2014 - 2016 Tax Alerts

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2014

  • January (PDF)
    • 2013 Maine Tax Forms
    • 2014 Maine Individual Income Tax Rates
    • Sales, Fuel and Special Tax News
  • June (PDF)
    • Overview of the 2014 Filing Season
    • 2014 Tax Law Changes
    • Form 1041ME Modernized e-file (MeF)
    • MRS to Develop Web Portal
  • July (PDF)
    • Notice for Employers - Form 941/C1-ME Quarterly Combined Filing for Income Tax Withholding & Unemployment Contributions Will be Divided into Separate Forms - For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2015
    • 67th Annual Maine Property Tax School
  • August (PDF)
    • Maine Revenue Services Audit Division Disbanded:? Functions to be Divided Between Sales and Income Tax Divisions
    • Form 1041ME Modernized e-File (MeF)
    • 2014 Maine Sales & Use Tax Symposiums
    • 18th Annual Maine Tax Forum (presented by SCORE Maine)
    • Tax Practitioner Institute Workshop (presented by SCORE Maine)
  • September (PDF)
    • BETR Moves to Property Tax
    • Real Estate Transfer Tax Exemption
    • 18th Annual Maine Tax Forum (presented by SCORE Maine)
    • Tax Practitioner Institute Workshop (presented by SCORE Maine)
  • November (PDF)
    • Notice for Employers - Form 941/C1-ME Quarterly Combined Filing for Income Tax Withholding & Unemployment Contributions Will be Divided into Separate Forms - For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2015
    • Form 1041ME Modernized e-File (MeF)
    • Sales Tax Resale Certificate News

2015

  • January [(PDF)
    • Maine Conformity with The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 for Tax Year 2014
  • January #2 (PDF)
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Rule 801 - Proposed Amendments
      • Rule 803 - Proposed Amendments
      • Rule 805 - Proposed Amendments
    • 2014 Maine Tax Forms
    • 2015 Maine Individual Income Tax Rates
  • February (PDF)
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Rule 202 - Tree Growth Tax Law Valuations - 2015: Proposed Repeal and Replace
      • Rule 813 - Property Tax Fairness Credit: Proposed Rule
      • Rule 901 - Maine Residents Property Tax Program: Proposed Amendments
      • Rule 208 - Revaluation Guidelines: Proposed Amendments
    • Important Changes to Maine Employment Tax Reporting
    • Maine Conformity with the Federal Internal Revenue Code
  • March (PDF)
    • Certified Maine Assessor & Certified Assessment Technician Exams
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Amended Rule 208 - Revaluation Guidelines
      • Rule 601 - Estate Tax: Proposed Amendments
      • Rule 603 - Maine Estate Tax After 2012 - Proposed Amendments
    • 19th Annual Maine Tax Forum
    • Tax Practitioner Institute Workshop
  • April (PDF)
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Rule 812 - Educational Opportunity Tax Credit - Proposed Amendments
      • Amended Rule 801 - Apportionment
      • Amended Rule 803 - Withholding Tax Reports and Payments
      • Amended Rule 805 - Composite Filing
  • April #2 (PDF)
    • IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Law Change Effective April 2, 2015 - Off-highway Special Fuel and Gasoline Refund Application
    • 68th Annual Maine Property Tax School
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Rule 201 - Rules of Procedure Used to Develop State Valuation [Proposed Repeal and Replace]
      • Rule 202 - Tree Growth Tax Law Valuations - 2015 [Adopted Repeal and Replace]
      • Rule 601 - Estate Tax [Adopted Amendments]
      • Rule 603 - Maine Estate Tax After 2012 [Adopted Amendments]
  • May (PDF)
    • Certified Assessor Exams
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Rule 102 - Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) - [Proposed Amendments]
      • Rule 813 - Property Tax Fairness Credit [Adopted Rule - NEW]
      • Rule 901 - Maine Residents Property Tax Program [Adopted Amendments]
  • June (PDF)
    • 2015 Tax Return Filing Due Date
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Rule 205 - Certification of Assessors [Proposed Amendments]
    • In Case You Missed It
      • Rule 812 - Credit for Educational Opportunity (Adopted Amendments]
      • Rule 201 - Rules of Procedure Used to Develop State Valuation - [Repeal and Replace]
      • Sales and Use Tax Law Change
  • August (PDF)
    • 2015 Tax Law Changes
    • 2015 Maine Sales & Use Tax Symposiums
    • 19th Annual Maine Tax Forum
    • Tax Practitioner Institute Workshops
    • In Case You Missed It (Previous Announcements)
      • Rule 102 – “Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)” - [Adopted Amendments]
  • October (PDF)
    • Certified Assessor Exams
    • 19th Annual Maine Tax Forum
    • Tax Practitioner Institute Workshop
    • In Case You Missed It (Previous Announcements)
      • 2015 Tax Return Filing Due Date
      • Rule 205 – “Certification of Assessors” - [Adopted Amendments]
      • Rule 104 - "Filing of Maine Tax Returns" - [Proposed Amendments]
  • November (PDF)
    • Income Tax Withholding Changes
    • Sales and Use Tax - Sales Tax Bulletins Revised
    • 2016 Maine Individual Income Tax Rates
  • December (PDF)
    • Additional Guidance for 2016 Maine Income Tax Withholding
    • Sales and Use Tax - Sales Tax Bulletins Revised
      • Bulletin 12
      • Bulletin 27

