
  • Search the Real Property Database
  • Homeowners' & Renters' Tax Credit Application
  • Homestead Application

Quick References

  • Maryland Department of Health - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information
  • Real Property Appeal Process
  • Change Your Real Property Mailing Address
  • Contact Your Local Real Property Assessment Office
  • Customer Service Policy
  • Ground Rent Information
  • Homestead Application Status
  • Tax Credit Programs
  • Tax Sale Help
  • Changing Maryland for the Better

    Customer Service Promise
Right_Content

Covid-19 News and Announcements

To help protect our customers and staff from the spread of COVID-19, SDAT's public counters in Baltimore are closed to the public. Some local real property assessment offices have limited public access, so please contact your local office for more information. We are asking customers to complete transactions online when at all possible, and to email our programs using the contact information below. Transactions completed online will be processed significantly faster than mailed-in documents.

"I applaud Governor Hogan's leadership during this COVID-19 health emergency, and many deadlines have been extended according to his executive orders. We are strongly encouraging all customers to complete transactions online whenever possible. I appreciate our customers' patience as we actively explore even more online services that could be made available in the immeidate future, as well as our employees' commitment to providing the best service possible for our customers."
--Director Michael Higgs

Maryland Coronavirus Websites​: Please visit Governor Hogan's Coronavirus 2020 Disease Update webpage for general information about the virus, or Maryland Business Express' COVID-19 Business Response webpage for resources available to the business community.

Online Services 

We strongly encourage our customers to use our online services, which allow for better tracking and faster processing of documents.

  • For online Business and Personal Property transactions, click here.
  • For online submission of a Homeowners' or Renters' Tax Credit application, click here.
  • For online submission of a Homestead Tax Credit application, click here.

$425 Dropbox for Charter Filings Same-day Service (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays)

SDAT has placed a dropbox in the lobby of 301 West Preston Street for customers seeking $425 expedited service. No more than 3 Charter Filings may be submitted per customer/firm/courier and only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 6:30am and 10:00am. Documents and payment must be placed in a sealed envelope that clearly identifies a point of contact's name, email, and phone number, and all filings must include payment for the $425 expedited fee in addition to the base filing fee. Once processed, an email will be sent to the point of contact and if approved, the acknowledgement letter placed at this dropbox for pickup the next day.

Please note that this service is not available for Annual Reports or Personal Property Return assessments. If these procedures are not followed or the filing is rejected, same-day service is not guaranteed.

Contact Us

Customers with questions regarding their business, real or personal property assessment, or tax credit are strongly encouraged to contact the Department via email using the contact information below.

Business Services
  • Business Personal Property: sdat.persprop@maryland.gov.
  • Charter Forfeitures: sdat.forfeiture@maryland.gov.
  • Ordering Certified Copies: sdat.requestforcopies@maryland.gov.
  • Franchise Tax and Public Utilities: sdat.utilitytax@maryland.gov.
  • Ground Rent Filings: sdat.groundrent@maryland.gov.
  • Trade Name Applications and Renewals: sdat.tradenamehelp@maryland.gov.
  • UCC Filings: sdat.ucc@maryland.gov.
  • Service of Process: sdat.serviceofprocess@maryland.gov.
  • Ordering Certificates of Good Standing: sdat.goodstanding@maryland.gov.
  • All other business inquiries not listed above: sdat.charterhelp@maryland.gov.

Real Property Services
  • Email addresses for SDAT's local real property assessment offices can be found here​.

Tax Credit Services
  • Homeowners': sdat.homeowners@maryland.gov.
  • Homestead: sdat.homestead@maryland.gov.
  • Renters': sdat.renters@maryland.gov.
  • State Tax Sale Ombudsman: sdat.taxsale@maryland.gov​.​

Sign Up for Important Email Notices - All entities must submit an Annual Report and Personal Property Tax Return every year to remain in "good standing" and legally operate in Maryland. Homeowners' and Renters' Tax Credit applications must be submitted every year. Be sure to sign up here to receive general updates from our Department and timely annual reminders to file these important documents!
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Left_Content

1_forms.png

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Lt_Center_Content

Business

Lt_Inner_Content

Tax Credit Programs

Rt_Inner_Content

Newsroom / PIA Requests

Rt_Center_Content
Customer Service FAQs 
Governor's Office
Center_Content
Human Trafficking
GET HELP
National Human Trafficking Hotline -- 24/7 Confidential
icon of a phone 1-888-373-7888
icon of a cell phone 233733
For more information on human trafficking in Maryland click here.
Rt_bottom_Content

How Are We Doing?Maryland Business Express​

Tell us what you think about SDAT.

  • Contact Us
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility

301 W. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201-2395

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • MD Social Media Directory