Maryland Code — Tax-General + Tax-Property Articles

Md. Code Ann., Tax-Gen. § 10-908

§ 10-908

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# (a)

An employer shall withhold from the wages of an individual the amount indicated in the income tax withholding tables or income tax percentage withholding schedules that the Comptroller prepares.

# (b)

A payor that is a fiduciary shall withhold from each distribution the amount indicated in the income tax withholding tables or income tax percentage withholding schedules that the Comptroller prepares.

# (c)

A payor shall withhold the amount from an annuity, sick pay, or retirement distribution that the payee requests.

# (d)

A payor shall withhold from a payment subject to withholding of winnings derived from wagering:

# (1)

if the payee is a resident, a rate equal to the sum of 3.0% and the top marginal State income tax rate for individuals under § 10-105(a) of this title, applied to the payment; and

# (2)

if the payee is a nonresident, a rate equal to the sum of the rate of the tax imposed under § 10-106.1 of this title and the top marginal State income tax rate for individuals under § 10-105(a) of this title, applied to the payment.

# (e)

The Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System shall withhold from a payment of a death benefit to a resident payee the sum of:

# (1)

4.75% of the payment; and

# (2)

the county income tax rate applied to the payment.

# (f)

If a payment to a resident payee is a designated distribution that is an eligible rollover distribution within the meaning of § 3405(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and the payment is subject to mandatory withholding of federal income tax, the payor shall withhold from the payment an amount equal to 7.75% of the payment.

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