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Income Tax Offset Credit (ITOC)
Don’t lose your $692 tax credit!
Montgomery County’s Income Tax Offset Credit (ITOC) program grants County residents who live in the property they own a $692 credit.
The State law changed. To receive the ITOC, residential property owners must now have a Homestead Tax Credit (HTC) on file with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) before May 1, 2023. If a property owner received the credit and does not apply before this deadline, they will be billed $692 and will not receive the tax credit until the State processes their application. Once the application is on file, it will automatically apply to future years.
Deadline: May 1, 2023
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Step 1: Check if you have already filed a Homestead Application.
- Go to
https://sdat.dat.maryland.gov/RealProperty/.
- Select “Montgomery County” in the first drop down menu (as shown)
- Choose your preferred method in the second drop down menu to find your property.
- Once you get to your information, scroll to the bottom and look for “Homestead Application Status:” (highlighted in green below).
- If it says, Approved, or Application Received, you do not need to apply again and do not need to continue to Step 2.
- If it says, No application, you need to apply. Please continue to Step 2.
- Go to
https://sdat.dat.maryland.gov/RealProperty/.
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Step 2: Apply for a Homestead Application (if Step 1 showed, “No Application”)
- Find your Real Property Account Number and Access Number. You will need both numbers to file a Homestead application online. To file a Homestead application by mail, you only need the Real Property Account Number.
- If you received a letter from SDAT, find the numbers at the top of the letter.
- If you did not receive a letter from SDAT, find your Real Property Account Number at the top of the Real Property search from Step 1 (outlined in green below). Or, ask for your Access Number by emailing your name and address to sdat.homestead@maryland.gov. Use this email subject line: " Montgomery County Homestead Tax Credit".
- Once you have both your Real Property Account Number and Access Number, there are two ways you can file an application. You only need to do a. OR b.
- Online: Go to Homestead Tax Credit Eligibility Application page, and complete the online form. Filing an online application will be faster than mailing one in. Once you submit the form, you’re done!
- Mail: Go to Homestead Tax Credit Eligibility Application page, and find the “Paper Application” section. Download and print the form, or request a paper copy by phone. After completing the application, mail it to the address on the second page of the form, and you’re done!
- Find your Real Property Account Number and Access Number. You will need both numbers to file a Homestead application online. To file a Homestead application by mail, you only need the Real Property Account Number.
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If you have questions
If you have any questions, email sdat.homestead@maryland.gov or call 410-767-2165 (toll-free 1-866-650-8783).