Decision by state's top court could cost counties about $50 million a year
By Ian Duncan, The Baltimore Sun
The Maryland attorney general's office has asked the U.S. Supreme Court
to review a ruling by the Court of Appeals about the way Maryland
handles the taxation of out-of-state income that could cost counties $50
million a year.
Maryland provides credits for taxes that are paid to other states but does not extend those credits to the local portion of the state taxes that is used to partly fund counties and Baltimore. Brian and Karen Wynne, a Howard County couple, contested the second part of the law and the state's top court ruled this year that it violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
In a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, the attorney general's office said the nation's top court has long recognized the power of states to tax the entire income of their residents and called the Maryland high court's finding "unprecedented."
Maryland provides credits for taxes that are paid to other states but does not extend those credits to the local portion of the state taxes that is used to partly fund counties and Baltimore. Brian and Karen Wynne, a Howard County couple, contested the second part of the law and the state's top court ruled this year that it violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
In a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, the attorney general's office said the nation's top court has long recognized the power of states to tax the entire income of their residents and called the Maryland high court's finding "unprecedented."
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