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1-Act No. 177 Public Acts of 2024 Approved by the Governor December 23, 2024 Filed with the Secretary of State December 23, 2024 EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 2024 state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2024 Introduced by Senator Anthony ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1050 AN ACT to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled An act to meet deficiencies in state funds by providing for the imposition, levy, computation, collection, assessment, reporting, payment, and enforcement by lien and otherwise of taxes on or measured by net income and on certain commercial, business, and financial activities; to prescribe the manner and time of making reports and paying the taxes, and the functions of public officers and others as to the taxes; to permit the inspection of the records of taxpayers; to provide for interest and penalties on unpaid taxes; to provide exemptions, credits, rebates, and refunds of the taxes; to create certain funds; to provide for the expenditure of certain funds; to impose certain duties and requirements on certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act; to provide an appropriation; and to repeal acts and parts of acts, by amending sections 12, 607, 699, 701, 805, and 845 (MCL 206.12, 206.607, 206.699, 206.701, 206.805, and 206.845), sections 12 and 607 as amended by 2018 PA 38, section 699 as added by 2011 PA 309, section 701 as amended by 2022 PA 148, and sections 805 and 845 as added by 2021 PA 135, and by adding section 339. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 12. (1) Flow-through entity means an S corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company. Flow-through entity does not include a publicly traded partnership as that term is defined in section 7704 of the internal revenue code that has equity securities registered with the securities and exchange commission under section 12 of title I of the securities exchange act of 1934, 15 USC 78l, or a person treated as a corporation under section 339. (2) Gross income means gross income as defined in the internal revenue code. (3) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2018 or at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year. (4) Member of a flow-through entity means a shareholder of an S corporation; a partner in a partnership or limited partnership; or a member of a limited liability company. (5) Nonresident member means any of the following that is a member of a flow-through entity: (a) An individual who is not domiciled in this state. (b) A nonresident estate or trust. (c) A flow-through entity with a nonresident member. Sec. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of this part unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes. Sec. 607. (1) Federal taxable income means taxable income as defined in section 63 of the internal revenue code, except that federal taxable income shall be calculated as if section 168(k) and section 199 of the internal revenue code were not in effect. (2) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as a subchapter S corporation under section 1362(a) of the internal revenue code, a general partnership, a trust, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, or a limited liability company, that for the tax year is not taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 699. (3) Foreign operating entity means a United States corporation that satisfies each of the following: (a) Would otherwise be a part of a unitary business group that has at least 1 corporation included in the unitary business group that is taxable in this state. (b) Has substantial operations outside the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States except for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a political subdivision of any of the foregoing. (c) At least 80% of its income is active foreign business income as defined in section 871(l)(1)(B)(ii) of the internal revenue code. (4) Gross receipts means the entire amount received by the taxpayer from any activity whether in intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce carried on for direct or indirect gain, benefit, or advantage to the taxpayer or to others except for the following: (a) Proceeds from sales by a principal that the taxpayer collects in an agency capacity solely on behalf of the principal and delivers to the principal. (b) Amounts received by the taxpayer as an agent solely on behalf of the principal that are expended by the taxpayer for any of the following: (i) The performance of a service by a third party for the benefit of the principal that is required by law to be performed by a licensed person. (ii) The performance of a service by a third party for the benefit of the principal that the taxpayer has not undertaken a contractual duty to perform. (iii) Principal and interest under a mortgage loan or land contract, lease or rental payments, or taxes, utilities, or insurance premiums relating to real or personal property owned or leased by the principal. (iv) A capital asset of a type that is, or under the internal revenue code will become, eligible for depreciation, amortization, or accelerated cost recovery by the principal for federal income tax purposes, or for real property owned or leased by the principal. (v) Property not described under subparagraph (iv) purchased by the taxpayer on behalf of the principal and that the taxpayer does not take title to or use in the course of performing its contractual business activities. (vi) Fees, taxes, assessments, levies, fines, penalties, or other payments established by law that are paid to a governmental entity and that are the legal obligation of the principal. (c) Amounts that are excluded from gross income of a foreign corporation engaged in the international operation of aircraft under section 883(a) of the internal revenue code. (d) Amounts received by an advertising agency used to acquire advertising media time, space, production, or talent on behalf of another person. