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You must register with the Department of Assessments & Taxation in order to receive an SDAT number. If you are a Sole Proprietor (work for yourself, pay no wages to staff, and are solely liable for any damages), you can register, and get a FEIN, without cost.

Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.

In addition to filing with the state, the UCC is filed with the County office that holds the county real estate records for the property. Filings for ownership entities are made in the state where the entity is registered. Filings for individuals are made in the state in which the individual resides.

The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provides a central location in Maryland for filing a public notice of a secured transaction. This central filing office is the State Department of Assessments and Taxation. This notice, called a financing statement, indicates a commercial agreement between a debtor and a secured party.

An Annual Report must be filed by all business entities formed, qualified or registered to do business in the State of Maryland, as of January 1st. Failure to file the Annual Report may result in forfeiture of the entity's right to conduct business in the State of Maryland. The deadline to file is April 15th.

For the sake of uniformity, the Maryland's General Assembly, like the legislatures in every other state, adopted Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, codified in Maryland statute as ?Maryland Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions.?[MD General Assemb.