HOUSE BILL No. 5166

 

October 14, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Hoogendyk, Acciavatti, Garfield, Milosch, Drolet, Voorhees, Kooiman, Vander Veen, Shaffer, Hummel, Brandenburg, Sheen, Amos, Robertson, DeRoche, Huizenga, Casperson, Stakoe, Bradstreet, Stahl, Nofs and Van Regenmorter and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Income tax act of 1967,"                                                   

                                                                                

    by amending sections 30 and 30d (MCL 206.30 and 206.30d), section           

                                                                                

    30 as amended by 2002 PA 615 and section 30d as amended by 2000             

                                                                                

    PA 42; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.                                

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 30.  (1) "Taxable income" means, for a person other                    

                                                                                

2   than a corporation, estate, or trust, adjusted gross income as              

                                                                                

3   defined in the internal revenue code subject to the following               

                                                                                

4   adjustments under this section:                                             

                                                                                

5       (a) Add gross interest income and dividends derived from                    

                                                                                

6   obligations or securities of states other than Michigan, in the             

                                                                                

7   same amount that has been excluded from adjusted gross income               

                                                                                

8   less related expenses not deducted in computing adjusted gross              

                                                                                

9   income because of section 265(a)(1) of the internal revenue                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   code.                                                                       

                                                                                

2       (b) Add taxes on or measured by income to the extent the                    

                                                                                

3   taxes have been deducted in arriving at adjusted gross income.              

                                                                                

4       (c) Add losses on the sale or exchange of obligations of the                

                                                                                

5   United States government, the income of which this state is                 

                                                                                

6   prohibited from subjecting to a net income tax, to the extent               

                                                                                

7   that the loss has been deducted in arriving at adjusted gross               

                                                                                

8   income.                                                                     

                                                                                

9       (d) Deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income,                

                                                                                

10  income derived from obligations, or the sale or exchange of                 

                                                                                

11  obligations, of the United States government that this state is             

                                                                                

12  prohibited by law from subjecting to a net income tax, reduced by           

                                                                                

13  any interest on indebtedness incurred in carrying the obligations           

                                                                                

14  and by any expenses incurred in the production of that income to            

                                                                                

15  the extent that the expenses, including amortizable bond                    

                                                                                

16  premiums, were deducted in arriving at adjusted gross income.               

                                                                                

17      (e) Deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income,                

                                                                                

18  compensation, including retirement benefits, received for                   

                                                                                

19  services in the armed forces of the United States.                          

                                                                                

20      (f) Deduct the following to the extent included in adjusted                 

                                                                                

21  gross income:                                                               

                                                                                

22                                                                               (i) Retirement or pension benefits received from a federal                          

                                                                                

23  public retirement system or from a public retirement system of or           

                                                                                

24  created by this state or a political subdivision of this state.             

                                                                                

25      (ii) Retirement or pension benefits received from a public                   

                                                                                

26  retirement system of or created by another state or any of its              

                                                                                

27  political subdivisions if the income tax laws of the other state            


                                                                                

1   permit a similar deduction or exemption or a reciprocal deduction           

                                                                                

2   or exemption of a retirement or pension benefit received from a             

                                                                                

3   public retirement system of or created by this state or any of              

                                                                                

4   the political subdivisions of this state.                                   

                                                                                

5       (iii) Social security benefits as defined in section 86 of                   

                                                                                

6   the internal revenue code.                                                  

                                                                                

7       (iv) Before October 1, 1994, retirement or pension benefits                  

                                                                                

8   from any other retirement or pension system as follows:                     

                                                                                

9       (A) For a single return, the sum of not more than $7,500.00.                

                                                                                

10      (B) For a joint return, the sum of not more than $10,000.00.                

                                                                                

11      (v) After September 30, 1994, retirement or pension benefits                

                                                                                

12  not deductible under subparagraph (i) or subdivision (e) from any           

                                                                                

13  other retirement or pension system or benefits from a retirement            

                                                                                

14  annuity policy in which payments are made for life to a senior              

                                                                                

15  citizen, to a maximum of $30,000.00 for a single return and                 

                                                                                

16  $60,000.00 for a joint return.  The maximum amounts allowed under           

                                                                                

17  this subparagraph shall be reduced by the amount of the deduction           

                                                                                

18  for retirement or pension benefits claimed under subparagraph (i)           

                                                                                

19  or subdivision (e) and for tax years after the 1996 tax year by             

                                                                                

20  the amount of a deduction claimed under subdivision (r).  For the           

                                                                                

21  1995 tax year and each tax year after 1995, the maximum amounts             

                                                                                

22  allowed under this subparagraph shall be adjusted by the                    

                                                                                

23  percentage increase in the United States consumer price index for           

                                                                                

24  the immediately preceding calendar year.  The department shall              

                                                                                

25  annualize the amounts provided in this subparagraph and                     

                                                                                

26  subparagraph (iv) as necessary for tax years that end after                  

                                                                                

27  September 30, 1994.  As used in this subparagraph, "senior                  


                                                                                

1   citizen" means that term as defined in section 514.                         

