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   MARYLAND               REQUEST FOR COPY 
            FORM          OF TAX RETURN                                                                                                    2024

   129

1. PRINT name and mailing address of taxpayer(s) as shown on the tax form for the requested year(s) 1a. Check here if you are requesting W-2’s only

                                                                                                    1b. Tax year(s) requested

2. PRINT current mailing address (Notary required if different from Line 1)                         2a. Taxpayer’s Social Security number as 
                                                                                                    shown on the tax form

                                                                                                    2b. Spouse’s Social Security number as shown 
                                                                                                    on the tax form

3. Mail copies to (Notary required if different from Line 1)

                                                                                                    Requester or taxpayer email address

Requester’s telephone number          Signature of taxpayer/or Requester              Signature of spouse                              Date

                      NOTARY CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT (IF REQUIRED, SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

State of ___________________                                                          _____________________________________ 
County of ___________________                                                                       Notary Public
On this, the ________ day of __________, 20____, before me a notary public, the                                    [SEAL]
undersigned taxpayer(s),  
____________________________________________________________________              ,  
personally appeared known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person(s) whose 
name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he/she  
executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness hereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

                                                            OFFICE USE ONLY
Tax year(s)                                                                                         Taxpayer’s signature(s) verified by:

Researcher’s initials Reviewed by:                          Date                                    Date Copies released

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           MARYLAND            REQUEST FOR COPY 
           FORM                OF TAX RETURN                                                                                  2024
           129                 INSTRUCTIONS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS                                                          Deceased  taxpayers.  A  personal  representative  of  the  estate 
Purpose of Form. The purpose of Form 129 is to request a copy                 may sign Form 129 when requesting a copy of a tax return for the 
of  a  Maryland  tax  return  and/or  W-2’s  as  originally  filed  with  the deceased taxpayer. A copy of the letter of administration must be 
Comptroller of Maryland. The form must be completed in full. If you           included with the request. 
have a valid Maryland Power of Attorney (Form 548) on file it is not          Reporting  Agent.  A  reporting  agent  for  the  taxpayer  can  sign 
necessary to complete and submit a Form 129 to request a copy of              Form  129  if  the  authority  has  been  specifically  delegated  to  the 
a Maryland return.                                                            representative on Maryland Form 548P. A copy of the signed Maryland 
INSTRUCTIONS.    Tax  return  information  is  confidential  as  stated       Form 548P must be included with Form 129.
by the Tax-General Article of the Maryland Annotated Code, Section            FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
13-202. Form 129 must be filled out in its entirety and submitted any         Visit  our  Web  site  at www.marylandtaxes.gov or  call 410-260-
one of two ways:                                                              7980 or toll-free 800-638-2937.
 In  person  with  valid  photo  identification  to  any  office  of  the     Maryland Relay Service (MRS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711
 Comptroller  of  Maryland.    Do  not  sign  Form  129  until  you  are 
 instructed  to  do  so  by  a  representative  of  the  Comptroller  of      BRANCH OFFICES
 Maryland, Revenue Administration Division.                                   Annapolis
 By mail   send the original Form 129 signed by the taxpayer and              60 West Street
 notarized.  The  branch  office  receiving  the  form  must  have  the       Suite 102
 original  notarized  Form  129  before  the  request  is  completed.         Annapolis, MD 21404-2434
 Exception: Form 129 does not need to be notarized if the address             Baltimore
 in line 2 is the same as the address in line 1.                              State Office Building
NOTE: A copy of a tax return will not be emailed, scanned or faxed to         301 W. Preston Street, Rm. 206
the requestor but sent via U.S. Postal Service. It may also be picked         Baltimore, MD 21201-2326
up in person at one of our branch offices listed.                             Cumberland
Where to File:                                                                3 Pershing Street, Ste 101
Taxpayers can mail their requests to:                                         Cumberland, MD 21502-3042
 Comptroller of Maryland                                                      Elkton
 Revenue Administration Division                                              Upper Chesapeake Corporate Center
 Central Files                                                                103 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite D
 110 Carroll Street                                                           Elkton, MD 21921-6391
 Annapolis, MD 21411-0001                                                     Frederick
 Phone:  410-260-7951                                                         Courthouse/Multiservice Center
                                                                              100 West Patrick Street, Rm. 2603
You can also submit Form 129 to any of the branch offices. Offices            Frederick, MD 21701-5578
are open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.                               Greenbelt
Specific  Instructions  -  This  form  must  be  completed  in  its           Triangle Centre 
entirety.                                                                     6401 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite 100
Line 1.  Enter the taxpayer’s name and mailing address as shown on            Greenbelt, MD 20770-3201 
     the original filed tax return.                                           Hagerstown
     If  a  joint  tax  return  was  filed,  also  enter  spouse’s  name,     Crystal Building
     listed on the tax return.                                                1850 Dual Hwy., Suite 201 
                                                                              Hagerstown, MD 21740-6686
Line 1a. Check  this  box  if  you  are  requesting  W-2  forms  only.  List  Salisbury
     the  employer’s  name,  address  and  employer  identification           Sea Gull Square
     number, if known, on the back of Form 129 or on a separate               1306 South Salisbury Blvd., Unit 182
     page.                                                                    Salisbury, MD 21801-6846
Line 1b. Enter the tax year(s) requested on the provided lines.               Towson
Line 2.  Enter your current mailing address.                                  Hampton Plaza
Line 2a. Enter the taxpayer’s Social Security number as shown on the          300 East Joppa Road, Ste. Plaza Level 1-A
     original filed tax return.                                               Towson, MD 21286-3020
Line 2b. FOR JOINT FILERS: Enter spouse’s Social Security number              Waldorf
     as shown on the original filed tax return.                               1036 St. Nicholas Dr., Unit 202
                                                                              Waldorf, MD 20603-4760
Line 3.  If the copy of your tax return(s) are to be sent to someone          Wheaton
     other  than  the  taxpayer,  enter  their  name,  address  and           Westfield Wheaton South Building
     phone number.                                                            11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 408
Signature. Form 129 must be signed and dated by the taxpayer listed           Wheaton, MD 20902-5919
on line 1, a personal representative or a taxpayer’s representative.
Jointly filed returns. Copies of a joint tax return may be issued 
to either spouse. Sign exactly as your name appears on the original 
filed  tax  return.  If  you  changed  your  name,  also  sign  with  your 
current name. 
Notary Certificate of Acknowledgment. Form 129 does not need 
to be notarized if the address in Line 2 is the same as the address 
in line 1. 

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