2016

  • January (PDF)
    • Maine Conformity with Federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
    • Individual Income Tax Notes
      • What is Use Tax?
  • March (PDF)
    • Maine Conformity with the Federal Internal Revenue Code
  • June (PDF)
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Amended Rule 603 - Maine Estate Tax After 2012
    • MRS to Purge Older I-Filed Tax Returns
      • Withholding and Unemployment Tax Returns
      • Sales/Use and Service Provider Tax Returns
    • Sales Tax Instructional Bulletin Changes
  • July (PDF)
    • 2016 Tax Law Changes
    • Internal Revenue Service Update on Fraud, Identity Theft, and Phishing
    • Maine Revenue Services Announces Staff Changes
  • August (PDF)
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Amendments to Rule 104
      • Amendments to Rule 803
      • Amendments to Rule 205
      • Amendments to Rules 301 and 308
      • Repeal of Rules 504 and 703
    • 2016 Maine Sales & Use Tax Symposiums
    • 2016 Maine Tax Practitioner Institute / 2016 Maine Tax Forum (presented by SCORE Maine)
  • September (PDF)
    • Inheritance Tax Liens
    • In Case You Missed It
      • IRS announces new Phishing Scheme Mimics Software Providers
      • Rulemaking Activity - Proposed Repeal of Rule 324 - ConnectME Tax Reimbursements"
  • October (PDF)
    • Maine Tax Form Due Date Changes
    • Maine Revenue Services Rulemaking Activity
      • Amended Rule 104 - Filing of Maine Tax Returns
      • Amended Rule 803 - Withholding Tax Reports and Payments
    • Prepaid Wireless Fee Notice of Intent (Issued by the Maine Public Utilities Commission)
    • 2016 Maine Educational Opportunities
      • Tax Practitioner Institutes
      • Maine Tax Forum
  • December (PDF)
    • MRS Rulemaking Activity
    • Notice Regarding Volkswagen and Audi Diesel Class Action Settlement Buyouts
    • Changes to the Prepaid Wireless Fee Imposed on Prepaid Wireless Card Transactions
    • Maine Revenue Services Conforms to Federal Tax Relief Provided to Taxpayers Affected by Hurricane Matthew
    • 2017 Individual Income Tax Rates
    • Clarification of Annual Due Date Change for Maine Pass-through Entity Withholding
  • December #2 (PDF)
    • MRS Rulemaking Activity
      • Rule 805 - Composite Filing [Proposed amendments]
      • Rule 806 - Nonresident Individual Income Tax [Proposed amendments]
      • Rule 807 - Residency [Proposed amendments]
    • 2017 Maine Income Tax Withholding Tables