SENATE BILL No. 544

 

 

May 7, 2009, Introduced by Senators RICHARDVILLE and SANBORN and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1941 PA 122, entitled

 

"An act to establish the revenue collection duties of the

department of treasury; to prescribe its powers and duties as the

revenue collection agency of this state; to prescribe certain

powers and duties of the state treasurer; to establish the

collection duties of certain other state departments for money or

accounts owed to this state; to regulate the importation, stamping,

and disposition of certain tobacco products; to provide for the

transfer of powers and duties now vested in certain other state

boards, commissions, departments, and offices; to prescribe certain

duties of and require certain reports from the department of

treasury; to provide procedures for the payment, administration,

audit, assessment, levy of interests or penalties on, and appeals

of taxes and tax liability; to prescribe its powers and duties if

an agreement to act as agent for a city to administer, collect, and

enforce the city income tax act on behalf of a city is entered into

with any city; to provide an appropriation; to abolish the state

board of tax administration; to prescribe penalties and provide

remedies; and to declare the effect of this act,"

 

(MCL 205.1 to 205.31) by adding section 18a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 18a. The department shall report to both houses of the


 

legislature before July 1, 2013 and biannually thereafter on the

 

activities of the department regarding the new markets tax credits

 

allowed under section 465 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA

 

36, MCL 208.1465, section 279 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967

 

PA 281, MCL 206.279, and section 476a of the insurance code of

 

1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.476a. The report shall include, but is

 

not limited to, all of the following:

 

     (a) The total combined amount of qualified equity investments

 

attracted under section 465 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007

 

PA 36, MCL 208.1465, section 279 of the income tax act of 1967,

 

1967 PA 281, MCL 206.279, and section 476a of the insurance code of

 

1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.476a.

 

     (b) The total number of taxpayers that claimed a credit under

 

section 465 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL

 

208.1465, section 279 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281,

 

MCL 206.279, and section 476a of the insurance code of 1956, 1956

 

PA 218, MCL 500.476a.

 

     (c) The total amount of credits awarded under section 465 of

 

the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1465, section

 

279 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.279, and

 

section 476a of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL

 

500.476a.

 

     (d) Name and location of all taxpayers and qualified community

 

development entities seeking authorization for credits under

 

section 465 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL

 

208.1465, section 279 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281,

 

MCL 206.279, and section 476a of the insurance code of 1956, 1956


 

PA 218, MCL 500.476a.

 

     (e) The amount of the tax credit allowed for each taxpayer.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

Unless                        House Bill No. 4176             

 

          of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.