On January 12, 2020, Governor Janet Mills signed L.D. 1645, establishing a Maine affordable housing tax credit (AHTC). The Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) will be tasked with administering and allocating $80...more
2/18/2020
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created a new economic development program that encourages long-term investments in low-income areas, so-called “Opportunity Zones,” by offering tax deferral for capital gains reinvested in...more
5/23/2018
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On Thursday, March 1, Alec Porteous, the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, and Dr. Michael Allen, Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy for the Maine Department of Administrative...more
3/9/2018
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created a significant—and little-discussed—economic development program that encourages long-term investments in so-called “Opportunity Zones” by offering temporary tax deferral for capital...more
2/27/2018
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The state of Maine has waded into uncharted territory with the passage of a law that requires out-of-state sellers to collect Maine sales and use tax on their sales into Maine even if they do not have a physical presence in...more
Congress recently passed two significant pieces of tax legislation: (1) the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, which extended or made permanent various expired or expiring tax provisions, and (2) the...more