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Home Value Appraisals, Property Tax Appeals
Maine Property Taxes Home Property Valuation Maine Property Tax Appeal and House Appraisal tutorial for home value appraisals and how to establish the market value of residential property and pursue a winning property tax appeal.No one is going to tell you if you are paying too much. The upside is that this book works. You look and apply what pertains to you. It lets you figure out what the values really are putting hundreds of dollars into you wallet - - the best part is you get to roll over the lower home assessment year after year.
Maine Home Property Valuation
Abatement Application Maine home property tax valuation exemption forms
• Blind Exemption Application
• Exemption from Taxation Application
• Farmland Application
• Homestead Exemption Application
• Open Space Application
• Tree Growth Application
• Veteran Exemption Application
• Veteran Widow/Widower Exemption Application
Except for assessments for special benefits, the following values of the homestead of a permanent resident of this State who has owned a homestead in this State for the preceding 12 months are exempt from taxation:
A. The estate up to the just value of $7,000 for homesteads with a just value of less than $125,000;
B. The estate up to the just value of $5,000 for homesteads with a just value of at least $125,000 but less than $250,000; and
C. The estate up to the just value of $2,500 for homesteads with a just value of $250,000 or greater.
Each year, Maine Revenue Services determines the full equalized value of each municipality and subsequently calculates its full value tax rate.
Full value tax rates are calculated to facilitate equitable comparisons. Full value tax rates
Personal income tax
• Maine levies are 2 to 8.5 percent in 4 brackets.
Sales tax
• Maine's general sales tax rate is 5 percent (food and prescription drugs exempt).
• The top five states where the tax burden as a percent of income is the highest are: Maine (13.0%), New York (12.0%), Hawaii (11.5%), Rhode Island (11.5%), and Wisconsin (11.4%). The United States average is 10.1%. The District of Columbia is 12.2%.
• The five states with the lowest tax burden as a percent of income are: Alaska (6.4%) 50th, New Hampshire (7.4%) 49th, Delaware (8.0%) 48th, Tennessee (8.3%) 47th, and Alabama (8.7%) 46th. See effective state tax burden table
