SENATE BILL No. 863

 

 

December 2, 2003, Introduced by Senators HARDIMAN, KUIPERS, SIKKEMA, HAMMERSTROM, CROPSEY, BISHOP and BROWN and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Income tax act of 1967,"                                                   

                                                                                

    (MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 51f.                               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 51f.  (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,                  

                                                                                

2   2003, a taxpayer that is a qualified start-up business may claim            

                                                                                

3   a credit against the tax imposed under this act equal to the                

                                                                                

4   taxpayer's tax liability for the tax year in each of the 5                  

                                                                                

5   consecutive tax years beginning with the first tax year in which            

                                                                                

6   the qualified start-up business claims a credit under section 31a           

                                                                                

7   of the single business tax act, 1975 PA 228, MCL 208.31a.                   

                                                                                

8       (2) As used in this section, "qualified start-up business"                  

                                                                                

9   means that term as defined in section 31a of the single business            

                                                                                

10  tax act, 1975 PA 228, MCL 208.31a.