Applying for the homestead tax credit?
If so, thank eagle-eyed property owner and Wonk reader Peter Nguyen, who noticed that the state's online application page wasn't encrypted. The organization that handles the state Department of Assessments and Taxation's website pulled the page down to fix the problem and got it back up today, said department director C. John Sullivan Jr.
This is the first time property owners have to apply for the property tax credit, given to all owner-occupiers. But you don't need to worry about it this year unless you're among the one-third of Marylanders who just got new property tax assessment notices.
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