Maryland has a state income tax — plus local county income taxes on top — so tax time here means two returns, done carefully. Compass Tax Center handles your federal and Maryland returns together, personally, year-round, and 100% virtually. From Baltimore to the D.C. suburbs to the Eastern Shore, we're a secure upload and a phone call away.
A federal return and a Maryland return, prepared together so they agree and you claim every credit you're owed. Maryland is unusual: your county adds its own income tax on top of the state's, and we handle both parts.
Two returns instead of one — plus a county piece — means more to keep straight. We handle the whole picture, federal, state, and local, and we're here after April, too.
On top of the state income tax, every Maryland county (and Baltimore City) charges its own local income tax, so your effective rate depends on where you live. Maryland is also the only state that has both an estate tax and an inheritance tax.
Those quirks are easy to get wrong on your own. We make sure the county piece is right and, for families planning ahead, that the estate and inheritance rules are handled thoughtfully.
Maryland stacks a few taxes most states don't. If any of these are you, they're firmly in our wheelhouse.
You don't need a tax office down the road — you need the right person handling both your returns. Everything we do is secure and fully virtual, so working with us is exactly as easy from Ocean City as it is from Baltimore. And since we serve all 50 states, if life moves you out of Maryland, your tax help doesn't have to change.
Start now or book a free consultation. We're here year-round — for tax season and everything after it.