36 §5227-A. Requirement to file amended Maine returns
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 8: INCOME TAXES
Chapter 823: INCOME TAX RETURNS
§5227-A. Requirement to file amended Maine returns
1. Amended return required. A taxpayer shall file an amended Maine return as required in this Part whenever the taxpayer files an amended federal return affecting the taxpayer's liability under this Part, whenever the Internal Revenue Service changes or corrects any item affecting the taxpayer's liability under this Part or whenever for any reason there is a change or correction affecting the taxpayer's liability under this Part.
[ 2003, c. 588, §19 (NEW) .]
2. Amended return filed. The amended Maine return must be filed within 90 days of the final determination of the change or correction or the filing of the federal amended return.
[ 2003, c. 588, §19 (NEW) .]
3. Contents of amended return. The amended Maine return must indicate the change or correction and the reason for that change or correction. The amended return constitutes an admission as to the correctness of the change unless the taxpayer includes with the return a written explanation of the reason the change or correction is erroneous. If the taxpayer files an amended federal return, a copy of the amended federal return must be attached to the amended Maine return.
[ 2003, c. 588, §19 (NEW) .]
4. Additional requirements. The State Tax Assessor may require additional information to be filed with the amended Maine return. The assessor may prescribe exceptions to the requirements of this section.
[ 2003, c. 588, §19 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2003, c. 588, §19 (NEW).