Maine Offers Break For Delinquent Tax Payers

Maine offers break for tax delinquents

BY SUSAN M. COVER
Staff Writer
08/24/2009

"AUGUSTA -- Slacker taxpayers take note.

The state is running a special program that offers a 90 percent break on penalties.

The Legislature is hoping to collect $9 million in previously uncollected revenue through a Tax Receivables Reduction Initiative, said Jerome Gerard, acting executive director of Maine Revenue Services.

The program, which runs Sept. 1 through Nov. 30, requires taxpayers who owe money to pay their taxes and interest, but waives 90 percent of the penalty." Read more>>