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LR 1661
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Sec. 13. 36 MRSA §5216-C, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 475, §6
and affected by §7, is amended to read:

 
1. Credit allowed. A taxpayer who contributes to a family
development account reserve fund as defined in Title 10, section
1075 is allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this Part
equal to the lower of:

 
A. Twenty-five thousand dollars; or

 
B. Fifty percent of the amount contributed by the taxpayer.

 
Only one credit may be claimed on each annual income tax return
regardless of filing status. The credit allowed under this
section may not reduce the tax to less than 0 and must be applied
after allowance for all other eligible credits. A taxpayer who
claims a credit under this section may not claim an itemized
charitable deduction under section 5125 for the amount of the
contribution that qualified for the credit.

 
Sec. 14. 36 MRSA §5224-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 596, Pt. J, §5,
is further amended to read:

 
§5224-A. Return of part-year resident

 
If an individual changes that individual's status as a
resident individual or nonresident individual during the taxable
year, the individual shall file a nonresident return pursuant to
section 5220, subsection 2. That individual's tax shall must be
computed, pursuant to section 5111 5111-C, subsection 4 2, as
if that individual were a nonresident individual, except that the
numerator of the apportionment ratio shall be comprised of
comprises the individual's Maine adjusted gross income, as
defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, paragraph A, for the
portion of the taxable year during which that individual was a
resident, plus that individual's Maine adjusted gross income, as
defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, paragraph B, for the
portion of the taxable year during which that individual was a
nonresident. The part-year resident shall is also be entitled to
the credit provided by section 5217-A, computed as if the
individual's Maine adjusted gross income for the entire year were
comprised only of that portion which that is attributed to the
portion of the year during which that individual was a resident.

 
Sec. 15. 36 MRSA §5250, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 668, §§36
and 37, is repealed.

 
Sec. 16. 36 MRSA §5275, first ¶, as enacted by P&SL 1969, c. 154, §F,
is amended to read:


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