Maine Contributions History

Statutory cite:

Effective date:
Application date:
Annual Admin Costs:

Tax Year
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Total
Returns
Processed
368,590
391,722
392,039
413,968
423,740
501,323
456,667
458,098
462,622
463,559
472,136
488,824
496,800
512,002
538,340
555,989
567,727
579,339
568,419
560,580
561,621
566,668
571,832
579,351
584,534
594,769
608,910
622,236
625,757
627,373
632,894
642,160
647,749
655,683
675,428
673,243
658,506
655,158
646,907
606,745

Nongame & Wildlife

Fund

Maine Children's
Trust

Bone Marrow
Screening Fund

36 MRSA 5284
PL 1983, c. 526

36 MRSA 5285
PL 1985, c. 441
September 19, 1985

36 MRSA 5285-A
PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. SS
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. TT
August 11, 2000

Returns filed on or after

1/1/1985
$2,000 / $2,188

Returns filed on or after

1/1/2000
$2,000 / $2,188

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Green Party

36 MRSA 5283
PL 1973, c. 246
PL 1985, c. 427
October 3, 1973

36 MRSA 5283
PL 1973, c. 246
PL 1985, c. 427
October 3, 1973

36 MRSA 5283
PL 1973, c. 246
PL 1985, c. 427
October 3, 1973

September 23, 1983

Returns filed on or after

1/1/1973
$0

Returns filed on or after

1/1/1973
$0

Returns filed on or after

1/1/1973
$0

Returns filed on or after

1/1/1983
$5,000/$2,188

Contributions
$4,859.00
$3,768.00
$3,109.00
$2,978.00
$2,132.00
$3,205.00
$2,154.00
$1,777.00
$1,923.00
$2,274.00
$6,930.00
$6,700.00
$11,089.82
$11,375.38
$10,343.40
$9,958.99
$10,390.35
$10,465.67
$11,145.61
$11,976.61
$10,509.29
$9,866.74
$13,361.90
$11,408.19
$6,491.19
$8,872.81
$6,723.50
$7,832.83
$9,561.57
$11,111.76
$19,282.36
$15,992.20
$15,254.94
$13,443.06
$11,970.00
$12,419.00
$12,327.00
$11,207.00
$11,958.00
n/a

Returns
3,174
2,499
2,070
1,980
1,488
2,289
1,567
1,313
1,413
1,685
5,130
4,860
4,413
4,200
3,980
3,242
3,263
3,406
3,365
3,114
2,571
2,320
3,009
2,192
883
919
781
898
972
1,160
1,492
1,360
1,218
1,194
1,149
1,130
1,126
1,096
1,089
n/a

Companion Animal Maine Military Family

Sterilization Fund 36 MRSA
Relief
Fund
5288
/ 528836 MRSA 5284-A
PL 2003, c. 682
July 30, 2004

