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the decedent's federal gross estate. All property values under this
section are as finally determined for federal estate tax purposes,
except that for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2002
that do not incur a federal estate tax, all property values are as
finally determined by the assessor in accordance with the Code as
if the estate had incurred a federal estate tax. The share of the
federal credit used to determine the amount of a nonresident
individual's estate tax under this section is computed without
regard to whether the specific real or tangible personal property
located in the State is marital deduction property.

 
Sec. 43. 36 MRSA §4068, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. N, §3 and
affected by §4, is further amended to read:

 
§4068. Tax due date; filing of return and payment of tax

 
1. Date due. The tax imposed by this chapter Except as
otherwise provided by this chapter, a return required by this
section is due 9 months after the date of the decedent's death
and any tax due under this chapter is due at the same time.
Interest shall accrue accrues on any amount of tax not paid by
that the due date.

 
2. Return required. In all cases where there is a Maine
estate tax liability, the The personal representative shall pay
the tax imposed by this chapter and file a Maine estate tax
return within 9 months after the decedent's death. The return
must be in the form prescribed by the State Tax Assessor and it
must be accompanied by a copy of the federal estate tax return,
if any, and other supporting documentation that the assessor may
require. whenever:

 
A.__The Code requires that a federal estate tax return be
filed; or

 
B.__The federal gross estate, increased by the amount of
adjusted taxable gifts made by the decedent after December
31, 1976 and by the aggregate amount of any specific gift
tax exemption under former Code, Section 2521 used by the
decedent after September 8, 1976 exceed the exclusion and
related unified credit amounts specified in section 4062,
subsection 1-A.

 
The return must be in the form prescribed by the State Tax
Assessor and it must be accompanied by a copy of the federal
estate tax return, if any, and by other supporting documentation
that the assessor may require.


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