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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, § 5255: Failure to withhold, 1969

A person who fails to withhold tax as required by this chapter is relieved from liability for that tax only to the extent the credited tax has been paid.

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“A person who fails to withhold tax as required by this chapter is relieved from liability for that tax only to the extent the credited tax has been paid.”

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Failure to withhold

A person who fails to withhold tax as required by this chapter is relieved from liability for that tax only to the extent the credited tax has been paid.

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Source record from legislature.maine.gov · Enacted 1969 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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§ 5255Failure to withholdOffence

A person who fails to withhold tax as required by this chapter is relieved from liability for that tax only to the extent the credited tax has been paid.

A person who fails to deduct and withhold tax as required by this chapter is relieved from liability for that tax to the extent that the tax against which that tax may be credited has been paid, but the person is not relieved from liability for any additions to tax, penalties or interest otherwise applicable with respect to the failure to file returns and withhold and pay tax as required by this chapter. [PL 2007, c. 438, §109 (AMD).]
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