Maine Revenue Services (MRS)

Maine Tax Resolution Document Package

A fillable Word document customized to Maine law — verified statutory citations, ready to print and send to the MRS.

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What's Included:

  • Your Maine collection statute of limitations (Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, §176-A(16)
  • Fillable Installment Agreement request letter
  • Fillable Penalty Abatement (reasonable-cause) letter
  • Offer in Compromise / hardship settlement statement
  • Wage garnishment & levy-release request letter
  • Your Maine rights & appeal deadlines

Your Maine Tax Agency

  • Agency: Maine Revenue Services (MRS)
  • Phone: (207) 624-9784
  • Portal: www.maine.gov/revenue
  • State income tax: Yes
Collection Statute of Limitations · Verified

Taxes must be collected by levy within 10 years after the assessment becomes final, or before the expiration of any written extension agreed by the assessor and taxpayer (Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, §176-A(16)); the 10-year period is stayed during a consensual payment plan. Tax lien under tit. 36, §175-A.

Verified Maine Resolution Options

Installment agreements: Installment payment agreements under MRS authority (Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, §183-A).

Offer in compromise / settlement: Offer in Compromise / settlement authorized under Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, §143 ("Compromise of tax liability" — doubt as to liability or doubt as to collectibility, or both).

Penalty abatement: Penalty waiver for reasonable cause under Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, §187-B(7).

Wage / levy protection: Federal CCPA floor (15 U.S.C. §1673): ordinary creditor garnishment limited to the lesser of 25% of disposable earnings or the amount exceeding 30× the federal minimum wage. State tax levies on wages may exceed this consumer cap at agency discretion. Maine applies the federal 75% disposable-earnings exemption (Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, §3127-A).

Citation status: Statutory citations verified against state sources. Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36 §176-A(16) confirmed via mainelegislature.org: collection by levy within 10 years after assessment becomes final (stayed during payment plan). §143 "Compromise of tax liability" (doubt as to liability/collectibility) and §175-A tax lien confirmed via legislature.maine.gov/FindLaw. §3127-A wage exemption confirmed.
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This package is an educational/self-help tool prepared based on Maine law (Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, §176-A(16). It is not legal advice and not a substitute for a licensed tax professional.