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| Volume 27, Issue 4 | July 2017 |
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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
2017 Withholding Tables and
Miscellaneous Income Tax Forms
REVISED
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Maine Revenue Services has published revised 2017 Maine Income Tax Withholding Tables to reflect the recent repeal of the 3% individual income tax surcharge. Please find the updated instructions and tables online at www.maine.gov/revenue/forms/with/2017/17_WH_Tab&instructions20170728-nosur.pdf.
The two-year budget for fiscal years ending June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2019 enacted by the Maine State Legislature and Governor Paul R. LePage on July 4, 2017 repealed the 3% income tax surcharge on taxable income over $200,000 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. In response, Maine Revenue Services has published the revised 2017 Withholding Tables for immediate use. Changes include updated tables on pages 9-18 and revised withholding tax rate schedules on page 6 for employers and other payers that use the percentage method to calculate Maine income tax withholding. Please discard any copies of the 2017 Withholding Tables with a “12/16” revision date.
If you have any questions about the updated tables, please contact Maine Revenue Services at (207) 626-8475 (select option 1, then option 4) or at withholding.tax@maine.gov.
Other tax forms affected by the repeal of the income tax surcharge have also been revised and reposted to the MRS website at www.maine.gov/revenue/forms including:
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2017 Individual Income Tax Rate Schedules
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2017 1040 Estimated Tax Payment instructions
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2017 REW-5
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2017 REW Notification to Sellers
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2016 941P-ME instructions
2017 Maine Tax Practitioner Institute
2017 Maine Tax Forum
(presented by SCORE Maine)
The full agenda and registration materials are available on line at www.scoremaine.org/tax-practitioner-institute/ and at www.scoremaine.org/maine-tax-forum/.
The dates and locations for this year are as follows:
Tax Practitioner Institute
October 19 – Augusta Civic Center
October 24 – Brewer, Jeff’s Catering
October 26 – Portland, Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Avenue
Maine Tax Forum
November 1 & 2 – Augusta Civic Center
What’s the difference between these programs?
The Tax Practitioner Institute is a one-day program focused on the practical application of Federal and Maine tax rules and updates in tax law. TPI is a primer for newer practitioners and a refresher for the more experienced.
The Maine Tax Forum is a two-day program especially beneficial to experienced professionals providing tax advice to clients and assisting with more complex tax situations. Maine professionals engaged in tax, accounting and legal client service practices that are impacted by annual changes in the federal and state tax laws, will benefit from the in-depth presentations at this event.
If a breach of personal information does occur, please notify MRS at (207) 626-8475 or by email at FraudAlert.MRS@maine.gov as soon as possible. Timely notification assists MRS in preventing tax fraud.
Fraud Alert
If you believe you are a victim of identity theft or that a breach of personally identifiable information has occurred, contact MRS at (207) 626-8475 or email fraudalert.mrs@maine.gov as soon as possible. Timely notification assists MRS in preventing fraudulent tax refunds.
| Department | Telephone Numbers |
FAX Numbers |
Email Addresses |
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| Taxpayer Service Center | (207) 626-8475 |
(207) 287-5855 |
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| Central Registration | (207) 624-5644 |
(207) 287-6975 |
taxregistration@maine.gov |
| Collections & Compliance | (207) 624-9595 |
(207) 287-6627 |
compliance.tax@maine.gov |
| Corporate Tax | (207) 624-9670 |
(207) 624-9694 |
corporate.tax@maine.gov |
| E-file Help Desk (1040 ONLY) | (207) 624-9730 |
(207) 287-6628 |
efile.helpdesk@maine.gov |
| Electronic Funds Transfer | (207) 624-5625 |
(207) 287-3618 |
efunds.transfer@maine.gov |
| Estate & Fiduciary Income Tax | (207) 626-8480 |
(207) 624-9694 |
estatetax@maine.gov |
| Fuel & Special Taxes | (207) 624-9609 |
(207) 287-6628 |
fuel.tax@maine.gov |
| Forms Request Line | (207) 624-7894 |
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| Individual Income Tax Assistance | (207) 626-8475 |
(207) 624-9694 |
income.tax@maine.gov |
| Insurance Premium Tax | (207) 624-9753 |
(207) 624-9694 |
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| NexTalk (TTY Service) | (888) 577-6690 | ||
| Payment Plan/Income Tax | (207) 621-4300 |
(207) 621-4328 |
compliance.tax@maine.gov |
| Payment Plan/Other | (207) 624-9595 |
(207) 287-6627 |
compliance.tax@maine.gov |
| Practitioners’ Hotline | (207) 626-8458 |
(207) 624-9694 |
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| Property Tax | (207) 624-5600 |
(207) 287-6396 |
prop.tax@maine.gov |
| Public Communications | (207) 626-8478 | (207) 624-9694 | |
| Sales Tax | (207) 624-9693 |
(207) 287-6628 |
sales.tax@maine.gov |
| Tax Clearance Letters | (207) 624-9595 |
(207) 287-6627 |
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| Office of Tax Policy | (207) 624-9677 |
(207) 287-3618 |
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| Taxpayer Advocate | (207) 624-9649 |
(207) 287-3618 |
taxpayer.advocate@maine.gov |
| Withholding Tax | (207) 626-8475 |
(207) 624-9694 |
withholding.tax@maine.gov |
| Tax Violations Hot Line | (207) 624-9600 |
| This publication is designed to keep taxpayers, tax practitioners and the general public informed of developments, problems, questions and matters of general interest concerning Maine tax law, policy and procedure. The articles in this newsletter are not designed to address complex issues in detail, and they are not a substitute for Maine tax laws and/or regulations. | ||
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