On June 30, 2021, Maine Revenue Services (MRS) published a Tax Alert describing changes to COVID-19 tax relief programs following the end of Maine’s state of civil emergency, also on June 30. Below is a summary of the key...more
On March 18, 2021, Maine Governor Janet Mills announced that the state will extend the deadline for Maine individual income tax payments from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. The governor’s announcement comes one day after the...more
On February 12, 2021, Maine Revenue Services (MRS) issued a tax alert with additional tax guidance for taxpayers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic....more
On February 9, 2021, Maine Governor Janet Mills proposed revisions to the supplemental budget that conform to the federal tax treatment of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for the first $1 million of PPP loan proceeds....more
On October 16, 2020, Maine Governor Janet Mills issued a press release addressing several COVID-19-related tax issues, and Maine Revenue Services today issued guidance providing further details....more
10/20/2020
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Maine Revenue Services (MRS) has informed taxpayers that Maine does not conform to the federal tax changes enacted in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...more
7/16/2020
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Maine Governor Janet Mills recently announced that the second quarter estimated tax payment deadline has been extended to July 15, 2020. ...more
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the state of Maine has extended its property tax exemption application deadlines, and New Hampshire is now offering some business tax and interest and dividends tax relief....more
On March 27, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that Massachusetts will extend the due date to file and pay Massachusetts personal income tax from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020, conforming to the federal...more
Maine Revenue Services (MRS) issued guidance and amended the Maine corporate income tax return instructions last week to explain Maine’s conformity to federal taxation of deferred foreign income, also called deemed...more
Maine Revenue Services (MRS) issued guidance late last week responding to the state’s recently-enacted tax conformity legislation. ...more
10/2/2018
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In its August 2, 2018 decision, Goggin v. State Tax Assessor, 2018 ME 111, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court held that the Business and Consumer Court correctly denied Maine residents an individual income tax credit for the...more
On Thursday, March 1, Alec Porteous, the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, and Dr. Michael Allen, Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy for the Maine Department of Administrative...more
3/9/2018
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The state of Maine has waded into uncharted territory with the passage of a law that requires out-of-state sellers to collect Maine sales and use tax on their sales into Maine even if they do not have a physical presence in...more
Hoping to avoid a potential government shutdown, this week the Legislature passed a biennial budget that once again makes significant tax changes, but stops well short of the major tax reform desired by many legislators. The...more
6/19/2015
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Maine Governor Paul LePage has proposed a major restructuring of Maine’s tax system as part of his FY 2016-2017 budget submission. Generally, the governor’s proposal decreases the state’s reliance on income tax revenue and...more
The 2nd Regular Session of the 126th Legislature has adjourned and as usual the Taxation Committee had a number of issues to address. However, unlike last session, the issues tended to be narrow and targeted, as opposed to...more
The Supplemental Budget just released by the Legislature (LD 1843), if passed as written, may hurt Pine Tree Zone Business as well as businesses that engage in a substantial amount of research and development in Maine....more