Sec. 315.

(1) Every person, other than a corporation, required to make a return for any taxable period under the internal revenue code, except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, if his or her adjusted gross income is in excess of the personal exemptions allowed by this act shall render on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of that taxable period to the department a return setting forth all of the following:

(a) The amount of adjusted gross income on the return made to the United States internal revenue service for federal income tax purposes and as provided in the definitions contained in this act and the rules issued under this act.

(b) The personal and dependency exemptions as allowed by this act.

(c) The amount of tax due under this act, less credits claimed against the tax.

(d) Other information for the purposes of carrying out this act as may be prescribed by the department.

(e) The balance of the tax shown to be due on the return is due and shall be paid by the date fixed for filing the return unless the balance is less than $1.00, in which event payment is not required.

(2) A nonresident member who has income in this state from 1 or more flow-through entities may elect to be included in the composite income tax return of a flow-through entity of which the nonresident member is a member.

(3) A flow-through entity may file a composite income tax return on behalf of electing nonresident members and report and pay the tax due based on the electing nonresident members’ shares of income available for distribution from the flow-through entity for doing business in, or deriving income from, sources within this state.

(4) A nonresident member that has been included in a composite income tax return and also files an individual income tax return for the same taxable period may claim a credit against the tax imposed by this act on that individual income tax return for the amount of taxes paid on behalf of the nonresident member by the flow-through entity on that composite income tax return.

(5) A composite income tax return is due on or before each April 15 and shall report the information required by the department for the immediately preceding calendar year.

History: 1967, Act 281, Eff. Oct. 1, 1967 ;– Am. 1969, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969 ;– Am. 1975, Act 233, Imd. Eff. Aug. 27, 1975 ;– Am. 2003, Act 49, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003