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Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot announced on Tuesday that Maryland will begin processing personal income tax returns for Tax Year 2015 on January 19, the same day the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting returns. Business tax returns will be accepted and processing will begin on January 9th. “Processing claims promptly and returning taxpayer refunds immediately […]

After months of Ad Hoc Committee meetings and plans for reform, the future of the Department of Liquor Control continues to be a hot topic among local leaders in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can find out more about the delegation’s Nov. 30th hearing, here.  

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on Nov. 16 for his weekly briefing and he was joined by Council Vice President Nancy Floreen. Leventhal began the briefing with a report about his recent trip to El Salvador. He also previewed tomorrow’s scheduled Council discussion about the cost drivers of government. But it […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot are urging eligible Maryland residents who filed and paid income taxes to another state between 2011 and 2014 to apply for a tax refund against the county portion of their Maryland state income taxes. Refunds are now taking place following a recent Supreme Court ruling related to […]

Here are five things to know today, August 10th, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Tax-Free Week: You may save some money if you do your back-to-school clothes shopping this week. Find out more about Tax-Free Week on the Maryland Comptroller’s website here. 2. Welcome Home Champ: Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky is on her way home today […]

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is encouraging shoppers to take advantage of Maryland’s Tax-Free Week which begins Sunday, August 9th and runs through Saturday, August 15th. During this week, any single, qualifying article of clothing or footwear priced $100 or less – regardless of how many purchased – will be exempt from the state’s six percent […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 17, in Montgomery County: 1. A possible development in the Lyon sisters investigation leads to Virginia. 2. Montgomery County police continue to search for toddlers Sarah and Jacob Hoggle, who have been missing for over a week now. For the latest on this case, stay with MyMCMedia. […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot has a message for Montgomery County. “Get out of the liquor business,” he said, adding, “the sooner the better.” Take a look:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot shares the status of his “Let Summer Be Summer” petition. Franchot says even Governor Martin O’Malley has signed the petition. Take a look: