The state will pay over $11 million in refunds to some Maryland homeowners after a Montgomery County man uncovered a mistake by the state taxation department.
State lawmakers unanimously passed a bill to provide refunds which is awaiting a signature by Gov. Larry Hogan.
This money will primarily go to people in Montgomery Co. and Baltimore City. The homeowners impacted were shorted on the Homeowners Tax Credit (HTC) which is for homeowners with a family income of $60,000 or less.
Louis Wilen of Olney discovered in 2016 that the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, or SDAT, was deducting other tax credits from the HTC. For four years, he sounded the alarm.
“I did put a lot of work into it,” said Wilen. “I didn’t anticipate putting so much work into it, but it just kept building.”
Now his work has paid off, literally, for thousands of people.
“People became aware of what happened and that put a lot of pressure on us to do the right thing,” said Del. Al Carr (D-Montgomery County).
Should be paid back in full plus whatever interest rate the state of Maryland would charge someone for late tax payments.
What about the rest of us that fall in that category or is it another Democrat pay off in these areas?