HOUSE BILL No. 5253

 

September 19, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Meisner, Gillard, Alma Smith, Warren, Wojno, Cushingberry, Clack, Angerer, Kathleen Law, Byrnes, Tobocman and Condino 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, 51, 261, 266, and 270 (MCL 206.30,

 

206.51, 206.261, 206.266, and 206.270), section 30 as amended by

 

2005 PA 214, section 51 as amended by 1999 PA 6, section 261 as

 

amended by 2000 PA 195, section 266 as amended by 2006 PA 52, and

 

section 270 as amended by 2005 PA 234; 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 than

 

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

 

 3  in the internal revenue code subject to the following adjustments

 


 1  under this section:

 

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

 

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

 

 4  same amount that has been excluded from adjusted gross income

 

 5  less related expenses not deducted in computing adjusted gross

 

 6  income because of section 265(a)(1) of the internal revenue code.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

13  income.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

18  any interest on indebtedness incurred in carrying the obligations

 

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

 

20  the extent that the expenses, including amortizable bond

 

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

 

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

 

23  compensation, including retirement benefits, received for

 

24  services in the armed forces of the United States.

 

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

 

26  gross income:

 

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

 


 1  public retirement system or from a public retirement system of or

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 6  permit a similar deduction or exemption or a reciprocal deduction

 

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

 

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

 

 9  the political subdivisions of this state.

 

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

 

11  internal revenue code.

 

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

 

13  from any other retirement or pension system as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

16        (iv) (v) After September 30, 1994, retirement Retirement or

 

17  pension benefits not deductible under subparagraph (i) or

 

18  subdivision (e) from any other retirement or pension system or

 

19  benefits from a retirement annuity policy in which payments are

 

20  made for life to a senior citizen, to a maximum of $30,000.00 for

 

21  a single return and $60,000.00 for a joint return. The maximum

 

22  amounts allowed under this subparagraph shall be reduced by the

 

23  amount of the deduction for retirement or pension benefits

 

24  claimed under subparagraph (i) or subdivision (e) and for tax

 

25  years after the 1996 tax year by the amount of a deduction

 

26  claimed under subdivision (r). For the 1995 tax year and each tax

 

27  year after 1995, the The maximum amounts allowed under this

 


 1  subparagraph shall be adjusted by the percentage increase in the

 

 2  United States consumer price index for the immediately preceding

 

 3  calendar year. The department shall annualize the amounts

 

 4  provided in this subparagraph and subparagraph (iv) as necessary.

 

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

 

 6  subparagraph, "senior citizen" means that term as defined in

 

 7  section 514.

 

 8        (v) (vi) The amount determined to be the section 22 amount

 

 9  eligible for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled

 

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

 

11        (g) Adjustments resulting from the application of section

 

12  271.

 

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

 

14  provided in section 36.

 

15        (i) Adjustments resulting from the allocation and

 

16  apportionment provisions of chapter 3.

 

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

 

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

 

19  or 2 USC 431, not in excess of $50.00 per annum, or $100.00 per

 

20  annum for a joint return.

 

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

 

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

 

23  code.

 

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

 

25  tax year:

 

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

 

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

 


 1  1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1442.

 

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

 

 3  private sector investment manager that meets all of the following

 

 4  criteria:

 

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

 

 6  directors of the Michigan education trust to provide equivalent

 

 7  benefits and rights to purchasers and beneficiaries as an advance

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

11  1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1442, or a community or junior

 

12  college in Michigan.

 

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

 

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

 

15  which the contract is entered into.

 

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

 

17  following:

 

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

 

19  advance tuition payment contract rejected by the board of

 

20  directors of the Michigan education trust, if the board

 

21  determines that the trust cannot accept an unlimited number of

 

22  enrollees upon an actuarially sound basis.

 

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

 

24  determines that the trust can accept an unlimited number of

 

25  enrollees upon an actuarially sound basis.

 

26        (m) If an advance tuition payment contract under the

 

27  Michigan education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to

 


 1  390.1442, or another contract for which the payment was

 

 2  deductible under subdivision (l) is terminated and the qualified

 

 3  beneficiary under that contract does not attend a university,

 

 4  college, junior or community college, or other institution of

 

 5  higher education, add the amount of a refund received by the

 

 6  taxpayer as a result of that termination or the amount of the

 

 7  deduction taken under subdivision (l) for payment made under that

 

 8  contract, whichever is less.

 

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

 

10  included as income to the purchaser under the internal revenue

 

11  code after the advance tuition payment contract entered into

 

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

 

13  to 390.1442, is terminated because the qualified beneficiary

 

14  attends an institution of postsecondary education other than

 

15  either a state institution of higher education or an institution

 

16  of postsecondary education located outside this state with which

 

17  a state institution of higher education has reciprocity.

 

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

 

19  gross income, the net operating loss deduction under section 172

 

20  of the internal revenue code.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

24  internal revenue code and subject to the allocation and

 

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

 

26  year in which the loss was incurred.

 

27        (q) For a tax year beginning after 1986, deduct Deduct, to

 


 1  the extent included in adjusted gross income, benefits from a

 

 2  discriminatory self-insurance medical expense reimbursement plan.

 

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

 

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

 

 5  included in adjusted gross income, interest and dividends

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

11  subdivision (f)(i), (ii), (iv), or (v). For tax years after the 1996

 

12  tax year, a A taxpayer who is a senior citizen may deduct to the

 

13  extent included in adjusted gross income, interest, dividends,

 

14  and capital gains received in the tax year not to exceed

 

15  $3,500.00 for a single return and $7,000.00 for a joint return

 

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

 

17  $15,000.00 for a joint return. for tax years after the 1997 tax

 

18  year. For tax years after the 1996 tax year, the The maximum

 

19  amounts allowed under this subdivision shall be reduced by the

 

20  amount of a deduction claimed for retirement benefits under

 

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

 

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

 

23  and for each tax year after the 1998 tax year, the The maximum

 

24  amounts allowed under this subdivision shall be adjusted by the

 

25  percentage increase in the United States consumer price index for

 

26  the immediately preceding calendar year. The department shall

 

27  annualize the amounts provided in this subdivision as necessary.

 


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

 

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

 

 3  section 514.

 

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

 

 5  all of the following:

 

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

 

 7  taxes paid under this act.

