Small Business Relief Tax Credit
Offers Maryland small employers support through the Small Business Relief Tax Credit for paid sick and safe leave.
The Small Business Relief Tax Credit was a Maryland tax credit programme administered by the Maryland Department of Commerce to help small employers offset the cost of providing paid sick and safe leave under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act. The credit was worth up to $500 per qualifying employee or $7,000 per business per tax year, whichever was lower. The programme is currently closed:…
Maryland tax credits of up to $500 per employee or $7,000 per business for small employers with 14 or fewer employees that provided paid sick and safe leave; program currently closed.
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