Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 — Taxation
36 M.R.S. § 6258
Annual notice to taxpayer
# 1.
Annual deferral notice.
On or before December 15th of each year, the bureau shall send a notice to each taxpayer who has claimed deferral of property taxes for the current tax year. The notice must:
# A.
Inform the taxpayer that the property taxes have been deferred in the current year;
# B.
Show the total amount of deferred taxes remaining unpaid since initial application for deferral and the interest accruing therein to November 15th of the current year;
# C.
Inform the taxpayer that voluntary payment of the deferred taxes may be made at any time to the bureau; and D.
Contain any other information that the bureau considers necessary to facilitate administration of the homestead deferral program including, but not limited to, the right of the taxpayer to submit any amount of money to reduce the total amount of the deferred taxes and interest and the right of the taxpayer to withdraw from the deferral of future property taxes under this chapter by notifying the bureau by any method that the bureau may prescribe.
# 2.
Notice mailed.
The bureau shall give the notice required under subsection 1 by mail sent to the residence address of the taxpayer as shown in the claim for deferral or as otherwise determined by the bureau to be the correct address of the taxpayer.
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In this chapter (19 sections)
- 6250 · Definitions
- 6251 · Deferral of tax on homestead; joint election; age requirement;…
- 6252 · Property entitled to deferral
- 6252-A · Deferral of delinquent taxes
- 6253 · Claim forms; contents
- 6254 · State liens against tax-deferred property
- 6255 · Listing of tax-deferred property; interest accrual
- 6256 · Recording liens in county; recording constitutes notice of state…
- 6257 · Payment of amount equivalent to deferred taxes by the State
- 6258 · Annual notice to taxpayer
- 6259 · Events requiring payment of deferred tax and interest
- 6260 · Time for payments; delinquencies
- 6261 · Election by spouse to continue tax deferral
- 6262 · Voluntary payment of deferred tax and interest
- 6263-2 · Extension of time for payment upon death of claimant or spouse
- 6264 · Limitations
- 6265 · Deed or contract clauses preventing application for deferral…
- 6266 · Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account; sources; uses
- 6267 · Phase out of elderly tax deferral program