HOUSE BILL NO. 5425

October 20, 2021, Introduced by Reps. Witwer and Tisdel and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.

A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled

"Income tax act of 1967,"

by amending sections 51f and 711 (MCL 206.51f and 206.711), section 51f as added by 2017 PA 110 and section 711 as amended by 2018 PA 118.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 51f. (1) In addition to the distributions under sections 51 and 51d, from the revenue collected from the tax levied under section 51 an the following amounts shall be distributed as follows:

(a) An amount equal to that portion of the withholding tax capture revenues attributable to certified new jobs and due to be paid to an authorized business pursuant to a written agreement entered into under chapter 8D of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090g to 125.2090j, shall be deposited each state fiscal year into the good jobs for Michigan fund created in section 90j of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090j.

(b) An amount equal to that portion of the withholding tax capture revenues attributable to certified new jobs and due to be paid to an authorized business pursuant to a written agreement entered into under chapter 8F of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090t to 125.2090w, shall be deposited each state fiscal year into the employment opportunity fund created in section 90w of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090w.

(2) As used in this section, "authorized business", "certified new jobs", "withholding tax capture revenues", and "written agreement" mean those terms as defined in section 90g or 90t, whichever is applicable, of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090g or 125.2090t.

Sec. 711. (1) Every person required by this part to deduct and withhold taxes for a tax year on income other than distributive share of income from a flow-through entity shall furnish to the person who received the income a statement in duplicate on or before January 31 of the succeeding year of the total income paid during the tax year and the amount deducted or withheld. However, if employment is terminated before the close of a calendar year by a person that goes out of business or permanently ceases to exist, then the statement required by this subsection shall be issued within 30 days after the last compensation, winnings, or payoff of a winning ticket is paid. A duplicate of a statement made pursuant to this section and an annual reconciliation return, MI-W3, shall be filed with the department by February 28 of the succeeding year for tax years before the 2018 tax year and by January 31 of the succeeding year for the 2018 tax year and each tax year after 2018 except that a person that goes out of business or permanently ceases to exist shall file the statement and the annual reconciliation return within 30 days after going out of business or permanently ceasing to exist. For tax years that begin before July 1, 2016, a flow-through entity that was required to withhold taxes on distributive shares of business income shall file an annual reconciliation return with the department no later than the last day of the second month following the end of the flow-through entity's federal tax year. The department may require a flow-through entity to file an annual business income information return with the department on the due date, including extensions, of its annual federal information return.

(2) Every person required by this part to deduct or withhold taxes shall make a return or report in form and content and at times as prescribed by the department. An employer that has more than 250 employees shall file its annual return or report required under this section in electronic form. An employer that has entered into an agreement with a community college pursuant to chapter 13 of the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.161 to 389.166, and is required to deduct or withhold taxes from compensation and make payments to a community college pursuant to the agreement for a portion of those taxes withheld shall, for as long as the agreement remains in effect, delineate in the return or report required under this subsection between the amount deducted or withheld and paid to the state and that amount paid to a community college. An employer that has entered into a written agreement pursuant to the good jobs for Michigan program created under section 90h of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090h, or pursuant to the Michigan employment opportunity program created under section 90u of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090u, shall, for as long as the written agreement remains in effect, delineate in the return or report required under this subsection the portion of those taxes withheld and paid to the state that are attributable to certified new jobs.

(3) Every person who receives income subject to withholding under this part shall furnish to the person required by this part to deduct and withhold taxes information required to make an accurate withholding. A person who receives income subject to withholding under this part shall file with the person required by this part to deduct and withhold taxes revised information within 10 days after a decrease in the number of exemptions or a change in status from a nonresident to a resident. The person who receives income subject to withholding under this part may file revised information when the number of exemptions increases or when a change in status occurs from that of a resident of this state to a nonresident of this state. Revised information shall not be given retroactive effect for withholding purposes. A person required by this part to deduct and withhold taxes shall rely on this information for withholding purposes unless directed by the department to withhold on some other basis. If a person who receives income subject to withholding under this part fails or refuses to furnish information, the person required by this part to deduct and withhold taxes shall withhold at the full rate of tax from the person's income subject to withholding under this part.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5426 (request no. 02430'21) of the 101st Legislature is enacted into law.