Taxes and Budget Not filing an income tax return? You could be leaving as much as $1,000 on the table! As the deadline for filing income taxes approaches, tens of thousands of Mainers who don’t owe any income tax should still file a return in order to […] Garrett Martin Posted March 31, 2017 Tags EITC, Income Tax
Taxes and Budget Testimony neither for nor against LD 513, An Act to Eliminate the State Income Tax for Maine Public Employee Retirement System Pensions “The primary beneficiaries of complete elimination of state income tax for MainePERS pension are likely to be wealthier households. Ultimately, these outcomes would subvert rather than enhance […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 27, 2017 Tags Income Tax
Taxes and Budget Maine Sunday Telegram overstates the impact of Governor LePage’s proposed income tax changes (chart 2) Mark Sullivan Posted January 18, 2017 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Sunday Telegram overstates the impact of Governor LePage's proposed income tax changes (chart 1) Mark Sullivan Posted January 18, 2017 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget How Maine's Personal Income Taxes Work Mainers calculate their state personal income tax in three basic steps. The 2015 state budget changes how Mainers will calculate each step. Step One: Calculate Taxable Income […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 22, 2016 Tags Income Tax
Taxes and Budget MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposal to Seek a Ballot Initiative to Reduce Maine’s Income Tax to 4 Percent by 2021 Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September 22, 2015) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) issued the following statement in response to media reports that Gov. LePage and the Maine Republican Party […] Posted September 22, 2015 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP Hails Tax Committee Vote Against Income Tax Repeal Amendment “We applaud the committee for rejecting this reckless gimmick that would put funding for schools and other vital service at risk” Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, May 13, 2015) […] Posted May 13, 2015 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget MECEP: Eliminating Maine's Income Tax "Will Tear a $1.7 Billion Hole" in Future Budgets, "Puts Funding for Schools and Other Vital Services at Risk" Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, May 5, 2015) “Gov. LePage’s proposed constitutional amendment to end Maine’s income tax is a huge giveaway to Maine’s wealthiest residents that will put funding […] Posted May 5, 2015 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget 3 unsavory ways to pay for eliminating Maine’s income tax Maine’s Constitution requires a balanced budget. Eliminating the state’s income tax. as the governor proposes to do in 2020, will blow a $1.7 billion hole in the […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 5, 2015 Tags Economy, Education, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Opposition to LD 1367, A Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Eliminate the Income Tax Like other states across the country, Maine’s constitution requires that the legislature balance the state budget every year, so any income tax cut must result in some […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 5, 2015 Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes