123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 872 LR 214(03)
An Act To Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2007-08 2008-09 Projections 2009-10 Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $298,187 $382,916 $543,465 $702,013
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $11,000 $0 $0 $0
Revenue
General Fund ($287,187) ($382,916) ($543,465) ($702,013)
Other Special Revenue Funds ($15,753) ($21,004) ($29,755) ($38,507)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Exempting from the state income tax certain military retirement benefits will reduce General Fund revenue by an estimated $287,187 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $382,916 in fiscal year 2008-09.  This bill also includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $11,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 for Maine Revenue Services' related computer programming costs.