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must be treated as the investors under this section and are
allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due from them under
this Part in proportion to their respective interests in those
partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations, trusts
or other flow-through entities. Except as limited or authorized
by subsection 3 or 4, for credit certificates issued and
investments made after June 30, 2002 but before July 1, 2003 and
after June 30, 2005, 25% of the credit must be taken in the
taxable year the investment is made and 25% per year must be
taken in each of the next 3 taxable years. Except as limited or
authorized by subsection 3 or 4, for credit certificates issued
after June 30, 2003 but before July 1, 2005, 15% of the credit
must be taken in the first 6 years after the investment is made
and 10% in the 7th year after the investment is made.

 
Sec. E-9. 36 MRSA §6572, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. AA,
§4, is amended to read:

 
The assessor shall administer the 2003 Maine Tax Amnesty
Program. The amnesty program applies to tax liabilities
delinquent as of April 16 August 31, 2003, including tax due for
which a return has not been filed. A taxpayer may participate in
the tax amnesty program whether or not the taxpayer is under
audit and without regard to whether the amount due is subject to
a pending administrative or judicial proceeding, except that this
does not include pending criminal action or debts for which the
State has secured a warrant or civil judgment in its favor in
Superior Court. A taxpayer may participate in the tax amnesty
program to the extent of the uncontested portion of an assessed
liability. Participation in the program is conditioned upon the
taxpayer's agreement to forgo the right to protest or pursue an
administrative or judicial proceeding with regard to returns
filed under the tax amnesty program or to claim any refund of
money paid under the tax amnesty program. A taxpayer with a tax
liability within the limitations of this chapter is absolved from
criminal or civil prosecution or civil penalties plus 1/2 of the
interest associated with any such liability except as otherwise
provided in this chapter if the taxpayer:

 
Sec. E-10. 36 MRSA §6574, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. AA,
§4, is amended to read:

 
§6574. Amnesty period

 
The time period during which a 2003 amnesty return, described
in section 6575, may be filed is September 1, 2003 to October 31
November 30, 2003.


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