Returns filed on or after Returns filed on or after

1/1/2004
1/1/2004
$5,000 / $2,188
$2,000 / $5,000 $2,188

Contributions Returns Contributions Returns Contributions Returns Contributions Returns Contributions Returns Contributions Returns Contributions Returns
$2,668.00
1,696
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$2,008.00
1,297
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,880.00
1,212
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,641.00
1,043
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,261.00
841
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,929.00
1,311
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,324.00
903
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,463.00
1,001
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,367.00
959
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,406.00
988
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$4,453.00
3,187
n/a
n/a
$115,794.38
25,322
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5,590.00
3,987
n/a
n/a
$129,122.47
29,200
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$9,081.31
3,540
n/a
n/a
$112,319.26
26,904
$70,597.41
18,452
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$8,704.88
3,113
n/a
n/a
$114,527.96
26,584
$96,787.16
22,482
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$7,514.83
2,804
n/a
n/a
$104,199.00
25,072
$89,468.00
22,239
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$7,578.75
2,676
n/a
n/a
$94,268.93
20,381
$81,068.27
17,559
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$7,660.00
2,451
n/a
n/a
$88,078.69
18,332
$76,162.72
15,938
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$8,686.47
2,701
n/a
n/a
$94,049.70
19,430
$86,259.56
17,412
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$6,586.29
2,250
n/a
n/a
$85,833.98
17,339
$77,922.47
15,491
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5,435.02
1,337
n/a
n/a
$83,761.97
16,091
$69,184.70
13,338
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$7,192.95
1,651
n/a
n/a
$86,318.33
10,996
$72,698.70
8,917
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$6,534.17
1,539
n/a
n/a
$81,965.90
10,046
$69,554.63
8,053
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$8,338.02
1,961
n/a
n/a
$91,058.05
11,043
$90,940.48
10,316
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$6,636.18
1,277
$8,768.93
1,620
$77,999.55
8,724
$86,239.40
8,635
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$3,553.79
487
$4,109.95
589
$48,487.50
4,079
$47,124.66
3,490
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$4,758.55
464
n/a
n/a
$48,243.26
3,796
$47,570.54
3,266
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$3,141.00
387
$3,862.11
502
$50,842.25
3,714
$46,838.01
2,983
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$4,432.00
460
$6,688.29
729
$48,274.95
3,542
$41,643.17
2,736
$8,717.83
893
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$5,563.00
512
$7,201.11
826
$52,194.93
3,888
$43,173.43
2,867
$10,191.01
1,068
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$6,302.32
528
$8,004.21
985
$55,523.32
3,805
$43,642.61
2,746
$10,388.97
1,089
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$6,480.00
481
$5,208.76
643
$52,724.42
3,681
$45,811.81
2,755
$13,179.00
1,277
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$6,053.00
502
$5,035.32
690
$46,287.09
3,439
$39,681.84
2,471
$8,667.46
925
$24,412.42
2,307
$38,605.10
2,672
$5,039.02
444
$5,308.47
642
$42,101.84
3,199
$33,363.13
2,341
$10,620.74
915
$32,852.99
2,513
$37,565.06
2,278
$4,727.00
408
$4,680.69
656
$44,696.49
3,123
$40,300.29
2,279
$10,903.00
822
$26,045.52
2,101
$40,199.68
2,550
$4,186.00
405
$3,792.00
528
$39,754.00
3,008
$30,384.00
2,163
$11,593.00
1,162
$25,955.00
2,020
$40,644.00
2,584
$4,263.00
363
$2,958.00
456
$37,170.00
2,880
$28,252.00
2,121
$11,507.00
1,219
$27,119.00
2,120
$32,307.00
2,384
$5,096.00
430
$2,922.00
482
$36,466.00
2,827
$26,611.00
2,058
$10,661.00
1,153
$24,676.00
1,971
$34,939.00
2,421
$4,224.00
359
$3,028.00
440
$33,536.00
2,539
$24,716.00
1,837
$10,288.00
1,083
$21,976.00
1,760
$32,691.00
2,294
$3,572.00
337
$4,184.00
425
$31,507.00
2,454
$23,999.00
1,780
$8,821.00
1,045
$20,946.00
1,686
$35,604.00
2,288
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$38,623.00
3,021
$20,601.00
1,745
$9,782.00
1,097
$20,821.00
1,795
$32,820.00
2,153

The 1973 tax return was the first have any check-offs.
The 1997 tax return was the first to use Schedule CP for check-offs.
Law was changed to allow political party contributions >$1 (per spouse) beginning with returns filed on or after 1/1/1985 (effective September 19, 1985).
The name of the fund was changed from "Human Leukocyte Antigen Screening Fund"
Checkoff originally sunset after tax year 2006. Continued in 36 MRSA 5288-A for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2007. Increased administrative cost to $5,000 (actual cost).
Political party checkoffs (36 M.R.S.A. 5283) repealed. PL 2011, c. 685. Also, requires MRS to recalculate admin costs annually.
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A
PL 2003, c. 703 /
PL 2007, c.674
July 30, 2004

Veteran's Memorial
Cemetary

Asthma & Lung

Disease

Maine Public Library

Fund

Clean Election
Fund Check-offs

36 MRSA 5289
PL 2005, c. 519, RRR-1

36 MRSA 5290
PL 2005, c. 672, 3

36 MRSA 5291
PL 2011, c. 685

36 MRSA 5286
IB 1995, c. 1

August 30, 2012

January 2, 1997

March 29, 2006

Returns filed on or after
1/1/2006
Application date:
Annual Admin$2,000
Costs:/ $2,188

