MI Comp L § 206.270 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 206 - Income Tax Act of 1967|Act 281 of 1967 - Income Tax Act of 1967 (206.1 - 206.713)|281-1967-1 - Part 1 (206.1...206.532)|281-1967-1-5 - Chapter 5 (206.251...206.278)|Section 206.270 - Tax Voucher Certificate; Definitions.

206.270 Tax voucher certificate; definitions.Sec. 270.  (1) For tax years that begin after December 31, 2008, a taxpayer to whom a tax voucher certificate is issued under an agreement entered into before January 1, 2012 or a taxpayer that is the transferee of a tax voucher certificate that is issued under an agreement entered into before January 1, 2012 may use the tax voucher certificate to pay any liability of the taxpayer under section 51 or to pay any amount owed by the taxpayer under section 351.  (2) A tax voucher certificate shall be used for the purposes allowed under subsection (1) and only in a tax year that begins after December 31, 2008.  (3) The amount of the tax voucher that may be used to pay a liability due under this part in any tax year shall not exceed the lesser of the following:  (a) The amount of the tax voucher stated in the tax voucher certificate held by the taxpayer.  (b) The amount authorized to be used in the tax year under the terms of the tax voucher certificate.  (c) The taxpayer's liability under this part for the tax year for which the tax voucher is used.  (4) If the amount of any tax voucher certificate held by a taxpayer or transferee exceeds the amount the taxpayer may use under subsection (3)(b) or (c) in a tax year, that excess may be used by the taxpayer or transferee to pay, subject to the limitations of subsection (3), any future liability of the taxpayer or transferee under this part.  (5) The tax voucher certificate, and any completed transfer form that was issued pursuant to the Michigan early stage venture investment act of 2003, 2003 PA 296, MCL 125.2231 to 125.2263, shall be attached to the annual return under this part. The department may prescribe and implement alternative methods of reporting and recording ownership, transfer, and utilization of tax voucher certificates that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. The department shall administer this section to assure that any amount of a tax voucher certificate used to pay any liability under this part shall not also be applied to pay any liability of the taxpayer or any other person under the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1101 to 208.1601. The department shall take any action necessary to enforce and effectuate the permissible issuance and use of tax voucher certificates in a manner authorized under this section and the Michigan early stage venture investment act of 2003, 2003 PA 296, MCL 125.2231 to 125.2263.  (6) As used in this section:  (a) "Certificate" or "tax voucher certificate" means the tax voucher certificate issued under section 23 of the Michigan early stage venture capital investment act of 2003, 2003 PA 296, MCL 125.2253, or any replacement tax voucher certificate issued under former section 37e(9)(b) or (d) of the single business tax act, 1975 PA 228, or section 419 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1419.  (b) "Transferee" means a taxpayer to whom a tax voucher certificate has been transferred under section 23 of the Michigan early stage venture investment act of 2003, 2003 PA 296, MCL 125.2253, and former section 37e of the single business tax act, 1975 PA 228, or section 419 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1419. History: Add. 2003, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2004 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Nov. 21, 2005 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2007 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 38, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012 Compiler's Notes: In subsection (6)(a), the reference to the “Michigan early stage venture capital investment act of 2003” evidently should read “Michigan early stage venture investment act of 2003.”