SENATE BILL No. 13

January 10, 2001, Introduced by Senator BULLARD and referred to the Committee on Finance.

A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled

"Income tax act of 1967,"

by amending section 311 (MCL 206.311), as amended by 1987 PA 254,

and by adding section 51f.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 51F. FOR TAX YEARS THAT BEGIN AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2000,

2 A TAXPAYER WHO HAS ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF $5,000.00 OR LESS FOR

3 A SINGLE RETURN OR $10,000.00 OR LESS FOR A JOINT RETURN IS

4 EXEMPT FROM THE TAX LEVIED AND IMPOSED UNDER THIS ACT AND IS NOT

5 REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN UNDER THIS ACT FOR THAT TAX YEAR.

6 Sec. 311. (1) The taxpayer on or before the due date set

7 for the filing of a return or the payment of the tax, except as

8 otherwise provided in this act, shall make out a return in the

9 form and content as prescribed by the commissioner, verify the

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1 return, and transmit it, together with a remittance of the amount

2 of the tax, to the department.

3 (2) A TAXPAYER WHO IS EXEMPT FROM TAX PURSUANT TO

4 SECTION 31F FOR A TAX YEAR IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN UNDER

5 THIS SECTION FOR THAT TAX YEAR.

6 (3) (2) The commissioner, upon application of the taxpayer

7 and for good cause shown, may extend under prescribed conditions

8 the time for filing the annual or final return required by this

9 act. Before the original due date, the taxpayer shall remit with

10 an application for extension the estimated tax due. In computing

11 the tax due for the tax year, interest at the rate established

12 in, and penalties imposed by, section 23 of Act No. 122 of the

13 Public Acts of 1941, as amended, being section 205.23 of the

14 Michigan Compiled Laws 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.23, shall be added

15 to the amount of tax unpaid for the period of the extension. The

16 commissioner may require a tentative return and payment of an

17 estimated tax.

18 (4) (3) Taxpayers who are husband and wife and who file a

19 joint federal income tax return pursuant to the internal revenue

20 code shall file a joint return UNDER THIS ACT.

21 (5) (4) When IF the taxpayer has been granted an extension

22 or extensions of time within which to file a final federal INCOME

23 TAX return for a taxable TAX year, the filing of a copy of the

24 extension or extensions automatically extends the due date of the

25 final return under this act for an equivalent period. The tax-

26 payer shall remit with the copy of the extension or extensions

27 the estimated tax due. In computing the tax due for the tax

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1 year, interest at the rate established in, and penalties imposed

2 by, section 23 of Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941 1941

3 PA 122, MCL 205.23, shall be added to the amount of tax unpaid

4 for the period of the extension.

5 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect

6 January 1, 2000.

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