                                                                                

2       (vi) The amount determined to be the section 22 amount                       

                                                                                

3   eligible for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled           

                                                                                

4   credit provided in section 22 of the internal revenue code.                 

                                                                                

5       (g) Adjustments resulting from the application of section                   

                                                                                

6   271.                                                                        

                                                                                

7       (h) Adjustments with respect to estate and trust income as                  

                                                                                

8   provided in section 36.                                                     

                                                                                

9       (i) Adjustments resulting from the allocation and                           

                                                                                

10  apportionment provisions of chapter 3.                                      

                                                                                

11      (j) Deduct political contributions as described in section 4                

                                                                                

12  of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.204,             

                                                                                

13  or section 301 of title III of the federal election campaign act            

                                                                                

14  of 1971, Public Law 92-225, 2 U.S.C. 431, not in excess of $50.00           

                                                                                

15  per annum, or $100.00 per annum for a joint return.                         

                                                                                

16      (k) Deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income,                

                                                                                

17  wages not deductible under section 280C of the internal revenue             

                                                                                

18  code.                                                                       

                                                                                

19                                                                               (l) Deduct the following payments made by the taxpayer in the                       

                                                                                

20  tax year:                                                                   

                                                                                

21                                                                               (i) The amount of payment made under an advance tuition                             

                                                                                

22  payment contract as provided in the Michigan education trust act,           

                                                                                

23  1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1444.                                      

                                                                                

24      (ii) The amount of payment made under a contract with a                      

                                                                                

25  private sector investment manager that meets all of the following           

                                                                                

26  criteria:                                                                   

                                                                                

27      (A) The contract is certified and approved by the board of                  


                                                                                

1   directors of the Michigan education trust to provide equivalent             

                                                                                

2   benefits and rights to purchasers and beneficiaries as an advance           

                                                                                

3   tuition payment contract as described in subparagraph (i).                  

                                                                                

4       (B) The contract applies only for a state institution of                    

                                                                                

5   higher education as defined in the Michigan education trust act,            

                                                                                

6   1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1444, or a community or junior             

                                                                                

7   college in Michigan.                                                        

                                                                                

8       (C) The contract provides for enrollment by the contract's                  

                                                                                

9   qualified beneficiary in not less than 4 years after the date on            

                                                                                

10  which the contract is entered into.                                         

                                                                                

11      (D) The contract is entered into after either of the                        

                                                                                

12  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

13      (I) The purchaser has had his or her offer to enter into an                 

                                                                                

14  advance tuition payment contract rejected by the board of                   

                                                                                

15  directors of the Michigan education trust, if the board                     

                                                                                

16  determines that the trust cannot accept an unlimited number of              

                                                                                

17  enrollees upon an actuarially sound basis.                                  

                                                                                

18      (II) The board of directors of the Michigan education trust                 

                                                                                

19  determines that the trust can accept an unlimited number of                 

                                                                                

20  enrollees upon an actuarially sound basis.                                  

                                                                                

21      (m) If an advance tuition payment contract under the Michigan               

                                                                                

22  education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1444, or              

                                                                                

23  another contract for which the payment was deductible under                 

                                                                                

24  subdivision (l) is terminated and the qualified beneficiary under           

                                                                                

25  that contract does not attend a university, college, junior or              

                                                                                

26  community college, or other institution of higher education, add            

                                                                                

27  the amount of a refund received by the taxpayer as a result of              


                                                                                

1   that termination or the amount of the deduction taken under                 

                                                                                

2   subdivision (l) for payment made under that contract, whichever             

                                                                                

3   is less.                                                                    

                                                                                

4       (n) Deduct from the taxable income of a purchaser the amount                

                                                                                

5   included as income to the purchaser under the internal revenue              

                                                                                

6   code after the advance tuition payment contract entered into                

                                                                                

7   under the Michigan education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421           

                                                                                

8   to 390.1444, is terminated because the qualified beneficiary                

                                                                                

9   attends an institution of postsecondary education other than                

                                                                                

10  either a state institution of higher education or an institution            

                                                                                

11  of postsecondary education located outside this state with which            

                                                                                

12  a state institution of higher education has reciprocity.                    

