SDAT Announces
14 New Online Services, Nearly All Business Filings Can Now Be Completed Online
Online Expedited Fees Waived for Businesses
Seeking to Revive Online
The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)
today announced 14 new online services on Maryland Business Express that will make it significantly
easier for businesses to get back into “Good Standing” status, a requirement
necessary for many types of Coronavirus-related relief. Some of these new
online filing options are for businesses needing to revive, and the Department
is waiving any related online expedited fees to help Marylanders keep their
businesses active.
“Our Department is extremely excited to announce these new online services,
which will make it significantly easier for businesses to get back into Good
Standing status; a requirement necessary for many types of Coronavirus relief
programs,” said SDAT Director Michael Higgs. “Whether it’s working on these new
online filings options or assisting customers directly, our team has been
working tirelessly to provide Marylanders with the best service possible to
help their businesses succeed.”
Seven of the new online services will be particularly helpful for business
owners who are just now realizing their business is not in Good Standing
status. Maryland Corporations, LLCs, LLPs, and LPs; and Foreign (non-Maryland)
Corporations and LLCs may now revive or dissolve their businesses online, and
the Department is waiving the online expedited fee for these filings until 30
days after the State of Emergency is rescinded. If a Maryland business requests
a certified copy of this filing at checkout, that expedited fee will also be
waived. Penalty payments owed to the Department may also now be paid online,
which is another reason businesses often are not in Good Standing status.
The Department has also created a new Good Standing Checklist that will make it easier for
business owners to proactively determine whether or not their business is in
Good Standing with SDAT, and instruct them how to correct any deficiencies. The
Department strongly encourages that all business owners confirm now whether or
not their business is in Good Standing by looking it up on SDAT’s free online search. The Department also encourages business
owners to sign up to receive updates and timely email reminders to
file these important documents.
A complete list of the 14 new online services is as follows, as well as
which online expedited fees have been waived:
- Penalty payments
- Make Changes to an Existing
Business:
- Articles of Amendment
- Certificate of
Correction
- Articles of
Supplementary
- Articles of Merger
- Articles of Amendment
and Restatement
- Articles of
Restatement
- Revive or Dissolve a Domestic
(Maryland) Business:
- Articles of Revival
for a Maryland Corporation (online expedited fee waived)
- Articles or
Certificate of Reinstatement for an LLC, LLP, or LP (online expedited fee
waived)
- Articles of
Dissolution for a Maryland Corporation (online expedited fee waived)
- Requalify or Cancel a Foreign
(non-Maryland) Business:
- Foreign Corporation
Requalification (online expedited fee waived)
- Foreign LLC
Re-Registration (online expedited fee waived)
- Application for
Termination of a Foreign Corporation (online expedited fee waived)
- Certificate of
Cancellation of a Foreign LLC (online expedited fee waived)
In March, the Department closed all public access at State Center for
Charter, Personal Property, Ground Rent, and Tax Credit filings, as well as
public access at its 24 local Real Property Offices. The Department has also
automatically extended numerous deadlines in accordance with Governor Hogan’s
executive orders. More information about these extensions, and contact
information for all of SDAT’s programs, can be found on dat.maryland.gov.
The Department is strongly encouraging customers to use our online services,
since all paper-based submissions will take significantly longer to process
throughout the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis.
- Charter and Personal Property
filings can be completed online through Maryland Business Express, and turnaround times for
those filings remain unchanged.
- Homeowners’ and renters’ tax
credit applications can be submitted through MarylandOne Stop, and homestead tax credit
applications through SDAT’s website.
The Hogan administration has taken a number of
unprecedented steps to respond to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 crisis. For
health resources regarding COVID-19, including case counts and clinical
guidance, please visit the Department of Health’s webpage. For a list of resources to
help businesses whose daily operations are affected during the state of
emergency, please visit Maryland Business Express’ webpage. For a comprehensive
list of ongoing state actions, please visit Governor Hogan’s webpage.
