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In the case of property expensed pursuant to Section 179 of
the Code, the term "recovery period" means the recovery period
that would have been applicable to the property had Section
179 not been applied; and

 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶T, as reallocated by RR 2003, c. 1,
§37, is amended to read:

 
T. For income tax years beginning on or after January 1,
2002, an amount equal to the total premiums spent for long-
term care insurance policies certified under Title 24-A,
section 5075-A as long as the amount subtracted is reduced
by the long-term care premiums claimed as an itemized
deduction pursuant to section 5125.; and

 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶U is enacted to read:

 
U.__Unemployment benefits.

 
Sec. 4. Application. This Act applies to tax years beginning on or
after January 1, 2004.

 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble,
this Act takes effect when approved.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill exempts from income, for purposes of computing Maine
income tax, unemployment benefits, beginning January 1, 2004.


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