Charges expected Thursday against Trump’s company, top executive

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Published
June 30, 2021

Charges expected Thursday against Trump’s company, top executive

Prosecutors have been scrutinizing the former president's tax records, subpoenaing documents and interviewing witnesses, including Trump insiders and company executives.
Published
June 27, 2021

New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families

The monthly payments will go to some 230,000 Maine families, part of an expanded child tax credit approved by Congress under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Published
June 8, 2021

Bill to allow ‘semi-open primaries’ in Maine takes step forward

If it's approved by the full Legislature, independent voters will be allowed to vote in a political party's primary during each election cycle without having to enroll in that party.
Published
May 18, 2021

Divided tax committee endorses surcharge bill for high-wage earners

The Legislature's Taxation Committee voted 6-5 Tuesday to advance a bill that would tack a 3% surcharge on taxable income over $200,000.
Published
May 7, 2021

Former IRS employee in Massachusetts ordered to pay $1 million in restitution

She was initially charged with filing 591 false tax returns between 2012 and 2017, but pleaded guilty to filing at least 70 false tax returns.
Published
April 27, 2021

White House spending plan includes beefed-up IRS enforcement

Severe agency cuts pushed by Republicans in Congress after 2010 have hampered the IRS's ability to collect taxes even from those who legally owe them, particularly among the rich.
Published
April 13, 2021

More than 160,000 Mainers in line for jobless-benefit tax break

Tens of thousands of people who received unemployment payments last year could get a state income tax exemption up to $10,200.
Published
April 7, 2021

Biden open to compromise, but not inaction, on infrastructure plan

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a key Democratic vote, came out Wednesday against the budget reconciliation process, which would allow Democrats to push the bill through the Senate with just a 51-vote majority.
Published
March 18, 2021

Maine extends state income tax deadline to May 17

The change aligns with the federal government’s extension of the federal income tax filing and payment deadline.
Published
March 17, 2021

IRS extends tax filing deadline to May 17

The move provides more breathing room for taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service alike to cope with changes brought on by the pandemic.