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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 03.01.02.02" title_num="03" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="02" heading="Requirements for Payment by Immediately Available Funds.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A taxpayer whose unpaid tax liability is $10,000 or more shall remit payment by immediately available funds pursuant to the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided for in §A(2) of this regulation, payment shall be made by using:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>ACH credit;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>ACH debit; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Direct debit;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Payment by wire transfer may be used if the taxpayer:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Initiates an ACH credit or authorizes an ACH debit transaction which fails; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Receives prior approval from the Comptroller.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An agent of a taxpayer or taxpayers shall remit payment by immediately available funds under §A of this regulation if the total amount of the payments to be made by the agent for any period exceeds $10,000 in the aggregate, not including any amounts for which the agent has not received timely payment from the taxpayer.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Payment by immediately available funds applies to the payment of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Income tax withheld by an employer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Corporation income tax;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Except as provided for in §H of this regulation, sales and use tax;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Motor fuel tax;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Motor carrier tax;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Alcoholic beverage tax; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Tobacco tax.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A person using the ACH debit or credit method shall provide:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The taxpayer's Maryland tax account number; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A statement of the type of tax and the tax period for which the payment is being made.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A person using the direct debit method shall provide:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The taxpayer's federal employer identification number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The taxpayer's Maryland tax account number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The tax type and tax period for which the payment is being made; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any additional information required to accurately report the tax due.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A separate ACH credit, ACH debit, direct debit, or wire transfer as allowed under §A(2) of this regulation shall be made for each type of tax and for each period for which the tax is due.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A taxpayer not required to remit payments in immediately available funds may use the ACH credit, ACH debit, or direct debit method for tax payments. The wire transfer method is permitted only if the taxpayer receives prior approval from the Comptroller.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A taxpayer may not make payment using ACH credit for the payment of sales and use tax on sales of alcoholic beverages.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>