HOUSE BILL No. 6211

 

September 15, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Ehardt, Farhat, Sak, Lipsey and Nitz and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Income tax act of 1967,"                                                   

                                                                                

    by amending section 506 (MCL 206.506), as amended by 1996 PA                

                                                                                

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                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 506.  "Eligible serviceperson", "eligible veteran", and                

                                                                                

2   "eligible widow or widower" means a serviceperson, veteran, or              

                                                                                

3   widow or widower, whose income as defined in this chapter is not            

                                                                                

4   more than $7,500.00 per year unless the serviceperson, veteran,             

                                                                                

5   or widow or widower receives compensation or a pension paid by              

                                                                                

6   the veterans administration or the armed forces of the United               

                                                                                

7   States for service incurred disabilities and who meets the                  

                                                                                

8   requirements of the following schedule:                                     

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                


                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

1                                                              Taxable          

2                                                               Value           

3     War          Person      Service in War   Disability %  Allowance         

                                                                                

4   Indian       Veteran or    3 months, or 1         No     $3,500.00          

5   Civil        veteran's     day with dis-     requirement                    

6   Spanish-     widow or      charge for serv-                                 

7   American     widower       ice-connected                                    

8   Mexican                    disability                                       

                                                                                

9   World War I  Widow or      3 months, or 1         No     $2,500.00          

10  World War II widower of    day with dis-     requirement                    

11  Korean       nondisabled   charge for serv-                                 

12               or nonpen-    ice-connected                                    

13               sioned        disability                                       

14               veteran                                                        

                                                                                

15  All wars or  Pensioned        Any                 No     $3,500.00          

16  presidential veteran or                      requirement                    

17  executive    veteran's                                                      

18  order or     widow or                                                       

19  presidential widower                                                        

20  proclamation                                                                

                                                                                

21  All wars or  Veteran with     Any               10-50    $3,500.00          

22  presidential service-con-                                                   

23  executive    nected dis-                                                    

24  order or     ability or                                                     

25  presidential veteran's                                                      

26  proclamation widow or                                                       

27               widower                                                        

                                                                                

28  All wars or  Veteran with     Any              60-70-80  $4,000.00          

29  presidential service-con-                                                   

30  executive    nected dis-                                                    

31  order or     ability or                                                     

32  presidential veteran's                                                      

33  proclamation widow or                                                       

34               widower                                                        

                                                                                

35  All wars or  Veteran with     Any               90-100   $4,500.00          

36  presidential service-con-                                                   

37  executive    nected dis-                                                    

38  order or     ability or                                                     

39  presidential veteran's                                                      

40  proclamation widow or                                                       

41               widower                                                        

                                                                                

42  All wars or  Widow or         Any                 No     $4,500.00          

43  presidential widower of                      requirement                    

44  executive    veteran dying                                                  


                                                                                

1   order or     in service                                                     

2   presidential                                                                

3   proclamation                                                                

                                                                                

4   Current      Serviceperson    Any                 No     $3,500.00          

5   service      or                              requirement                    

6                serviceperson's                                                

7                widow or                                                       

8                widower