Tax Year
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Contributions
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
n/a
$12,934.46
$14,406.00
$13,758.00
$15,451.00
$15,346.00
$16,061.00
$16,683.00

Returns
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
1,433
1,585
1,560
1,653
1,624
1,581
1,488

August 23, 2006

Returns filed on or after
1/1/2006
$2,000 / $2,188

Returns filed on or after Returns filed on or after

1/1/2012
1/1/1997
$13,188 / $2,188
$0

Contributions Returns Contributions Returns

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$9,321.27
1,236
n/a
n/a
$9,577.00
1,283
n/a
n/a
$11,217.00
1,276
n/a
n/a
$10,247.00
1,253
n/a
n/a
$8,681.00
1,111
n/a
n/a
$9,859.00
1,142
n/a
n/a
$8,519.00
931
$27,097.00
2,387

Primary
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
n/a
n/a
64,117
71,957
62,872
65,811
68,386
63,129
57,142
55,994
48,168
49,558
46,309
41,946
41,511
32,903
31,167
29,701

Spouse
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
25,152
24,555
25,550
26,714
27,474
25,580
23,412
22,495
20,257
20,080
18,681
16,796
16,922
13,609
15,133
12,744

Reform Party

Libertarian Party

Use Tax

36 MRSA 5283
PL 1973, c. 246
PL 1985, c. 427
October 3, 1973

36 MRSA 5283
PL 1973, c. 246
PL 1985, c. 427
October 3, 1973

36 MRSA 1861-A
PL 1989, c. 880, F

Returns filed on or after

1/1/1973
$0

Returns filed on or after

1/1/1973
$0

Returns filed on or after

1/1/1991 (tax year 1990)
$0

Sales Tax on
Casual Rentals

April 20, 1990

Contributions Returns Contributions Returns Contributions Returns

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$1,698,149.70 146,807
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n/a
$1,527,605.50 112,042
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n/a
$2,521.76
778
$1,821,749.43 133,359
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n/a
n/a
n/a
$1,774,006.60 136,117
n/a
n/a
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n/a
$1,801,366.95 130,019
n/a
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n/a
$1,486,430.92 89,361
$1,267.45
335
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n/a
$1,499,025.80 80,677
$398.00
84
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n/a
$1,678,549.13 95,816
$638.69
115
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n/a
$1,738,729.82 89,338
unavailable unavailable
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$1,404,070.35 57,613
unavailable unavailable
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$1,413,042.19 55,402
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$1,362,096.37 52,477
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$1,455,236.36 56,380
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$1,616,592.51 64,086
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$1,686,826.22 63,149
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$1,728,754.69 60,614
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$2,419,198.56 77,463
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$2,356,005.00 75,282
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$3,268,066.00 67,975
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$3,090,017.00 63,382
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$3,027,449.00 58,562
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$2,952,592.00 56,601
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Tax year 2008

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$65,026
$115,440
$185,953
$246,539

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as of 12.28.74
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as of 12.29.75
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as of 12.20.76
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as of 12.27.77
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as of 12.07.78
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as of 12.01.79
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as of 12.03.80
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as of 12.21.81
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as of 12.13.82
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as of 12.20.83
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as of 12.14.84
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as of 12.16.85
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as of 12.15.86
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as of 12.28.87
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as of 12.30.88
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as of 12.28.90
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as of 12.27.91
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as of 1.5.93
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as of 12.28.94
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as of 12.28.97
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as of 12.27.98
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as of 1.3.99
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as of 12.26.00
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as of 12.23.01
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as of 12.22.02
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as of 12.28.03
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as of 12.26.04
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as of 9.26.05
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as of 9.26.05
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as of 12.26.05
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as of 12.26.06
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as of 12.23.07
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as of 12.28.08
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as of 12.27.09
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as of 01.26.11
288 as of 01.05.12
425 as of 01.02.13
569 as of 01.02.13
644 as of 01.02.13
as of 06.25.13

CE: 06.13.03
CE: 07.12.04
CE: 07.06.05
CE: 07.05.06
CE: 07.05.06
CE: 07.01.08
CE: 06.29.09
CE: 07.07.10
CE: 07.06.11
CE: 07.09.12
CE: 06.25.13
CE: 06.25.13