Maryland’s new Fresh Start Tax Payments Program will allow eligible formerly and currently incarcerated individuals to pay off state tax debt through extended payment plans with waived interest and penalties.
Per the news release: The Office of the Comptroller is launching the Fresh Start Tax Payments Program in Maryland to assist eligible returning residents and currently incarcerated individuals in paying their tax debt. The program, enabled by the passage of Senate Bill 295, sponsored by Senator Cory McCray (District 45, Baltimore City), and House Bill 635, sponsored by Delegates Bernice Mireku-North (District 14, Montgomery County) and Greg Wims (District 39, Montgomery County), creates a specialized tax…