 

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

 

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

 

10  141.501 to 141.787.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

14  adjusted gross income for a prior year.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

18  advance tuition payment contract entered into under the Michigan

 

19  education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1442, if

 

20  the cost of the advance tuition payment contract was deducted

 

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

 

22  trust secured loan.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

26  deduct Deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income,

 

27  any amount, and any interest earned on that amount, received in

 


 1  the tax year by a taxpayer who is a Holocaust victim as a result

 

 2  of a settlement of claims against any entity or individual for

 

 3  any recovered asset pursuant to the German act regulating

 

 4  unresolved property claims, also known as Gesetz zur Regelung

 

 5  offener Vermogensfragen, as a result of the settlement of the

 

 6  action entitled In re: Holocaust victim assets litigation, CV-96-

 

 7  4849, CV-96-5161, and CV-97-0461 (E.D. NY), or as a result of any

 

 8  similar action if the income and interest are not commingled in

 

 9  any way with and are kept separate from all other funds and

 

10  assets of the taxpayer. As used in this subdivision:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

19  returned, or otherwise compensated to the Holocaust victim until

 

20  after 1993.

 

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

 

22  Deduct, to the extent not deducted in determining adjusted gross

 

23  income, both of the following:

 

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

 

25  1, 2000 by the taxpayer in the tax year less qualified

 

26  withdrawals made in the tax year to education savings accounts

 

27  pursuant to the Michigan education savings program act, 2000 PA

 


 1  161, MCL 390.1471 to 390.1486, not to exceed $5,000.00 for a

 

 2  single return or $10,000.00 for a joint return per tax year.

 

 3        (ii) The amount under section 30f.

 

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

 

 5  Add, to the extent not included in adjusted gross income, the

 

 6  amount of money withdrawn by the taxpayer in the tax year from

 

 7  education savings accounts, not to exceed the total amount

 

 8  deducted under subdivision (w) in the tax year and all previous

 

 9  tax years, if the withdrawal was not a qualified withdrawal as

 

10  provided in the Michigan education savings program act, 2000 PA

 

11  161, MCL 390.1471 to 390.1486. This subdivision does not apply to

 

12  withdrawals that are less than the sum of all contributions made

 

13  to an education savings account in all previous tax years for

 

14  which no deduction was claimed under subdivision (w), less any

 

15  contributions for which no deduction was claimed under

 

16  subdivision (w) that were withdrawn in all previous tax years.

 

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

 

18  Deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income, the

 

19  amount of a distribution from individual retirement accounts that

 

20  qualify under section 408 of the internal revenue code if the

 

21  distribution is used to pay qualified higher education expenses

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

25  Deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income, an

 

26  amount equal to the qualified charitable distribution made in the

 

27  tax year by a taxpayer to a charitable organization. The amount

 


 1  allowed under this subdivision shall be equal to the amount

 

 2  deductible by the taxpayer under section 170(c) of the internal

 

 3  revenue code with respect to the qualified charitable

 

 4  distribution in the tax year in which the taxpayer makes the

 

 5  distribution to the qualified charitable organization, reduced by

 

 6  both the amount of the deduction for retirement or pension

 

 7  benefits claimed by the taxpayer under subdivision (f)(i), (ii),

 

 8  (iv), or (v) and by 2 times the total amount of credits claimed

 

 9  under sections 260 and 261 for the tax year. As used in this

 

10  subdivision, "qualified charitable distribution" means a

 

11  distribution of assets to a qualified charitable organization by

 

12  a taxpayer not more than 60 days after the date on which the

 

13  taxpayer received the assets as a distribution from a retirement

 

14  or pension plan described in subsection (8)(a). A distribution is

 

15  to a qualified charitable organization if the distribution is

 

16  made in any of the following circumstances:

 

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

 

18  internal revenue code except an organization that is controlled

 

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

 

20  elective office.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

24  642(c)(5) of the internal revenue code; or for the issuance of a

 

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

 

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

 

27  this subparagraph is a qualified charitable organization only if

 


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

 

 2  than 1 or more of the following:

 

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

 

 4  retirement or pension plan.

 

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

 

 6  subparagraph (A).

 

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

 

 8  internal revenue code.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

14  205.30c, is in full force and effect. As used in this

 

15  subdivision:

 

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

 

17  section 4 and apportioned under chapter 3.

 

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

 

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

 

20  all of the following:

 

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

 

22  earned within the agreement area or outside of the agreement

 

23  area.

 

24        (B) All interest and passive dividends.

 

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

 

26  located within the agreement area.

 

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

 


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

 

 2  the agreement area.

 

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

 

 4  located within the agreement area.

 

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

 

 6  personal property located within the agreement area at the time

 

 7  of sale.

 

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

 

 9  personal property.

 

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

 

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

 

12  retirement accounts under section 408 of the internal revenue

 

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

 

14  benefit plan.

 

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

 

16  members, without regard to the source of payment.

 

17        (J) All gaming winnings.

 

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

 

19  all of the following criteria:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

23  full force and effect.

 

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

 

25  within the agreement area as designated in the agreement under

 

26  sub-subparagraph (B).

 

27        (bb) For tax years that begin after December 31, 2006,

 


 1  deduct, to the extent included in adjusted gross income, all or a

 

 2  portion of the gain, as determined under this section, realized

 

 3  from an initial equity investment of not less than $100,000.00

 

 4  made by the taxpayer before December 31, 2009, in a qualified

 

 5  business, if an amount equal to the sum of the taxpayer's basis

 

 6  in the investment as determined under the internal revenue code

 

 7  plus the gain, or a portion of that amount, is reinvested in an

 

 8  equity investment in a qualified business within 1 year after the

 

 9  sale or disposition of the investment in the qualified business.

 

10  If the amount of the subsequent investment is less than the sum

 

11  of the taxpayer's basis from the prior equity investment plus the

 

12  gain from the prior equity investment, the amount of a deduction

 

13  under this section shall be reduced by the difference between the

 

14  sum of the taxpayer's basis from the prior equity investment plus

 

15  the gain from the prior equity investment and the subsequent

 

16  investment. As used in this subdivision:

 

17        (i) "Advanced automotive, manufacturing, and materials

 

18  technology" means any technology that involves 1 or more of the

 

19  following:

 

20        (A) Materials with engineered properties created through the

 

21  development of specialized process and synthesis technology.

 

22        (B) Nanotechnology, including materials, devices, or systems

 

23  at the atomic, molecular, or macromolecular level, with a scale

 

24  measured in nanometers.

 

25        (C) Microelectromechanical systems, including devices or

 

26  systems integrating microelectronics with mechanical parts and a

 

27  scale measured in micrometers.

 


 1        (D) Improvements to vehicle safety, vehicle performance,

 

 2  vehicle production, or environmental impact, including, but not

 

 3  limited to, vehicle equipment and component parts.

 

 4        (E) Any technology that involves an alternative energy

 

 5  vehicle or its components. "Alternative energy vehicle" means

 

 6  that term as defined in section 2 of the Michigan next energy

 

 7  authority act, 2002 PA 593, MCL 207.822.