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, amounts received by a taxpayer that manages real property owned by the taxpayers client that are deposited into a separate account kept in the name of the taxpayers client and that are not reimbursements to the taxpayer and are not indirect payments for management services that the taxpayer provides to that client. (f) Proceeds from the taxpayers transfer of an account receivable if the sale that generated the account receivable was included in gross receipts for federal income tax purposes. This subdivision does not apply to a taxpayer that during the tax year both buys and sells any receivables. (g) Proceeds from any of the following: (i) The original issue of stock or equity instruments. (ii) The original issue of debt instruments. (h) Refunds from returned merchandise. (i) Cash and in-kind discounts. (j) Trade discounts. (k) Federal, state, or local tax refunds. (l) Security deposits. (m) Payment of the principal portion of loans. (n) Value of property received in a like-kind exchange. (o) Proceeds from a sale, transaction, exchange, involuntary conversion, or other disposition of tangible, intangible, or real property that is a capital asset as defined in section 1221(a) of the internal revenue code or land that qualifies as property used in the trade or business as defined in section 1231(b) of the internal revenue code, less any gain from the disposition to the extent that gain is included in federal taxable income. (p) The proceeds from a policy of insurance, a settlement of a claim, or a judgment in a civil action less any proceeds under this subdivision that are included in federal taxable income. (5) Insurance company means an authorized insurer as defined in section 108 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.108. Insurance company does not include a health maintenance organization authorized under chapter 35 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3501 to 500.3573. (6) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2018 or, at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year. (7) Member, when used in reference to a flow-through entity, means a shareholder of a subchapter S corporation, a partner in a general partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability partnership, a member of a limited liability company, or a beneficiary of a trust that is a flow-through entity. Sec. 699. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, both of the following apply: (a) A person that is a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes under the internal revenue code is classified as a disregarded entity for purposes of parts 2 and 3 of this act. (b) A person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of parts 2 and 3 of this act unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes. Sec. 701. As used in this chapter: (a) Casino means that term as defined in section 110. (b) Casino licensee means a person licensed to operate a casino under the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.201 to 432.226. (c) Eligible production company means that term as defined under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455. (d) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as an S corporation under section 1362(a) of the internal revenue code, a general partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, or a limited liability company, that for the applicable tax year is not taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 699. (e) Member means a shareholder of an S corporation, a partner in a general partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability partnership, a member of a limited liability company, or a beneficiary of a trust, that is a flow-through entity. (f) Nonresident means an individual who is not a resident of or domiciled in this state, a business entity that does not have its commercial domicile in this state, or a trust not organized in this state. (g) Partnership means a taxpayer that is required to or has elected to file as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. (h) Publicly traded partnership means that term as defined under section 7704 of the internal revenue code. (i) Race meeting licensee and track licensee mean a person to whom a race meeting license or track license is issued pursuant to section 8 of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.308. (j) S corporation means a corporation electing taxation under sections 1361 to 1379 of the internal revenue code. Sec. 805. (1) Federal taxable income means taxable income as defined in section 63 of the internal revenue code without the deductions described under section 703(a)(2) of the internal revenue code. For the purposes of this part in computing federal taxable income, an S corporation shall be treated as a corporation under section 1361(a)(2) of the internal revenue code and a partnership shall be treated as an association taxable as a corporation pursuant to an election under 26 CFR 301.7701-3(a). (2) Financial institution means that term as defined in section 651. (3) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as an S corporation or a partnership under the internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include a publicly traded partnership, any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 845, or any person subject to the tax imposed under chapter 13. (4) Insurance company means that term as defined in section 607. (5) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2021 or, at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year. (6) Member, when used in reference to a flow-through entity, means a shareholder of an S corporation or a partner or member in a partnership. Sec. 845. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, both of the following apply: (a) A person that is a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes under the internal revenue code is classified as a disregarded entity for purposes of this part. (b) A person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of this part unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes. Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 982. (b) Senate Bill No. 983. (c) Senate Bill No. 984. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor
