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title: "Document Updates: ME Notification to Buyer of Withholding Tax Requirement (Cx1570)"
description: "Following an update to Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 36, § 5250-A(3), the exceptions under which a buyer is not required to withhold tax imposed has been updated under Item C.  This section now states the following: “C…."
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# [Document Updates: ME Notification to Buyer of Withholding Tax Requirement (Cx1570)](https://compliance.docutech.com/2021/02/22/document-updates-me-notification-to-buyer-of-withholding-tax-requirement-cx1570)

 Written by [Tambree Knight](https://compliance.docutech.com/author/tambree-knight) | Feb 22, 2021 8:00:00 AM

Following an update to Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 36, § 5250-A(3), the exceptions under which a buyer is not required to withhold tax imposed has been updated under Item C.  This section now states the following:

“C. The consideration for the property is less than $50,000 or, for sales occurring on or after January 1, 2021, less than $100,000; \[PL 2019, c. 659, Pt. C, §2 (AMD).\]”

As such, we will be changing Cx1570 section (c) from $50,000 to $100,000.

This change will take effect on February 27, 2021. If you have any questions of concerns about this change, please contact Client Support at 1.800.497.3584.

*TW 331935*

*DR 337264*

***UPDATE:*** *(February 23, 2021)* In addition to the above changes, we will be modifying Cx1570 further so that it matches the latest version of the “2021 REW-4 – Notification of buyer(s) of withholding tax requirement” form published by Maine Revenue Services (which Cx1570 is a duplicate of; a copy of the official form can be found here: [https://www.maine.gov/revenue/tax-return-forms/real-estate-withholding](https://www.maine.gov/revenue/tax-return-forms/real-estate-withholding)).

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