USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 36. TAXATION
Chapter : Chapter 361. RAILROAD COMPANIES
Title 36 - §2621-A. Definitions
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2621-A. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
[1983, c. 571, §5 (new).]
1. Net railway operating income. "Net railway operating income" means railway operating revenues, including debits and credits arising from equipment rents
and joint facility rents, less railway operating expenses, tax accruals and uncollectible railway revenues.
[1983, c. 571, §5 (new).]
2. Operating investment. "Operating investment" means investment in railway property used in transportation service, less depreciation, plus cash,
including temporary cash investments and special deposits, plus material and supplies. For purposes of railroad excise taxes
payable in 1986, based upon operations for the calendar year 1985, "operating investment" also includes freight car operating
leases of 10 years or more, valued at cost less straight-line depreciation over the initial term of the lease.
[1985, c. 477, §2 (amd).]
3. Maine capital tax credit. "Maine capital tax credit" is a credit against the tax imposed by section 2624.
A. The credit allowed against the tax imposed by section 2624 shall be in an amount equal to:
(1) The credit carry-forwards carried to the taxable year;
(2) The amount of the current year credit; plus
(3) The credit carry-backs carried to the taxable year.
[1989, c. 586, §1 (new); c. 702, Pt. E, §19 (aff); c. 875, Pt. E, §59 (aff).]
B. The credit shall be an amount equal to 45% of the expenditures for a taxable year related to capital investments, improvements
or renovations to a railroad's operations in this State.
[1989, c. 586, §1 (new); c. 702, Pt. E, §19 (aff); c. 875, Pt. E, §59 (aff).]
C. If the sum of the credit carry-forwards to the taxable year plus the amount of the current taxable year credit authorized
in this section would reduce the tax in the taxable year below the minimum tax set forth in section 2624, such excess shall
be:
(1) A credit carry-back to each of the preceding 3 taxable years; and
(2) A credit carry-forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the taxable year.
[1989, c. 586, §1 (new); c. 702, Pt. E, §19 (aff); c. 875, Pt. E, §59 (aff).]
D. The entire amount of the unused credit shall be carried to the earliest of the taxable years to which, by reason of this
subsection, the credit may be carried and then to each of the other taxable years to the extent the unused credit may not
be used for a prior taxable year. In no event may a carry-back apply to any taxable year ending prior to January 1, 1990.
[1989, c. 586, §1 (new); c. 702, Pt. E, §19 (aff); c. 875, Pt. E, §59 (aff).]
E. In order for a taxpayer to qualify for a credit under this subsection, the taxpayer may not require any landowner to pay
any fee or charge for maintenance or repair or to assume liability for crossings or rights-of-way if the landowner was not
required to do so prior to July 1, l987; and the taxpayer must continue to maintain crossings and rights-of-way which it was
required to maintain on that date and may not remove the crossing if there is any objection to their being removed, provided
that the landowner's use remains the same and that the landowner complies with requirements to keep gates secured.
[1989, c. 586, §1 (new); c. 702, Pt. E, §19 (aff); c. 875, Pt. E, §59 (aff).]
F.
[2003, c. 498, §8 (rp); §12 (aff).]
[2003, c. 498, §8 (amd); §12 (aff).]
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Title 36 - §2621. Annual returns (REPEALED)
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2621. Annual returns (REPEALED)
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Title 36 - §2622. Penalties (REPEALED)
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2622. Penalties (REPEALED)
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Title 36 - §2623. Excise tax; payment to cities and towns one percent on stock held therein
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2623. Excise tax; payment to cities and towns one percent on stock held therein
Every corporation, person or association operating any railroad in the State under lease or otherwise shall pay to the State
Tax Assessor, for the use of the State, an annual excise tax for the privilege of exercising its franchises and the franchises
of its leased roads in the State, which, with the tax provided for in section 561, is in place of all taxes upon the property
of such railroad.
[1973, c. 268, § 2 (amd).]