1+state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2024 Introduced by Senator Anthony ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1050 AN ACT to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled An act to meet deficiencies in state funds by providing for the imposition, levy, computation, collection, assessment, reporting, payment, and enforcement by lien and otherwise of taxes on or measured by net income and on certain commercial, business, and financial activities; to prescribe the manner and time of making reports and paying the taxes, and the functions of public officers and others as to the taxes; to permit the inspection of the records of taxpayers; to provide for interest and penalties on unpaid taxes; to provide exemptions, credits, rebates, and refunds of the taxes; to create certain funds; to provide for the expenditure of certain funds; to impose certain duties and requirements on certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act; to provide an appropriation; and to repeal acts and parts of acts, by amending sections 12, 607, 699, 701, 805, and 845 (MCL 206.12, 206.607, 206.699, 206.701, 206.805, and 206.845), sections 12 and 607 as amended by 2018 PA 38, section 699 as added by 2011 PA 309, section 701 as amended by 2022 PA 148, and sections 805 and 845 as added by 2021 PA 135, and by adding section 339. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 12. (1) Flow-through entity means an S corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company. Flow-through entity does not include a publicly traded partnership as that term is defined in section 7704 of the internal revenue code that has equity securities registered with the securities and exchange commission under section 12 of title I of the securities exchange act of 1934, 15 USC 78l, or a person treated as a corporation under section 339. (2) Gross income means gross income as defined in the internal revenue code. (3) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2018 or at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year. (4) Member of a flow-through entity means a shareholder of an S corporation; a partner in a partnership or limited partnership; or a member of a limited liability company. (5) Nonresident member means any of the following that is a member of a flow-through entity: (a) An individual who is not domiciled in this state. (b) A nonresident estate or trust. (c) A flow-through entity with a nonresident member. Sec. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of this part unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes. Sec. 607. (1) Federal taxable income means taxable income as defined in section 63 of the internal revenue code, except that federal taxable income shall be calculated as if section 168(k) and section 199 of the internal revenue code were not in effect. (2) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as a subchapter S corporation under section 1362(a) of the internal revenue code, a general partnership, a trust, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, or a limited liability company, that for the tax year is not taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 699. (3) Foreign operating entity means a United States corporation that satisfies each of the following: (a) Would otherwise be a part of a unitary business group that has at least 1 corporation included in the unitary business group that is taxable in this state. (b) Has substantial operations outside the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States except for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a political subdivision of any of the foregoing. (c) At least 80% of its income is active foreign business income as defined in section 871(l)(1)(B)(ii) of the internal revenue code. (4) Gross receipts means the entire amount received by the taxpayer from any activity whether in intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce carried on for direct or indirect gain, benefit, or advantage to the taxpayer or to others except for the following: (a) Proceeds from sales by a principal that the taxpayer collects in an agency capacity solely on behalf of the principal and delivers to the principal. (b) Amounts received by the taxpayer as an agent solely on behalf of the principal that are expended by the taxpayer for any of the following: (i) The performance of a service by a third party for the benefit of the principal that is required by law to be performed by a licensed person. (ii) The performance of a service by a third party for the benefit of the principal that the taxpayer has not undertaken a contractual duty to perform. (iii) Principal and interest under a mortgage loan or land contract, lease or rental payments, or taxes, utilities, or insurance premiums relating to real or personal property owned or leased by the principal. (iv) A capital asset of a type that is, or under the internal revenue code will become, eligible for depreciation, amortization, or accelerated cost recovery by the principal for federal income tax purposes, or for real property owned or leased by the principal. (v) Property not described under subparagraph (iv) purchased by the taxpayer on behalf of the principal and that the taxpayer does not take title to or use in the course of performing its contractual business activities. (vi) Fees, taxes, assessments, levies, fines, penalties, or other payments established by law that are paid to a governmental entity and that are the legal obligation of the principal. (c) Amounts that are excluded from gross income of a foreign corporation engaged in the international operation of aircraft under section 883(a) of the internal revenue code. (d) Amounts received by an advertising agency used to acquire advertising media time, space, production, or talent on behalf of another person. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, amounts received by a taxpayer that manages real property owned by the taxpayers client that are deposited into a separate account kept in the name of the taxpayers client and that are not reimbursements to the taxpayer and are not indirect payments for management services that the taxpayer provides to that client. (f) Proceeds from the taxpayers transfer of an account receivable if the sale that generated the account receivable was included in gross receipts for federal income tax purposes. This subdivision does not apply to a taxpayer that during the tax year both buys and sells any receivables. (g) Proceeds from any of the following: (i) The original issue of stock or equity instruments. (ii) The original issue of debt instruments. (h) Refunds from returned merchandise. (i) Cash and in-kind discounts. (j) Trade discounts. (k) Federal, state, or local tax refunds. (l) Security deposits. (m) Payment of the principal portion of loans. (n) Value of property received in a like-kind exchange. (o) Proceeds from a sale, transaction, exchange, involuntary conversion, or other disposition of tangible, intangible, or real property that is a capital asset as defined in section 1221(a) of the internal revenue code or land