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MI SB0382

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/16/2011

Primary Sponsor

Vincent Gregory

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Origin

Senate

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows individuals to designate $5.00 or more of their income tax refund to contribute to various charitable and public funds starting with the 2008 tax year.

  • Adds the Special Olympics Michigan fund as a new contribution option beginning with the 2012 tax year, to be created under section 5 of the Special Olympics Michigan fund act.

  • Requires the Department of Treasury to maintain a separate contributions schedule listing all available fund designations in alphabetical order and to incorporate new designations as soon as practical.

  • Permits the Department to remove a fund designation from the schedule if it fails to raise $100,000 in any tax year for two consecutive years.

  • Allows taxpayers to designate contributions that exceed their refund amount, with the excess added to their tax liability for that year.

Legislative Description

Income tax; checkoff; special Olympics Michigan fund; provide check-off option. Amends sec. 435 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.435). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0381'11

Income tax, checkoff

Last Action

Referred To Second Reading

5/16/2012

Committee Referrals

Tax Policy6/16/2011
Finance5/17/2011

Full Bill Text

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