Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 — Taxation
36 M.R.S. § 142
Cancellation and abatement
The State Tax Assessor may, within 3 years from the date of assessment or whenever a written request has been submitted by a taxpayer within 3 years of the date of assessment, cancel any tax that has been levied illegally. In addition, if justice requires, the assessor may, with the approval of the Governor or the Governor's designee, abate, within 3 years from the date of assessment or whenever a written request has been submitted by a taxpayer within 3 years of the date of assessment, all or any part of any tax assessed by the assessor. The decision of the assessor pursuant to this section not to abate all or any part of any tax assessed under this Title is not subject to review under section 151 .
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 111 · Definitions
- 112 · State Tax Assessor
- 112-A · Agreements for transfer from another state agency of debt for…
- 113 · Audit and collection expenses
- 114 · Internal services provided by the bureau
- 115 · Payment by credit card
- 135 · Record-keeping requirements
- 141 · Assessment
- 142 · Cancellation and abatement
- 143 · Compromise of tax liability
- 144 · Application for refund
- 145 · Declaration of jeopardy
- 151 · Review of decisions of State Tax Assessor
- 151-A · Additional safeguards
- 151-B · Independent Appeals Office
- 151-C · Taxpayer advocate and experience officer
- 151-D · Maine Board of Tax Appeals
- 152 · Payment of contested taxes
- 153 · Time of filing or paying
- 171 · Demand letter
- 172 · Denial, suspension or revocation of license
- 173 · Collection by warrant
- 174 · Collection by civil action
- 175 · Applicants for license or renewal of license
- 175-A · Tax lien
- 176 · Levy
- 176-A · Levy upon property
- 176-B · Access to financial records of individuals who owe Maine taxes
- 177 · Trust fund status of certain collections
- 178 · Priority of tax
- 182 · Injunctions
- 183 · Criminal offenses; statute of limitations
- 183-A · Subsequent offenses
- 184 · Criminal offenses
- 184-A · Intentional evasion of tax
- 185 · Set-off
- 185-A · Setoff of refunds to debts owed to other agencies of the State
- 186 · Interest
- 186-A · Additional interest
- 187 · Penalties