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Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent “Circuit Breaker” Refund

Summary of the Program Beginning August 1, 2011 for Refunds of Property Tax Assessed and Rent Paid during 2010. (Note: The program to apply for refunds of property tax assessed and/or rent paid during 2009 ended May 31, 2011.)

Nearly 200,000 Maine households qualify for a partial refund of property tax assessed and/or rent they paid in 2010. The maximum refund available is $1,600.

 

You may qualify for a refund if:

  • You do not have a spouse or dependent(s) and your 2010 household income was $64,950 or less; or
  • You do have a spouse or dependent(s) and your 2010 household income was $86,600 or less

AND

  • Your 2010 property tax was more than 4% of your 2010 household income; or
  • The rent you paid in 2010 was more than 20% of your 2010 household income.

 

NOTE: Seniors do not need to meet this requirement when their household income is below $14,700 for those living alone or below $18,200 for those living with a spouse or dependent. See the application booklet for more information on who qualifies for the senior portion of the program.

Alex Cornell du Houx is a veteran in the Marine corps. Use of his military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform do not imply an endorsement by the Department of Defense.

Authorized by the candidate, Alex Cornell du Houx, and paid for by Rebecca Shepherd, Treasurer, 106 Union St., Brunswick, ME 04011.