LD 920
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of a corporation or other taxable entity, and any other person
who counsels, aids, abets, participates in or conceals the
attempted evasion of the penalty, is subject to the sanctions
of this subsection.

 
2.__Form.__The State Tax Assessor shall create and provide
forms for the payment of the penalty under this subchapter.__
The form for the payment of the penalty under this subchapter
must state in large type the sanctions provided by this
section.

 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §941, first ¶ is amended to read:

 
The lien on real estate created by section 552 or 600-A may
be enforced in the following manner.

 
SUMMARY

 
The purpose of this bill is to create a penalty on gains
from the sale or exchange of land for timber harvesting. The
bill establishes a graduated penalty that declines over a 10-
year period and is related to the amount of gain as a
percentage of the cost basis. The penalty applies to parcels
greater than 100 acres.


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