To: The Maryland State House and The Maryland State Senate

Support Maryland General Assembly Bill HB859 Traders License Reform Bill

Delegate Al Carr has introduced House Bill 859 that will help retailers by greatly simplifying property tax forms and lowering state and local fees and taxes.

Why is this important?

Retailers face many challenges including competition from online sellers, rising rents, scarce parking and state and local taxes, fees and bureaucracy. Unlike surrounding states, Maryland has a complicated 21-tier traders license fee system that was set up in the 1850s. And unlike most states, Maryland requires businesses to annually locate, track, and value their inventory, pay burdensome municipal inventory taxes and pay high state annual report filing fees.