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Title 36 - §2624. Amount of tax
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2624. Amount of tax
The amount of the annual excise tax on railroads shall be ascertained as follows: The amount of the gross transportation receipts
for the year ended on the 31st day of December preceding the levying of the tax shall be compared with the net railway operating
income for that year. When the net railway operating income does not exceed 10% of the gross transportation receipts, the
tax shall be an amount equal to 3 14% of the gross transportation receipts. When the net railway operating income exceeds
10% of the gross transportation receipts but does not exceed 15%, the tax shall be an amount equal to 3 34% of the gross
transportation receipts. When the net railway operating income exceeds 15% of the gross transportation receipts but does not
exceed 20%, the tax shall be an amount equal to 4 14% of such gross transportation receipts. When the net railway operating
income exceeds 20% of the gross transportation receipts but does not exceed 25%, the tax shall be an amount equal to 4 34%
of the gross transportation receipts. When the net railway operating income exceeds 25% of the gross transportation receipts,
the tax shall be an amount equal to 5 14% of the gross transportation receipts. The tax shall be decreased by the amount
by which 5 34% of operating investment exceeds net railway operating income but shall in no event be decreased below a minimum
amount equal to 12 of 1% of gross transportation receipts. In the case of railroads operating not over 50 miles of road,
the tax shall not exceed 1 34% of the gross transportation receipts.
[1989, c. 586, §2 (amd).]
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When a railroad lies partly within and partly without the State, or is operated as a part of a line or system extending beyond
the State, the tax shall be equal to the same proportion of the gross transportation receipts in the State, and its amount
shall be determined as follows: The gross transportation receipts of such railroad, line or system, as the case may be, over
its whole extent, within and without the State, shall be divided by the total number of miles operated to obtain the average
gross transportation receipts per mile, and the gross transportation receipts in the State shall be taken to be the average
gross transportation receipts per mile multiplied by the number of miles operated within the State, and the net railway operating
income within the State shall be similarly determined.
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The State Tax Assessor, after notice and hearing, may determine the accuracy of any returns required of any railroad, and
if found inaccurate, may order proper corrections to be made therein.
[1983, c. 571, §7 (amd).]
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The tax calculated pursuant to this section, for any taxable year, shall be decreased by a tax credit as defined in section
2621-A, subsection 3, calculated for that same taxable year. At no time may a tax credit be utilized to decrease the tax
below the minimum tax imposed by this section.
[1989, c. 586, §3 (new); c. 702, Pt. E, §19 (aff); c. 875, Pt. E, §59 (aff).]
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Title 36 - §2625. Return and payment (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2625. Return and payment (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
Every railroad company incorporated under the laws of this State or doing business in this State shall file with the State
Tax Assessor annually, on or before April 15th, a railroad excise tax return, on a form prescribed by the State Tax Assessor.
The tax must be paid in equal installments on the next June 15th, September 15th and December 15th. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 1, the Treasurer of State shall deposit all taxes paid under this chapter into the State Transit, Aviation
and Rail Transportation Fund account established under Title 23, section 7103-A.
[2005, c. 457, Pt. GGG, §7 (amd).]
1. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 90 days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature) Railroad Freight
Service Quality Fund. The Treasurer of State shall each year deposit $20,000 of the taxes paid under this chapter in the Railroad Freight Service
Quality Fund established under Title 35-A, section 1711.
This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature.
[2005, c. 248, §3 (new).]
1. (TEXT REPEALED 90 days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature) Railroad Freight Service
Quality Fund.
[2005, c. 248, §3 (new); T. 36, §2625, sub-§1 (rp).]
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Title 36 - §2626. Payment schedule (REPEALED)
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2626. Payment schedule (REPEALED)
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Title 36 - §2627. Abatement (REPEALED)
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2627. Abatement (REPEALED)
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Title 36 - §2628. Further returns; access to books by Public Utilities Commission (REPEALED)
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 4: BUSINESS TAXES
Chapter 361: RAILROAD COMPANIES
§2628. Further returns; access to books by Public Utilities Commission (REPEALED)
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