131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1638 LR 1576(02)
An Act to Lower the State's Individual Income Tax
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 Projections  FY 2025-26 Projections  FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $180,444,000 $169,527,500 $222,252,500 $247,285,000
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $134,000 $0 $0 $0
Revenue
General Fund ($180,310,000) ($169,527,500) ($222,252,500) ($247,285,000)
Other Special Revenue Funds ($9,490,000) ($8,922,500) ($11,697,500) ($13,015,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill reduces income tax rates for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. General Fund revenue will decrease by $180,310,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $169,527,500 in fiscal year 2024-25. The reductions in income tax revenue will reduce Local Government Fund revenue by $9,490,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $8,922,500 in fiscal year 2026-27. The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Administrative Services, Bureau of Revenue Services of $134,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 for the administrative costs of implementing the income tax changes.
Income tax witholding and estimated tax payments for the 2023 tax year that occur prior to the effective date of the bill will be based on higher tax rates and are likely to result in the overpayment of individual income taxes and in higher income tax refunds issued by the State when 2023 taxes are filed.