SENATE BILL No. 775

 

 

October 14, 2003, Introduced by Senators BROWN, SWITALSKI and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1975 PA 228, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Single business tax act,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 208.1 to 208.145) by adding section 37e.                               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 37e.  (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,                  

                                                                                

2   2003, a taxpayer may claim a credit against the tax imposed by              

                                                                                

3   this act equal to $1,000.00 for each alternative energy vehicle             

                                                                                

4   the taxpayer purchased or leased in the tax year as a fleet car.            

                                                                                

5       (2) If the credit allowed under this section for the tax year               

                                                                                

6   and any unused carryforward of the credit allowed under this                

                                                                                

7   section exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax                

                                                                                

8   year, the excess shall not be refunded, but may be carried                  

                                                                                

9   forward as an offset to the tax liability in subsequent tax years           

                                                                                

10  for 10 tax years or until the excess credit is used up, whichever           

                                                                                

11  occurs first.                                                               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (3) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

2       (a) "Alternative energy vehicle" means that term as defined                 

                                                                                

3   in section 2 of the Michigan next energy authority act, 2003 PA             

                                                                                

4   593, MCL 207.822.                                                           

                                                                                

5       (b) "Fleet car" means a car that is 1 of at least 25 cars                   

                                                                                

6   purchased or leased by the taxpayer for use by the taxpayer's               

                                                                                

7   employees.