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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="13-1A-02" title_number="13" title_name="Procedure" subtitle_number="1A" subtitle_name="Private Letter Rulings">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Comptroller shall issue a private letter ruling on the written request of a person as soon as practicable after the date on which the Comptroller received the written request.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A person requesting a private letter ruling shall include in the written request a statement as to whether the person is the subject of an ongoing taxation matter, including an audit, a claim for refund, a tax protest, or an appeal to the Tax Court or any other court with jurisdiction over the matter.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the person is the subject of an ongoing taxation matter, the statement required under this paragraph shall include any relevant case numbers or other identifying information.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Comptroller, as appropriate, may request additional information from the person requesting the private letter ruling.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The person shall submit the information to the Comptroller within 30 days after the date on which the person receives the Comptroller’s request under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Comptroller may deny a request for a private letter ruling for good cause, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the issue is the subject of existing guidance to taxpayers published by the Comptroller;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the person did not timely submit the additional information requested by the Comptroller in accordance with subsection (b) of this section;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the issue identified in the request:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>is under extensive study or review; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>is currently being considered in a rulemaking procedure, contested case, or any other agency or judicial proceeding that may resolve the issue;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the request involves a hypothetical situation or alternative plans;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the transaction for which the private letter ruling is requested is designed to avoid taxation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>the facts or issues identified in the request are unclear, overbroad, insufficient, or otherwise inappropriate as a basis on which to issue a private letter ruling;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>the request is to determine whether a statute is constitutional under the Maryland Constitution or the United States Constitution;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>the issue is clearly and adequately addressed by statute, regulation, or court decision; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>the issue involves the tax consequence of any proposed but not yet enacted federal, state, or local legislation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Comptroller denies a request for a private letter ruling under this section, the Comptroller shall notify the person in writing:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>of the reasons for the denial and why those reasons constitute good cause; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>within 60 days after the date on which the request was submitted to the Comptroller.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A person may withdraw, in writing, the request for a private letter ruling at any time before the issuance of the private letter ruling under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