                                                                                

13      (o) Add, to the extent deducted in determining adjusted gross               

                                                                                

14  income, the net operating loss deduction under section 172 of the           

                                                                                

15  internal revenue code.                                                      

                                                                                

16      (p) Deduct a net operating loss deduction for the taxable                   

                                                                                

17  year as determined under section 172 of the internal revenue code           

                                                                                

18  subject to the modifications under section 172(b)(2) of the                 

                                                                                

19  internal revenue code and subject to the allocation and                     

                                                                                

20  apportionment provisions of chapter 3 of this act for the taxable           

                                                                                

21  year in which the loss was incurred.                                        

                                                                                

22      (q) For a tax year beginning after 1986, deduct, to the                     

                                                                                

23  extent included in adjusted gross income, benefits from a                   

                                                                                

24  discriminatory self-insurance medical expense reimbursement                 

                                                                                

25  plan.                                                                       

                                                                                

26      (r) After September 30, 1994 and before the 1997 tax year, a                

                                                                                

27  taxpayer who is a senior citizen may deduct, to the extent                  


                                                                                

1   included in adjusted gross income, interest and dividends                   

                                                                                

2   received in the tax year not to exceed $1,000.00 for a single               

                                                                                

3   return or $2,000.00 for a joint return.  However, for tax years             

                                                                                

4   before the 1997 tax year, the deduction under this subdivision              

                                                                                

5   shall not be taken if the taxpayer takes a deduction for                    

                                                                                

6   retirement benefits under subdivision (e) or a deduction under              

                                                                                

7   subdivision (f)(i), (ii), (iv), or (v).  For tax years after the              

                                                                                

8   1996 tax year, a taxpayer who is a senior citizen may deduct to             

                                                                                

9   the extent included in adjusted gross income, interest,                     

                                                                                

10  dividends, and capital gains received in the tax year not to                

                                                                                

11  exceed $3,500.00 for a single return and $7,000.00 for a joint              

                                                                                

12  return for the 1997 tax year, and $7,500.00 for a single return             

                                                                                

13  and $15,000.00 for a joint return for tax years after the 1997              

                                                                                

14  tax year.  For tax years after the 1996 tax year, the maximum               

                                                                                

15  amounts allowed under this subdivision shall be reduced by the              

                                                                                

16  amount of a deduction claimed for retirement benefits under                 

                                                                                

17  subdivision (e) or a deduction claimed under subdivision (f)(i),            

                                                                                

18  (ii), (iv), or (v).  For the 1995 tax year, for the 1996 tax                  

                                                                                

19  year, and for each tax year after the 1998 tax year, the maximum            

                                                                                

20  amounts allowed under this subdivision shall be adjusted by the             

                                                                                

21  percentage increase in the United States consumer price index for           

                                                                                

22  the immediately preceding calendar year.  The department shall              

                                                                                

23  annualize the amounts provided in this subdivision as necessary             

                                                                                

24  for tax years that end after September 30, 1994.  As used in this           

                                                                                

25  subdivision, "senior citizen" means that term as defined in                 

                                                                                

26  section 514.                                                                

                                                                                

27      (s) Deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income,                


                                                                                

1   all of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) The amount of a refund received in the tax year based on                        

                                                                                

3   taxes paid under this act.                                                  

                                                                                

4       (ii) The amount of a refund received in the tax year based on                

                                                                                

5   taxes paid under the city income tax act, 1964 PA 284,                      

                                                                                

6   MCL 141.501 to 141.787.                                                     

                                                                                

7       (iii) The amount of a credit received in the tax year based                  

                                                                                

8   on a claim filed under sections 520 and 522 to the extent that              

                                                                                

9   the taxes used to calculate the credit were not used to reduce              

                                                                                

10  adjusted gross income for a prior year.                                     

                                                                                

11      (t) Add the amount paid by the state on behalf of the                       

                                                                                

12  taxpayer in the tax year to repay the outstanding principal on a            

                                                                                

13  loan taken on which the taxpayer defaulted that was to fund an              

                                                                                

14  advance tuition payment contract entered into under the Michigan            

                                                                                

15  education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1444, if              

                                                                                

16  the cost of the advance tuition payment contract was deducted               

                                                                                

17  under subdivision (l) and was financed with a Michigan education            

                                                                                

18  trust secured loan.                                                         

                                                                                

19      (u) For the 1998 tax year and each tax year after the 1998                  

                                                                                

20  tax year, deduct the amount calculated under section 30d.                   

