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allowed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Various other minor amendments and updates

to the rule are being proposed as well. Comments should be directed to David Bauer, General Counsel,

24 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333 (tel. no. 207-624-9681). The deadline is April 17, 2000.

New Phone Number

Effective March 20, 2000 the Compliance Division will have a new telephone number. The new number

624-9595 replaces the old number 287-3301. In the meantime, if 287-3301 is dialed on or after March 20

the call will be automatically routed to 624-9595. This feature will be in place for six months. After that

the caller will be informed of the new number that they are to dial.

FILING OPTIONS FOR EMPLOYERS

During 2000, employers will have five options for filing their withholding or combined withholding

tax/unemployment contributions forms. The five options are:

1. Official Maine Revenue Services forms: These are forms contained in the withholding or combined

withholding tax/unemployment contributions instruction booklets and available as loose forms. The

booklets will be mailed to all registered employers in March. The forms will be preprinted with your

business name, withholding account number, UC account number and other specific employer

information.

2. “Computer-Friendly” forms provided by Maine Revenue Services: These are forms especially designed

for computer printers. Horizontal spacing is 12 characters per inch; vertical spacing is 6 lines per inch.

The forms are available either as loose “cut-sheet” forms or as continuous “trac-feed” forms. Guidelines

for completing these forms will be mailed with every order. If you plan to file your withholding tax and

unemployment contributions forms using any of the “computer-friendly” forms listed above, complete

this order form on the next page and submit it to Goodwill Industries of Maine, Inc., 347 Leighton Road,

Augusta, ME 04330.

3. Substitute forms designed by software developers: These are forms designed by software developers as

part of a payroll software package. The forms and related tax data are usually printed as a unit on the

same sheet of paper. Software developers are required to submit substitute forms to Maine Revenue

Services for approval before including them in a software package. A list of approved vendors and forms

will be published on Maine Revenue Services’ web site. Unapproved forms cannot be processed by

Maine Revenue Services’ scanning system.

4. Filing on magnetic media: The withholding tax and unemployment contributions data and employee

wage detail may be filed on magnetic media (tape or diskette). You may elect to file tax data on approved

paper forms and the employee wage detail on magnetic media. All data must be submitted in a format

described in the “Use of Magnetic Media for Income Tax Withholding, UI Contributions &Wage

Reporting” booklet, unless you used a different format in 1997. You may obtain magnetic media filing

specifications from the internet at or by calling 207-624-7894.

5. Filing over the Internet: The Combined Quarterly Report for Withholding and Unemployment

Contributions (CQR) can be filed over the Internet. Visit our web site at

for more information.

If you have any questions regarding the filing options, please call 207-626-8475. If you have any

questions regarding your order, please call 207-624-7862.

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January/February 2000

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