 

 8        (F) A new technology, device, or system that enhances or

 

 9  improves the manufacturing process of wood, timber, or

 

10  agricultural-based products.

 

11        (G) Advanced computing or electronic device technology

 

12  related to technology described under this subparagraph.

 

13        (H) Design, engineering, testing, or diagnostics related to

 

14  technology described under this subparagraph.

 

15        (I) Product research and development related to technology

 

16  described under this subparagraph.

 

17        (ii) "Advanced computing" means any technology used in the

 

18  design and development of 1 or more of the following:

 

19        (A) Computer hardware and software.

 

20        (B) Data communications.

 

21        (C) Information technologies.

 

22        (iii) "Alternative energy technology" means applied research

 

23  or commercialization of new or next generation technology in 1 or

 

24  more of the following:

 

25        (A) Alternative energy technology as that term is defined in

 

26  section 2 of the Michigan next energy authority act, 2002 PA 593,

 

27  MCL 207.822.

 


 1        (B) Devices or systems designed and used solely for the

 

 2  purpose of generating energy from agricultural crops, residue and

 

 3  waste generated from the production and processing of

 

 4  agricultural products, animal wastes, or food processing wastes,

 

 5  not including a conventional gasoline or diesel fuel engine or a

 

 6  retrofitted conventional gasoline or diesel fuel engine.

 

 7        (C) A new technology, product, or system that permits the

 

 8  utilization of biomass for the production of specialty,

 

 9  commodity, or foundational chemicals or of novel or economical

 

10  commodity materials through the application of biotechnology that

 

11  minimizes, complements, or replaces reliance on petroleum for the

 

12  production.

 

13        (D) Advanced computing or electronic device technology

 

14  related to technology described under this subparagraph.

 

15        (E) Design, engineering, testing, or diagnostics related to

 

16  technology described under this subparagraph.

 

17        (F) Product research and development related to a technology

 

18  described under this subparagraph.

 

19        (iv) "Competitive edge technology" means 1 or more of the

 

20  following:

 

21        (A) Advanced automotive, manufacturing, and materials

 

22  technology.

 

23        (B) Alternative energy technology.

 

24        (C) Homeland security and defense technology.

 

25        (D) Life sciences technology.

 

26        (v) "Electronic device technology" means any technology that

 

27  involves microelectronics, semiconductors, electronic equipment,

 


 1  and instrumentation, radio frequency, microwave, and millimeter

 

 2  electronics; optical and optic-electrical devices; or data and

 

 3  digital communications and imaging devices.

 

 4        (vi) "Homeland security and defense technology" means

 

 5  technology that assists in the assessment of threats or damage to

 

 6  the general population and critical infrastructure, protection

 

 7  of, defense against, or mitigation of the effects of foreign or

 

 8  domestic threats, disasters, or attacks, or support for crisis or

 

 9  response management, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of

 

10  the following:

 

11        (A) Sensors, systems, processes, or equipment for

 

12  communications, identification and authentication, screening,

 

13  surveillance, tracking, and data analysis.

 

14        (B) Advanced computing or electronic device technology

 

15  related to technology described under this subparagraph.

 

16        (C) Aviation technology including, but not limited to,

 

17  avionics, airframe design, sensors, early warning systems, and

 

18  services related to the technology described in this

 

19  subparagraph.

 

20        (D) Design, engineering, testing, or diagnostics related to

 

21  technology described under this subparagraph.

 

22        (E) Product research and development related to technology

 

23  described under this subparagraph.

 

24        (vii) "Life sciences technology" means any technology derived

 

25  from life sciences intended to improve human health or the

 

26  overall quality of human life, including, but not limited to,

 

27  systems, processes, or equipment for drug or gene therapies,

 


 1  biosensors, testing, medical devices or instrumentation with a

 

 2  therapeutic or diagnostic value, a pharmaceutical or other

 

 3  product that requires United States food and drug administration

 

 4  approval or registration prior to its introduction in the

 

 5  marketplace and is a drug or medical device as defined by the

 

 6  federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, 21 USC 301 to 399, or 1 or

 

 7  more of the following:

 

 8        (A) Advanced computing or electronic device technology

 

 9  related to technology described under this subparagraph.

 

10        (B) Design, engineering, testing, or diagnostics related to

 

11  technology or the commercial manufacturing of technology

 

12  described under this subparagraph.

 

13        (C) Product research and development related to technology

 

14  described under this subparagraph.

 

15        (viii) "Life sciences" means science for the examination or

 

16  understanding of life or life processes, including, but not

 

17  limited to, all of the following:

 

18        (A) Bioengineering.

 

19        (B) Biomedical engineering.

 

20        (C) Genomics.

 

21        (D) Proteomics.

 

22        (E) Molecular and chemical ecology.

 

23        (F) Biotechnology, including any technology that uses living

 

24  organisms, cells, macromolecules, microorganisms, or substances

 

25  from living organisms to make or modify a product for useful

 

26  purposes. Biotechnology or life sciences do not include any of

 

27  the following:

 


 1        (I) Activities prohibited under section 2685 of the public

 

 2  health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2685.

 

 3        (II) Activities prohibited under section 2688 of the public

 

 4  health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2688.

 

 5        (III) Activities prohibited under section 2690 of the public

 

 6  health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2690.

 

 7        (IV) Activities prohibited under section 16274 of the public

 

 8  health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16274.

 

 9        (V) Stem cell research with human embryonic tissue.

 

10        (ix) "Qualified business" means a business that complies with

 

11  all of the following:

 

12        (A) The business is a seed or early stage business as

 

13  defined in section 3 of the Michigan early stage venture

 

14  investment act of 2003, 2003 PA 296, MCL 125.2233.

 

15        (B) The business has its headquarters in this state, is

 

16  domiciled in this state, or has a majority of its employees

 

17  working a majority of their time in this state.

 

18        (C) The business has a preinvestment valuation of less than

 

19  $10,000,000.00.

 

20        (D) The business has been in existence less than 5 years.

 

21  This sub-subparagraph does not apply to a business, the business

 

22  activity of which is derived from research at an institution of

 

23  higher education located within this state or an organization

 

24  exempt from federal taxation under section 501c(3) of the

 

25  internal revenue code and that is located within this state.

 

26        (E) The business is engaged only in competitive edge

 

27  technology.

 


 1        (F) The business is certified by the Michigan strategic fund

 

 2  as meeting the requirements of sub-subparagraphs (A) to (E) at

 

 3  the time of each proposed investment.

