Maine Revised Statutes Title 36. Taxation § 5219-OO. Credit for disability income protection plans in the workplace

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

2. Credit allowed. A taxpayer constituting an employing unit is allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this Part for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2017 for either a qualified short-term disability income protection plan or a qualified long-term disability income protection plan.

3. Limit. The total annual credit for a taxpayer under this section is limited to an amount equal to $30 for each employee enrolled after January 1, 2017 in either a qualified short-term disability income protection plan or a qualified long-term disability income protection plan, as long as the employee enrolled in a qualified short-term disability income protection plan or a qualified long-term disability income protection plan was not covered under a disability income protection plan offered by the employing unit in the tax year immediately preceding the year the employer is first eligible for the credit. The credit must be claimed by a taxpayer in the first tax year during which the taxpayer is eligible to claim the credit and may be taken for no more than 3 consecutive tax years.

4. Carry over; carry back. The amount of the credit that may be used by a taxpayer may not exceed the amount of the tax otherwise due. Any unused credit may not be carried over or carried back by a taxpayer.