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B.__At least the federal poverty level but less than
$50,000, the tax is 1%;

 
C.__At least $50,000 but less than $100,000, the tax is 5%;

 
D.__At least $100,000 but less than $1,000,000, the tax is
8%; and

 
E.__One million dollars or more, the tax is 10%.

 
For purposes of this subsection, "federal poverty level" means
the nonfarm income official poverty line for a family of the size
involved, as defined by the federal Office of Management and
Budget and revised annually in accordance with the United States
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Section 673,
Subsection 2.

 
2.__Additional tax.__Additionally, a tax is imposed for each
taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1989 on the Maine
adjusted gross income of every nonresident individual.__The
amount of the tax equals the tax computed under this section and
chapter 805, as if the nonresident were a resident, multiplied by
the ratio of the individual's Maine adjusted gross income, as
defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, paragraph B, to the
nonresident's entire federal adjusted gross income as modified by
section 5122.

 
Sec. 7. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶T, as amended by PL 2003, c. 705, §12
and affected by §14, is further amended to read:

 
T. For income tax years beginning on or after January 1,
2002 and before January 1, 2004, an amount equal to the
total premiums spent for long-term care insurance policies
certified under Title 24-A, section 5075-A as long as the
amount subtracted is reduced by the long-term care premiums
claimed as an itemized deduction pursuant to section 5125.

 
For income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2004,
an amount equal to the total premiums spent for qualified
long-term care insurance contracts certified under Title 24-
A, section 5075-A, as long as the amount subtracted is
reduced by any amount claimed as a deduction for federal
income tax purposes in accordance with the Code, Section
162(l) and by the long-term care premiums claimed as an
itemized deduction pursuant to section 5125.

 
Sec. 8. 36 MRSA §5124-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 479, §4, is
repealed.


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