SENATE BILL No. 322

 

 

March 1, 2007, Introduced by Senators GLEASON, SCHAUER and THOMAS and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 2004 PA 175, entitled

 

"Streamlined sales and use tax revenue equalization act,"

 

(MCL 205.171 to 205.191) by adding section 10.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 10. (1) Beginning June 1, 2007, a credit equal to 6% of

 

the product of the out-of-state mileage percentage and the price of

 

a qualified truck, a trailer designed to be drawn behind a

 

qualified truck, or parts affixed to either a qualified truck or a

 

trailer designed to be drawn behind a qualified truck, purchased,

 

rented, leased, or otherwise used in this state, and used in

 

interstate commerce, may be claimed by an interstate fleet motor

 

carrier on a form prescribed by the department. A credit shall not

 

be claimed in excess of that portion of the amount of sales or use

 

tax paid to this state measured by 6% of the price of a qualified

 


truck, a trailer designed to be drawn behind a qualified truck, or

 

parts affixed to either a qualified truck or a trailer designed to

 

be drawn behind a qualified truck, purchased, rented, leased, or

 

otherwise used in this state, and used in interstate commerce,

 

multiplied by the out-of-state mileage percentage.

 

     (2) "Interstate fleet motor carrier" means a person engaged in

 

the business of carrying persons or property, other than

 

themselves, their employees, or their own property, for hire across

 

state lines, whose fleet mileage was driven at least 10% outside of

 

this state in the immediately preceding tax year.

 

     (3) "Out-of-state mileage percentage" is a fraction, the

 

numerator of which is the number of miles driven outside of this

 

state in the immediately preceding tax year by qualified trucks

 

used by the taxpayer and the denominator of which is the total

 

miles driven in the immediately preceding tax year by qualified

 

trucks used by the taxpayer. Miles driven by qualified trucks used

 

solely in intrastate commerce shall not be included in calculating

 

the out-of-state mileage percentage.

 

     (4) "Qualified truck" means a commercial motor vehicle power

 

unit that has 2 axles and a gross vehicle weight rating in excess

 

of 10,000 pounds or a commercial motor vehicle power unit that has

 

3 or more axles.