Maryland Office of the Comptroller
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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
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Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. It is the state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
equivalent of the United States Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
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Organization
- The Chief Executive Officer is the Comptroller, which is an elected position of four years.
- The current Comptroller of Maryland is Peter FranchotPeter FranchotPeter V. R. Franchot assumed office as the Comptroller of Maryland in January 2007. He was formerly a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 20th legislative district in Montgomery County, Maryland from 1987 to 2007.-Education and family:Franchot was born in New Haven,...
(D), currently serving his term (2007- ). - The Comptroller appoints two Deputy Comptrollers and a Chief of Staff.
- The current Comptroller of Maryland is Peter Franchot
- 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 AgentsSpecial agentSpecial agent is usually the title for a detective or investigator for a state, county, municipal, federal or tribal government. An agent is a worker for any federal agency, and a secret agent is one who works for an intelligence agency....
.- 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.