| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5111, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. T, §§2 to | 7, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5111-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c. | 819, §3, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §5111-C is enacted to read: |
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| §5111-C.__Imposition and rate of tax |
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| | 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%. |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §5124-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 596, Pt. J, §7, | is repealed and following enacted in its place: |
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| §5124-A.__Standard deduction; resident |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §5126, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. QQQ, §1, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 6. 36 MRSA §5160, as amended by PL 1993, c. 395, §19, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 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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