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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="10-820" title_number="10" title_name="Income Tax" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Returns and Declarations">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an individual or partnership required under Part II of this subtitle to file a return for a taxable year shall complete and file with the Comptroller an income tax return:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>on or before April 15th of the next taxable year; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if the income tax is computed for a fiscal year, on or before the 15th day of the 4th month after the end of that year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Within 60 days after the date on which a partnership is dissolved or liquidated or withdraws voluntarily or involuntarily from the State, the partnership shall complete and file with the Comptroller an income tax return.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the due date for a federal income tax return filed electronically is later than April 15th of the next taxable year, the due date for an individual to complete and file a Maryland income tax return shall be the due date for filing the individual’s federal income tax return, if the individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>files the Maryland income tax return electronically; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>electronically pays any balance due with the return.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, an individual required under § 10-815 of this subtitle to file a declaration of estimated income tax for a taxable year shall complete and file with the Comptroller:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an initial declaration on or before April 15 of that year; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a quarterly estimated income tax return on or before June 15, September 15, and January 15 after the filing of the initial declaration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An individual shall file a declaration that was not filed on April 15 or an amended declaration, on any date allowed in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection for filing a quarterly estimated income tax return.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If an individual elects to pay the income tax in full on or before January 31, instead of filing the quarterly estimated income tax return required on January 15, the individual shall file a final income tax return on or before January 31.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If an individual required to file a declaration of estimated income tax has estimated gross income from fishing or farming, including oyster farming, that is at least 2/3 of the total estimated income for a taxable year, the individual may complete and file with the Comptroller:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a declaration of estimated income tax for that taxable year on or before January 15 of the next taxable year; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an income tax return for that taxable year on or before March 1 of the next taxable year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>An individual required to file a declaration of estimated income tax under § 10-815(b) of this subtitle shall complete and file with the Comptroller, within 60 days after the individual receives income from wagering:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a declaration of estimated income tax; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if the individual has filed a declaration during that taxable year, an amended declaration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
