HOUSE BILL No. 5298

 

November 13, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Wenke and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "General sales tax act,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending sections 4o and 8 (MCL 205.54o and 205.58), section             

                                                                                

    4o as added by 1994 PA 156.                                                 

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4o.  (1) A person subject to tax under this act with                   

                                                                                

2   aggregate sales at retail in the calendar year of less than                 

                                                                                

3   $5,000.00  $7,500.00 and not operating for profit who is a                 

                                                                                

4   school, church, hospital, parent cooperative preschool, or                  

                                                                                

5   nonprofit organization with a tax exempt status under section               

                                                                                

6   4n(1)(a) or (b)  4q(1)(a) or (b) may exclude from the proceeds             

                                                                                

7   used for the computation of the tax the sales of tangible                   

                                                                                

8   personal property for fund-raising purposes.                                

                                                                                

9       (2) A club, association, auxiliary, or other organization                   

                                                                                

10  affiliated with a school, church, hospital, parent cooperative              

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   preschool, or nonprofit organization with a tax exempt status               

                                                                                

2   under section  4n(1)(a) or (b)  4q(1)(a) or (b) is not considered           

                                                                                

3   a separate person for purposes of this exemption.  As used in               

                                                                                

4   this section, "school" means each elementary, middle, junior, or            

                                                                                

5   high school site within a local school district that represents a           

                                                                                

6   district attendance area as established by the board of the local           

                                                                                

7   school district.                                                            

                                                                                

8       Sec. 8.   Consolidated returns.  Any person subject to the                  

                                                                                

9   tax levied under this act engaging in  2 or more places in  the             

                                                                                

10  same business or businesses  taxable under this act,  in 2 or               

                                                                                

11  more places shall file a consolidated return covering all  such             

                                                                                

12  business activities  engaged in within  in this state and  shall            

                                                                                

13  be entitled to  may deduct 1 exemption only  in the amount of               

                                                                                

14  $50.00 per month  as allowed in section 4.