HOUSE BILL No. 4598

 

April 30, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Pumford and Hart and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Income tax act of 1967,"                                                   

                                                                                

    by amending section 51 (MCL 206.51), as amended by 1999 PA 6; and           

                                                                                

    to repeal acts and parts of acts.                                           

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

9   rate under section 51b.  , 51c, 51d, or 51e, as applicable.                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   before January 1, 2003, 4.1%.                                               

                                                                                

2       (e) For tax years that begin on and after January 1, 2003 and               

                                                                                

3   before January 1, 2006, 4.0%.                                               

                                                                                

4       (f) For tax years that begin on and after January 1 2006 and                

                                                                                

5   before January 1, 2008, 3.9%.                                               

                                                                                

6       (g) For tax years that begin on and after January 1, 2008 and               

                                                                                

7   before January 1, 2010, 3.85%.                                              

                                                                                

8       (h) For tax years that begin on and after January 1, 2010,                  

                                                                                

9   3.8%.                                                                       

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

13  article IX of the state constitution of 1963:                               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

15  14.4% of the gross collections before refunds from the tax levied           

                                                                                

16  under this section.                                                         

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

18  23.0% of the gross collections before refunds from the tax levied           

                                                                                

19  under this section.                                                         

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

21  collections before refunds from the tax levied under this section           

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

24  applicable.                                                                 

                                                                                

25      (3) The department shall annualize rates provided in                        

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

27  April 30, 1994.  The applicable annualized rate shall be imposed            


                                                                                

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

                                                                                

2   for those tax years.                                                        

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

5   computed, subject to the allocation and apportionment provisions            

                                                                                

6   of this act.                                                                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

15  specified in section 666 of the internal revenue code.  The                 

                                                                                

16  credit shall not reduce the tax otherwise due from the                      

                                                                                

17  beneficiary to an amount less than would have been due if the               

                                                                                

18  accumulation distribution were excluded from taxable income.                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

23  679, shall include items of income and deductions from the trust            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

25  to property owned outright.                                                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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


                                                                                

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

                                                                                

2   internal revenue code subject to adjustments specifically                   

                                                                                

3   provided for in this act.                                                   

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

5   51e:                                                                        

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

7   nonresident individual or any of the following:                             

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

9   revenue code.                                                               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

11  internal revenue code.                                                      

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

13  code.                                                                       

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

15  act subject to the applicable source and attribution rules                  

                                                                                

16  contained in this act.                                                      

                                                                                

17      Enacting section 1.  Sections 51d and 51e of the income tax                 

                                                                                

18  act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.51d and 206.51e, are repealed.