 

 4        (cc) For tax years that begin on and after January 1, 2008,

 

 5  add, to the extent deducted in determining adjusted gross income,

 

 6  an amount equal to the difference between the amount deducted in

 

 7  accordance with section 168 of the internal revenue code and the

 

 8  amount that would have been deductible if the deduction was

 

 9  determined in accordance with section 168 of the internal revenue

 

10  code as it existed and applied prior to March 9, 2002.

 

11        (2) The following Except as otherwise provided in subsection

 

12  (7), a personal exemptions exemption of $2,500.00 multiplied by

 

13  the number of personal or dependency exemptions allowable on the

 

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

 

15  revenue code shall be subtracted in the calculation that

 

16  determines taxable income. :

 

 

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

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

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

20      (d) For a tax year beginning after 1989

21 and before 1995 ...................................  $  2,100.00.

22      (e) For a tax year beginning during 1995

23 or 1996 ...........................................  $  2,400.00.

24      (f) Except as otherwise provided in

25 subsection (7), for a tax year beginning after

26 1996 ...............................  $  2,500.00.

 

 

27        (3) A Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7), a

 


 1  single additional exemption determined as follows shall be

 

 2  subtracted in the calculation that determines taxable income in

 

 3  each of the following circumstances:

 

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

 

 5  $900.00 in each of the following circumstances:

 

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

 

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

 

 8  person who is totally and permanently disabled as defined in

 

 9  section 522.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

13        (iv) The return includes unemployment compensation that

 

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

 

15        (a) (b) For tax years beginning after 1999, $1,800.00 for

 

16  each taxpayer and every dependent of the taxpayer who is 65 years

 

17  of age or older. When a dependent of a taxpayer files an annual

 

18  return under this act, the taxpayer or dependent of the taxpayer,

 

19  but not both, may claim the additional exemption allowed under

 

20  this subdivision. As used in this subdivision and subdivision

 

21  (c), "dependent" means that term as defined in section 30e.

 

22        (b) (c) For tax years beginning after 1999, $1,800.00 for

 

23  each taxpayer and every dependent of the taxpayer who is a deaf

 

24  person as defined in section 2 of the deaf persons' interpreters

 

25  act, 1982 PA 204, MCL 393.502; a paraplegic, a quadriplegic, or a

 

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

 

27  person who is totally and permanently disabled as defined in

 


 1  section 522. When a dependent of a taxpayer files an annual

 

 2  return under this act, the taxpayer or dependent of the taxpayer,

 

 3  but not both, may claim the additional exemption allowed under

 

 4  this subdivision.

 

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

 

 6  taxpayer's return includes unemployment compensation that amounts

 

 7  to 50% or more of adjusted gross income.

 

 8        (4) For a tax year beginning after 1987, an An individual

 

 9  with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 of the

 

10  internal revenue code is allowable to another federal taxpayer

 

11  during the tax year is not considered to have an allowable

 

12  federal exemption for purposes of subsection (2), but may

 

13  subtract $500.00 $1,500.00 in the calculation that determines

 

14  taxable income for a tax year. beginning in 1988, $1,000.00 for a

 

15  tax year beginning after 1988 and before 2000, and $1,500.00 for

 

16  a tax year beginning after 1999.

 

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

 

18  proportion of an exemption or deduction allowed under subsection

 

19  (2), (3), or (4) that the taxpayer's portion of adjusted gross

 

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

 

21  adjusted gross income.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

26  432.1 to 432.47.

 

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

 


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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 6  the denominator of which is the United States consumer price

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

11  consumer price index" means the United States consumer price

 

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

 

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

 

14  For each tax year, after the 2000 tax year, the exemptions

 

15  allowed under subsection (3) shall be adjusted by multiplying the

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

24  benefits" means distributions from all of the following:

 

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

 

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

 

27  internal revenue code, including all of the following:

 


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

 

 2  or HR 10 HR10 plans.

 

 3        (ii) Individual retirement accounts that qualify under

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

11  (a)(iv).

 

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

 

13  internal revenue code other than plans described in subdivision

 

14  (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 unless

 

19  the distributions are from a pension trust.

 

20        Sec. 51. (1) For receiving, earning, or otherwise acquiring

 

21  income from any source whatsoever, there is levied and imposed

 

22  upon the taxable income of every person other than a corporation

 

23  a tax at the following rates in the following circumstances:

 

24        (a) Before May 1, 1994, 4.6%.

 

25        (b) After April 30, 1994 and before January 1, 2000, 4.4%.

 

26        (c) For tax years that begin on and after January 1, 2000

 

27  and before January 1, 2002, and on and after January 1, 2003, the

 


 1  rate under section 51b, 51c, 51d, or 51e, as applicable 4.2%.

 

 2        (d) For tax years that begin on and after January 1, 2002

 

 3  and before January 1, 2003, 4.1%.

 

 4        (e) On and after January 1, 2003 and before July 1, 2004,

 

 5  4.0%.

 

 6        (f) On and after July 1, 2004, 3.9%.

 

 7        (2) The following percentages of the net revenues collected

 

 8  under this section and sections 51b, 51c, 51d, and 51e shall be

 

 9  deposited in the state school aid fund created in section 11 of

 

10  article IX of the state constitution of 1963:

 

11        (a) Beginning October 1, 1994 and before October 1, 1996,

 

12  14.4% of the gross collections before refunds from the tax levied

 

13  under this section.

 

14        (b) After September 30, 1996 and before January 1, 2000,

 

15  23.0% of the gross collections before refunds from the tax levied

 

16  under this section.

 

17        (c) Beginning January 1, 2000, that percentage of the gross

 

18  collections before refunds from the tax levied under this section

 

19  that is equal to 1.012% divided by the income tax rate levied

 

20  under this section. or section 51b, 51c, 51d, or 51e, as

 

21  applicable.

 

22        (3) The department shall annualize rates provided in

 

23  subsection (1) as necessary for tax years that end after April

 

24  30, 1994. The applicable annualized rate shall be imposed upon

 

25  the taxable income of every person other than a corporation for

 

26  those tax years.

 

27        (4) The taxable income of a nonresident shall be computed in

 


 1  the same manner that the taxable income of a resident is

 

 2  computed, subject to the allocation and apportionment provisions

 

 3  of this act.

 

 4        (5) A resident beneficiary of a trust whose taxable income

 

 5  includes all or part of an accumulation distribution by a trust,

 

 6  as defined in section 665 of the internal revenue code, shall be

 

 7  allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due under this act.

