SENATE BILL No. 198

 

 

February 15, 2005, Introduced by Senators PATTERSON, GILBERT, HARDIMAN, BISHOP, BROWN, GARCIA, KUIPERS, HAMMERSTROM, CROPSEY, ALLEN, BIRKHOLZ, GOSCHKA and SANBORN and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1975 PA 228, entitled

 

"Single business tax act,"

 

(MCL 208.1 to 208.145) by adding section 35c.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 35c. (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,

 

2005, a taxpayer may claim a credit against the tax imposed by this

 

act equal to the contributions made by the taxpayer to a health

 

savings account on behalf of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's

 

employees.

 

     (2) If the amount of the credit under this section exceeds the

 

tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year, that portion of the

 

credit that exceeds the tax liability shall not be carried forward

 

or refunded.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "health savings account" means a


 

health savings account that meets all of the requirements of

 

section 223 of the internal revenue code.