Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 — Taxation
36 M.R.S. § 144
Application for refund
# 1.
Generally.
A taxpayer may request a credit or refund of any tax that is imposed by this Title or administered by the State Tax Assessor within 3 years from the date the return was filed or 3 years from the date the tax was paid, whichever period expires later. Every claim for refund must be submitted to the assessor in writing and must state the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded and the tax period for which the refund is claimed. A claim for refund is deemed to be a request for reconsideration of an assessment under section 151 .
# 2.
Exceptions.
# A.
Subsection 1 does not apply in the case of sales and use taxes imposed by Part 3 , estate taxes imposed by chapter 575 or 577 , income taxes imposed by Part 8 and any other tax imposed by this Title for which a specific statutory refund provision exists.
# B.
For any claim by an individual for credit or a refund of any tax imposed under this Title, the assessor may toll the applicable statute of limitations for a period of up to 3 years on the grounds of mental incapacity of the claimant. The period may be tolled only if the mental incapacity existed at a time when the claim could have been timely filed. The limitations period resumes running when the mental incapacity no longer exists. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "mental incapacity" means the overall inability to function in society that prevents an individual from protecting the individual's legal rights.
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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