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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5111, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. T, §§2 to
7, is repealed.

 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5111-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c.
819, §3, is repealed.

 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §5111-C is enacted to read:

 
§5111-C.__Imposition and rate of tax

 
1.__Resident.__A tax is imposed for each taxable year
beginning on or after January 1, 2002 on the Maine taxable income
of every resident individual of this State.__The amount of the
tax is 5%.

 
2.__Additional tax.__Additionally, a tax is imposed for each
taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1989, on the Maine
adjusted gross income of every nonresident individual.__The
amount of the tax equals the tax computed under this section and
chapter 805, as if the nonresident were a resident, multiplied by
the ratio of the individual's Maine adjusted gross income, as
defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, paragraph B, to the
nonresident's entire federal adjusted gross income, as modified
by section 5122.

 
Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §5124-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 596, Pt. J, §7,
is repealed and following enacted in its place:

 
§5124-A.__Standard deduction; resident

 
The standard deduction for resident taxpayers who are married
persons filing jointly is $30,000, the standard deduction for
persons filing as heads of households is $20,000 and the standard
deduction for all other resident taxpayers is $10,000.

 
Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §5126, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. QQQ, §1,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 6. 36 MRSA §5160, as amended by PL 1993, c. 395, §19, is
further amended to read:

 
§5160. Imposition of tax

 
The tax is imposed, at the rates rate provided by section 5111
5111-C for resident individuals, upon the taxable income of
estates and trusts. The tax must be paid by the fiduciary.


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