Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5128 – Dual residence; reduction of tax
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5128
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Tax: means the total amount required to be paid, withheld and paid over or collected and paid over with respect to estimated or actual tax liability under this Title, any credit or reimbursement allowed or paid pursuant to this Title that is recoverable by the assessor and any amount assessed by the assessor pursuant to this Title, including any interest or penalties provided by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
- Taxpayer: means any person required to file a return under this Title or to pay, withhold and pay over or collect and pay over any tax imposed by this Title. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
If the taxpayer is regarded as a resident of both this State and another jurisdiction for purposes of personal income taxation, the assessor shall reduce the tax on that portion of the taxpayer’s income which is subjected to tax in both jurisdictions solely by virtue of dual residence, provided that the other taxing jurisdiction allows a similar reduction. The reduction shall be in an amount equal to that portion of the lower of the 2 taxes applicable to the income taxed twice which the tax imposed by this State bears to the combined taxes of the 2 jurisdictions on the income taxed twice. [PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §232 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
P&SL 1969, c. 154, §F1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 541, §A232 (AMD).