| (2)__The taxpayer's employer may subtract the amount | of contributions made by the employer to an | individual medical savings account established on the | taxpayer's behalf to the extent that the | contributions are not deductible under the Code. |
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| | Sec. 6. 36 MRSA §5164, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 708, §38, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Fiduciary adjustment defined. The fiduciary adjustment | is the net amount of the modifications described in section | 5122, including subsection 3 if the estate or trust is a | beneficiary of another estate or trust, which relates to items | of income or deduction of an estate or trust. Income taxes | imposed by this State or any other taxing jurisdiction and | interest or expenses incurred in the production of income | exempt from tax under this Part deducted in arriving at | federal taxable income must be added back to the fiduciary | adjustment. Interest or expenses incurred in the production | of income taxable under this Part but exempt from federal | income tax must be subtracted from the fiduciary adjustment. |
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| Interest income earned on a trust that is established as an | individual medical savings account pursuant to chapter 914 is | not included as income if the interest income is received on | obligations of a state, territory or possession of the United | States or a political subdivision of a state, territory or | possession that is located outside this State.__For such | interest income, interest earned by a trust that is | established as an individual medical savings account may be | subtracted from the adjusted gross income to the extent that | the income is included in the trust's Maine gross income | during the taxable year. |
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| | Sec. 7. 36 MRSA §5204-C is enacted to read: |
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| §5204-C.__Nonqualified withdrawal from an individual medical |
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| | The tax imposed under this Part on any individual as a | result of a withdrawal of funds from an individual medical | savings account other than for the payment of eligible medical | expenses must be increased by an amount equal to 10% of the | amount withdrawn. |
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| | Sec. 8. 36 MRSA §5220, sub-§1, ķA, as repealed and replaced by PL | 1987, c. 504, §33, is amended to read: |
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| A. Who is required to file a federal income tax return | for the taxable year; or |
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