March 14, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Kahle, Lucido, LaSata, Marino, Noble, Iden and Kesto and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled
"General sales tax act,"
by amending section 4x (MCL 205.54x), as amended by 2009 PA 53.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4x. (1) A sale to a domestic air carrier of 1 or more of
the following is exempt from the tax under this act:
(a) An aircraft that has a maximum certificated takeoff weight
of at least 6,000 pounds for use solely in the transport of air
cargo, passengers, or a combination of air cargo and passengers.
(b) Parts and materials, excluding shop equipment or fuel,
affixed or to be affixed to an aircraft that has a maximum
certificated takeoff weight of at least 6,000 pounds for use solely
in the transport of air cargo, passengers, or a combination of air
cargo and passengers.
(2) The tax levied under this act does not apply to the sale
of parts or materials, excluding shop equipment or fuel, affixed or
to
be affixed to an aircraft that meets all of the following
conditions:a general aviation aircraft.
(a)
The aircraft leaves this state within 15 days after the
sooner
of the issuance of the final billing or authorized approval
for
final return to service, completion of the maintenance record
entry,
and completion of the test flight and ground test for
inspection
as required under 14 CFR 91.407.
(b)
The aircraft was not based in this state or registered in
this
state before the parts or materials are affixed to the
aircraft
and the aircraft is not based in this state or registered
in
this state after the parts or materials are affixed to the
aircraft.
(3) The tax levied under this act does not apply to the sale
of an aircraft temporarily located in this state for the purpose of
a sale and prepurchase evaluation, customization, improvement,
maintenance, or repair if all of the following conditions are
satisfied:
(a) The aircraft leaves this state within 15 days after the
sale and the completion of any prepurchase evaluation,
customization, improvement, maintenance, or repair that is
associated with the sale, whichever is later.
(b) The aircraft was not based in this state or registered in
this state before the sale and any prepurchase evaluation,
customization, improvement, maintenance, or repair that is
associated with the sale is completed and the aircraft is not based
in this state or registered in this state after the sale and any
prepurchase evaluation, customization, improvement, maintenance, or
repair that is associated with the sale is completed.
(4) A sale of an aircraft to a person for subsequent lease to
a domestic air carrier operating under a certificate issued by the
federal aviation administration under 14 CFR 121, for use solely in
the regularly scheduled transport of passengers is exempt from the
tax under this act.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Based in this state" means hangared or stored in this
state for not less than 10 days in not less than 3 nonconsecutive
months during the immediately preceding 12-month period.
(b) "Customization" means any improvement, maintenance, or
repair that is performed on an aircraft that is associated with the
sale of the aircraft.
(c) "Domestic air carrier" is limited to entities engaged
primarily in the commercial transport for hire of air cargo,
passengers, or a combination of air cargo and passengers as a
business activity.
(d) "General aviation aircraft" means an aircraft that is used
in civil aviation, but does not include an unmanned aerial vehicle.
(e) (d)
"Prepurchase evaluation"
means an examination of an
aircraft to provide a potential purchaser with information relevant
to the potential purchase.
(f) (e)
"Registered in this
state" means an aircraft
registered with the state transportation department, bureau of
aeronautics
or registered with the federal aviation administration
Federal Aviation Administration to an address located in this
state.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.