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states the amount of all sales subject to tax under this chapter
made during the preceding calendar month and any other
information the State Tax Assessor requires.__The State Tax
Assessor may permit the filing of returns other than monthly.

 
2. Payment of tax.__The tax imposed under this chapter must
be paid at the same time as the report of sales is required
under subsection 1.

 
3.__Personal Exemption Reduction Fund.__After deducting the
cost of administering this chapter, the State Tax Assessor
shall deposit all revenue received under this chapter in the
Personal Exemption Reduction Fund, which is created for the
purpose of reducing the personal exemption provided by section
5126.__By September 15th annually, the State Tax Assessor
shall identify the amount of money in the fund and determine
the amount by which the personal exemption can be raised,
rounded to the nearest $10, without exceeding the amount
available in the fund.__The increased personal exemption
determined under this section applies to tax years beginning
in the year in which the determination is made.__The amount in
the fund that is determined to be necessary to increase the
personal exemption must be transferred to the General Fund by
September 30th annually.

 
§4903. Rules

 
The State Tax Assessor, in consultation with the Public
Utilities Commission, may adopt rules necessary to implement
this chapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter 2-A.

 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §5126, as amended by PL 2001, c. 583, §16, is
further amended to read:

 
§5126. Personal exemptions

 
For income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1998
but before January 1, 1999, a resident individual is allowed
$2,400 for each exemption that the individual properly claims
for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes, unless
the taxpayer is claimed as a dependent on another return. For
income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1999 but
before January 1, 2000, a resident individual is allowed
$2,750 for each exemption that the individual properly claims
for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes, unless
the taxpayer is claimed as a dependent on another return. For
income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2000, a
resident individual is allowed $2,850 for each exemption that
the individual properly claims for the taxable year for
federal income tax purposes,


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