Maryland sales & use tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond the Comptroller of Maryland can require from a sales-and-use-tax vendor as security for the tax it collects. Most vendors never need one — but when the Comptroller asks, the amount is on your notice. Premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — the exact price is set by your bond amount in the on-page calculator.
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How much does a Maryland sales & use tax bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
A fast application for the standard sales tax bond — enter your amount, apply, and file with the Comptroller. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Comptroller required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Priced and issued
No credit check up to $10,000 — your exact premium is set by bond amount. Most applications approve instantly and issue on the spot; larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Comptroller
Submit the executed bond to satisfy the Comptroller’s security requirement and keep your sales-and-use-tax account in good standing. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the sales tax bond actually covers
A Maryland vendor collects sales and use tax from customers and remits it to the Comptroller of Maryland. Most vendors are never asked for a bond — but the Comptroller has authority to require security for the tax when a vendor’s account warrants it.
A bond is typically required of a new, seasonal, or previously delinquent vendor — the Comptroller sets the amount to your expected or past tax exposure and names it on your notice. The bond guarantees that you file your returns and pay the sales and use tax when it becomes due.
It stands behind the tax you collect on the state’s behalf — if you fail to remit, the Comptroller can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Comptroller set — premiums start at $100, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Comptroller. Submit the executed bond to satisfy the Comptroller’s security requirement and keep your sales-and-use-tax account in good standing. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
Priced at the application.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Comptroller set — your exact premium (from $100) is set and the executed bond is generated, ready to file.
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Sales tax bond, issued today.
Premium from $100. Enter the amount the Comptroller required and file the same day.