Please be advised that SDAT’s Charter & Personal Property public counter located at State Center in Baltimore is closed to the public until further notice. The Department strongly enocurages online filing when possible, since documents filed online will be processed significantly faster than those filed by mail.
- Nearly all charter and personal property filings can be made online, and to do so please visit Maryland Business Express (www.businessexpress.maryland.gov) to register your business, order business documents, and file annual reports and personal property tax returns.
- Any transaction that cannot be completed online can still be mailed in to to SDAT's offices. You may download those forms using the links below.
The Business Personal Property unit is responsible for the valuation of taxable personal property owned by business entities throughout the state of Maryland.
File the Personal Property Return Online via Maryland Business Express
You may also file prior year returns on the business express site.
To receive important reminders from the Department join our personal property list serve, by clicking this link.
Contact the Division
Business Personal Property..............................................410-767-1170
Outside the Baltimore Metro Area.....................................888-246-5941
Email:
sdat.persprop@maryland.gov Primary Mailing Address
(For correspondence, applications, appeals, amended returns and late filing penalty payment)
Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation
Business Personal Property Division
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2395
Mailing Address for Form 1 Personal Property Returns - initial filings only
Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation
Business Personal Property Division
PO Box 17052
Baltimore, Maryland 21297-1052