HOUSE BILL No. 6531

 

September 14, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Waters, Sak and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled

 

"General sales tax act,"

 

(MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4cc.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4cc. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person subject to

 

the tax under this act may exclude from the gross proceeds used for

 

the computation of the tax the sale of any of the following items

 

if the sale is made between August 15 and September 15 each year

 

and if the sales price of each individual item is not greater than

 

$100.00:

 

     (a) Clothing or footwear designed to be worn by an individual.

 

     (b) School supplies.

 

     (2) The exemption in subsection (1) does not apply to the

 


following:

 

     (a) Jewelry.

 

     (b) Accessories, including, but not limited to, handbags,

 

belts, neckwear, umbrellas, and head scarves.

 

     (c) Special clothing or footwear designed primarily for

 

protective use and not for normal wear.