SCOTUS To Rule On Md. State Tax

Even though Worcester County enjoys the lowest “piggyback tax” rate in the state at 1.25 percent — equaling what the state charges nonresidents — the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Comptroller v. Wynne could have significant implications on local tax bills.

The high court heard arguments in the case on Nov. 12, after the State Comptroller’s Office appealed a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Howard County resident Brian Wynne and his wife, who argued that they were subject to dual taxation.

They contended that the county’s piggyback tax on their out-of-state earnings was unconstitutional because they had already paid taxes to the state where that income was earned.

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