 

 8  The credit shall be all or a proportionate part of any tax paid

 

 9  by the trust under this act for any preceding taxable year that

 

10  would not have been payable if the trust had in fact made

 

11  distribution to its beneficiaries at the times and in the amounts

 

12  specified in section 666 of the internal revenue code. The credit

 

13  shall not reduce the tax otherwise due from the beneficiary to an

 

14  amount less than would have been due if the accumulation

 

15  distribution were excluded from taxable income.

 

16        (6) The taxable income of a resident who is required to

 

17  include income from a trust in his or her federal income tax

 

18  return under the provisions of subpart E of part I of subchapter

 

19  J of chapter 1 of the internal revenue code, 26 U.S.C. USC 671 to

 

20  679, shall include items of income and deductions from the trust

 

21  in taxable income to the extent required by this act with respect

 

22  to property owned outright.

 

23        (7) It is the intention of this section that the income

 

24  subject to tax of every person other than corporations shall be

 

25  computed in like manner and be the same as provided in the

 

26  internal revenue code subject to adjustments specifically

 

27  provided for in this act.

 


 1        (8) As used in this section: and sections 51b, 51c, 51d, and

 

 2  51e:

 

 3        (a) "Person other than a corporation" means a resident or

 

 4  nonresident individual or any of the following:

 

 5        (i) A partner in a partnership as defined in the internal

 

 6  revenue code.

 

 7        (ii) A beneficiary of an estate or a trust as defined in the

 

 8  internal revenue code.

 

 9        (iii) An estate or trust as defined in the internal revenue

 

10  code.

 

11        (b) "Taxable income" means taxable income as defined in this

 

12  act subject to the applicable source and attribution rules

 

13  contained in this act.

 

14        Sec. 261. (1) For the 1989 tax year and each tax year after

 

15  1989 and subject to the applicable limitations in this section, a

 

16  taxpayer may credit against the tax imposed by this act 50% of

 

17  the amount the taxpayer contributes during the tax year to an

 

18  endowment fund of a community foundation or for the 1992 tax year

 

19  and each tax year after 1992 and subject to the applicable

 

20  limitations in this section, a taxpayer may credit against the

 

21  tax imposed by this act 50% of the cash amount the taxpayer

 

22  contributes during the tax year to a shelter for homeless

 

23  persons, food kitchen, food bank, or other entity located in this

 

24  state, the primary purpose of which is to provide overnight

 

25  accommodation, food, or meals to persons who are indigent if a

 

26  contribution to that entity is tax deductible for the donor under

 

27  the internal revenue code.

 


 1        (2) For a taxpayer other than a resident estate or trust,

 

 2  the credit allowed by this section for a contribution to a

 

 3  community foundation shall not exceed $100.00, or $200.00 for a

 

 4  husband and wife filing a joint return for tax years before the

 

 5  2000 tax year and $100.00 or $200.00 for a husband and wife

 

 6  filing a joint return for tax years after the 1999 tax year. For

 

 7  the 1992 tax year and each tax year after 1992, a taxpayer may

 

 8  claim an additional credit under this section not to exceed

 

 9  $100.00, or $200.00 for a husband and wife filing a joint return,

 

10  for total cash contributions made in the tax year to shelters for

 

11  homeless persons, food kitchens, food banks, and, except for

 

12  community foundations, other entities allowed under subsection

 

13  (1). For a resident estate or trust, the credit allowed by this

 

14  section for a contribution to a community foundation shall not

 

15  exceed 10% of the taxpayer's tax liability for the tax year

 

16  before claiming any credits allowed by this act or $5,000.00,

 

17  whichever is less. For the 1992 tax year and each tax year after

 

18  1992, a resident estate or trust may claim an additional credit

 

19  under this section not to exceed 10% of the taxpayer's tax

 

20  liability for the tax year before claiming any credits allowed by

 

21  this act or $5,000.00, whichever is less, for total cash

 

22  contributions made in the tax year to shelters for homeless

 

23  persons, food kitchens, food banks, and, except for community

 

24  foundations, other entities allowed under subsection (1). For a

 

25  resident estate or trust, the amount used to calculate the

 

26  credits under this section shall not have been deducted in

 

27  arriving at federal taxable income.

 


 1        (3) The credits allowed under this section are nonrefundable

 

 2  so that a taxpayer shall not claim under this section a total

 

 3  credit amount that reduces the taxpayer's tax liability to less

 

 4  than zero.

 

 5        (4) As used in this section, "community foundation" means an

 

 6  organization that applies for certification on or before May 15

 

 7  of the tax year for which the taxpayer is claiming the credit and

 

 8  that the department certifies for that tax year as meeting all of

 

 9  the following requirements:

 

10        (a) Qualifies for exemption from federal income taxation

 

11  under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

 

12        (b) Supports a broad range of charitable activities within

 

13  the specific geographic area of this state that it serves, such

 

14  as a municipality or county.

 

15        (c) Maintains an ongoing program to attract new endowment

 

16  funds by seeking gifts and bequests from a wide range of

 

17  potential donors in the community or area served.

 

18        (d) Is publicly supported as defined by the regulations of

 

19  the United States department of treasury, 26 C.F.R. CFR 1.170A-

 

20  9(e)(10). To maintain certification, the community foundation

 

21  shall submit documentation to the department annually that

 

22  demonstrates compliance with this subdivision.

 

23        (e) Is not a supporting organization as an organization is

 

24  described in section 509(a)(3) of the internal revenue code and

 

25  the regulations of the United States department of treasury, 26

 

26  C.F.R. CFR 1.509(a)-4 and 1.509(a)-5.

 

27        (f) Meets the requirements for treatment as a single entity

 


 1  contained in the regulations of the United States department of

 

 2  treasury, 26 C.F.R. CFR 1.170A-9(e)(11).

 

 3        (g) Except as provided in subsection (6), is incorporated or

 

 4  established as a trust at least 6 months before the beginning of

 

 5  the tax year for which the credit under this section is claimed

 

 6  and that has an endowment value of at least $100,000.00 before

 

 7  the expiration of 18 months after the community foundation is

 

 8  incorporated or established.

 

 9        (h) Has an independent governing body representing the

 

10  general public's interest and that is not appointed by a single

 

11  outside entity.

 

12        (i) Provides evidence to the department that the community

 

13  foundation has, before the expiration of 6 months after the

 

14  community foundation is incorporated or established, and

 

15  maintains continually during the tax year for which the credit

 

16  under this section is claimed, at least 1 part-time or full-time

 

17  employee.

 

18        (j) For community foundations that have an endowment value

 

19  of $1,000,000.00 or more only, the community foundation is

 

20  subject to an annual independent financial audit and provides

 

21  copies of that audit to the department not more than 3 months

 

22  after the completion of the audit. For community foundations that

 

23  have an endowment value of less than $1,000,000.00, the community

 

24  foundation is subject to an annual review and an audit every

 

25  third year.

