2014 - 2016 Tax Alerts

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2014	2015	2016
January [PDF 27KB] 2013 Maine Tax Forms 2014 Maine Individual Income Tax Rates Sales, Fuel and Special Tax News June [PDF 36KB] Overview of the 2014 Filing Season 2014 Tax Law Changes Form 1041ME Modernized e-file (MeF) MRS to Develop Web Portal July [PDF 22KB] 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 23KB] 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 35KB] 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 23KB] 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	January [PDF 21KB] Maine Conformity with The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 for Tax Year 2014 January #2 [PDF 58KB] 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 65KB] 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 40KB] 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 24KB] 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 28KB] 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 33KB] 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 23KB] 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 35KB] 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 24KB] 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 43KB] Income Tax Withholding Changes Sales and Use Tax - Sales Tax Bulletins Revised 2016 Maine Individual Income Tax Rates December [PDF 38KB] Additional Guidance for 2016 Maine Income Tax Withholding Sales and Use Tax - Sales Tax Bulletins Revised Bulletin 12 Bulletin 27	January [PDF 37KB] Maine Conformity with Federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Individual Income Tax Notes What is Use Tax? March [PDF 30KB] Maine Conformity with the Federal Internal Revenue Code June [PDF 33KB] 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 32KB] 2016 Tax Law Changes Internal Revenue Service Update on Fraud, Identity Theft, and Phishing Maine Revenue Services Announces Staff Changes August [PDF 38KB] 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 48KB] 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 42KB] 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 69KB] 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 33KB] 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