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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="8-209" title_number="8" title_name="Franchise Taxes" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Financial Institution Franchise Tax">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each financial institution existing or doing business in the State during any part of the fiscal year of the financial institution shall complete, under oath, and file with the Department a financial institution franchise tax return on or before the 15th day of the 3rd month after the end of that fiscal year.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each financial institution that reasonably expects its financial institution franchise tax for a year to exceed $1,000 shall complete, under oath, and file with the Department a declaration of estimated tax, on or before the 15th day of the 4th month of the accounting period used as the fiscal year of the financial institution.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A financial institution required under paragraph (1) of this subsection to file a declaration of estimated tax for a taxable year shall complete and file with the Department a quarterly estimated tax return on or before the 15th day of the 6th, 9th, and 12th months of that year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>To properly identify persons listed in a return or document, a person shall include in a return or document the Social Security or other identifying number that the Department requires.</text>
  </level>
</section>