                                                                                

21      (v) For tax years that begin on and after January 1, 1994,                  

                                                                                

22  deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income, any                

                                                                                

23  amount, and any interest earned on that amount, received in the             

                                                                                

24  tax year by a taxpayer who is a Holocaust victim as a result of a           

                                                                                

25  settlement of claims against any entity or individual for any               

                                                                                

26  recovered asset pursuant to the German act regulating unresolved            

                                                                                

27  property claims, also known as Gesetz zur Regelung offener                  


                                                                                

1   Vermogensfragen, as a result of the settlement of the action                

                                                                                

2   entitled In re: Holocaust victims assets, CV-96-4849, CV-96-6161,           

                                                                                

3   and CV-97-0461 (E.D. NY), or as a result of any similar action if           

                                                                                

4   the income and interest are not commingled in any way with and              

                                                                                

5   are kept separate from all other funds and assets of the                    

                                                                                

6   taxpayer.  As used in this subdivision:                                     

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) "Holocaust victim" means a person, or the heir or                               

                                                                                

8   beneficiary of that person, who was persecuted by Nazi Germany or           

                                                                                

9   any Axis regime during any period from 1933 to 1945.                        

                                                                                

10      (ii) "Recovered asset" means any asset of any type and any                   

                                                                                

11  interest earned on that asset including, but not limited to, bank           

                                                                                

12  deposits, insurance proceeds, or artwork owned by a Holocaust               

                                                                                

13  victim during the period from 1920 to 1945, withheld from that              

                                                                                

14  Holocaust victim from and after 1945, and not recovered,                    

                                                                                

15  returned, or otherwise compensated to the Holocaust victim until            

                                                                                

16  after 1993.                                                                 

                                                                                

17      (w) For tax years that begin after December 31, 1999, deduct,               

                                                                                

18  to the extent not deducted in determining adjusted gross income,            

                                                                                

19  both of the following:                                                      

                                                                                

20                                                                               (i) The total of all contributions made on and after October                        

                                                                                

21  1, 2000 by the taxpayer in the tax year to education savings                

                                                                                

22  accounts pursuant to the Michigan education savings program act,            

                                                                                

23  2000 PA 161, MCL 390.1471 to 390.1486, not to exceed $5,000.00              

                                                                                

24  for a single return or $10,000.00 for a joint return per tax                

                                                                                

25  year.  A deduction under this subparagraph is not allowed for               

                                                                                

26  contributions to an education savings account in the tax year in            

                                                                                

27  which the initial withdrawal is made from that account or any               


                                                                                

1   subsequent year.                                                            

                                                                                

2       (ii) The amount under section 30f.                                           

                                                                                

3       (x) For tax years that begin after December 31, 1999, add to                

                                                                                

4   the extent not included in adjusted gross income the amount of              

                                                                                

5   money withdrawn by the taxpayer in the tax year from education              

                                                                                

6   savings accounts if the withdrawal was not a qualified withdrawal           

                                                                                

7   as provided in the Michigan education savings program act, 2000             

                                                                                

8   PA 161, MCL 390.1471 to 390.1486.                                           

                                                                                

9       (y) For tax years that begin after December 31, 1999, deduct,               

                                                                                

10  to the extent included in adjusted gross income, the amount of a            

                                                                                

11  distribution from individual retirement accounts that qualify               

                                                                                

12  under section 408 of the internal revenue code if the                       

                                                                                

13  distribution is used to pay qualified higher education expenses             

                                                                                

14  as that term is defined in the Michigan education savings program           

                                                                                

15  act, 2000 PA 161, MCL 390.1471 to 390.1486.                                 

                                                                                

16      (z) For tax years that begin after December 31, 2000, deduct,               

                                                                                

17  to the extent included in adjusted gross income, an amount equal            

                                                                                

18  to the qualified charitable distribution made in the tax year by            

                                                                                

19  a taxpayer to a charitable organization.  The amount allowed                

                                                                                

20  under this subdivision shall be equal to the amount deductible by           

                                                                                

21  the taxpayer under section 170(c) of the internal revenue code              

                                                                                

22  with respect to the qualified charitable distribution in the tax            

                                                                                

23  year in which the taxpayer makes the distribution to the                    

                                                                                

24  qualified charitable organization, reduced by both the amount of            

                                                                                

25  the deduction for retirement or pension benefits claimed by the             

                                                                                

26  taxpayer under subdivision (f)(i), (ii), (iv), or (v) and by 2                

                                                                                

27  times the total amount of credits claimed under sections 260 and            


                                                                                

1   261 for the tax year.  As used in this subdivision, "qualified              

                                                                                

2   charitable distribution" means a distribution of assets to a                

                                                                                

3   qualified charitable organization by a taxpayer not more than 60            

                                                                                

4   days after the date on which the taxpayer received the assets as            

                                                                                

5   a distribution from a retirement or pension plan described in               

                                                                                

