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- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Affiliated group: means a group of 2 or more corporations in which more than 50% of the voting stock of each member corporation is directly or indirectly owned by a common owner or owners, either corporate or noncorporate, or by one or more of the member corporations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Bureau: means the Bureau of Revenue Services, which may be referred to as "Maine Revenue Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
- Chained Consumer Price Index: means the average over a 12-month period of the most recently published Chained Consumer Price Index, not seasonally adjusted, published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor designated as the "Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers-United States City Average" as of the date the assessor determines the cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to section 5403. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5402
- Code: means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and amendments to that Code as of December 31, 2022. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
- Compensation: includes amounts paid to an employee-leasing company for leased employees and amounts paid to a temporary services company for temporary employees, pursuant to a contract between the taxpayer and an employee-leasing company or temporary services company. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5210
- Corporation: means any business entity subject to income taxation as a corporation under the laws of the United States, except the following:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. County legislative delegation: means all state legislators whose legislative districts, in whole or in part, lie within the boundaries of a county. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 1 Decedent: A deceased person. Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Donee: The recipient of a gift. Employee-leasing company: means a business that contracts with client companies to supply workers to perform services for the client companies, except that the term "employee-leasing company" does not include private employment agencies that provide workers to client companies on a temporary help basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5210 Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs. Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office. Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes. Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Leased employee: means an individual who performs services for a client company pursuant to a contract between the client company and an employee-leasing company. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5210 Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Maine adjusted gross income: means , for a resident individual, the federal adjusted gross income of that individual, as modified by section 5122. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102 Maine net income: means , for any taxable year for any corporate taxpayer, the taxable income of that taxpayer for that taxable year under the laws of the United States as modified by section 5200?A and apportionable to this State under chapter 821. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102 Minority: when used in reference to age shall mean under the age of 18. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money. Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money. Nonresident estate or trust: shall mean an estate or trust which is not a resident estate or trust. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102 Nonresident individual: shall mean an individual who is not a resident individual. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102 Notice: means written notification served personally, sent by certified mail or sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the person for whom the notification is intended. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, society, club, corporation, financial institution, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, assignee or any other group or combination acting as a unit, the State or Federal Government or any political subdivision or agency of either government. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Probate: Proving a will Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Resident estate or trust: shall mean :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102Resident individual: means an individual:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Return: means any document, digital file or electronic data transmission containing information required by this Title to be reported to the State Tax Assessor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111 Sales: means all gross receipts of the taxpayer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5210 State: means any state of the United States, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and any foreign country or political subdivision thereof. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5210 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 Taxable corporation: means , for any taxable year, a corporation that has nexus with this State pursuant to section 5200?B, including any corporation with income subject to federal tax under the Code, Section 1374 or 1375, and that has, at any time during that taxable year, realized Maine net income. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102 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 Temporary help: means employee services provided to client companies for a contractual period of less than 12 months. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5210 Temporary services company: means a private employment agency, other than an employee-leasing company, that provides workers to client companies on a temporary help basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5210 Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Unitary business: means a business activity which is characterized by unity of ownership, functional integration, centralization of management and economies of scale. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 5102