(a) In this section, “income tax return preparer” means a person who:
(1) prepares or helps to prepare federal or State income tax returns for compensation; or
(2) advertises or publicizes that the person prepares or helps to prepare federal or State income tax returns.
(b) An income tax return preparer may not disclose any information that the preparer obtains while preparing or helping to prepare a return, unless the disclosure is:
(1) based on the written consent of the taxpayer;
(2) authorized expressly by a law of this State or the federal government;
(3) needed to prepare the return; or
(4) required by a court order.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 13-201 - "Tax Information" Defined
Section 13-202 - Disclosure by Current and Former Government Personnel Prohibited
Section 13-203 - Exceptions to Nondisclosure -- in General
Section 13-204 - Exceptions to Nondisclosure -- Admissions and Amusement Tax Information
Section 13-205 - Exceptions to Nondisclosure -- Taxpayer Identity Information
Section 13-206 - Exceptions to Nondisclosure -- Motor Carrier Tax Information
Section 13-207 - Disclosure by Income Tax Return Preparer Prohibited