6   subsection (8)(a).  A distribution is to a qualified charitable             

                                                                                

7   organization if the distribution is made in any of the following            

                                                                                

8   circumstances:                                                              

                                                                                

9                                                                                (i) To an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the                        

                                                                                

10  internal revenue code except an organization that is controlled             

                                                                                

11  by a political party, an elected official or a candidate for an             

                                                                                

12  elective office.                                                            

                                                                                

13      (ii) To a charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable                 

                                                                                

14  remainder unitrust as defined in section 664(d) of the internal             

                                                                                

15  revenue code; to a pooled income fund as defined in section                 

                                                                                

16  642(c)(5) of the internal revenue code; or for the issuance of a            

                                                                                

17  charitable gift annuity as defined in section 501(m)(5) of the              

                                                                                

18  internal revenue code.  A trust, fund, or annuity described in              

                                                                                

19  this subparagraph is a qualified charitable organization only if            

                                                                                

20  no person holds any interest in the trust, fund, or annuity other           

                                                                                

21  than 1 or more of the following:                                            

                                                                                

22      (A) The taxpayer who received the distribution from the                     

                                                                                

23  retirement or pension plan.                                                 

                                                                                

24      (B) The spouse of an individual described in sub-subparagraph               

                                                                                

25  (A).                                                                        

                                                                                

26      (C) An organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the                   

                                                                                

27  internal revenue code.                                                      


                                                                                

1       (aa) A taxpayer who is a resident tribal member may deduct,                 

                                                                                

2   to the extent included in adjusted gross income, all nonbusiness            

                                                                                

3   income earned or received in the tax year and during the period             

                                                                                

4   in which an agreement entered into between the taxpayer's tribe             

                                                                                

5   and this state pursuant to section 30c of 1941 PA 122,                      

                                                                                

6   MCL 205.30c, is in full force and effect.  As used in this                  

                                                                                

7   subdivision:                                                                

                                                                                

8                                                                                (i) "Business income" means business income as defined in                           

                                                                                

9   section 4 and apportioned under chapter 3.                                  

                                                                                

10      (ii) "Nonbusiness income" means nonbusiness income as defined                

                                                                                

11  in section 14 and, to the extent not included in business income,           

                                                                                

12  all of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

13      (A) All income derived from wages whether the wages are                     

                                                                                

14  earned within the agreement area or outside of the agreement                

                                                                                

15  area.                                                                       

                                                                                

16      (B) All interest and passive dividends.                                     

                                                                                

17      (C) All rents and royalties derived from real property                      

                                                                                

18  located within the agreement area.                                          

                                                                                

19      (D) All rents and royalties derived from tangible personal                  

                                                                                

20  property, to the extent the personal property is utilized within            

                                                                                

21  the agreement area.                                                         

                                                                                

22      (E) Capital gains from the sale or exchange of real property                

                                                                                

23  located within the agreement area.                                          

                                                                                

24      (F) Capital gains from the sale or exchange of tangible                     

                                                                                

25  personal property located within the agreement area at the time             

                                                                                

26  of sale.                                                                    

                                                                                

27      (G) Capital gains from the sale or exchange of intangible                   


                                                                                

1   personal property.                                                          

                                                                                

2       (H) All pension income and benefits including, but not                      

                                                                                

3   limited to, distributions from a 401(k) plan, individual                    

                                                                                

4   retirement accounts under section 408 of the internal revenue               

                                                                                

5   code, or a defined contribution plan, or payments from a defined            

                                                                                

6   benefit plan.                                                               

                                                                                

7       (I) All per capita payments by the tribe to resident tribal                 

                                                                                

8   members, without regard to the source of payment.                           

                                                                                

9       (J) All gaming winnings.                                                    

                                                                                

10      (iii) "Resident tribal member" means an individual who meets                 

                                                                                

11  all of the following criteria:                                              

                                                                                

12      (A) Is an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe.                  

                                                                                

13      (B) The individual's tribe has an agreement with this state                 

                                                                                

14  pursuant to section 30c of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.30c, that is in             

                                                                                

15  full force and effect.                                                      

                                                                                

16      (C) The individual's principal place of residence is located                

                                                                                

17  within the agreement area as designated in the agreement under              

                                                                                

18  sub-subparagraph (B).                                                       

                                                                                

19      (2) The following personal exemptions multiplied by the                     

                                                                                

20  number of personal or dependency exemptions allowable on the                

                                                                                

21  taxpayer's federal income tax return pursuant to the internal               

                                                                                

22  revenue code shall be subtracted in the calculation that                    

                                                                                

23  determines taxable income:                                                  

                                                                                

24    (a) For a tax year beginning during 1987........... $ 1,600.00.           

