Maine Tax Deadline Extended Until April 19

[MaineDem]

PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
For Immediate Release
April 17, 2007

AUGUSTA, Maine: Jerome Gerard, Acting Executive Director of Maine Revenue Services, announced today that victims of the major storm affecting several northeastern states on Monday, April 16, will have two additional days to file their Maine tax returns and submit tax payments. This relief is limited to any tax return and/or payment with a due date that falls on April 17, 2007.

The new deadline will be midnight, April 19.

To qualify for relief, taxpayers directly impacted by the storm should write "APRIL 16 STORM" across the top of their return. Taxpayers who e-file their returns can use their software's "disaster" feature, if available. Taxpayers who use Maine's free I-file application may do so without specific reference to the storm. Taxpayers covered by this relief who are charged penalties and interest for filing returns or paying taxes late during the relief period should contact MRS for waiver of the penalties and interest.

The Internal Revenue Service is also extending the tax deadline until midnight on April 19.

Taxpayers with questions about federal tax relief associated with the April 16 storm should contact the IRS at 800-829-1040 or go to the IRS web site at www.irs.gov <http://www.irs.gov/> for posted information.

Taxpayers with questions about their Maine taxes are encouraged to contact MRS at 207-626-8475 for Income Tax or 207-624-9693 for Sales Tax, or visit the MRS web site at www.maine.gov/revenue <http://www.state.me.us/revenue> .

[MountainLaurel]

1. Here's hoping they extend it again

We still don't have power at home (posting from work now), and all our tax materials are on my husband's computer.

[MaineDem]

2. The IRS has extended again but not the state, yet

The Internal Revenue Service has extended the filing deadline again, this time until April 26.

The state has not; Maine taxpayers are expected to meet today's deadline.

Earlier this week, the IRS and the Maine Revenue Service gave taxpayers directly impacted by the storm an additional two days beyond the April 17 deadline to pay their taxes without incurring penalties. After further review of conditions across the region affected by the April 16 storm, the IRS has decided to allow affected taxpayers an additional seven days to file their taxes. The state did not offer the extra time.

http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/3825595.html

Good luck with everything!

[MaineDem]

3. The state has come through...

Maine Tax Filing Date Further Extended for April 16 Storm Victims

AUGUSTA: Jerome Gerard, Acting Executive Director of Maine Revenue Services (MRS), announced today that victims of the major storm affecting several Northeastern states on Monday, April 16, will have until April 26, 2007, to file their Maine tax returns and submit tax payments. This relief is limited to any tax return and/or payment with a due date that falls on April 17, 2007, and is the same extension period as has been granted by the Internal Revenue Service.

MRS previously extended the filing date by two days, to April 19. In light of the ongoing consequences of the storm, however, the date is being further extended to allow affected taxpayers additional time to file their returns.

To qualify for relief, taxpayers directly impacted by the storm should write "APRIL 16 STORM" across the top of their return. Taxpayers who e-file their returns can use their software's "disaster" feature, if available. Taxpayers who use Maine's free I-file application may do so without specific reference to the storm. Taxpayers covered by this relief who are charged penalties and interest for filing returns or paying taxes late during the relief period should contact MRS to apply for waiver of penalties and interest.

Taxpayers with questions about federal tax relief associated with the April 16 storm should contact the IRS at 800-829-1040 or go to the IRS web site at www.irs.gov <http://www.irs.gov/> for posted information. Taxpayers with questions about their Maine taxes are encouraged to contact MRS at 207-626-8475 for Income Tax or 207-624-9693 for Sales Tax, or visit the MRS web site at www.maine.gov/revenue <http://www.state.me.us/revenue> .

[MountainLaurel]

4. Hooray!

This will be very helpful.