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Screen MEGen - Maine General Information (1040)

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Overview

Use this screen to complete Form 1040ME, Pages 1 and 2, and Schedule CP. If information transferred from UltraTax/1040 does not require additional data or coding, UltraTax/1040-ME shows it on the forms only, not in the input screen.

Return Information

UltraTax CS uses the information in this section to complete portions of Form 1040ME.
Authorize discussion with state taxing authority
Use this field to change the option indicated in the federal 1040 Screen. A global default is available for all new clients for both federal and state returns. To select this option, choose Setup, 1040 Individual, Federal tab, and then New Client Options button and from the drop-down list select
Yes
 for the
Authorize discussion with taxing authority
 checkbox.
Calculate tax using tax table
UltraTax CS optimizes between the tax table and tax rate schedule if taxable income is below $100,000. Enter
X
 to force the use of the tax table.
Request payment plan
Mark this field if the taxpayer wishes to request a payment plan. The state will contact taxpayer to set up the plan.
General footnote
Entries in this statement dialog proforma from the prior year. The general footnote appears as a separate item in each collation. This statement may be printed and attached to the return for informational purposes.

Use Tax

This section is used to calculate use tax and casual rental income sales tax.
Use tax will not calculate if there is no data entry in this section. Use tax may be calculated in one of three ways:
  • Use the tax table in the ME1040 instructions based on Maine's adjusted gross income.
  • Use the total purchases made multiple by Maine's sales tax rate of 5.5 percent.
  • Use the tax table amount plus add the 5.5 percent of the amount for individual purchases that exceed $999.
Calculate use tax using table
Mark the box for taxpayer to pay use tax for purchases under $1,000 based on their Maine adjusted gross income.
Out of state purchases
Enter the amount in these fields based on how you are paying use tax. If you are not using the table based on Maine's adjusted gross income enter the total amount of purchases made during the year. If calculating tax only for those purchases that exceeded $999 to be added to the amount calculated based on Maine's adjusted gross income mark the
Calculate use tax using table
 field and enter only the amount of purchases where each individual purchase exceeded $999 in this field.
Use tax already paid to another jurisdiction
Enter the use tax actually paid to other states for the purchases included in the use tax calculation. This will reduce the tax as calculated on a dollar per dollar basis.
Rent for casual rentals of living quarters
Enter the amount of rent received on casual rental property if less than $22,222. Casual rental income greater than this amount requires the taxpayer to file a sales tax return. The amount in these fields will be multiplied by the sales tax rate and reported on Form 1040ME, Page 2. Casual rental income that exceeds the amount allowed to be claimed on the individual return will not transfer to the form.

Contributions

UltraTax CS uses the information in this section to complete Schedule CP and to answer the Maine Clean Election Fund question on Form 1040ME, Page 1. Contributions must be a minimum of five dollars per state law.
State Park Passes: Number of individual park passes
Use this field to indicate the number of individual park passes to be purchased.
State Park Passes: Number of vehicle park passes
Use this field to indicate the number of vehicle park passes to be purchased.

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