HOUSE BILL No. 6528

 

October 15, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Bieda and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled

 

"Michigan business tax act,"

 

(MCL 208.1101 to 208.1601) by adding section 463.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 463. (1) A taxpayer may claim a credit against the tax

 

imposed by this act equal to 100% of the taxpayer's total tax

 

liability imposed under this act that is attributable to a

 

qualified real estate entity.

 

     (2) For purposes of this section, the tax liability

 

attributable to a qualified real estate entity shall be measured by

 

the reduction in the taxpayer's tax liability which would result if

 

the qualified real estate entity did not exist.

 

     (3) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Qualified real estate" means real estate that is located


 

outside this state and that is acquired prior to the effective date

 

of the amendatory act that added this section.

 

     (b) "Qualified real estate entity" means a person that is

 

directly or indirectly owned by less than 6 individuals, that

 

generates income exclusively from the management, operation, or

 

sale of qualified real estate, and that has less than $10,000.00 of

 

business income from working capital that is related to the

 

management, operation, or sale of qualified real estate.