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2023
- January (PDF)
- Form W-4ME Has Changed, Effective January 1, 2023 Income Tax Withholding Exemption for Tribal Members
- Sales Tax Exemption for Tribes, Tribal Members, and Tribal Entities, Effective January 1, 2023
- Sales Tax Return Reporting Change; Sales Made On or Off Tribal Land, Effective January 1, 2023
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- February (PDF)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Confirms Maine's $850 Relief Payments Not Subject to Federal Income Tax
- Requirement to File Maine Amended Income Tax Returns Due to Change or Correction to the Credit for Tax Paid to Other Jurisdiction
- Schedule No Longer Required with Potato Tax Shipper's Report
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- February (PDF)
- Revised Maine Individual Income Tax Instruction Booklet for 2022 Form 1040ME, Line 13 - Personal Exemptions
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- March (PDF)
- MRS Rulemaking Activity
- Proposed Rule 102, “Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)”
- Proposed Rule 202, “Tree Growth Tax Law Valuations – 2023”
- Proposed Rule 805, “Composite Filing”
- Proposed Rule 808, “Corporate Income Tax Nexus”
- Proposed Rule 810, “Maine Unitary Business Taxable Income, Combined Reports, and Tax Returns”
- Proposed Rule 812, “Credit for Educational Opportunity”
- Proposed Rule 813, “Property Tax Fairness Credit”
- MRS Rulemaking Activity
- April (PDF)
- Maine I-File Individual Income Tax Filing System Deactivated - Effective April 24, 2023
- The Maine Tax Portal is Here! Maine I-File, EZ-Pay, and MEETRS for Business Taxes Deactivated Soon
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- April - #2 (PDF)
- MRS Policy Clarification - Maine Estimated Tax: Overpayment of Tax Applied to Subsequent Estimated Tax
- MRS Announces Staff Change
- The Maine Tax Portal is Here! Maine I-File, EZ-Pay, and MEETRS for Business Taxes Deactivated Soon
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- May (PDF)
- MRS Rulemaking Activity
- Adopted Rule 102, “Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)”
- Adopted Rule 202, "Tree Growth Tax Law Valuations - 2023"
- Adopted Rule 805, "Composite Filing"
- Adopted Rule 808, "Corporate Income Tax Nexus"
- Adopted Rule 810, "Maine Unitary Business Taxable Income, Combined Reports, and Tax Returns"
- Adopted Rule 812, "Credit for Educational Opportunity"
- Adopted Rule 813, "Property Tax Fairness Credit"
- The Maine Tax Portal is Here! Maine I-File, EZ-Pay, and MEETRS for Business Taxes Deactivated Soon
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- MRS Rulemaking Activity
- June (PDF)
- MRS Rulemaking Activity
- Proposed New Rule 325, "Sales to Tribes, Tribal Members, and Tribal Entities"
- Proposed Rule 803, "Income Tax Withholding Reports and Payments"
- Proposed New Rule 825, "Tribal Member Income from Sources on Tribal Land"
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- MRS Rulemaking Activity
- August (PDF)
- Forms W-2 and Forms 1099 Information Statements Electronic Filing Requirements Beginning 2024
- Maine Tax Portal, Free Training Available
- 2023 State Tax Symposium
- Tax Training Offered by SCORE Maine
- 2023 Maine Tax Practitioner Institute
- 2023 Maine Tax Forum
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- August - #2 (PDF)
- Important Updates Affecting Taxable Years Beginning in 2023
- Nonadmitted Insurance Premiums Tax
- Pass-through Entity Composite Filing - New Form 1040C-ME
- Limitations on Requests for Reconsideration to the Maine Board of Tax Appeals ($1,000 to $500,000)
- Requirement to File Maine Amended Income Tax Returns Due to Change or Correction to the Credit for Tax Paid to Other Jurisdiction
- Forms W-2 and Forms 1099 Information Statements Electronic Filing Requirements Beginning 2024
- Maine Tax Portal, Free Training Available
- 2023 Maine Tax Practitioner Institute and 2023 Maine Tax Forum (presented by SCORE Maine)
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- Important Updates Affecting Taxable Years Beginning in 2023
- October (PDF)
- 2023 Maine Tax Law Changes
- Notice of MRS Systems Outage Beginning Friday, October 6, 2023
- Free Maine Individual Tax Return Preparation Services
- Income Tax Withholding Unit - NEW Phone Number
- MRS Conforms to Certain Federal Tax Relief in Disaster Situations
- MRS Rulemaking Activity
- Adopted New Rule 325, "Sales to Tribes, Tribal Members, and Tribal Entities"
- Adopted Rule 803, "Income Tax Withholding Reports and Payments"
- Adopted New Rule 825, "Tribal Member Income from Sources on Tribal Land"
- Federal Forms W-2 and Forms 1099 Information Statements Electronic Filing Requirements Beginning 2024
- Maine Tax Portal, Free Training Available
- 2023 Maine Tax Practitioner Institute and 2023 Maine Tax Forum (presented by SCORE Maine)
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- November (PDF)
- Updated 2024 State of Maine Individual Income Tax Rates
- Updated 2024 Maine Individual Income Tax Withholding Tables
- Reminder of Compliance with Maine Property Tax Laws
- Maine Tax Portal, Free Training Available
- Careers and Internships at MRS
- December (PDF)
- DAFS Office of Tax Policy Draft Report on Developing a Fishing Community Protection Tax Incentive Program
- Maine Tax Portal, Free Training Available
- Careers and Internships at MRS