Maine
State Mandate
A tax preparer who prepared more than 200 original Maine tax returns in 2007 must file by electronic data submission in 2008. For all returns filed in 2008, a person preparing original Maine tax returns for sales, use, or service provider with a tax liability of $200,000 or more for any one tax for the 12-month period ending September 20,2007, must file all original Maine tax returns for sales, use, or service provider tax electronic data submission. Employers with 75 or more employees in 2008 that are subject to Maine income tax withholding must e-file all original Maine tax returns of quarterly and annual reconciliation for Maine income tax withholding for 2008.
Maine mandate Rule 102 requires that for 2008 any person with a combined tax liability to the state of $100,000 or more for all tax types must remit all Maine tax payments electronically using the ACH credit or ACH debit method.
MAINE Tax Forms and Instructions
Information
Online Credit Card Payments
- Offical Payments
Or call 1-800-2PAY-TAX (Offical payments charges a nominal fee
for this service)(Use Jurisdiction Code 2000 for Individual and Jurisdiction Code
2006 for Business Taxes)
Mailing Addresses
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Return Mailing Address:
Maine Revenue Services
PO Box 1066
Augusta, ME 04332-1066
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Return Mailing Address without Refund:
Maine Revenue Services
PO Box 1067
Augusta, ME 04332-1067
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Estimates Mailing Address:
Treasurer, State of Maine: Maine Revenue Services
PO Box 9101
Augusta, ME 04332-9101
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Amended Return Mailing Address:
Maine Revenue Services
PO Box 1067
Augusta, ME 04332-1067
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Extension Mailing Address:
Maine Revenue Services: Treasurer, State of Maine
PO Box 9114
Augusta ME 04332-9114
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Electronic Filing:
You are automatically accepted to e-file individual income tax returns with Maine once you are accepted by the IRS to e-file federally. No additional paperwork is necessary. MRS has access to IRS approved EFINs through their database, so it is no longer necessary to fax or email federal acceptance letters to us.
If you transmit e-file returns to Maine and get a Reject Code 9405 for your return(s), then your EFIN is not in our database. In this scenario only, you should fax a copy of their federal acceptance letter (which shows your current EFIN(s)) to 207-624-9740, attention of the E-file Coordinator. Emailing a PDF version of the federal acceptance letter to efile.helpdesk@maine.gov is acceptable as well.
The following returns are not allowed to file using E-File: Returns with a power of attorney currently in effect for the refund to be sent to a third party, Returns claiming any Maine Schedule A credits, other than "Credit for the Elderly," "Child & Dependent Care Credit," "Earned Income Tax Credit," "Forest Management Planning Credit," "Maine Seed Capital Credit," "Credit for Income Tax Paid to Other Jurisdictions" and "Maine Minimum Tax Credit."
Tax preparers must retain copies of all acknowledgement files received from Maine Revenue Services. These may be retained on magnetic media. This material must be retained for six months after transmission unless Maine Revenue Services notifies the filer otherwise.
Federal Tax Information
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Where's My Federal Refund?
Access this Secure Web Site to find out if the IRS Received Your Return and Whether Your Refund was Processed and Sent to You
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Federal Refund Cycle
Pub 2043 (PDF) ELF Peak Refund Cycle Chart
1003 Pub 2043 (PDF) ELF Peak Refund Cycle Chart (79.9K) PDF
Pub 2043 (PDF) ELF Peak Refund Cycle Chart
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IRS Publications
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IRS Forms
Select from a List of Forms and Instructions Displayed in Form Number Order
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IRS Contact Information
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers are Your one-stop Resource for face-to-face Tax Help and Solutions to Tax Problems, every Business Day
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Tax Resources
Tax Resources on the Web