Maryland Assessment & Tax Calendar 2014

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January 1 Valuation date (Date of Finality) for real and business personal property
Deadline for filing a real property petition for review appeal form
January Business personal property returns mailed to all current businesses
Homeowners’ and Renters’ tax credit applications mailed to all current recipients and prior year applicants
February 14 Constant yield tax rates established and mailed to local governments
Mid  February Deadline for appealing reassessment notices mailed the prior December (deadline date is on the notice and depends on the actual notice mailing date)
April 15 Deadline for filing business personal property returns or 60 day extension requests
May 1 Homeowners’ tax credit applications received by this date will have credits reflected on property tax bills, if eligible.
June 15 Deadline for filing extended business personal property returns
June 30 Deadline for local governments to set property tax rates
July 1 Beginning of taxable year for property taxes
Local governments typically mail tax bills in early July
September 1 Deadline to submit Homeowners’ and Renters’ tax credit applications
Deadline to submit initial real property exemption applications for all filers other than blind persons and disabled veterans.
September 30 Deadline to pay property taxes without interest and penalty. Homeowners must pay the first installment of semiannual property taxes by this date.
Late  December Real property reassessment notices mailed to one-third of property owners in each county. Property owners have 45 days to file an appeal.
December 31 Deadline for homeowners to pay the second installment of semiannual property taxes without interest and penalty.