                                                                                

25    (b) For a tax year beginning during 1988........... $ 1,800.00.           

                                                                                

26    (c) For a tax year beginning during 1989........... $ 2,000.00.           

                                                                                

27    (d) For a tax year beginning after 1989 and before                        


                                                                                

1   1995................................................. $ 2,100.00.           

                                                                                

2     (e) For a tax year beginning during 1995 or 1996... $ 2,400.00.           

                                                                                

3     (f) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7),                       

                                                                                

4   for a tax year beginning after 1996.................. $ 2,500.00.           

                                                                                

5       (3) A single additional exemption determined as follows shall               

                                                                                

6   be subtracted in the calculation that determines taxable income             

                                                                                

7   in each of the following circumstances:                                     

                                                                                

8       (a) For tax years beginning after 1989 and before 2000,                     

                                                                                

9   $900.00 in each of the following circumstances:                             

                                                                                

10                                                                               (i) The taxpayer is a paraplegic, a quadriplegic, a                                 

                                                                                

11  hemiplegic, a person who is blind as defined in section 504, or a           

                                                                                

12  person who is totally and permanently disabled as defined in                

                                                                                

13  section 522.                                                                

                                                                                

14      (ii) The taxpayer is a deaf person as defined in section 2 of                

                                                                                

15  the deaf persons' interpreters act, 1982 PA 204, MCL 393.502.               

                                                                                

16      (iii) The taxpayer is 65 years of age or older.                              

                                                                                

17      (iv) The return includes unemployment compensation that                      

                                                                                

18  amounts to 50% or more of adjusted gross income.                            

                                                                                

19      (b) For tax years beginning after 1999, the following apply:                

                                                                                

20                                                                               (i) For tax years that begin after December 31, 1999 and                            

                                                                                

21  before January 1, 2003, $1,800.00 for each taxpayer and every               

                                                                                

22  dependent of the taxpayer who is 65 years of age or older.  When            

                                                                                

23  a dependent of a taxpayer files an annual return under this act,            

                                                                                

24  the taxpayer or dependent of the taxpayer, but not both, may                

                                                                                

25  claim the additional exemption allowed under this subdivision.              

                                                                                

26  As used in this subdivision and subdivision (c), "dependent"                

                                                                                

27  means  that term as defined in section 30e  an individual for               


                                                                                

1   whom the taxpayer may claim a dependency exemption on the                   

                                                                                

2   taxpayer's federal income tax return pursuant to the internal               

                                                                                

3   revenue code.                                                               

                                                                                

4       (ii) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2002,                        

                                                                                

5   $3,600.00 for each taxpayer and every dependent of the taxpayer             

                                                                                

6   who is 65 years of age or older.  When a dependent of a taxpayer            

                                                                                

7   files an annual return under this act, the taxpayer or dependent            

                                                                                

8   of the taxpayer, but not both, may claim the additional exemption           

                                                                                

9   allowed under this subdivision.                                             

                                                                                

10      (c) For tax years beginning after 1999, the following apply:                

                                                                                

11                                                                               (i) For tax years that begin after December 31, 1999 and                            

                                                                                

12  before January 1, 2003, $1,800.00 for each taxpayer and every               

                                                                                

13  dependent of the taxpayer who is a deaf person as defined in                

                                                                                

14  section 2 of the deaf persons' interpreters act, 1982 PA 204,               

                                                                                

15  MCL 393.502; a paraplegic, a quadriplegic, or a hemiplegic; a               

                                                                                

16  person who is blind as defined in section 504; or a person who is           

                                                                                

17  totally and permanently disabled as defined in section 522.  When           

                                                                                

18  a dependent of a taxpayer files an annual return under this act,            

                                                                                

19  the taxpayer or dependent of the taxpayer, but not both, may                

                                                                                

20  claim the additional exemption allowed under this subdivision.              

                                                                                

21      (ii) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2002,                        

                                                                                

22  $3,600.00 for each taxpayer and every dependent of the taxpayer             

                                                                                

23  who is a deaf person as defined in section 2 of the deaf persons'           

                                                                                

24  interpreters act, 1982 PA 204, MCL 393.502; a paraplegic, a                 

                                                                                

25  quadriplegic, or a hemiplegic; a person who is blind as defined             

                                                                                

26  in section 504; or a person who is totally and permanently                  

                                                                                

27  disabled as defined in section 522.  When a dependent of a                  


                                                                                

1   taxpayer files an annual return under this act, the taxpayer or             

                                                                                

2   dependent of the taxpayer, but not both, may claim the additional           

                                                                                

3   exemption allowed under this subdivision.                                   

