Bill Text: MI HB5265 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Individual income tax: credit; child care savings program; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5266'23
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-10-31 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/26/2023 [HB5265 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB5265-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5265
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1. This act may be cited as the "child care savings program act".
(a) "Account holder" means an individual who establishes, individually or jointly with 1 or more other individuals, an account with a financial institution for which the account holder claims a child care savings account status on the individual's income tax return.
(b) "Child care expenses" mean the actual incurred costs for the care and supervision of a qualified individual that are necessary for the account holder to be employed, attend educational or vocational training programs, to improve employment opportunities, or to search for employment.
(c) "Child care savings account" or "account" means an account with a financial institution that an account holder designates as a child care savings account on the individual's income tax return pursuant to this act for the purpose of paying or reimbursing eligible costs.
(d) "Department" means the department of treasury.
(e) "Dependent" means that term as defined in section 152 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 152.
(f) "Eligible costs" means child care expenses incurred for the care of a qualified individual.
(g) "Financial institution" means any bank, trust company, savings institution, industrial loan association, consumer finance company, credit union, or any benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money market mutual fund, broker, or similar entity authorized to do business in this state.
(h) "Program" means the child care savings program established pursuant to this act.
(i) "Qualified individual" means an individual who is a dependent of the account holder and who is younger than 14 years of age on the last day of the tax year.
(j) "Qualified withdrawal" means a withdrawal from an account that is not subject to a penalty under this act or taxation under the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.847, and that is a withdrawal from an account that is used to pay the eligible costs of an account holder incurred after the account is established.
(k) "Tax year" means the calendar year.
(l) "Treasurer" means the state treasurer.
Sec. 5. (1) The child care savings program is established in the department. The purposes, powers, and duties of the child care savings program are vested in and shall be exercised by the treasurer or the designee of the treasurer.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2024, any individual may open a savings account with a financial institution and designate that account, in its entirety, as a child care savings account to be used to pay or reimburse the account holder's eligible costs. An individual may open a savings account and designate that account as a child care savings account in anticipation of having a qualified individual for whom the individual may incur eligible costs in the future. An individual is not required to designate a qualified individual at the time the individual opens and designates a savings account as a child care savings account.
(3) An individual may jointly own a child care savings account with another person if the joint account holders file a joint return under part 1 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.532. An individual may be the account holder of more than 1 child care savings account.
(4) Only cash and marketable securities may be contributed to a child care savings account. Subject to the limitation under section 11, persons other than the account holder may make contributions to a child care savings account.
Sec. 7. (1) The account holder is responsible for the use or application of funds in a child care savings account. The account holder shall not use funds held in an account to pay expenses of administering the account, except that a service fee may be deducted from the account by a financial institution in which the account is held. An account holder may withdraw funds, in whole or in part, from a child care savings account and deposit the funds in a new child care savings account held by a different financial institution or the same financial institution. If necessary, an account holder may make a hardship withdrawal from the account due to an immediate and heavy financial need of the account holder. However, the amount withdrawn must be limited to the amount necessary to satisfy that need. A hardship withdrawal is not a qualified withdrawal and will be subject to taxation under part 1 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.532.
(2) An account holder shall submit, with the account holder's income tax return filed under part 1 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.532, all of the following to the department, along with the form prescribed by the department under subsection (5):
(a) Account statements that show the contributions made during the tax year and the taxable interest or earnings on the account in the tax year for which the deduction is claimed.
(b) The Form 1099 issued by the financial institution for the account for the tax year for which the deduction is claimed.
(c) Upon a withdrawal of funds from a child care savings account, a copy of a detailed receipt that the withdrawal was used for eligible costs.
(3) An account holder shall maintain and keep, for a period of at least 4 years, suitable records and documentation, for each child care savings account, including, but not limited to, account statements for all contributions and withdrawals made, a detailed list describing the transactions for the account, and other pertinent records and papers as required by the department for the administration of this act.
(4) The treasurer may promulgate rules to implement the program in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. The rules shall not apply to, or impose administrative, reporting, or other obligations or requirements on, financial institutions-related accounts for child care savings accounts.
(5) The department shall prescribe the form and manner in which a taxpayer shall claim a deduction in accordance with this act and section 30 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.30, on the individual's income tax return filed under part 1 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.532. The form shall include, at a minimum all of the following:
(a) The account holder's name.
(b) The name of each of the qualified individuals for whom child care expenses were incurred.
(c) The name of the financial institution and the account number.
(d) The beginning and end of the year balance of the account.
(e) The amount of the deduction claimed for the tax year.
(6) The department may prepare and distribute informational materials on the child care savings program to financial institutions to publicize the availability of the program.
Sec. 9. (1) A financial institution is not required to do any of the following:
(a) Designate an account as a child care savings account in the financial institution's account contracts or systems or in any other way.
(b) Track the use of money withdrawn from a child care savings account.
(c) Allocate funds in a child care savings account among joint account holders.
(d) Report any information to the department that is not otherwise required by law.
(2) A financial institution is not responsible or liable for any of the following:
(a) Determining or ensuring that an account satisfies the requirements to be a child care savings account.
(b) Determining or ensuring that funds in a child care savings account are used for eligible cost.
(c) Reporting or remitting taxes or penalties related to the use of a child care savings account.
(3) Upon being furnished proof of the death of the account holder and any other information required by the contract governing the child care savings account, a financial institution shall distribute the principal and accumulated interest or other income in the account in accordance with the terms of the contract governing the account.
Sec. 11. (1) Contributions to and interest earned on a child care savings account are exempt from taxation as provided in section 30 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.30.
(2) Qualified withdrawals made from child care savings accounts are exempt from taxation as provided in section 30 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.30.
Sec. 13. (1) If funds are withdrawn from an account for any purpose other than the payment or reimbursement of eligible costs by the account holder, there is a penalty equal to 10% of the amount withdrawn. The penalty shall be paid to the department.
(2) The penalty does not apply if the funds withdrawn satisfy any of the following:
(a) Withdrawn by reason of the account holder's or qualified individual's death.
(b) A disbursement of assets of the account pursuant to a filing for protection under the United States bankruptcy code, 11 USC 101 to 1532.
(c) Transferred from an account established pursuant to this act into another account established pursuant to this act as provided in section 7.
(d) Withdrawn by reason of a hardship withdrawal as provided in section 7.
Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5266 (request no. 04512'23) of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.
