SDAT
2004

Annual Report

Transmittal Letter

Overview:
General Duties and Powers

Office of the Director
Real Property Division
Taxpayer Services Division
Office of Information Technology

FY03 County Assessable Base

FY03 State Assessable Base

FY04 County Assessable Base

FY04 State Assessable Base

Real Property Base/Ratio

Assessment Converted to Full Cash Value

State and Local Tax Rates

Charter Documents

Statement of Revenues

Legal Entity Personal Property
Base and Growth

Personal Property Assessment Exemptions

Homeowners' Tax Credits

Renters' Tax Credits

Exempt Property

Enterprise Zones

Department Level Appeals

Median Sale Price of
Owner-Occupied Property

Staff Directory

Organizational Chart

Prior Annual Reports

 

TABLE X
PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT EXEMPTIONS
2003/2004 TAX YEAR

(Expressed as the Percentage Exempt from Assessment)

(Boldface type indicates a change from the previous year)

LOCATION

COMMERCIAL
INVENTORY

MANUFACTURING/
R & D INVENTORY

MANUFACTURING/
R & D MACHINERY

REMARKS/NOTES

ALLEGANY

   Barton

   Cumberland

   Frostburg

   Lonaconing

   Luke

   Midland

   Westernport

           100%

           ---

           100%

           100%

           ---

           100%

           ---

             25%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                  25%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                 60%

                ---

                ---

 

ANNE ARUNDEL

   Annapolis

   Highland Beach

           100%

           100%

           ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%*

                100%

                ---

*  includes laundries per local ordinance

BALTIMORE CITY

           100%

                100%

                100%*

 includes laundries & dairies per local ordinance

BALTIMORE

           100%

                100%

                100%

 

CALVERT

   Chesapeake Beach1

   North Beach2

           100%

           100%

           100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

1   all other personal property 100% exempt

2     town exemptions to be the same as the county

CAROLINE

   Denton

   Federalsburg

   Goldsboro

   Greensboro

   Henderson

   Hillsboro

   Marydel

   Preston

   Ridgely

   Templeville

           100%

           100%

           100%

           ---

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           100%

           ---

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

 

CARROLL

   Hampstead

   Manchester

   Mount Airy

   New Windsor

   Sykesville

   Taneytown

   Union Bridge

   Westminster

           100%

           100%

           100%

           100%

           100%

           100%

           100%

           100%

           100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

 

CECIL

   Cecilton

   Charlestown

   Chesapeake City

   Elkton

   North East

   Perryville

   Port Deposit

   Rising Sun

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           100%

             40%

             50%

           ---

           100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                  40%

                  50%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

 

CHARLES

   Indian Head

   La Plata

   Port Tobacco

           100%

           100%

           100%

           ---

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

 

DORCHESTER

   Brookview

   Cambridge

   Church Creek

   East New Market

   Eldorado

   Galestown

   Hurlock

   Secretary

   Vienna

           100%

           ---

             80%

           100%

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

             40%

           ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

 

FREDERICK1

   Brunswick

   Burkittsville

   Emmitsburg

   Frederick2

   Middletown

   Mount Airy

   Myersville

   New Market

   Rosemont

   Thurmont

   Walkersville

   Woodsboro

           100%

           100%

           ---

           ---

           100%

             40%

           100%

           ---

           ---            ---

           100%

           ---

           ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                100%

                  40%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                  40%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                  77.5%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                  40%

                ---

                ---

1   all other personal property 100% exempt

2  all other personal property is 62.5% exempt

GARRETT1

   Accident

   Deer Park

   Friendsville

   Grantsville

   Kitzmiller

   Loch Lynn Heights

   Mt. Lake Park

   Oakland

           100%

           100%

           ---

           100%

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                  75%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

1    all other personal property 75% exempt

HARFORD

   Aberdeen

   Bel Air

   Havre de Grace

           100%

           100%

           100%

           100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

 

HOWARD

           100%

                100%

                100%

 

KENT1

   Betterton

   Chestertown1

   Galena1   

   Millington1

   Rock Hall

           100%

           ---

           100%

           100%

           100%

           ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

1   all other personal property 100% exempt

MONTGOMERY

   Barnesville

   Brookeville

   Chevy Chase Sec. 3

   Chevy Chase Sec. 5

   Chevy Chase View

   Chevy Chase Village

   Gaithersburg

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---            ---

           ---

           100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

 

   Garrett Park

   Glen Echo

   Kensington

   Laytonsville

   Martin's Additions

   North Chevy Chase

   Poolesville

   Rockville

   Somerset

   Takoma Park

   Town of Chevy Chase

   Washington Grove

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

             82%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                  82%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

 

PRINCE GEORGE'S

   Berwyn Heights

   Bladensburg

   Bowie

   Brentwood

   Capitol Heights

   Cheverly

   College Park

   Colmar Manor

   Cottage City

   District Heights

   Eagle Harbor

   Edmonston

   Fairmount Heights

   Forest Heights

   Glenarden

   Greenbelt

   Hyattsville

   Landover Hills

   Laurel

   Morningside

   Mt. Rainier

   New Carrollton

   North Brentwood

   Riverdale Park

   Seat Pleasant

   University Park

   Upper Marlboro

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

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                ---

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                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%*

                ---

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                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

 * includes pasteurizing & laundries per local ordinance

QUEEN ANNE'S1

   Barclay

   Centreville1

   Church Hill

   Millington1

   Queen Anne

   Queenstown

   Sudlersville

   Templeville

           100%

           ---

           100%

           ---

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

1   all other personal property is 100% exempt

ST. MARY'S

   Leonardtown1

           100%

           100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

1   all other personal property is 100% exempt

SOMERSET

   Crisfield

   Princess Anne

           100%

           100%

           100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

 

TALBOT1

   Easton             

   Oxford1

   Queen Anne

   St. Michael's

   Trappe

           100%

           100%

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

1    all other personal property is 100% exempt

WASHINGTON

   Boonsboro

   Clearspring

   Funkstown

   Hagerstown

   Hancock

   Keedysville

   Sharpsburg

   Smithsburg

   Williamsport

           100%

           ---

           100%

           100%

           100%

           100%

           ---

           ---

           ---

           100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                  84%*

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

*  84% applies to manufacturing equipment acquired prior to 1/1/95 and is being phased out.  Acquisitions on or after 1/1/95 are 100% exempt.

WICOMICO

   Delmar

   Fruitland

   Hebron

   Mardela Springs

   Pittsville1

   Salisbury

   Sharptown

   Willards

             65%

           100%

             35%

           ---

           ---

             25%

             55%

           ---

           ---

                100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                100%

                ---

                ---

                  20%*

1   all other personal property 25% exempt

*  percentage exempt is being decreased 20% per year

WORCESTER

   Berlin

   Ocean City

   Pocomoke City

   Snow Hill

           100%

           100%

           ---

           *

           100%

                100%

                100%

                ---

                100%

                100%

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

                ---

*  the first $100,000 of assessed value is exempt

STATE OF MARYLAND1

           100%

                100%

                100%

1   all personal  property is 100%  exempt


SPECIAL NOTES:

A)  Farm implements owned or leased by a farmer are 100% exempt in all counties.
B)  Livestock of farmers is 100% exempt in all counties. 

This chart was prepared by the Department of Assessments and Taxation.  The exemption information contained herein is used by the Department in making personal property assessments of all legal entities and unincorporated businesses.  Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the information at the time of publication.  However, it should be noted that the exemptions granted by counties and municipalities may change from year to year.

Publication Date:  07/17/2003