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Who Are Maine’s “Rich?”

Who Are Maine’s “Rich?” In these dark economic times, the siren call of “tax the rich” is hurled at policymakers as the solution to Maine’s budget woes. The accusation is that the rich are just sitting on their money and …

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Study Shows Maine’s “Rich” are Working Couples, Small Business Owners

Families and Entrepreneurs make up top earners, income tax hits them hardest A report released today by the Maine Heritage Policy Center shows that Maine’s high-earning individuals are working

Constitutional Challenge to Maine’s “Welcome Back Tax”

Press Conference Announcing a

Constitutional Challenge to Maine’s “Welcome Back Tax”

Penalizing Families Moving to Maine with up to $2,200 in Higher Income

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Press Conference Announcing a Constitutional Challenge to Maine’s “Welcome Back Tax”

Penalizing Families Moving to Maine with up to $2,200 in Higher Income Taxes

LD 1495: Frankenstein Tax Reform

Read the full report | Since LD 1495, which replaced LD 1088, became the law of the land, everyone from the Governor on down has been crowing

LD 1088: The Illusion of Tax Reform

Read the full report | LD 1088 (An Act to Modernize the Tax Laws and Provide over $75,000,000 to Residents of the State in Tax Relief) purports

Committee Tax Reform Plan not “Revenue Neutral”

Read the full report | The tax reform plan proposed by the Taxation Committee that is winding its way through the Maine Legislature is "revenue neutral" in

A Plan to Reform and Reduce Maine’s Taxes

Read the full report | Mainers have been hit with a barrage of tax reform proposals from the Maine Legislature, but no clear plan that will reduce

Maine’s State and Local Tax Collections: Fiscal Year 2005 Update

Read the full report | Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released estimates for local tax collections for state fiscal year (FY) 2005. The FY 2005 state and