| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶M, as amended by PL 2001, c. 396, | §34 and affected by §50, is further amended to read: |
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| M. An amount, for each recipient of benefits under an | employee retirement plan, that is the lesser of: |
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| (1) Six thousand dollars reduced by the total amount | of the primary recipient's social security benefits | and railroad retirement benefits paid by the United | States, but not less than $0. The reduction does not | apply to benefits paid under a military retirement | plan; or |
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| (2) The aggregate of benefits received by the | primary recipient under employee retirement plans and | included in federal adjusted gross income. |
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| For purposes of this paragraph, "employee retirement plan" | means a state, or federal or military retirement plan or | any other retirement benefit plan established and | maintained by an employer for the benefit of its employees | under Section 401(a), Section 403 or Section 457(b) of the | Code. "Employee retirement plan" does not include an | individual retirement account under Section 408 of the | Code, a Roth IRA under Section 408A of the Code, a | rollover individual retirement account, a simplified | employee pension under Section 408(k) of the Code, a | military retirement plan as defined in paragraph T or an | ineligible deferred compensation plan under Section 457(f) | of the Code. For purposes of this paragraph, "military | retirement plan" means benefits received as a result of | service in the active or reserve components of the Army, | Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard; |
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| | Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶¶R and S, as enacted by PL 2001, c. | 714, Pt. AA, §4, are amended to read: |
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| R. For tax years beginning in 2005, 2006 or 2007, an | amount equal to 1/3 of any amount added back to federal | adjusted gross income by the taxpayer for the 2003 tax | year pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph N, except with | respect to 3-year property, in which case this paragraph | does not apply to 2006 or 2007 tax years and the amount to | be subtracted pursuant to this paragraph in the 2005 tax | year is an amount equal to the amount added back pursuant | to subsection 1, paragraph N for tax years beginning in | 2003; and |
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| S. For tax years beginning in 2006, 2007 or 2008, an amount | equal to 1/3 of any amount added back to federal adjusted |
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