Whether or not a family owes tax money or has filed taxes before, they will need to file a return to get all or the rest of their money.
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Mid Coast United Way calls for volunteers, participants for tax break program
The United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s free CA$H Program works to ensure those eligible for tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Childcare Tax Credit, apply for them.
Tax season begins 2 weeks early due to virus, IRS funding cuts
April 18 is the deadline for filing tax returns or requesting an extension, which gives taxpayers until Oct. 17 to file their returns for 2021.
Maine Voices: All too often, business tax breaks don’t work for Mainers
Eliminating loopholes in incentive programs and closing the tax gap between what is owed and what is paid will provide resources to help families thrive.
Maine Voices: SALT deduction helps the wealthy but does almost nothing for working Mainers
If an expanded state and local deduction for federal taxes is a casualty of the stalled Build Back Better bill, it won’t be a loss for most Mainers.
Jim Fossel: Maine budget surplus presents an opportunity
The projected $800 million can be used ideally to simplify our tax system, or at least to bolster the rainy day fund and invest in infrastructure.
Commentary: Suspend the gas tax? It’s a short-sighted proposal from Democrats
The idea is appealing both politically and economically, but its supporters should be careful what they wish for.
Maine Senate president: Why I back Jared Golden’s demand to change the Build Back Better Act
The congressman is leading the effort to roll back the SALT giveaway to the rich as the bill heads to the U.S. Senate, Troy Jackson says.
Commentary: Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit is crucial to investment, state’s economic future
Criticism of the program in a recent editorial and on a liberal think tank‘s blog is misinformed and short-sighted.
The Pandora Papers: Foreign money secretly floods U.S. tax havens. Some of it is tainted.
New Hampshire is among the states that passed legislation to allow creation of trusts that attract ultra-wealthy individuals.