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CHAPTER 391

 
H.P. 1075 - L.D. 1470

 
An Act To Make Minor Substantive Changes to the Tax Laws

 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1861-A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 583, §12, is
further amended to read:

 
§1861-A. Reporting use tax on individual income

 
tax returns

 
The assessor shall provide that individuals report use tax on
items with a purchase price of $5,000 or less on their Maine
individual income tax returns. Taxpayers are required to attest
to the amount of their use tax liability for the period of the
tax return. Alternatively, they may elect to report an amount
that is .04% of their Maine adjusted gross income. The table
amount does not relate to items with a purchase price in excess
of $1,000. Liability arising from such items must be added to
the table amount. Upon subsequent review, if use tax liability
for the period of the return exceeds the amount of liability
arising from the return, a credit of the amount of liability
arising from the return is allowed subject to the limitation set
out in this section. The credit is limited to the amount of
liability arising from the return for items with a sale price of
$1,000 or less and may be applied only against a liability
determined on review with regard to items with a sale price of
$1,000 or less. Use tax on any item with a purchase price of


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