MD sales & use tax bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
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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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 entire application.
Priced and issued
The application collects no credit information — 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 the application collects no credit information.
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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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Premium from $100. Enter the amount the Comptroller required and file the same day.