                                                                                

4       (d) For tax years beginning after 1999, $1,800.00 if the                    

                                                                                

5   taxpayer's return includes unemployment compensation that amounts           

                                                                                

6   to 50% or more of adjusted gross income.                                    

                                                                                

7       (4) For a tax year beginning after 1987, an individual with                 

                                                                                

8   respect to whom a deduction under section 151 of the internal               

                                                                                

9   revenue code is allowable to another federal taxpayer during the            

                                                                                

10  tax year is not considered to have an allowable federal exemption           

                                                                                

11  for purposes of subsection (2), but may subtract $500.00 in the             

                                                                                

12  calculation that determines taxable income for a tax year                   

                                                                                

13  beginning in 1988, $1,000.00 for a tax year beginning after 1988            

                                                                                

14  and before 2000, and $1,500.00 for a tax year beginning after               

                                                                                

15  1999.                                                                       

                                                                                

16      (5) A nonresident or a part-year resident is allowed that                   

                                                                                

17  proportion of an exemption or deduction allowed under subsection            

                                                                                

18  (2), (3), or (4) that the taxpayer's portion of adjusted gross              

                                                                                

19  income from Michigan sources bears to the taxpayer's total                  

                                                                                

20  adjusted gross income.                                                      

                                                                                

21      (6) For a tax year beginning after 1987, in calculating                     

                                                                                

22  taxable income, a taxpayer shall not subtract from adjusted gross           

                                                                                

23  income the amount of prizes won by the taxpayer under the                   

                                                                                

24  McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239,               

                                                                                

25  MCL 432.1 to 432.47.                                                        

                                                                                

26      (7) For each tax year after the 1997 tax year, the personal                 

                                                                                

27  exemption allowed under subsection (2) shall be adjusted by                 


                                                                                

1   multiplying the exemption for the tax year beginning in 1997 by a           

                                                                                

2   fraction, the numerator of which is the United States consumer              

                                                                                

3   price index for the state fiscal year ending in the tax year                

                                                                                

4   prior to the tax year for which the adjustment is being made and            

                                                                                

5   the denominator of which is the United States consumer price                

                                                                                

6   index for the 1995-96 state fiscal year.  The resultant product             

                                                                                

7   shall be rounded to the nearest $100.00 increment.  The personal            

                                                                                

8   exemption for the tax year shall be determined by adding $200.00            

                                                                                

9   to that rounded amount.  As used in this section, "United States            

                                                                                

10  consumer price index" means the United States consumer price                

                                                                                

11  index for all urban consumers as defined and reported by the                

                                                                                

12  United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics.              

                                                                                

13  For each year after the 2000 tax year, the exemptions allowed               

                                                                                

14  under subsection (3) shall be adjusted by multiplying the                   

                                                                                

15  exemption amount under subsection (3) for the tax year beginning            

                                                                                

16  in 2000 by a fraction, the numerator of which is the United                 

                                                                                

17  States consumer price index for the state fiscal year ending the            

                                                                                

18  tax year prior to the tax year for which the adjustment is being            

                                                                                

19  made and the denominator of which is the United States consumer             

                                                                                

20  price index for the 1998-1999 state fiscal year.  The resultant             

                                                                                

21  product shall be rounded to the nearest $100.00 increment.                  

                                                                                

22      (8) As used in subsection (1)(f), "retirement or pension                    

                                                                                

23  benefits" means distributions from all of the following:                    

                                                                                

24      (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), qualified pension                

                                                                                

25  trusts and annuity plans that qualify under section 401(a) of the           

                                                                                

26  internal revenue code, including all of the following:                      

                                                                                

27                                                                               (i) Plans for self-employed persons, commonly known as Keogh                        


                                                                                

1   or HR 10 plans.                                                             

                                                                                

2       (ii) Individual retirement accounts that qualify under                       

                                                                                

3   section 408 of the internal revenue code if the distributions are           

                                                                                

4   not made until the participant has reached 59-1/2 years of age,             

                                                                                

5   except in the case of death, disability, or distributions                   

                                                                                

6   described by section 72(t)(2)(A)(iv) of the internal revenue                 

                                                                                

7   code.                                                                       

                                                                                

8       (iii) Employee annuities or tax-sheltered annuities purchased                

                                                                                

9   under section 403(b) of the internal revenue code by                        

                                                                                

10  organizations exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal                

                                                                                

11  revenue code, or by public school systems.                                  

