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Top 5 Questions about the Maine Tax Portal
- How do I check the status of my refund?
- How do I file a return and make a payment on the Maine Tax Portal?
- Do I need to create a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password?
- If I use Third-Party self service software to file taxes, do I need to do anything different?
- If I work with a tax preparer who handles my taxes, do I need to do anything different?
- What is the Maine Tax Portal?
- Will the Maine Tax Portal change how I file returns, make payments, or respond to notices and bills?
- What MTP functions are included for Rollout 2 Taxes and Programs?
- What logged in functions are included for Rollout 3 Taxes and Programs?
- What non-logged in functions are included for Rollout 3 Taxes and Programs?
- Why are new Taxpayer Account Numbers being assigned?
- What web browsers should be used to access the Maine Tax Portal?
- Will Taxpayers be able to set up payment plans in the Maine Tax Portal?
- What should Sales, Use, and Service Provider Tax taxpayers know about the second rollout of the Maine Tax Portal on December 1, 2022?
- What Estate Tax Functions are available on Maine Tax Portal?
- Where are my Estimated Tax Payments?
- Do taxpayers and authorized third parties have to use Multi-Factor Authentication to access MTP accounts?
- What resources are available to assist taxpayers and tax professionals in using the MTP?
- Where can I learn more?
- How do I know if the returns I have filed on the Maine Tax Portal have been received by Maine Revenue Services?
- I registered for a tax using the Maine Tax Portal (MTP); how will I know if and when that registration is established?
Obtaining and Using a Maine Tax Portal Username
- How do I sign up for the Maine Tax Portal for Rollout 1 Taxes and Programs?
- How do I sign up for the Maine Tax Portal for Rollout 2 Taxes and Programs?
- How do Maine municipalities obtain an MTP username?
- What if we lose or didn’t receive the MTP invitation letter? Can we still get a Maine Tax Portal Username?
- Do I need to setup different usernames for each of my tax accounts?
- Can taxpayers and third parties obtain a username for the Maine Tax Portal in advance of December 1, 2022?
- Do taxpayers who created usernames in Rollout 1 in 2021 need to create new usernames to access their applicable tax accounts in Rollout 2?
- Do Maine Tax Portal users need to change their passwords on any given frequency (e.g. monthly, or annually)?
- If I am a business owner with multiple businesses, can I create one username and password that allows me to access my multiple businesses at the same time?
- If I am a third-party tax preparer, can I create one username and password that allows me to access multiple businesses at the same time?
- How do I print history from I-file?
- If I have employees who only need access to certain tax accounts, can I set up secondary usernames that limit access to only those tax accounts?
- Can I provide return information to obtain a Maine Tax Portal username if I have filed $0 returns?
- We currently have an iFile, EZ Pay, or MEETRS login with you. Do we need to re-register for the Maine Tax Portal?
- Does the Maine Tax Portal support third-party access?
- If I am a third-party tax preparer, can I create one username and password that allows me to access multiple businesses at the same time?
- I have contacted my accountant about the Maine Tax Portal (MTP). Can my accountant obtain a MTP username for my business?
- Will Bulk Filers be able to use the MTP?
- How do I submit a bulk withholding file?
- How do I set up Third Party Access to your client’s account for submission of a single withholding return and/or payment on behalf of a client?
- How should Payroll Service Providers (PSP) handle MTP Income Tax Withholding submissions for my business?
- Is there an example file to reference?
- I only file for myself. Is there an alternative to the .txt file?
- New Account Numbers for Income Tax Withholding – Are these required?
- How do the new account numbers work for Income Tax Withholding?
- I accidently submitted the wrong file. What do I do?
- If my file contains an error, will the entire file be rejected?
- If a Payroll Service Provider files a single non-bulk file withholding return on behalf of a taxpayer client, does that Service Provider need to create a third-party account and request access?
- How long will the Maine Employers Electronic Tax Reporting System (MEETRS) be available?
- How should the shortened Account ID be entered in the Account ID field?
- Will old Account IDs be supported?
- Can I file and pay unemployment insurance (UI) here?
- Will I also file my information returns (W2/1099s) on the Maine Tax Portal?
- Setting up a Maine Tax Portal account
- What actions require me to set up a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password in order to complete?
- What actions do not require a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password?
- If I forget my Maine Tax Portal Username and/or Password, how can I recover them?
- Will my current EZ Pay credentials work to log into the Maine Tax Portal, or will I need to set up a new Maine Tax Portal Username and Password?
- I have set up a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password to pay Maine taxes for a business. Will I be able to use this account to pay my Individual Income Tax payments, or do I need to create a new account?
- Do I need to create a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password to file a Maine Individual Income Tax return?
- For joint Individual Income Tax returns, do both spouses need to create a separate Maine Tax Portal Username and Password, or can I create one account?
- If I create a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password, will the Maine Tax Portal retain my bank account and routing numbers, so that I do not have to re-enter that banking information each quarter?
- Can I still send quarterly estimated Income Tax payments through the U.S. Mail?
- Can I check on the status of a refund on the Maine Tax Portal without Creating a Username and Password?
- If I file my Individual Income Tax return on the Maine Tax Portal, will I be able to take military pension exclusions for tax purposes?
- Will Maine Revenue Services still accept Individual Income Tax returns processed through my accountant or other tax professional?
- My CPA files my Federal AND State taxes. Who will use the Maine Tax Portal — my CPA or me?
- If I have a tax preparer file my return electronically on my behalf, how do I pay the tax I owe, or check the status of my refund?
- I use Google Voice as my primary form of text communication. When I am being sent a security code to use the Maine Tax Portal, will Google Voice be recognized and accepted?
- My spouse and I file joint tax returns using I-File, and we make payments using EZ Pay. I-File and EZ Pay required us to enter both of our Social Security Numbers when making an estimated tax payment. Will this be the case on the Maine Tax Portal?
- Can past Individual Income Tax filings be viewed on the Maine Tax Portal?
- Does the Maine Tax Portal require Individual Income Tax filers to enter detailed W-2 information, or can the taxpayer simply attach a PDF of the W-2?
- When making an estimated Individual Income Tax payment for a joint return, how do I add an additional name?
- On the Maine Tax Portal login screen, an option is given to go “paperless.” What does going “paperless” mean in this context?
- When creating a Maine Tax Portal account, I was stopped and given a warning that I had tried too many times and was locked out. How long do I need to wait before I try again?
- If I have a tax preparer file my return electronically on my behalf, how do I pay the tax I owe, or check the status of my refund?
- Is there a fee to use the Maine Tax Portal?
- If my address changes, how do I update my information on the Maine Tax Portal?
- If I use third-party software, such as TurboTax, for my federal return, can I continue to use that software to file and pay my state taxes? Or am I required to use the Maine Tax Portal?
- How do I make a tax payment for the 2023 Individual Income Tax return that my tax preparer has filed on my behalf?
- How do you make estimated tax payments on the Maine Tax Portal?
- How do you view/edit/delete previously scheduled Estimated Payments on the Maine Tax Portal?
- For this tax type, what actions require me to set up a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password?
- What actions can I complete without setting up a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password?
- Do I have to log in to the Maine Tax Portal in order to complete the Fiduciary Income Tax form?
- Our bank serves as trustee for multiple trust accounts. Does the bank need to create a Username and Password for each trust to make a payment?
- Does a bank that is serving as trustee for multiple trusts need to create a Maine Tax Portal Username and Password for each of the multiple trusts it manages?
- On the Maine Tax Portal, does the word “user” refer to the trustee or tax preparer?