Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - GENERAL 13-515

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) An individual may appear before the Tax Court without a lawyer.

(b) The following individuals may represent the persons indicated without a lawyer before the Tax Court:

(1) a partner for the partnership; and

(2) a corporate officer for the corporation.

(c) Any person or governmental unit may be represented before the Tax Court by a lawyer who is admitted to practice law in the State.