that qualifies as property used in the trade or business as defined in section 1231(b) of the internal revenue code, less any gain from the disposition to the extent that gain is included in federal taxable income. (p) The proceeds from a policy of insurance, a settlement of a claim, or a judgment in a civil action less any proceeds under this subdivision that are included in federal taxable income. (5) Insurance company means an authorized insurer as defined in section 108 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.108. Insurance company does not include a health maintenance organization authorized under chapter 35 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3501 to 500.3573. (6) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2018 or, at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year. (7) Member, when used in reference to a flow-through entity, means a shareholder of a subchapter S corporation, a partner in a general partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability partnership, a member of a limited liability company, or a beneficiary of a trust that is a flow-through entity. Sec. 699. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, both of the following apply: (a) A person that is a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes under the internal revenue code is classified as a disregarded entity for purposes of parts 2 and 3 of this act. (b) A person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of parts 2 and 3 of this act unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes. Sec. 701. As used in this chapter: (a) Casino means that term as defined in section 110. (b) Casino licensee means a person licensed to operate a casino under the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.201 to 432.226. (c) Eligible production company means that term as defined under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455. (d) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as an S corporation under section 1362(a) of the internal revenue code, a general partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, or a limited liability company, that for the applicable tax year is not taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 699. (e) Member means a shareholder of an S corporation, a partner in a general partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability partnership, a member of a limited liability company, or a beneficiary of a trust, that is a flow-through entity. (f) Nonresident means an individual who is not a resident of or domiciled in this state, a business entity that does not have its commercial domicile in this state, or a trust not organized in this state. (g) Partnership means a taxpayer that is required to or has elected to file as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. (h) Publicly traded partnership means that term as defined under section 7704 of the internal revenue code. (i) Race meeting licensee and track licensee mean a person to whom a race meeting license or track license is issued pursuant to section 8 of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.308. (j) S corporation means a corporation electing taxation under sections 1361 to 1379 of the internal revenue code. Sec. 805. (1) Federal taxable income means taxable income as defined in section 63 of the internal revenue code without the deductions described under section 703(a)(2) of the internal revenue code. For the purposes of this part in computing federal taxable income, an S corporation shall be treated as a corporation under section 1361(a)(2) of the internal revenue code and a partnership shall be treated as an association taxable as a corporation pursuant to an election under 26 CFR 301.7701-3(a). (2) Financial institution means that term as defined in section 651. (3) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as an S corporation or a partnership under the internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include a publicly traded partnership, any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 845, or any person subject to the tax imposed under chapter 13. (4) Insurance company means that term as defined in section 607. (5) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2021 or, at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year. (6) Member, when used in reference to a flow-through entity, means a shareholder of an S corporation or a partner or member in a partnership. Sec. 845. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, both of the following apply: (a) A person that is a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes under the internal revenue code is classified as a disregarded entity for purposes of this part. (b) A person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of this part unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes. Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 982. (b) Senate Bill No. 983. (c) Senate Bill No. 984. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor
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2321 Introduced by Senator Anthony
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2523 ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1050
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2725 AN ACT to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled An act to meet deficiencies in state funds by providing for the imposition, levy, computation, collection, assessment, reporting, payment, and enforcement by lien and otherwise of taxes on or measured by net income and on certain commercial, business, and financial activities; to prescribe the manner and time of making reports and paying the taxes, and the functions of public officers and others as to the taxes; to permit the inspection of the records of taxpayers; to provide for interest and penalties on unpaid taxes; to provide exemptions, credits, rebates, and refunds of the taxes; to create certain funds; to provide for the expenditure of certain funds; to impose certain duties and requirements on certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act; to provide an appropriation; and to repeal acts and parts of acts, by amending sections 12, 607, 699, 701, 805, and 845 (MCL 206.12, 206.607, 206.699, 206.701, 206.805, and 206.845), sections 12 and 607 as amended by 2018 PA 38, section 699 as added by 2011 PA 309, section 701 as amended by 2022 PA 148, and sections 805 and 845 as added by 2021 PA 135, and by adding section 339.
