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Maryland bill would create tax debt relief program for people returning from prison
Summary
A proposed law, HB 634, would establish an income tax reconciliation program in the Comptroller’s Office to reduce tax penalties and help people who served 6–10 month to 10-year sentences resolve tax debt after release.
A bill before the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee would create an income tax reconciliation program to help justice‑involved individuals resolve tax liabilities that accumulated during incarceration.
Delegate Eric Williams presented House Bill 634, saying the program would be “eligible for justice involved individuals who are sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least 6 months but no more than 10 years.” He said the measure grew out of work with prison ministries and firsthand conversations with incarcerated people who returned to find tax problems they did not…
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