Maryland Office of the Comptroller

Coordinates: 39°18′05″N 76°37′19″W / 39.301312°N 76.622047°W

The Maryland Office of the Comptroller is a state agency charged with the fiscal responsibilities of the state of Maryland. It is the state equivalent of the United States Internal Revenue Service.^[1]

Organization

• The Chief Executive Officer is the Comptroller, which is an elected position of four years.
  • The current Comptroller of Maryland is Peter Franchot (D), currently serving his term (2007- ).^[2]
  • The Comptroller appoints two Deputy Comptrollers and a Chief of Staff.^[3]
• The Field Enforcement Unit (FEU) is the enforcement arm of the Office. The FEU employs State Agents, who are fully certified police officers, comparable to IRS Agents.
  • The Field Enforcement Unit enforces the laws of the State of Maryland as it pertains to the following: alcoholic beverages, tobacco, motor fuels, business licenses, and the sales and use tax.^[4]

References

1. Welcome to the Comptroller of Maryland's Homepage
2. Comptroller of Maryland - Peter Franchot, Comptroller from 2007-Present
3. Office of the Comptroller. Retrieved August 2011
4. Field Enforcement Division

External links

• Maryland Office of the Comptroller official website