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3129 Sec. 12. (1) Flow-through entity means an S corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company. Flow-through entity does not include a publicly traded partnership as that term is defined in section 7704 of the internal revenue code that has equity securities registered with the securities and exchange commission under section 12 of title I of the securities exchange act of 1934, 15 USC 78l, or a person treated as a corporation under section 339.
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3331 (2) Gross income means gross income as defined in the internal revenue code.
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3533 (3) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2018 or at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year.
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3735 (4) Member of a flow-through entity means a shareholder of an S corporation; a partner in a partnership or limited partnership; or a member of a limited liability company.
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3937 (5) Nonresident member means any of the following that is a member of a flow-through entity:
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4139 (a) An individual who is not domiciled in this state.
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4341 (b) A nonresident estate or trust.
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4543 (c) A flow-through entity with a nonresident member.
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4947 Sec. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of this part unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes.
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5149 Sec. 607. (1) Federal taxable income means taxable income as defined in section 63 of the internal revenue code, except that federal taxable income shall be calculated as if section 168(k) and section 199 of the internal revenue code were not in effect.
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5351 (2) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as a subchapter S corporation under section 1362(a) of the internal revenue code, a general partnership, a trust, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, or a limited liability company, that for the tax year is not taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 699.
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5553 (3) Foreign operating entity means a United States corporation that satisfies each of the following:
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5755 (a) Would otherwise be a part of a unitary business group that has at least 1 corporation included in the unitary business group that is taxable in this state.
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5957 (b) Has substantial operations outside the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States except for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a political subdivision of any of the foregoing.
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6159 (c) At least 80% of its income is active foreign business income as defined in section 871(l)(1)(B)(ii) of the internal revenue code.
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6361 (4) Gross receipts means the entire amount received by the taxpayer from any activity whether in intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce carried on for direct or indirect gain, benefit, or advantage to the taxpayer or to others except for the following:
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6563 (a) Proceeds from sales by a principal that the taxpayer collects in an agency capacity solely on behalf of the principal and delivers to the principal.
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6765 (b) Amounts received by the taxpayer as an agent solely on behalf of the principal that are expended by the taxpayer for any of the following:
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6967 (i) The performance of a service by a third party for the benefit of the principal that is required by law to be performed by a licensed person.
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7169 (ii) The performance of a service by a third party for the benefit of the principal that the taxpayer has not undertaken a contractual duty to perform.
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7371 (iii) Principal and interest under a mortgage loan or land contract, lease or rental payments, or taxes, utilities, or insurance premiums relating to real or personal property owned or leased by the principal.
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7573 (iv) A capital asset of a type that is, or under the internal revenue code will become, eligible for depreciation, amortization, or accelerated cost recovery by the principal for federal income tax purposes, or for real property owned or leased by the principal.
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7775 (v) Property not described under subparagraph (iv) purchased by the taxpayer on behalf of the principal and that the taxpayer does not take title to or use in the course of performing its contractual business activities.
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7977 (vi) Fees, taxes, assessments, levies, fines, penalties, or other payments established by law that are paid to a governmental entity and that are the legal obligation of the principal.
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8179 (c) Amounts that are excluded from gross income of a foreign corporation engaged in the international operation of aircraft under section 883(a) of the internal revenue code.
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8381 (d) Amounts received by an advertising agency used to acquire advertising media time, space, production, or talent on behalf of another person.
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8583 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, amounts received by a taxpayer that manages real property owned by the taxpayers client that are deposited into a separate account kept in the name of the taxpayers client and that are not reimbursements to the taxpayer and are not indirect payments for management services that the taxpayer provides to that client.
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8785 (f) Proceeds from the taxpayers transfer of an account receivable if the sale that generated the account receivable was included in gross receipts for federal income tax purposes. This subdivision does not apply to a taxpayer that during the tax year both buys and sells any receivables.
