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MI HB5680
Bill
Status
11/30/2010
Primary Sponsor
Fred Durhal
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AI Summary
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Establishes a tax credit for taxpayers with adjusted gross income of $37,500 or less (or $75,000 for joint filers) who purchase and install qualified home improvements meeting Energy Star guidelines, equal to 10% of the purchase and installation cost or $75 per improvement ($150 for joint filers), whichever is less, for tax years 2009-2011.
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Allows qualified home improvements to include insulation, furnaces, water heaters, windows, refrigerators, clothes washers, and dishwashers that meet or exceed Energy Star efficiency guidelines.
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Provides a separate credit for taxpayers with adjusted gross income of $65,000 or less (or $130,000 for joint filers) equal to 25% of authorized electric utility charges for tax years 2009 and 20% for tax years 2010-2011, covering both investor-owned and municipally owned electric utilities.
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Requires taxpayers to provide verification of purchase amounts and documentation of Energy Star compliance to claim the home improvement credit.
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Home improvement credits exceeding tax liability are refunded; utility credit overages are not refunded.
Legislative Description
Income tax; credit; percentage of additional charges authorized under the clean, renewable, and efficient energy act; include municipally owned electric utilities. Amends sec. 253 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.253).
Income tax, credit
Last Action
Assigned Pa 214'10 With Immediate Effect
11/30/2010