Comptroller of Maryland
Callahan (Callie) Pfeiffer currently serves as Deputy Chief of Staff, Board of Public Works Coordinator, and Special Assistant to the Comptroller at the Comptroller of Maryland, a position held since May 2018. Prior to this role, Pfeiffer was Communications Manager at Grow & Fortify from May 2016 to May 2018, where responsibilities included media relations, event promotion, and client representation. Pfeiffer also held the position of Vice President of Public Relations for the Zeta Mu Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority from November 2014 to November 2015 and completed an internship in Communications and Special Events at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in 2015. Pfeiffer graduated from Towson University in 2016.
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Comptroller of Maryland
The principal duty of the Comptroller of Maryland is to collect taxes. With a budget of $110 million, the agency collects approximately $16 billion a year in state and local tax revenue and provides services through 12 branch offices throughout the state. The major revenue sources are individual and business income taxes and sales and use taxes. The agency also collects taxes on motor fuel, estates, admissions and amusement, alcohol and tobacco. The Comptroller is the chief regulator of alcohol, tobacco and motor fuel products and protects consumers and small businesses through testing motor fuel quality, aggressively pursuing cigarette smugglers and safeguarding our state’s youth from dangerous caffeinated alcoholic beverages. By enforcing the collection of taxes, the comptroller is providing a level playing field for local businesses competing with out-of-state retailers who fail to pay their fair share. The Comptroller’s Office also audits taxpayers for compliance, handles delinquent tax collection and enforces license and unclaimed property laws. The agency publicizes forgotten bank accounts, insurance benefits and reunites taxpayers with their lost property. The office provides information technology services critical to the daily operation of most state agencies. Acting as Maryland's chief accountant, the comptroller pays the state's bills, maintains its books, prepares financial reports, and pays state employees.