 

26        (k) In addition to all other criteria listed in this

 

27  subsection for a community foundation that is incorporated or

 


 1  established after the effective date of the amendatory act that

 

 2  added this subdivision, operates in a county of this state that

 

 3  was not served by a community foundation when the community

 

 4  foundation was incorporated or established or operates as a

 

 5  geographic component of an existing certified community

 

 6  foundation.

 

 7        (5) An entity other than a community foundation may request

 

 8  that the department determine if a contribution to that entity

 

 9  qualifies for the credit under this section. The department shall

 

10  make a determination and respond to a request no later than 30

 

11  days after the department receives the request.

 

12        (6) A taxpayer may claim a credit under this section for

 

13  contributions to a community foundation made before the

 

14  expiration of the 18-month period after a community foundation

 

15  was incorporated or established during which the community

 

16  foundation must build an endowment value of $100,000.00 as

 

17  provided in subsection (4)(g). If the community foundation does

 

18  not reach the required $100,000.00 endowment value during that

 

19  18-month period, contributions to the community foundation made

 

20  after the date on which the 18-month period expires shall not be

 

21  used to calculate a credit under this section. At any time after

 

22  the expiration of the 18-month period under subsection (4)(g)

 

23  that the community foundation has an endowment value of

 

24  $100,000.00, the community foundation may apply to the department

 

25  for certification under this section.

 

26        (7) On or before July 1 of each year, the department shall

 

27  report to the house committee on tax policy and the senate

 


 1  finance committee the total amount of tax credits claimed under

 

 2  this section and under section 38c of the single business tax

 

 3  act, 1975 PA 228, MCL 208.38c, or section 425 of the Michigan

 

 4  business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1425, for the immediately

 

 5  preceding tax year.

 

 6        Sec. 266. (1) A qualified taxpayer with a rehabilitation

 

 7  plan certified after December 31, 1998 may credit against the tax

 

 8  imposed by this act the amount determined pursuant to subsection

 

 9  (2) for the qualified expenditures for the rehabilitation of a

 

10  historic resource pursuant to the rehabilitation plan in the year

 

11  in which the certification of completed rehabilitation of the

 

12  historic resource is issued provided that the certification of

 

13  completed rehabilitation was issued not more than 5 years after

 

14  the rehabilitation plan was certified by the Michigan historical

 

15  center.

 

16        (2) The credit allowed under this section shall be 25% of

 

17  the qualified expenditures that are eligible for the credit under

 

18  section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code if the taxpayer is

 

19  eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the internal

 

20  revenue code or, if the taxpayer is not eligible for the credit

 

21  under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, 25% of the

 

22  qualified expenditures that would qualify under section 47(a)(2)

 

23  of the internal revenue code except that the expenditures are

 

24  made to a historic resource that is not eligible for the credit

 

25  under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, subject to

 

26  both of the following:

 

27        (a) A taxpayer with qualified expenditures that are eligible

 


 1  for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue

 

 2  code may not claim a credit under this section for those

 

 3  qualified expenditures unless the taxpayer has claimed and

 

 4  received a credit for those qualified expenditures under section

 

 5  47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code.

 

 6        (b) A credit under this section shall be reduced by the

 

 7  amount of a credit received by the taxpayer for the same

 

 8  qualified expenditures under section 47(a)(2) of the internal

 

 9  revenue code.

 

10        (3) To be eligible for the credit under this section, the

 

11  taxpayer shall apply to and receive from the Michigan historical

 

12  center certification that the historic significance, the

 

13  rehabilitation plan, and the completed rehabilitation of the

 

14  historic resource meet the criteria under subsection (6) and

 

15  either of the following:

 

16        (a) All of the following criteria:

 

17        (i) The historic resource contributes to the significance of

 

18  the historic district in which it is located.

 

19        (ii) Both the rehabilitation plan and completed

 

20  rehabilitation of the historic resource meet the federal

 

21  secretary of the interior's standards for rehabilitation and

 

22  guidelines for rehabilitating historic buildings, 36 CFR part 67.

 

23        (iii) All rehabilitation work has been done to or within the

 

24  walls, boundaries, or structures of the historic resource or to

 

25  historic resources located within the property boundaries of the

 

26  resource.

 

27        (b) The taxpayer has received certification from the

 


 1  national park service that the historic resource's significance,

 

 2  the rehabilitation plan, and the completed rehabilitation qualify

 

 3  for the credit allowed under section 47(a)(2) of the internal

 

 4  revenue code.

 

 5        (4) If a qualified taxpayer is eligible for the credit

 

 6  allowed under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, the

 

 7  qualified taxpayer shall file for certification with the center

 

 8  to qualify for the credit allowed under section 47(a)(2) of the

 

 9  internal revenue code. If the qualified taxpayer has previously

 

10  filed for certification with the center to qualify for the credit

 

11  allowed under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code,

 

12  additional filing for the credit allowed under this section is

 

13  not required.

 

14        (5) The center may inspect a historic resource at any time

 

15  during the rehabilitation process and may revoke certification of

 

16  completed rehabilitation if the rehabilitation was not undertaken

 

17  as represented in the rehabilitation plan or if unapproved

 

18  alterations to the completed rehabilitation are made during the 5

 

19  years after the tax year in which the credit was claimed. The

 

20  center shall promptly notify the department of a revocation.

 

21        (6) Qualified expenditures for the rehabilitation of a

 

22  historic resource may be used to calculate the credit under this

 

23  section if the historic resource meets 1 of the criteria listed

 

24  in subdivision (a) and 1 of the criteria listed in subdivision

 

25  (b):

 

26        (a) The resource is 1 of the following during the tax year

 

27  in which a credit under this section is claimed for those

 


 1  qualified expenditures:

 

 2        (i) Individually listed on the national register of historic

 

 3  places or state register of historic sites.

 

 4        (ii) A contributing resource located within a historic

 

 5  district listed on the national register of historic places or

 

 6  the state register of historic sites.

 

 7        (iii) A contributing resource located within a historic

 

 8  district designated by a local unit pursuant to an ordinance

 

 9  adopted under the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL

 

10  399.201 to 399.215.

 

11        (b) The resource meets 1 of the following criteria during

 

12  the tax year in which a credit under this section is claimed for

 

13  those qualified expenditures:

 

14        (i) The historic resource is located in a designated historic

 

15  district in a local unit of government with an existing ordinance

 

16  under the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201

 

17  to 399.215.

 

18        (ii) The historic resource is located in an incorporated

 

19  local unit of government that does not have an ordinance under

 

20  the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to

 

21  399.215, and has a population of less than 5,000.

