Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D) said her office is focused on reducing the number of people who fail to claim earned income tax credits despite being eligible. The General Assembly passed legislation this year earmarking $1.2 million over four years for outreach efforts by the comptroller. (File photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)
Maryland’s chief tax collector said she is focused on returning tax dollars to the tens of thousands of low-income families who are failing to claim tax credits for which they are eligible.
Earlier this year, the legislature set aside $1.2 million over four years to pay for efforts to reduce the number of eligible taxpayers who do not apply for the state Child Tax Credit or for the Earned Income Tax Credit…