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taxes in Maine
2,675
CPAs across the state
1,362,359
Residents as of 2022
88,160
People claiming self- employment tax deductions
39,520
S-Corps statewide
43,960
People taking itemized deductions
105,470
People claiming the QBI deduction
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Maine State Income Tax Rates & Brackets for 2023
The following tables represents Maine's income tax rates and tax brackets:
SINGLE FILER
Brackets
Rates
$0 - $23,000
5.80%
$23,000 - $54,450
6.75%
$54,450+
7.15%
MARRIED FILING JOINTLY
Brackets
Rates
$0 - $46,000
5.80%
$46,000 - $ 1,08,900
6.75%
$ 1,08,900+
7.15%
Filing Status
Standard Deduction Amt.
Single
$12,950
Couple
$19,425
Maine State Sales Tax Rates for 2023
County
Tax Rate
Androscoggin County
5.50%
Aroostook County
5.50%
Cumberland County
5.50%
Franklin County
5.50%
Hancock County
5.50%
Kennebec County
5.50%
Knox County
5.50%
Lincoln County
5.50%
Oxford County
5.50%
Penobscot County
5.50%
Piscataquis County
5.50%
Sagadahoc County
5.50%
Somerset County
5.50%
Waldo County
5.50%
Washington County
5.50%
York County
5.50%
Maine State IRS Statistics of Income for 2020
Item
(All amounts are in 1000s of dollars)
Number of returns
Number of single returns
Number of joint returns
Number of head of household returns
Number of individuals
Adjusted gross income (AGI)
Total income: Number
Amount
Salaries and wages in AGI: Number
Amount
Business or profession net income (less loss): Number
Amount
Partnership/S-corp net income (less loss): Number
Amount
Self-employed health insurance deduction: Number
Amount
Student loan interest deduction: Number
Amount
Charitable contributions if took standard deduction: Number
Amount
Total itemized deductions: Number
Amount
State and local income taxes: Number
Amount
State and local general sales taxes: Number
Amount
Qualified business income deduction: Number
Amount
Child and dependent care credit: Number
Amount
Child and other dependent tax credit: Number
Amount
Self-employment tax: Number
Amount
Earned income credit: Number
Amount
Refundable education credit: Number
Amount
Recovery rebate credit: Number
Amount
Total tax liability: Number
Amount
Total additional Medicare tax: Number
Amount
Net investment income tax: Number
Amount
Tax due at time of filing: Number
Amount
Total overpayments: Number
Amount
All returns
714,510
371,300
261,760
65,560
1,233,850
46,892,653
701,170
47,590,767
562,010
30,973,117
114,620
1,678,841
39,520
2,214,387
23,210
152,930
62,980
49,630
182,870
45,229
43,960
1,429,802
39,510
524,589
3,650
4,045
105,470
679,345
23,360
13,285
144,490
312,481
88,160
294,904
89,950
175,067
21,700
18,941
115,590
156,796
536,820
5,625,422
12,900
21,104
17,390
82,719
136,030
809,588
550,970
1,608,818
Under $1
21,940
15,250
4,470
1,660
31,180
0
8,600
0
2,610
80,463
4,330
0
1,860
0
610
3,575
470
435
3,310
788
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
9
1,170
2,482
1,470
1,703
280
252
10,340
14,340
1,410
2,941
50
51
0
0
710
1,052
14,320
38,852
$1 under $10,000
83,890
68,430
9,500
4,690
82,910
408,734
83,890
424,168
53,370
284,314
12,220
32,800
1,150
0
1,180
3,078
1,300
995
10,020
2,134
790
19,346
270
956
390
145
140
37
0
0
30
13
9,500
6,822
21,790
20,108
1,790
1,512
17,340
24,328
11,860
7,663
0
0
0
0
5,570
2,736
64,490
74,942
$10,000 under $25,000
121,730
87,570
17,600
14,110
161,300
2,134,350
121,730
2,176,666
89,180
1,341,333
20,060
161,905
2,540
0
2,770
7,215
5,080
3,731
20,440
4,627
1,790
46,547
930
2,101
690
343
9,320
6,933
840
284
8,380
3,184
16,760
28,242
31,280
77,364
4,130
3,366
23,600
33,879
74,640
67,817
0
0
0
0
12,820
14,837
104,010
235,834
$25,000 under $50,000
190,660
118,330
38,270
28,050
299,670
6,957,376
190,660
7,054,142
162,460
5,199,738
23,720
275,099
4,640
14,949
4,200
15,153
19,030
13,962
38,960
9,088
4,620
112,598
3,550
8,333
880
730
21,910
36,944
4,910
2,788
42,030
55,005
18,380
48,715
33,910
75,070
4,870
3,912
24,710
32,856
160,400
391,044
20
24
0
0
26,820
42,055
162,640
389,398
$50,000 under $75,000
107,000
48,490
45,230
10,110
199,530
6,575,817
107,000
6,669,547
90,890
4,801,516
16,650
219,027
4,780
33,815
3,210
16,358
14,640
11,990
31,290
7,788
7,560
168,814
6,940
23,240
510
562
18,150
45,745
3,540
1,949
27,560
65,504
12,460
39,392
1,500
822
2,930
2,610
13,810
17,223
100,960
497,600
20
26
0
0
23,480
48,650
83,210
214,613
$75,000 under $100,000
67,170
16,710
45,710
3,600
150,120
5,816,312
67,170
5,893,515
57,630
4,148,391
11,990
184,352
4,510
56,494
2,440
15,385
8,990
6,855
24,090
6,212
6,880
166,400
6,470
30,902
350
486
14,410
45,880
4,040
2,418
21,350
59,920
8,960
32,855
0
0
2,500
2,262
9,990
11,094
65,900
497,363
20
12
0
0
17,730
47,025
49,310
151,095
$100,000 under $200,000
93,330
13,030
76,640
2,650
233,950
12,511,544
93,330
12,683,230
81,430
8,939,315
18,360
412,119
10,370
269,387
4,660
39,294
13,470
11,662
41,950
11,034
12,260
361,728
11,710
96,091
470
1,031
26,430
135,893
7,830
4,593
36,120
103,039
14,080
70,853
0
0
5,200
5,027
15,610
22,990
92,860
1,414,263
750
216
300
124
33,780
150,148
59,380
251,682
$200,000 under $500,000
23,810
2,880
20,130
580
62,040
6,796,750
23,810
6,923,053
20,320
4,133,468
5,890
302,896
6,850
609,656
2,970
35,496
0
0
11,100
3,072
7,380
280,306
7,070
144,892
280
609
11,840
148,548
1,910
1,065
8,980
25,777
5,330
44,991
0
0
0
0
190
86
23,800
1,170,134
9,050
7,027
12,580
15,102
12,430
171,437
11,330
121,952
$500,000 under $1,000,000
3,540
420
3,020
60
9,460
2,362,110
3,540
2,399,933
2,980
1,187,921
970
93,295
1,840
432,702
730
10,797
0
0
1,320
372
1,760
92,789
1,690
78,683
60
104
2,190
64,462
240
154
30
30
1,010
11,670
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,530
557,681
2,200
6,866
3,160
15,371
1,930
92,490
1,590
49,232
$1,000,000 or more
1,460
200
1,200
40
3,700
3,916,621
1,460
3,942,399
1,160
856,658
420
66,463
990
1,036,093
430
6,579
0
0
400
114
920
181,274
900
139,391
20
35
1,080
194,903
50
34
0
0
500
8,882
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,460
1,018,916
790
6,882
1,350
52,122
750
239,158
700
81,218
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