 

22        (iii) The historic resource is located in an unincorporated

 

23  local unit of government.

 

24        (iv) The historic resource is located in an incorporated

 

25  local unit of government that does not have an ordinance under

 

26  the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to

 

27  399.215, and is located within the boundaries of an association

 


 1  that has been chartered under 1889 PA 39, MCL 455.51 to 455.72.

 

 2        (7) A credit amount assigned under section 39c(7) of the

 

 3  single business tax act, 1975 PA 228, MCL 208.39c, or section 435

 

 4  of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1435, may

 

 5  be claimed against the partner's, member's, or shareholder's tax

 

 6  liability under this act as provided in section 39c(7) of the

 

 7  single business tax act, 1975 PA 228, MCL 208.39c, or section 435

 

 8  of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1435.

 

 9        (8) If the credit allowed under this section for the tax

 

10  year and any unused carryforward of the credit allowed by this

 

11  section exceed the taxpayer's tax liability for the tax year,

 

12  that portion that exceeds the tax liability for the tax year

 

13  shall not be refunded but may be carried forward to offset tax

 

14  liability in subsequent tax years for 10 years or until used up,

 

15  whichever occurs first.

 

16        (9) If the taxpayer sells a historic resource for which a

 

17  credit under this section was claimed less than 5 years after the

 

18  year in which the credit was claimed, the following percentage of

 

19  the credit amount previously claimed relative to that historic

 

20  resource shall be added back to the tax liability of the taxpayer

 

21  in the year of the sale:

 

22        (a) If the sale is less than 1 year after the year in which

 

23  the credit was claimed, 100%.

 

24        (b) If the sale is at least 1 year but less than 2 years

 

25  after the year in which the credit was claimed, 80%.

 

26        (c) If the sale is at least 2 years but less than 3 years

 

27  after the year in which the credit was claimed, 60%.

 


 1        (d) If the sale is at least 3 years but less than 4 years

 

 2  after the year in which the credit was claimed, 40%.

 

 3        (e) If the sale is at least 4 years but less than 5 years

 

 4  after the year in which the credit was claimed, 20%.

 

 5        (f) If the sale is 5 years or more after the year in which

 

 6  the credit was claimed, an addback to the taxpayer's tax

 

 7  liability shall not be made.

 

 8        (10) If a certification of completed rehabilitation is

 

 9  revoked under subsection (5) less than 5 years after the year in

 

10  which a credit was claimed, the following percentage of the

 

11  credit amount previously claimed relative to that historic

 

12  resource shall be added back to the tax liability of the taxpayer

 

13  in the year of the revocation:

 

14        (a) If the revocation is less than 1 year after the year in

 

15  which the credit was claimed, 100%.

 

16        (b) If the revocation is at least 1 year but less than 2

 

17  years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 80%.

 

18        (c) If the revocation is at least 2 years but less than 3

 

19  years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 60%.

 

20        (d) If the revocation is at least 3 years but less than 4

 

21  years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 40%.

 

22        (e) If the revocation is at least 4 years but less than 5

 

23  years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 20%.

 

24        (f) If the revocation is 5 years or more after the year in

 

25  which the credit was claimed, an addback to the taxpayer's tax

 

26  liability shall not be made.

 

27        (11) The department of history, arts, and libraries through

 


 1  the Michigan historical center may impose a fee to cover the

 

 2  administrative cost of implementing the program under this

 

 3  section.

 

 4        (12) The qualified taxpayer shall attach all of the

 

 5  following to the qualified taxpayer's annual return under this

 

 6  act:

 

 7        (a) Certification of completed rehabilitation.

 

 8        (b) Certification of historic significance related to the

 

 9  historic resource and the qualified expenditures used to claim a

 

10  credit under this section.

 

11        (c) A completed assignment form if the qualified taxpayer is

 

12  an assignee under section 39c of the single business tax act,

 

13  1975 PA 228, MCL 208.39c, or section 435 of the Michigan business

 

14  tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1435, of any portion of a credit

 

15  allowed under that section.

 

16        (13) The department of history, arts, and libraries shall

 

17  promulgate rules to implement this section pursuant to the

 

18  administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to

 

19  24.328.

 

20        (14) The total of the credits claimed under this section and

 

21  section 39c of the single business tax act, 1975 PA 228, MCL

 

22  208.39c, or section 435 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA

 

23  36, MCL 208.1435, for a rehabilitation project shall not exceed

 

24  25% of the total qualified expenditures eligible for the credit

 

25  under this section for that rehabilitation project.

 

26        (15) The department of history, arts, and libraries through

 

27  the Michigan historical center shall report all of the following

 


 1  to the legislature annually for the immediately preceding state

 

 2  fiscal year:

 

 3        (a) The fee schedule used by the center and the total amount

 

 4  of fees collected.

 

 5        (b) A description of each rehabilitation project certified.

 

 6        (c) The location of each new and ongoing rehabilitation

 

 7  project.

 

 8        (16) As used in this section:

 

 9        (a) "Contributing resource" means a historic resource that

 

10  contributes to the significance of the historic district in which

 

11  it is located.

 

12        (b) "Historic district" means an area, or group of areas not

 

13  necessarily having contiguous boundaries, that contains 1

 

14  resource or a group of resources that are related by history,

 

15  architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture.

 

16        (c) "Historic resource" means a publicly or privately owned

 

17  historic building, structure, site, object, feature, or open

 

18  space located within a historic district designated by the

 

19  national register of historic places, the state register of

 

20  historic sites, or a local unit acting under the local historic

 

21  districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215; or that is

 

22  individually listed on the state register of historic sites or

 

23  national register of historic places and includes all of the

 

24  following:

 

25        (i) An owner-occupied personal residence or a historic

 

26  resource located within the property boundaries of that personal

 

27  residence.

 


 1        (ii) An income-producing commercial, industrial, or

 

 2  residential resource or a historic resource located within the

 

 3  property boundaries of that resource.

 

 4        (iii) A resource owned by a governmental body, nonprofit

 

 5  organization, or tax-exempt entity that is used primarily by a

 

 6  taxpayer lessee in a trade or business unrelated to the

 

 7  governmental body, nonprofit organization, or tax-exempt entity

 

 8  and that is subject to tax under this act.

 

 9        (iv) A resource that is occupied or utilized by a

 

10  governmental body, nonprofit organization, or tax-exempt entity

 

11  pursuant to a long-term lease or lease with option to buy

 

12  agreement.

 

13        (v) Any other resource that could benefit from

 

14  rehabilitation.

 

15        (d) "Local unit" means a county, city, village, or township.

