LD 2165
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LD 2165 Title Page An Act to Provide a Sales Tax Credit on the First $2000 of the Purchase Price o... LD 2165 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1482, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:

 
5-A.__Credit for sales tax paid on newly purchased motor
vehicles.__An owner who is registering a newly purchased motor
vehicle is entitled to a credit on the excise tax due.__The
credit equals the amount of sales tax paid up to a maximum of
$2,000 of the value of the motor vehicle and is deducted from the
excise tax at the time of registration.__This credit applies to
newly purchased motor vehicles for personal use and not to
motorcycles, recreational vehicles, campers or commercial
vehicles.__The State shall reimburse a municipality for any
revenues the municipality has lost due to this credit.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill provides a credit to the excise tax for sales tax
paid up to a maximum of $2,000 of the value of motor vehicles
purchased for personal use.


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