1.1 Million Tax Returns Filed In Maryland, $1.1B Paid Out So Far

MARYLAND — The tax filing season kicked off Jan. 27 and as of March 6, the Maryland Comptroller's officer had processed 1,131,969 returns with more than $1.1 billion in total refund payments issued.

Comptroller Peter Franchot on Friday urged Marylanders to e-file, noting that it’s "the most secure and efficient way to submit a tax return." Most Marylanders who file electronically receive their state refunds within 2.1 business days, he said.

“As my office continues to detect tax fraud and identity theft schemes, e-filing is the safest way for Marylanders to submit tax returns,” said Franchot in a statement. “It also helps us to more quickly process returns and get refunds back to hardworking taxpayers.”

Last year, the Comptroller’s Office processed more than 3.2 million returns and disbursed $2.9 billion in refunds. Last year, the agency detected and blocked more than 15,000 fraudulent tax returns and withheld $15 million in fraudulent refunds. Of the total returns received, 86 percent were filed electronically.

The tax filing deadline this year is the traditional filing date of April 15.

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