 

16        (e) "Long-term lease" means a lease term of at least 27.5

 

17  years for a residential resource or at least 31.5 years for a

 

18  nonresidential resource.

 

19        (f) "Michigan historical center" or "center" means the state

 

20  historic preservation office of the Michigan historical center of

 

21  the department of history, arts, and libraries or its successor

 

22  agency.

 

23        (g) "Open space" means undeveloped land, a naturally

 

24  landscaped area, or a formal or man-made landscaped area that

 

25  provides a connective link or a buffer between other resources.

 

26        (h) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,

 

27  association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

 


 1        (i) "Qualified expenditures" means capital expenditures that

 

 2  qualify for a rehabilitation credit under section 47(a)(2) of the

 

 3  internal revenue code if the taxpayer is eligible for the credit

 

 4  under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code or, if the

 

 5  taxpayer is not eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of

 

 6  the internal revenue code, the qualified expenditures that would

 

 7  qualify under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code

 

 8  except that the expenditures are made to a historic resource that

 

 9  is not eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the

 

10  internal revenue code, that were paid not more than 5 years after

 

11  the certification of the rehabilitation plan that included those

 

12  expenditures was approved by the center, and that were paid after

 

13  December 31, 1998 for the rehabilitation of a historic resource.

 

14  Qualified expenditures do not include capital expenditures for

 

15  nonhistoric additions to a historic resource except an addition

 

16  that is required by state or federal regulations that relate to

 

17  historic preservation, safety, or accessibility.

 

18        (j) "Qualified taxpayer" means a person that is an assignee

 

19  under section 39c of the single business tax act, 1975 PA 228,

 

20  MCL 208.39c, or section 435 of the Michigan business tax act,

 

21  2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1435, or either owns the resource to be

 

22  rehabilitated or has a long-term lease agreement with the owner

 

23  of the historic resource and that has qualified expenditures for

 

24  the rehabilitation of the historic resource equal to or greater

 

25  than 10% of the state equalized valuation of the property. If the

 

26  historic resource to be rehabilitated is a portion of a historic

 

27  or nonhistoric resource, the state equalized valuation of only

 


 1  that portion of the property shall be used for purposes of this

 

 2  subdivision. If the assessor for the local tax collecting unit in

 

 3  which the historic resource is located determines the state

 

 4  equalized valuation of that portion, that assessor's

 

 5  determination shall be used for purposes of this subdivision. If

 

 6  the assessor does not determine that state equalized valuation of

 

 7  that portion, qualified expenditures, for purposes of this

 

 8  subdivision, shall be equal to or greater than 5% of the

 

 9  appraised value as determined by a certified appraiser. If the

 

10  historic resource to be rehabilitated does not have a state

 

11  equalized valuation, qualified expenditures for purposes of this

 

12  subdivision shall be equal to or greater than 5% of the appraised

 

13  value of the resource as determined by a certified appraiser.

 

14        (k) "Rehabilitation plan" means a plan for the

 

15  rehabilitation of a historic resource that meets the federal

 

16  secretary of the interior's standards for rehabilitation and

 

17  guidelines for rehabilitation of historic buildings under 36 CFR

 

18  part 67.

 

19        Sec. 270. (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,

 

20  2008, a taxpayer to whom a tax voucher certificate is issued or a

 

21  taxpayer that is the transferee of a tax voucher certificate may

 

22  use the tax voucher certificate to pay any liability of the

 

23  taxpayer under section 51 or to pay any amount owed by the

 

24  taxpayer under section 351.

 

25        (2) A tax voucher certificate shall be used for the purposes

 

26  allowed under subsection (1) and only in a tax year that begins

 

27  after December 31, 2008.

 


 1        (3) The amount of the tax voucher that may be used to pay a

 

 2  liability due under this act in any tax year shall not exceed the

 

 3  lesser of the following:

 

 4        (a) The amount of the tax voucher stated in the tax voucher

 

 5  certificate held by the taxpayer.

 

 6        (b) The amount authorized to be used in the tax year under

 

 7  the terms of the tax voucher certificate.

 

 8        (c) The taxpayer’s liability under this act for the tax year

 

 9  for which the tax voucher is used.

 

10        (4) If the amount of any tax voucher certificate held by a

 

11  taxpayer or transferee exceeds the amount the taxpayer may use

 

12  under subsection (3)(b) or (c) in a tax year, that excess may be

 

13  used by the taxpayer or transferee to pay, subject to the

 

14  limitations of subsection (3), any future liability of the

 

15  taxpayer or transferee under this act.

 

16        (5) The tax voucher certificate, and any completed transfer

 

17  form that was issued pursuant to the Michigan early stage venture

 

18  investment act of 2003, 2003 PA 296, MCL 125.2231 to 125.2263,

 

19  shall be attached to the annual return under this act. The

 

20  department may prescribe and implement alternative methods of

 

21  reporting and recording ownership, transfer, and utilization of

 

22  tax voucher certificates that are not inconsistent with the

 

23  provisions of this act. The department shall administer this

 

24  section to assure that any amount of a tax voucher certificate

 

25  used to pay any liability under this act shall not also be

 

26  applied to pay any liability of the taxpayer or any other person

 

27  under the single business tax act, 1975 PA 228, MCL 208.1 to

 


 1  208.145 Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1101 to

 

 2  208.1601. The department shall take any action necessary to

 

 3  enforce and effectuate the permissible issuance and use of tax

 

 4  voucher certificates in a manner authorized under this section

 

 5  and the Michigan early stage venture investment act of 2003, 2003

 

 6  PA 296, MCL 125.2231 to 125.2263.

 

 7        (6) As used in this section:

 

 8        (a) "Certificate" or "tax voucher certificate" means the tax

 

 9  voucher certificate issued under section 23 of the Michigan early

 

10  stage venture capital investment act of 2003, 2003 PA 296, MCL

 

11  125.2253, or any replacement tax voucher certificate issued under

 

12  former section 37e(9)(b) or (d) of the single business tax act,

 

13  1975 PA 228, MCL 208.37e or section 419 of the Michigan business

 

14  tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1419.

 

15        (b) "Transferee" means a taxpayer to whom a tax voucher

 

16  certificate has been transferred under section 23 of the Michigan

 

17  early stage venture investment act of 2003, 2003 PA 296, MCL

 

18  125.2253, and former section 37e of the single business tax act,

 

19  1975 PA 228, MCL 208.37e or section 419 of the Michigan business

 

20  tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1419.

 

21        Enacting section 1. Sections 51c, 51d, and 51e of the income

 

22  tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.51c, 206.51d, and 206.51e,

 

23  are repealed.