§135. Record-keeping requirements
1. Taxpayers. Persons subject to tax under this Title shall maintain such records as the State Tax Assessor determines necessary for the reasonable administration of this Title. Records pertaining to taxes imposed by chapters 371, 575 and 577 and by Part 8 must be retained as long as is required by applicable federal law and regulation. Records pertaining to the special fuel tax user returns filed pursuant to section 3209, subsection 2 and the International Fuel Tax Agreement pursuant to section 3209, subsection 1‑B must be retained for 4 years. Records pertaining to all other taxes imposed by this Title must be retained for a period of at least 6 years. The records must be kept in such a manner as to ensure their security and accessibility for inspection by the assessor or any designated agent engaged in the administration of this Title.
[PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. M, §1 (AMD).]
2. Bureau of Revenue Services. Returns filed under this Title or microfilm reproductions or digital images of those returns must be preserved for 3 years and thereafter until the State Tax Assessor orders their destruction.
[PL 2003, c. 588, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 378, §3 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 281, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 526, §14 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 396, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 588, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 438, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. M, §1 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 7: UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
36 §112-A. Agreements for transfer from another state agency of debt for collection
36 §113. Audit and collection expenses
36 §114. Internal services provided by the bureau
36 §115. Payment by credit card
36 §135. Record-keeping requirements
36 §142. Cancellation and abatement
36 §143. Compromise of tax liability
36 §144. Application for refund
36 §145. Declaration of jeopardy
36 §151. Review of decisions of State Tax Assessor
36 §151-A. Additional safeguards
36 §151-B. Independent Appeals Office (REPEALED)
36 §151-D. Maine Board of Tax Appeals
36 §152. Payment of contested taxes
36 §153. Time of filing or paying
36 §172. Denial, suspension or revocation of license
36 §173. Collection by warrant
36 §174. Collection by civil action
36 §175. Applicants for license or renewal of license
36 §176-B. Access to financial records of individuals who owe Maine taxes
36 §177. Trust fund status of certain collections
36 §183. Criminal offenses; statute of limitations
36 §183-A. Subsequent offenses
36 §184-A. Intentional evasion of tax
36 §185-A. Setoff of refunds to debts owed to other agencies of the State
36 §186-A. Additional interest
36 §188. Remedies not exclusive
36 §191. Confidentiality of tax records
36 §193. Returns; declaration covering perjury; submission of returns and funds by electronic means
36 §194-A. Review of certain changes in the application of sales and use tax law
36 §194-B. National criminal history record information (REPEALED)
36 §194-C. National criminal history record information of providers of contract services (REPEALED)
36 §194-D. Background investigations
36 §194-E. Tribes deemed as acting in a governmental capacity