Form Rtc-60 - Renters' Tax Credit Application

READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

• the applicant must have a bona

ITEM 19 - SOURCES OF INCOME

1. WHO C N FILE?

fide leasehold interest in the

All nontaxable sources of income

GE 60 OR OVER OR 100%

property and be legally responsible

such as retirement benefits, also

DIS BLED

for the rent;

must be reported here.The tax credit

In order to be eligible for a 2015

• first time applicants, and prior year

is based upon “total income”,

Renters’ Tax Credit, the applicant must

applicants who moved in 2014

regardless of its source or taxability.

meet ONE of the following requirements.

must submit a copy of their 2014

Public assistance, government

lease(s), rental agreement,

• have reached age 60, on or before

grants, gifts in excess of $300,

cancelled checks, money order

December 31, 2014 OR

expenses paid on your behalf by

receipts, or other proof of rent paid.

others, and all monies received to

• be 100% totally and permanently

Other applicants must submit a

support yourself must be reported.

disabled as of December 31, 2014

copy upon request;

and submit proof of disability from the

You must report room and board,

• the dwelling must be the principal

Social Security Administration, other

household expenses, or the gross

residence where the applicant

federal retirement system, the federal

income of any other nondependent

resided for at least six months in

Armed Services or the local

occupants. Co-tenants cannot pay

Maryland in calendar year 2014,

City/County Health Officer,

room and board.

• the dwelling may be any type of

Applicants who receive Public

rented residence or a mobile home

• be the surviving spouse of one who

Assistance must provide a copy of

pad on which the residence rests,

otherwise could have satisfied the

the 2014 AIMS Public Assistance

but it may not include any unit

age or disability requirement.

letter showing dependents and

rented from a public housing

benefits received.

authority or from an exempt

UNDER 60 YEARS OF AGE

organization;

ITEM 20 - RENT YOU PAID

In order to be eligible for a credit, an

• the applicant, spouse and/or co-

List only that amount of rent you

applicant must meet ALL of the

tenant must have a combined net

actually paid and do not include

following requirements:

worth of less than $200,000 as of

subsidies paid on your behalf such

• had at least one dependent under the

December 31, 2014.

as HUD/Section 8 payments. Do not

age of 18 living with you during 2014

An individual applicant may later be

include monthly fees for any services

AND

requested to submit additional

such as meals, pet fees, garage

• did not receive Federal or State

information to verify what was

charges, late charges, security

housing subsidies in 2014 AND

reported on the application. This

deposits, etc. If you live in a home in a

• your 2014 total gross income was

request may include a statement of

trailer park, report only the rent you paid

below the limit listed in Chart 2 on the

living expenses when it appears that the

for the trailer pad or lot.

first page of this form.

applicant has reported insufficient means

to pay the rent and other living expenses.

ITEM 23- PERJURY OATH/SOCIAL

Applicant must provide a copy of the

SECURITY RELEASE

child’s social security card and birth

3. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

certificate.

By signing the form, the applicant,

FOR CERT IN LINE ITEMS

spouse and/or co-tenant is attesting

If the applicant files a Federal return,

under the penalties of perjury as to the

the eligible dependent(s) must be listed

ITEM 14 - SURVIVING SPOUSE

accuracy of the information reported

on the Federal return in order to apply

If you are filing as the surviving

and that the legal requirements for

for this credit.

spouse of a person who would have

filing have been met. In addition, the

met the age requirement, include a

signature also authorizes the listed

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR

copy of his/her death certificate. If

government agencies, Credit Bureaus

PPLIC NTS

your spouse was disabled, include a

and the landlord to release information

copy of their death certificate and

to the Department in order to verify the

Each of the following requirements must

proof of disability.

income or benefits received and rental

be met by every applicant:

terms reported by the applicant.

If you need further information or free assistance in completing this application form, please call

410-767-4433 in the Baltimore metropolitan area or 1-800-944-7403 (toll free) for those living

elsewhere in Maryland.

PRIV CY

ND ST TE D T

SYSTEM SECURITY NOTICE

The principal purpose for which this information is sought is to determine your eligibility for a tax credit. Failure to provide this information will

result in a denial of your application. Some of the information requested would be considered a “Personal Record” as defined in State Government

Article, § 10-624 consequently, you have the statutory right to inspect your file and to file a written request to correct or amend any information you

believe to be inaccurate or incomplete. Additionally, it is unlawful for any officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision to divulge any

income particulars set forth in the application or any tax return filed except in accordance with judicial legislative order. However, this information is

available to officers of the state, county or municipality in their official capacity and to taxing officials of any other state, or the federal government,

as provided by statute.

FILING DE DLINE IS SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

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