Taxes and Budget

Proposed family caregiver credit would recognize Mainers for millions of hours of unpaid labor

Maine’s patchwork system of professional caregivers is inadequate to meet the needs of every resident with long-term care needs. To fill these needs, Mainers step up to […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 6, 2020

Tags Caregiving, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

New bill implements tax credit to assist family caregivers

New legislation could help people who’ve had to to cut hours at work or quit a job to take care of a family member. The Maine Center […]

WABI

Posted February 6, 2020

Tags Caregiving, Taxes

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

New analysis: Home care tax would affect top 3 percent of wealthiest Mainers

The Home Care referendum on November’s ballot would affect 34,442 Mainers at the top of the income distribution, according to a new analysis conducted by MECEP. That […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 21, 2018

Tags Caregiving, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Experts disagree whether Maine home care referendum will result in ‘marriage penalty’

MECEP’S Executive Director Garrett Martin says [the proposal would not penalize married couples for filing jointly] because the tax on earned income is a payroll tax, deducted […]

Maine Public

Posted August 17, 2018

Tags Caregiving, Economic Security

Taxes and Budget

‘Marriage penalty’ debate takes center-stage in Maine home care fight

Garrett Martin, the executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive group that has taken no position on the referendum, said the LePage administration’s […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 17, 2018

Tags Caregiving, Economic Security

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Proposed family caregiver credit would recognize Mainers for millions of hours of unpaid labor

New bill implements tax credit to assist family caregivers

New analysis: Home care tax would affect top 3 percent of wealthiest Mainers

Experts disagree whether Maine home care referendum will result in ‘marriage penalty’

‘Marriage penalty’ debate takes center-stage in Maine home care fight