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beginning on or after January 1, 2000 but before January 1, 2006, a
resident individual is allowed $2,850 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 tax years beginning on or after January 1,
2006, a resident individual is allowed the same amount allowed
under Section 151 of the Code 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.

 
Sec. B-3. Application. This Part applies to tax years beginning on
or after January 1, 2006.

 
PART C

 
Sec. C-1. 36 MRSA §5218, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. L,
§2, is further amended to read:

 
1. Resident taxpayer. A resident individual is allowed a
credit against the tax otherwise due under this Part in the
amount of 25% of the federal tax credit allowable for child and
dependent care expenses in the same tax year, except that for tax
years beginning in 2003 to 2006 2005, the applicable percentage
is 21.5% instead of 25%.

 
Sec. C-2. 36 MRSA §5218, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. L,
§3, is further amended to read:

 
2. Nonresident or part-year resident taxpayer. A nonresident
individual is allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due
under this Part in the amount of 25% of the federal tax credit
allowable for child and dependent care expenses multiplied by the
ratio of the individual's Maine adjusted gross income, as defined
in section 5102, subsection 1-C, paragraph B, to the individual's
entire federal adjusted gross income, as modified by section
5122, except that for tax years beginning in 2003 to 2006 2005,
the applicable percentage is 21.5% instead of 25%.

 
Sec. C-3. 36 MRSA §5218, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt.
L, §4, is further amended to read:

 
2-A. Part-year resident taxpayer. An individual who files a
return as a part-year resident in accordance with section 5224-A
is allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due under this Part
in the amount of 25%, except that for tax years beginning in 2003
to 2006 2005 the applicable percentage is 21.5% instead of 25%,
of the federal tax credit allowable for child and


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