Audience: Individuals
Maryland Tax Connect for Individual Filers is the Comptroller’s new online tax portal. It replaces iFile, the legacy bill payment system, and other tools. Starting September 1, you’ll be able to use it to file returns, make payments, check your refund status, view account history, and manage payment plans in one secure place.
No. Maryland Tax Connect offers a convenient, secure online option for filing and managing your Maryland personal income taxes, but it is not required. Other filing options, including paper filing, remain available.
No. If you are a first-time Maryland tax filer, you can file your return without registering using the guest filing option.
Filers new to Maryland personal income tax will have the ability to use the guest filing option to submit their first Maryland tax return without registering.
After the return is filed:
Alternatively:
No. Only first-time filers will receive a registration letter. Existing filers who register using the guest filing option will not receive a registration code.
At launch, you will be able to:
Yes. You will be able to make certain payments without registering for an account.
Yes. Registered users will be able to set up and manage payment plans through Maryland Tax Connect.
Registered users will be able to view:
No. Maryland Tax Connect will not display:
Yes. You will be able to use the “Where’s My Refund” feature located on the home page under the individuals box without registering.
Maryland Tax Connect will also allow users to:
Yes. Manuals, videos, and step-by-step guides will be available to help you:
You can reach our office by phone at 1-800-MD-TAXES. Remember that between August 18 and August 31, our staff will have limited ability to provide tax status updates while internal systems are transitioning to new systems.
Maryland Tax Connect is one system, but we are rolling it out in two large phases – first for businesses and now for individuals. In Maryland Tax Connect, an individual filer uses an “administrator” account, while a tax professional is an authorized user for their clients.
Tax professionals will register as an authorized user in Maryland Tax Connect and their clients will provide them access to their (the client’s) accounts.
A transcript tool is not included in this update in Maryland Tax Connect; however, this topic is being investigated for future updates. We appreciate your ideas for future upgrades!
No, individual taxpayers will validate their filing information from their most recently filed return.
We will be continually enhancing and adding to MD Tax Connect and this enhancement will be one of the first features we add after we go live. We will add this feature by the end of the year.
Yes, both can be added to one user profile.
This feature is being considered for future upgrades but will not be available immediately.
The client will need to grant access to those holding Power of Attorney to gain access.
No; however, your clients will be able to grant authorized access to third-party users.
Form 548 is currently not available for online filing; however, we are considering this update in future iterations of Maryland Tax Connect.
We currently encourage taxpayers and practitioners to submit completed POAs via upload in the CRM - MyCOMConnect. We’ve also maintained the ability for submissions via email, fax, or mail if that is their preference. A CRM submission allows us to route the item directly to the POA group so that they can review and approve or ask for whatever is needed to cure a deficient submission and then note on the account accordingly that we have the POA on file, who is approved, for what matters, and for what period(s).
A checkbox has been added to identify that a CPA has prepared the return.
No, the subtraction for 529 contributions has not increased to $3,500; for each prepaid contract, the subtraction may not exceed $2,500 for any taxable year.
Scheduled payments will be converted into the new system after September 1; however, some payments may be delayed.
Yes, payments can be made without a notice number by using the account payment type.
Yes, guest options are available to make estimated payments
Fiduciary/Trust accounts are part of our upcoming release, and you will see “Fiduciary” listed as a tax type option after the September 1 release.
Yes, PTE estimates will be part of the September 1 release.
You can submit comments and suggestions through our website feedback form available on the Maryland Tax Connect portal.
If you're running into issues registering, call 1-800-MD-TAXES and select Option 1 to reach a Maryland Tax Connect onboarding expert. You can also schedule a one-on-one online appointment by selecting "Get Help Now" at MarylandComptroller.gov.
Some legacy payment forms aren't yet available in Maryland Tax Connect, but you can still make your payment today: if you're not registered, select "Guest," then choose "Estimated Payment" from the dropdown menu; if you're already registered, select "Make a Payment" from the "File and Pay" dropdown.
Yes. Maryland Tax Connect displays the estimated payment period as the full tax year rather than an individual quarter. You don't need to select a separate period for the quarter you're paying. Enter the amount for that quarter, and the system will automatically apply it to the correct period based on your payment date.
If you scheduled an estimated payment through iFile before it moved to view-only access, that payment is still on file and will process and post automatically as originally scheduled. Because iFile is now view-only, it's no longer possible to cancel or edit that payment through the system. Please do not submit an additional estimated payment for the same period through Maryland Tax Connect, doing so may result in a duplicate payment.
If your scheduled iFile payment doesn't post as expected, or you need to make a change, call 1-800-MDTAXES (Option 1) or visit MarylandComptroller.gov and select "Get Help Now."
No, you will not incur any penalties or late fees. Payments submitted ahead of September 15 have been accepted and are currently being processed. These should be reflected in your account within a few weeks. You will not be penalized if the system transition delayed the processing of your payment or filing.
The Comptroller’s Office continues to ramp up services following the September 1 launch of Maryland Tax Connect for individual taxpayers. Returns and refunds continue to be processed as part of the normal processing cycle.
Processing times can vary depending on the return and whether additional review or validation is required. This period also coincides with a seasonal increase in return filing activity, and our teams are working diligently to process returns and refunds as efficiently and accurately as possible.
Processing times vary based on the individual return and whether additional review or validation is required. Because each return is different, the Office of the Comptroller cannot provide a single processing timeframe that applies to every taxpayer.
No. If you have already successfully filed your return, you should not resubmit it unless instructed to do so by the Office of the Comptroller. Resubmitting a return may result in duplicate information and could require additional review.
No additional action is needed unless the Comptroller’s Office contacts you directly requesting additional information.
The Office of the Comptroller regularly reviews and updates the Maryland Tax Connect FAQs available based on questions and feedback received from taxpayers and tax professionals. You can access these FAQs from MDTaxConnect.gov. We will continue to update these FAQs and provide additional information and guidance as Maryland Tax Connect services continue to ramp up.
45. I made a payment during the transition period. Has it been processed?
Payments submitted ahead of September 15 have been accepted and are currently being processed and should reflect in your account within the coming weeks. If your payment is still pending, submit a request at MyCOMConnect.
46. My payment isn't showing in my account yet. What should I do?
Payments submitted ahead of September 15 have been accepted and are currently being processed. These should be reflected in your account within a few weeks. You will not be penalized if the system transition delayed the processing of your payment or filing. If your payment is still pending, submit a request at MyCOMConnect.