Estimated Distributional Impact of Two Maine Tax Reform Proposals (table)

#BetterDeal4ME is a big winner in Maine’s major newspapers

When the Democratic leaders in the legislature announced their Better Deal for Maine (#BetterDeal4ME) plan on April 9, the Bangor Daily News was bullish on the proposal: […]

MECEP: Bill to Restore Estate Tax Exclusion to $1 Million Will Make Maine's Tax System "Fairer and More Efficient"

“The estate tax is one of the best tools for ensuring that all Maine children, regardless of how wealthy their parents or grandparents were, have the opportunity […]

Testimony in Support of LD 575: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine’s Working Families

“By expanding the sales tax to recreation and amusement services and using the revenue to double the homestead exemption, this bill would provide millions of dollars in […]

Low-income Maine residents would benefit from Governor LePage’s proposed sales tax fairness credit

Buried in Governor LePage’s tax reform proposal is a good provision that would create new refundable income tax credit for low-income Maine residents. This credit is meant […]

Many non-resident estates would benefit from Governor LePage's proposed estate tax repeal

As I explained previously, Gov. LePage’s proposal to eliminate Maine’s estate tax would exclusively benefit the wealthy. And now, thanks to information provided to the Taxation Committee […]

Many non-resident estates would benefit from Governor LePage’s proposed estate tax repeal

As I explained previously, Gov. LePage’s proposal to eliminate Maine’s estate tax would exclusively benefit the wealthy. And now, thanks to information provided to the Taxation Committee yesterday […]

Testimony in Support of LD 341 An Act To Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

“The use of offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes in the US has grown exponentially in the thirty years since the Worldwide Unitary Taxation Working Group […]