SENATE BILL No. 257

 

 

March 4, 2003, Introduced by Senators VAN WOERKOM, THOMAS, BIRKHOLZ, GOSCHKA, GARCIA and KUIPERS and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Income tax act of 1967,"                                                   

                                                                                

    (MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 437.                               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 437.  (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,                  

                                                                                

2   2002, an individual may designate on his or her annual return               

                                                                                

3   that a contribution of $5.00 or more of his or her refund be                

                                                                                

4   credited to the home heating credit fund.  If a taxpayer's refund           

                                                                                

5   is not sufficient to make a contribution under this section, the            

                                                                                

6   taxpayer may designate a contribution amount and that                       

                                                                                

7   contribution amount shall be added to the taxpayer's tax                    

                                                                                

8   liability for the tax year.                                                 

                                                                                

9       (2) The contribution designation authorized in this section                 

                                                                                

10  shall be clearly and unambiguously printed on the first page of             

                                                                                

11  the state individual income tax return.