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Taxes and Licenses
Taxes
The majority of tax contributors to Maine's general
revenues are the sales and use tax and the individual
income tax. Other taxes include taxes on motor fuel,
cigarettes, inheritances, property and real estate transfers.
Tax info: (207) 287-2336.
- General Sales and Use Tax 5%
- Gas Tax 19 cents per gallon
- Telecommunications Property Tax 27 mils
- Rooms 7%
- Meals 7%
- Alcohol 7% when served in restaurants and 5.5%
when purchased at a store
- Auto Rentals 10%
- Low Energy Fuels 18 cents/gallon
- Diesel Fuel 20 cents per gallon
- Personal Income 2-8.5%
- Cigarettes 74 cents on a pack of 20
- Property Taxes:
Arundel $13.95/$1,000
Kennebunk $21.00/$1,000
Kennebunkport $14.90/$1,000
Wells (estimated) $12.75/$1,000
Maine licenses & registrations
New residents must apply for a Maine driver's license
within 30 days of relocating. The license can be obtained
without taking a road test, but drivers must take a
written test and present a valid out-of-state license
or one that expired within the past year. Applications
can be obtained at some town halls or motor vehicle
offices. The legal driving age is 17, although 15 and
16 year-olds can get a license upon completing a certified
driver education program.
The registration process must be initiated at the city
or town clerk's office. After the required fees and
excise taxes are paid, the completed title and registration
forms are taken to any motor vehicle office. All automobiles
must be inspected annually at a state-approved inspection
station. Licenses for hunting, fishing boats and off-highway
vehicles are required. For more information, contact
the State's Motor Vehicle Division at (207) 289-3556.
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