Act No. 224

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

June 24, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 26, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2006

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Huizenga, Elsenheimer and Tobocman

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6070

AN ACT to amend 1975 PA 228, entitled "An act to provide for the imposition, levy, computation, collection, assessment and enforcement, by lien or otherwise, of taxes on certain commercial, business, and financial activities; to prescribe the manner and times of making certain reports and paying taxes; to prescribe the powers and duties of public officers and state departments; to permit the inspection of records of taxpayers; to provide for interest and penalties on unpaid taxes; to provide exemptions, credits, and refunds; to provide penalties; to provide for the disposition of funds; to provide for the interrelation of this act with other acts; and to provide an appropriation," (MCL 208.1 to 208.145) by adding section 35e; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 35e. (1) For projects approved under section 38g for which a certificate of completion is issued on and after January 1, 2006, a qualified taxpayer may assign all or a portion of a credit allowed under section 38g(2), (3), or (33) under this section. A credit assignment under this subsection is irrevocable and, except for a credit assignment based on a multiphase project, shall be made in the tax year in which a certificate of completion is issued unless the assignee is an unknown lessee. If a qualified taxpayer wishes to assign all or a portion of its credit to a lessee but the lessee is unknown in the tax year in which the certificate of completion is issued, the qualified taxpayer may delay claiming and assigning the credit until the first tax year in which the lessee is known. A qualified taxpayer may claim a portion of a credit and assign the remaining credit amount. If the qualified taxpayer both claims and assigns portions of the credit, the qualified taxpayer shall claim the portion it claims in the tax year in which a certificate of completion is issued pursuant to section 38g. An assignee may subsequently assign a credit or any portion of a credit assigned under this section to 1 or more assignees. An assignment under this section of a credit allowed under section 38g(2), (3), or (33) shall not be made after 10 years after the first tax year in which that credit under section 38g(2), (3), or (33) may be claimed. The credit assignment or a subsequent reassignment under this section shall be made on a form prescribed by the Michigan economic growth authority. The qualified taxpayer shall send a copy of the completed assignment form to the Michigan economic growth authority in the tax year in which an assignment or reassignment is made. An assignee or subsequent reassignee shall attach a copy of the completed assignment form to its annual return required under this act, for the tax year in which the assignment or reassignment is made and the assignee or reassignee first claims a credit, which shall be the same tax year. A credit assignment based on a credit for a component of a multiphase project that is completed before January 1, 2006 shall be made under section 38g(18). A credit assignment based on a credit for a component of a multiphase project that is completed on or after January 1, 2006 may be made under this section. In addition to all other procedures and requirements under this section, the following apply if the total of all credits for a project is more than $10,000,000.00 but $30,000,000.00 or less:

(a) The credit shall be assigned based on the schedule contained in the certificate of completion.

(b) If the qualified taxpayer assigns all or a portion of the credit amount, the qualified taxpayer shall assign the annual credit amount for each tax year separately.

(c) More than 1 annual credit amount may be assigned to any 1 assignee and the qualified taxpayer may assign all or a portion of each annual credit amount to any assignee.

(2) As used in this section, "multiphase project", "project", and "qualified taxpayer" mean those terms as defined in section 38g.

Enacting section 1. Section 35e as added to the single business tax act, 1975 PA 228, by 2006 PA 113, is repealed.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act is intended to be retroactive and effective January 1, 2006.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor