Revenue from levies on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and gambling have risen sharply in the last five years, and now account for $353 million a year – 7% of the state’s $5.1 billion annual budget.
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State web portal now open for filing Maine personal income tax returns
Maine Revenue Services is offering free webinars for individuals and tax professionals on how to use the online portal to file, pay and manage state income tax returns.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
As costs soar, some restaurants tack on fees instead of increasing menu prices
Aiming for transparency, the industry acknowledges it’s more expensive, either way. But which charge is easier for the dining public to swallow?
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Maine Revenue Services rolls out latest online tax system services
New portal replaces most current online services for business taxpayers; complete rollout dates announced.
Posted inMaine, News
State mistakenly doubled property-tax relief checks to some Mainers
The Maine treasurer’s office has mailed nearly 310,000 property tax refund checks since Jan. 6, and it’s counting on honest homeowners to return any duplicates.
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Scarborough homeowners balk at first townwide revaluation in 14 years
Hundreds of Scarborough residents are reeling after the first comprehensive property revaluation since 2005 results in big increases.
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State valuations rise for all local communities
Leading the way was Orono, with a valuation of $470.9 million – about $14 million more than last year, mainly because of large-scale student housing projects that were built.
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Hey, Maine: Tuesday = Tax Day
LEWISTON — Mannie Patel has had a good tax season. Good for him, maybe bad for you. The owner of three Liberty Tax Service franchises in Lewiston-Auburn — the ones with dancing Statues of Liberty out front — said this year, he ran into more customers tripped up by Affordable Care Act penalties on their […]
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Jay man accused of terrorizing representatives of Maine Revenue Services
JAY — A local man is accused of threatening to harm representatives of Maine Revenue Services and others, Maine Capitol police Chief Russell Gauvin said Tuesday. Jay police arrested Joseph W. Narhuminti, 75, of Jay on Monday on a warrant on a misdemeanor charge of terrorizing, Gauvin said. The threats were made by email and […]
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In honor of Tax Day, a glimpse into the Life of a Maine Tax Return
AUGUSTA — In one quiet room Tuesday, a dozen workers slid paper income tax returns out of their envelopes, smoothed, then stacked them to be whisked off to a scanning room. They’ll do it 60,000 times this week. It’s a high-tech process involving bar codes and electronics that count each time a worker grabs a […]