                                                                                

12      (iv) Distributions from a 401(k) plan attributable to                        

                                                                                

13  employee contributions mandated by the plan or attributable to              

                                                                                

14  employer contributions.                                                     

                                                                                

15      (b) The following retirement and pension plans not qualified                

                                                                                

16  under the internal revenue code:                                            

                                                                                

17                                                                               (i) Plans of the United States, state governments other than                        

                                                                                

18  this state, and political subdivisions, agencies, or                        

                                                                                

19  instrumentalities of this state.                                            

                                                                                

20      (ii) Plans maintained by a church or a convention or                         

                                                                                

21  association of churches.                                                    

                                                                                

22      (iii) All other unqualified pension plans that prescribe                     

                                                                                

23  eligibility for retirement and predetermine contributions and               

                                                                                

24  benefits if the distributions are made from a pension trust.                

                                                                                

25      (c) Retirement or pension benefits received by a surviving                  

                                                                                

26  spouse if those benefits qualified for a deduction prior to the             

                                                                                

27  decedent's death.  Benefits received by a surviving child are not           


                                                                                

1   deductible.                                                                 

                                                                                

2       (d) Retirement and pension benefits do not include:                         

                                                                                

3                                                                                (i) Amounts received from a plan that allows the employee to                        

                                                                                

4   set the amount of compensation to be deferred and does not                  

                                                                                

5   prescribe retirement age or years of service.  These plans                  

                                                                                

6   include, but are not limited to, all of the following:                      

                                                                                

7       (A) Deferred compensation plans under section 457 of the                    

                                                                                

8   internal revenue code.                                                      

                                                                                

9       (B) Distributions from plans under section 401(k) of the                    

                                                                                

10  internal revenue code other than plans described in                         

                                                                                

11  subdivision (a)(iv).                                                         

                                                                                

12      (C) Distributions from plans under section 403(b) of the                    

                                                                                

13  internal revenue code other than plans described in                         

                                                                                

14  subdivision (a)(iii).                                                        

                                                                                

15      (ii) Premature distributions paid on separation, withdrawal,                 

                                                                                

16  or discontinuance of a plan prior to the earliest date the                  

                                                                                

17  recipient could have retired under the provisions of the plan.              

                                                                                

18      (iii) Payments received as an incentive to retire early                      

                                                                                

19  unless the distributions are from a pension trust.                          

                                                                                

20      Sec. 30d.  (1) The amendatory act that added this section                   

                                                                                

21  shall be known as the "child care act of 1997".                             

                                                                                

22      (2) For the 1998 tax year and for tax years that begin in                   

                                                                                

23  1999, taxable income for purposes of this act equals taxable                

                                                                                

24  income as determined under section 30 from which a taxpayer may             

                                                                                

25  deduct the following amounts:                                               

                                                                                

26      (a) An amount equal to $600.00 multiplied by the number of                  

                                                                                

27  exemptions claimed by the taxpayer under section 30(2) in the tax           


                                                                                

1   year for dependents of the taxpayer who are children younger than           

                                                                                

2   7 years of age on the last day of the tax year.                             

                                                                                

3       (b) An amount equal to $300.00 multiplied by the number of                  

                                                                                

4   exemptions claimed by the taxpayer under section 30(2) in the tax           

                                                                                

5   year for dependents of the taxpayer who are children and who are            

                                                                                

6   at least 7 years of age and younger than 13 years of age on the             

                                                                                

7   last day of the tax year.                                                   

                                                                                

8       (3) For tax years that begin after 1999, the following                      

                                                                                

9   apply:                                                                      

                                                                                

10                                                                               (i) For tax years that begin after December 31, 1999 and                            

                                                                                

11  before January 1, 2003, taxable income for purposes of this act             

                                                                                

12  equals taxable income as determined under section 30 from which a           

                                                                                

13  taxpayer may deduct an amount equal to $600.00 multiplied by the            

                                                                                

14  number of exemptions claimed by the taxpayer under section 30(2)            

                                                                                

15  in the tax year for dependents of the taxpayer who are children             

                                                                                

16  younger than 19 years of age on the last day of the tax year.               

                                                                                

17      (ii) For tax years that begin after December 31, 2002,                       

                                                                                

18  taxable income for purposes of this act equals taxable income as            

                                                                                

19  determined under section 30 from which a taxpayer may deduct an             

                                                                                

20  amount equal to $1,200.00 multiplied by the number of exemptions            

                                                                                

21  claimed by the taxpayer under section 30(2) in the tax year for             

                                                                                

22  dependents of the taxpayer who are children younger than 19 years           

                                                                                

23  of age on the last day of the tax year.                                     

                                                                                

24      Enacting section 1.  Section 30e of the income tax act of                   

                                                                                

25  1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.30e, is repealed effective January 1,            

                                                                                

26  2003.