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109107 (o) Proceeds from a sale, transaction, exchange, involuntary conversion, or other disposition of tangible, intangible, or real property that is a capital asset as defined in section 1221(a) of the internal revenue code or land that qualifies as property used in the trade or business as defined in section 1231(b) of the internal revenue code, less any gain from the disposition to the extent that gain is included in federal taxable income.
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111109 (p) The proceeds from a policy of insurance, a settlement of a claim, or a judgment in a civil action less any proceeds under this subdivision that are included in federal taxable income.
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113111 (5) Insurance company means an authorized insurer as defined in section 108 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.108. Insurance company does not include a health maintenance organization authorized under chapter 35 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3501 to 500.3573.
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115113 (6) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2018 or, at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year.
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117115 (7) Member, when used in reference to a flow-through entity, means a shareholder of a subchapter S corporation, a partner in a general partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability partnership, a member of a limited liability company, or a beneficiary of a trust that is a flow-through entity.
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121119 Sec. 699. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, both of the following apply:
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123121 (a) A person that is a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes under the internal revenue code is classified as a disregarded entity for purposes of parts 2 and 3 of this act.
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125123 (b) A person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of parts 2 and 3 of this act unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes.
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129127 Sec. 701. As used in this chapter:
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131129 (a) Casino means that term as defined in section 110.
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133131 (b) Casino licensee means a person licensed to operate a casino under the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.201 to 432.226.
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135133 (c) Eligible production company means that term as defined under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455.
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137135 (d) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as an S corporation under section 1362(a) of the internal revenue code, a general partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, or a limited liability company, that for the applicable tax year is not taxed as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 699.
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139137 (e) Member means a shareholder of an S corporation, a partner in a general partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability partnership, a member of a limited liability company, or a beneficiary of a trust, that is a flow-through entity.
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141139 (f) Nonresident means an individual who is not a resident of or domiciled in this state, a business entity that does not have its commercial domicile in this state, or a trust not organized in this state.
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143141 (g) Partnership means a taxpayer that is required to or has elected to file as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
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145143 (h) Publicly traded partnership means that term as defined under section 7704 of the internal revenue code.
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147145 (i) Race meeting licensee and track licensee mean a person to whom a race meeting license or track license is issued pursuant to section 8 of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.308.
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149147 (j) S corporation means a corporation electing taxation under sections 1361 to 1379 of the internal revenue code.
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153151 Sec. 805. (1) Federal taxable income means taxable income as defined in section 63 of the internal revenue code without the deductions described under section 703(a)(2) of the internal revenue code. For the purposes of this part in computing federal taxable income, an S corporation shall be treated as a corporation under section 1361(a)(2) of the internal revenue code and a partnership shall be treated as an association taxable as a corporation pursuant to an election under 26 CFR 301.7701-3(a).
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155153 (2) Financial institution means that term as defined in section 651.
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157155 (3) Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable tax year is treated as an S corporation or a partnership under the internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. Flow-through entity does not include a publicly traded partnership, any entity disregarded or treated as a corporation under section 845, or any person subject to the tax imposed under chapter 13.
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159157 (4) Insurance company means that term as defined in section 607.
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161159 (5) Internal revenue code means the United States internal revenue code of 1986 in effect on January 1, 2021 or, at the option of the taxpayer, in effect for the tax year.
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163161 (6) Member, when used in reference to a flow-through entity, means a shareholder of an S corporation or a partner or member in a partnership.
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167165 Sec. 845. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, both of the following apply:
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169167 (a) A person that is a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes under the internal revenue code is classified as a disregarded entity for purposes of this part.
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171169 (b) A person that converts into a limited liability company under section 7 of 1883 PA 129, MCL 484.7, is treated as a corporation for purposes of this part unless that converted entity is a disregarded entity for federal income tax filing purposes under the internal revenue code and its regarded owner is treated as a corporation for state and federal income tax purposes.
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175173 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law:
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177175 (a) Senate Bill No. 982.
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179177 (b) Senate Bill No. 983.
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181179 (c) Senate Bill No. 984.
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183181 This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
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191189 Secretary of the Senate
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197195 Clerk of the House of Representatives
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203201 Governor