SP0031 LD 104 |
Session - 129th Maine Legislature C "B", Filing Number S-298, Sponsored by
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LR 163 Item 3 |
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Bill Tracking, Additional Documents | Chamber Status |
Amend the bill in section 2 in §5219-S by striking out all of subsections 1, 2 and 3 (page 1, lines 15 to 36 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in section 2 in §5219-S in subsection 6 in the first line (page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " 2019" and inserting the following: ' 2020'
Amend the bill by adding after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Application. This Act applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Provides funding for one Senior Tax Examiner position and related costs to process and audit income tax returns.
GENERAL FUND | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
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0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
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$0 | $76,351 |
All Other
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$0 | $32,858 |
GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $109,209 |
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report, expands the earned income tax credit by increasing the credit from 5% of the federal earned income tax credit to 60% for individuals with no qualifying children and 15% of the federal earned income tax credit for all other eligible individuals for tax years beginning in 2020 and increasing each year until it reaches 23% for tax years beginning in 2023 and after.
This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.