Earned Income Credit Information Act

House Bill 632 (Chapter 352, Acts of 2011)

This Act requires the Comptroller to publish the maximum income eligibility for the State earned income tax credit (EIC) on or before January 1 of each calendar year. This Act also requires the Comptroller to notify all employers in Maryland by mail the information on the State EIC.

This notice must include the following statements, which each employer must provide electronically or in written form to each employee who may be eligible for the credit: (1) the employee may be eligible for the federal and State earned income tax credits; and (2) the employee may be eligible for the State earned income tax credit.

Effective Date: This Act will take effect January 1, 2012.