A Maryland personal property return (Form2) must be filed by all sole proprietorships and general partnerships if they possess (own, lease, rent, use or borrow) business personal property or need a business license. A business which fails to file this return will likely receive an estimated assessment.
If you fail to file a required annual or biennial report, you can face stiff penalties. These can range from fines imposed by the state to the state administratively dissolving or revoking your entity. Administrative dissolution means that you can no longer legally conduct business in a state.
All legal business entities formed, qualified, or registered to do business in Maryland MUST file an Annual Report: Legal business entities (Corporations, LLC, LP, LLP, etc.), whether they are foreign or domestic, must file a Form 1 Annual Report (fees apply) Credit Unions must file a Form 3 Annual Report (fees apply)
The Form 1 Business Entity Annual Report and Personal Property Return must be typed using the fillable form, or submitted online at BusinessExpress.Maryland (use the link, type the URL or use the QR code to the left). HANDWRITTEN FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.