HOUSE BILL No. 6107

 

May 4, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Paul Scott, Agema, McMillin, Amash, DeShazor, Haveman, Green, Meekhof, Meltzer, Walsh, Crawford, Genetski, Lund, Rogers, Kowall and Booher and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled

 

"Michigan business tax act,"

 

by amending sections 281 and 405 (MCL 208.1281 and 208.1405),

 

section 281 as added and section 405 as amended by 2007 PA 145.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 281. (1) In addition to the taxes imposed and levied

 

under this act and subject to subsections (2) , and (3), and (4),

 

to meet deficiencies in state funds an annual surcharge is imposed

 

and levied on each taxpayer in the following circumstances equal to

 

the following percentage of the taxpayer's tax liability under this

 

act after allocation or apportionment to this state under this act

 

but before calculation of the various credits available under this

 

act:

 

     (a) For each taxpayer other than a person subject to the tax

 


imposed and levied under chapter 2B and for tax years ending after

 

December 31, 2007 and before January 1, 2011, 21.99%.

 

     (b) For a person subject to the tax imposed and levied under

 

chapter 2B:

 

     (i) For tax years ending after December 31, 2007 and before

 

January 1, 2009, 27.7%.

 

     (ii) For tax years ending after December 31, 2008 and before

 

January 1, 2011, 23.4%.

 

     (2) If the Michigan personal income growth exceeds 0% in any 1

 

of the 3 calendar years immediately preceding the 2017 calendar

 

year, then the surcharge under subsection (1) shall not be levied

 

and imposed on or after January 1, 2017. For purposes of this

 

subsection, "Michigan personal income" means personal income for

 

this state as defined by the bureau of economic analysis of the

 

United States department of commerce or its successor.

 

     (2) (3) The amount of the surcharge imposed and levied on any

 

taxpayer under subsection (1)(a) shall not exceed $6,000,000.00 for

 

any single tax year.

 

     (3) (4) The surcharge imposed and levied under this section

 

does not apply to either of the following:

 

     (a) A person subject to the tax imposed and levied under

 

chapter 2A.

 

     (b) A person subject to the tax imposed and levied under

 

chapter 2B that is authorized to exercise only trust powers.

 

     (4) (5) The surcharge imposed and levied under this section

 

shall constitute a part of the tax imposed under this act and shall

 

be administered, collected, and enforced as provided under this

 


act.

 

     Sec. 405. For the 2008 tax year, a taxpayer may claim a credit

 

against the tax imposed by this act equal to 1.52% of the

 

taxpayer's research and development expenses in this state in the

 

tax year. For the 2009 tax year and each the 2010 tax year, after

 

2009, a taxpayer may claim a credit against the tax imposed by this

 

act equal to 1.90% of the taxpayer's research and development

 

expenses in this state in the tax year. The credit under this

 

section combined with the total combined credit allowed under

 

section 403 shall not exceed 65% of the tax liability imposed under

 

this act before the imposition and levy of the surcharge under

 

section 281. As used in this section, "research and development

 

expenses" means that term as defined in section 41(b) of the

 

internal revenue code.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) House Bill No. 5249.

 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6104(request no.

 

04275'09).

 

     (c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6103(request no.

 

05669'09).

 

     (d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6105(request no.

 

05670'09).

 

     (e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6106(request no.

 

05671'09).

 

     (f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6112(request no.

 


05673'09).

 

     (g) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6113(request no.

 

05675'09*).

 

     (h) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6109(request no.

 

05676'09).

 

     (i) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6110(request no.

 

05677'09).

 

     (j) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6116(request no.

 

05678'09).

 

     (k) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6114(request no.

 

05679'09).

 

     (l) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6117(request no.

 

05680'09).

 

     (m) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6108(request no.

 

05681'09).

 

     (n) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6119(request no.

 

05930'10).

 

     (o) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6111(request no.

 

05931'10).

 

     (p) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6115(request no.

 

05932'10).

 

     (q) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6118(request no.

 

05933'10).