Maine Code § 36-1765

Trade-in credit
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When one or more items in one of the following categories are traded in toward the sale price of
another item in that same category, the tax imposed by this Part must be levied only upon the difference
between the sale price of the purchased property and the trade-in allowance of the property taken in

trade. This section does not apply to transactions between dealers involving exchange of the property
from inventory: [PL 2007, c. 627, §50 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 627, §96 (AFF).]
1. Motor vehicles. Motor vehicles;
[PL 1987, c. 402, Pt. A, §180 (RPR).]
2. Farm tractors.
[PL 1997, c. 133, §3 (RP).]
3. Watercraft. Watercraft;
[PL 1989, c. 588, Pt. C, §4 (RPR).]
4. Aircraft. Aircraft;
[PL 1987, c. 402, Pt. A, §180 (RPR).]
5. Lumber harvesting vehicles or loaders.
[PL 1997, c. 133, §3 (RP).]
6. Chain saws. Chain saws;
[PL 1987, c. 402, Pt. A, §180 (RPR).]
7. Special mobile equipment. Special mobile equipment; or
[PL 2009, c. 207, §2 (AMD).]
8. Trailers and truck campers. Trailers and truck campers.
[PL 2009, c. 207, §3 (AMD).]
9. Truck campers.
[PL 2009, c. 207, §4 (RP).]
The trade-in credit allowed by this section is not available unless the items traded are in the same
category. The tax must be levied only upon the difference between the sale price of the purchased
property and the trade-in allowance of the property taken in trade. [PL 2009, c. 207, §5 (AMD).]

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