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January 27, 2021Maine Center for Economic Policy: Tax Policy Options: Maine Needs Progressive Revenue Solutions to Build a Stronger, Fairer Future
Generally, the sales tax is regressive. The poorest one-fifth of families pay a share of their income in Maine sales taxes that is nearly nine times larger than the top…
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September 26, 2019Maine Reaches Tax Fairness Milestone
Lawmakers in Maine this year took bold steps toward making the state’s tax system fairer. Their actions demonstrate that political will can dramatically alter state tax policy landscape to improve…
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ITEP Work in Action
September 4, 2019MECEP: NEW REPORT: Maine reaches new milestone on the road to tax fairness
Starting in 2020 and for the first time in decades, the Mainers who earn the least will no longer pay a larger share of their income to state and local…
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July 18, 2019Many States Move Toward Higher Taxes on the Rich; Lower Taxes on Poor People
Several states this year proposed or enacted tax policies that would require high-income households and/or businesses to pay more in taxes. After years of policymaking that slashed taxes for wealthy… -
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February 6, 2019Maine Center for Economic Policy: To Fund Shared Prosperity, We Must End LePage-Era Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest
For years under Gov. Paul LePage, budget-busting tax cuts robbed our state of the revenue we need to build a stronger, fairer economy. Tax cuts delivered windfalls to the wealthiest… -
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January 15, 2019Maine Center for Economic Policy: The Prosperity Budget
Where State of Working Maine 2018 investigated the nature of work in the modern economy and made recommendations to reaffirm our values of fairness and respect in the workplace, the…
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ITEP Work in Action
October 17, 2018Maine Center for Economic Policy: Maine Still Has Work to Do in Building a Balanced and Adequate Tax Code
Building an inclusive economy requires tax policy that meets two conditions. The first is that those with the most are asked to pay more, or at the very least pay… -
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September 20, 2018The Free Press: Think Tank Releases Blueprint to Fully Fund Education, Medicaid & Lower Property Taxes
Tax cuts passed by the Maine Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage over the past eight years will cost the state $864 million in revenue in the next biennium, according to… -
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August 17, 2018Press Herald: Will Maine Referendum On Home Care Result In ‘Marriage Penalty’ Tax?
Aidan Davis, senior policy analyst at the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, wrote a letter to the Secretary of State’s Office on June 15 stating that the income…
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State Tax & Revenue Information
- Maine Department of Revenue Services
- Maine Bureau of the Budget
- Maine State Legislature - Office of Fiscal & Program Review - Tax Information
- Maine State Legislature - Office of Policy & Legal Analysis
Tax Expenditure Reports
State Statutes & Legislation
State Tax Forms
- Individual Income, Corporate Income, Estate, and Franchise Tax Forms
- Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund "Circuit Breaker" Program