1996 - 1998 Tax Alerts

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1996

  • July (PDF)
    • Tax and Small Business Loan Information Seminars
    • Multistate Tax Commission Annual Meeting in Portland July 28 to August 2, 1996
    • Tax Clearance Letter for Your Client Buying a Business
    • 1996 May Tax Professional Survey
    • Tax and Rent Rebate Program
    • State Tax Refund Provisions
    • Court Decision Upholds Tax Definitions
    • Review of Appellate Decisions
  • August (PDF)
    • Combined Unemployment Insurance and Withholding Tax Forms
    • Sales and Use Tax Seminars - Reminder
    • Corporate Short Year Returns
    • August 15 Filings with Extension
    • Practitioners' Hot Line Use
    • Tax Season Calls for Missing Documents
    • 1996 Tax Alert Survey
  • September (PDF)
    • 1996 Tax Rates and Exemption Amounts
    • Forms Ordering
    • Amended Rule: Nonresident Income Tax
    • New Rule: Tax and Rent Program
    • Combined Unemployment Insurance and Withholding Tax Form
    • Port of Entry Use Tax Audits
    • 1996 Tax Practitioner Institutes
    • October Tax Meetings
  • October (PDF)
    • Unemployment Contributions and Withholding Tax Effective January 1, 1997
  • December (PDF)
    • Clarification of NOL Deduction for Corporate Taxpayers Filing Consolidated Federal Returns

1997

  • January (PDF)
    • 1997 Tax Season Begins
    • Always Use Extensions for Maine 1040
    • Tips on Return Preparing
    • Does Your Client Owe Maine Income Tax
    • Deceased? Or Not Deceased?
    • Direct Deposit of Refund
    • Incomplete Returns Notice
    • Earned Income Credit for Maine
    • Practitioner Hot Line
    • Telefile for Simple Returns
    • Do You Need More Tax Forms?
    • Combined Forms Order Form
    • Combined Forms - Effective January 1, 1997
    • Tax Legislation Proposed
    • Nonresidents - Rule 806
  • February (PDF)
    • Training Sessions - Preparing Your Maine Combined Form
    • S Corporation and Partnership Transmittals
    • Estimated Individual Tax Forms for 1997
    • Maine Combined Form Employer Booklets to be Mailed in March
    • The BETR Program for 1997-1998
    • Maine Electronic Funds Transfers
    • Telefile for Maine
    • Extensions
    • Recent Decision of the Appellate Division
    • Criminal Prosecutions 1996-1997
  • April (PDF)
    • Tax Changes in the Budget Bill
    • Your Clients' Tax Due Returns
    • Telefile is Catching On
    • Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax Charge
    • Appellate Decisions
    • Economist Chooses Maine
    • Tax Seminar Series Offered
  • July (PDF)
    • Law Changes
    • Federal Retirees Can Now Request State Tax Withholding
    • You Could Write the Tax Alert!
    • Maine Tax Institute
  • August (PDF)
    • Maine Tax Institute
    • Registration of Payroll Service Providers
    • Property Tax and Rent Refunds
    • Are Those State Withholding Allowances Valid?
    • Penalty Accruals During Appeals Process
    • BETR Program
    • Tips on Preparing Corporate Amended Returns
    • Practitioners Hotline Revisited
    • Entity: "Check the Box" Options
    • 1997 Tax Alert Survey
    • Taxpayer Advocate
    • You Could Write the Tax Alert
    • IRS/State Practitioners Institute
  • September (PDF)
    • Maine Revenue Services
    • Last Chance - Maine Tax Institute
    • State Park Passes
    • Registration of Payroll Service Providers
    • Internet Filing of Sales/Use Tax Returns
    • Telephone Taxpayer Assistance
    • Real Estate Withholding and the Statute of Limitations
    • Corporate Tax
    • Cigarette Tax Increase
    • Individual Income Tax - 1997 Rates
  • October (PDF)
    • New Quality Initiative
    • Policy Change for Nonresidents
    • New Web Site Address
    • Electronic Funds Transfer
    • 1998 Interest Rate
    • Tax Relief for Low Income Individuals
    • Appellate Decisions
    • SCORE Offers the Maine Tax Practitioners Institute
  • November (PDF)
    • Change in Withholding Requirements
    • Maine Tax Institute
    • MRS Helping Taxpayers with Tax Incentives
    • Maine Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate Change
    • Maine Corporate Income Taxation Seminar to be Held January 7
    • Policy Change - W2 Forms
    • Railroad Retirement Benefits
    • Electronic Funds Transfer
    • Appellate Decisions
    • Recent Court Cases

1998

  • January (PDF)
    • Changes for Upcoming Filing Season
    • Printing Errors
    • Telefile Expansion
    • Clean Election Fund Checkoff
    • Low-Income Tax Credit
    • Tax Relief for Maine Residents
    • Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund Program
    • Direct Deposit
    • Schedule CP
    • Park Passes
    • Use Tax
    • Tax Tables
    • Extensions
    • Policy Changes
    • To Avoid Processing Delays
    • Practitioner Hotline
  • February (PDF)
    • Roth IRAs
    • Long-term Health Care Insurance
    • S Corp and Partnership Transmittals
    • Form W-4
    • Withholding Payment Frequency
    • Internet Filing
    • Direct Deposit of Refunds
    • Taxpayer Assistance Telephones
    • Extension to File
    • Nexus
    • Appellate Decisions
    • Court Decisions
  • April (PDF)
    • Fax Number Correction
    • Form W-4 Revisited
    • Payroll Service Providers
    • Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement
    • Nonresident Requirement to File
    • Alternative Minimum Tax for Minors
    • Court Decisions
    • Problem Solving Day
    • Maine Sales and Use Tax Seminar
  • June (PDF)
    • Tax Law Changes
    • Policy Change for Nonresidents
    • Rule 803
    • Electronic Funds Transfer
  • August (PDF)
    • 1998 Survey of Tax Professionals
    • New Phone Number for Corporate Tax
    • Practitioners Hotline Staffing
    • Registration for Payroll Processors
    • 1998 Property Tax and Rent Refund Program
  • September (PDF)
    • Maine's Internet Web Site Offers Tax Information
    • Maine's Estate Tax Form Changes
    • Sales Tax Rate Decreases
    • Public Hearing Regarding Rule 803
    • Individual Income Tax - 1998 Rates
    • SCORE Offers the Maine Practitioners Institute
  • October (PDF)
    • 1999 Interest Rate
    • Tax Calendar
    • Maine Tax Forum: December 2 - 3, 1998
  • November (PDF)
    • Last Chance - Maine Tax Forum
    • Tax Alert Survey Results
    • Maine Form W-4ME Effective January 1, 1999
    • Rule 102
    • Rule 808
    • Maine Fiduciary Estimate Tax
    • File Your Employer's Combined Quarterly Report Over the Internet
    • Court Decisions
  • December (PDF)
    • MRS Walk-in Taxpayer Assistance Moves
    • Hints for Return Preparation
    • Missing W-2s
    • Electronic Funds Transfer Required for Payroll Processing Companies
    • Property Tax and Rent Refund Deadline Extended for Renters
    • Maine Tax Forum Held December 2 - 3
    • Income Tax Forms Quality Assurance
    • Corporations and Partnerships Filing Requirements
    • Approved Tax Software as of 1/8/99