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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 119th

PART QQQ

     Sec. QQQ-1. 36 MRSA §5126, as amended by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. HHH, §5 and affected by §10, is further amended to read:

§5126. Personal exemptions

     For income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1998 but before January 1, 1999, a resident individual is allowed $2,400 for each exemption to which the individual is entitled for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes, unless the taxpayer is claimed as a dependent on another return. For income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1999 but before January 1, 2000, a resident individual is allowed $2,750 for each exemption to which the individual is entitled for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes, unless the taxpayer is claimed as a dependent on another return. An additional exemption is not allowed for taxpayers over 65 years of age or blind For income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2000, a resident individual is allowed $2,850 for each exemption to which the individual is entitled 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, 2000, the nominal dollar amount of this section is also subject to annual adjustment by multiplying it by the percentage adjustment factor defined in section 5402, subsection 2 and rounded down to the nearest $50. If any adjustment is made pursuant to this paragraph, it is effective for the current taxable year and is incorporated into the income tax forms and instructions of the State Tax Assessor for that taxable year.

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