SB-1171, As Passed Senate, March 12, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 1171

 

 

March 4, 2008, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, ALLEN, VAN WOERKOM, KUIPERS, STAMAS, BROWN, GILBERT, JANSEN, HARDIMAN, BIRKHOLZ, McMANUS, PAPPAGEORGE, RICHARDVILLE, JELINEK, KAHN, GEORGE, CHERRY, JACOBS, WHITMER, PRUSI, GLEASON, BARCIA, THOMAS, ANDERSON, SCHAUER, CLARKE and HUNTER and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled

 

"Income tax act of 1967,"

 

(MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 367.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 367. (1) An eligible production company may claim a

 

credit for a state certified qualified production against the tax

 

deducted and withheld under this chapter equal to the amount of the

 

credit the eligible production company is eligible to claim for the

 

state certified qualified production under section 455 of the

 

Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455. An eligible

 

production company shall not claim a credit under this section for

 

any of the following:

 

     (a) A credit or portion of a credit the eligible production

 

company claims under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act,

 


2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455.

 

     (b) A credit or portion of a credit that another taxpayer

 

claims under this section or under section 455 of the Michigan

 

business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455.

 

     (2) The credit allowed under this section shall not exceed the

 

tax liability of the eligible production company under this act for

 

the tax year. The credit under this section shall be claimed after

 

all other credits under this act.

 

     (3) The amount of the credit under this section shall be

 

reduced by a credit application and redemption fee equal to 0.5% of

 

the credit claimed, which shall be paid by the taxpayer claiming

 

the credit and be deposited by the department in the Michigan film

 

promotion fund.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "eligible production company",

 

"Michigan film promotion fund", and "state certified qualified

 

production" mean those terms as defined under section 455 of the

 

Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455.