NFIB secured a higher threshold of $2 million instead of $1 million for income excluded from the Maine estate tax starting in 2013, and a progressive tax rate structure for estate relief above $2 million.Read Full Article
Helped block a bipartisan tax reform package that would have provided relief in some taxes but hiked the sales tax, meals & lodging tax, expanded the sales tax to various services, eliminated most income tax credits/deductions, and overall increased taxes by $154 million. Read Full Article
NFIB obtained a uniform standard for determining who is an independent contractor under workers compensation and unemployment insurance laws, eliminating confusion and bringing close alignment with the IRS test.Read Full Article
NFIB worked to defeat efforts to increase Maine’s minimum wage in three steps to $9 from $7.50 by July 2016 and index the wage to automatic future increases starting 2017.Read Full Article