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| Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §652, sub-§1, śC, as amended by PL 1997, c. 442, §3, is | further amended by amending subparagraphs (2) and (4) to read: |
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| (2) A director, trustee, officer or employee of an | organization claiming exemption is not entitled to | receive directly or indirectly any pecuniary profit | from the operation of that organization, excepting | reasonable compensation for services in effecting its | purposes or as a proper beneficiary of its strictly | benevolent or charitable purposes;. |
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| For the purposes of this subparagraph, "reasonable | compensation" means compensation levels falling within | the salary ranges pertinent to the employment and | compensation classifications listed in a publication of | the Department of Labor that lists Maine occupational | wages.__With respect to benefits, the standard of | "reasonable compensation" is met if the aggregate value | of all benefits, perquisites, bonuses and other | employee incentives do not exceed 30% of the aggregate | salary provided to all compensated directors, trustees, | officers, employees and agents of the organization; |
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| (4) The Between January 1st and April 1st of each | year, the institution, organization or corporation | claiming exemption under this subsection shall file | with the tax assessors upon their request and cause to | be published in a daily newspaper of general | circulation in the community a report for its preceding | fiscal year in such detail as the tax assessors may | reasonably require, including at a minimum: a | description of the actual charitable services provided | by that organization; a demonstration of how that | organization publicizes the availability of the | charitable services it provides; a breakdown of the | sources of the resources used by the organization to | provide the charitable services, including both private | contributions and federal, state and local revenues; | tax expenditures; and such accounting as may be | necessary to calculate the total value of unreimbursed | gifts to the community, the region and the State, as | applicable; |
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| | Sec. 6. 36 MRSA §652, sub-§1, śL, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 487, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 7. 36 MRSA §652, sub-§1, śM is enacted to read: |
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