Terms Used In Michigan Laws 123.1358

  • Commercial personal property: means , except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iii), all of the following:
  (i) Personal property classified as commercial personal property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
  • Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fiscal year: means either an annual period that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 or the fiscal year for the authority established by the council. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
  • Industrial personal property: means , except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iii), all of the following:
  •   (i) Personal property classified as industrial personal property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
  • Municipality: includes , but is not limited to, the following:
  •   (i) Counties. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Taxable value: means all of the following:
  •   (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (ii), that value determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
      (1) Beginning in fiscal year 2015-2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall determine the amount of the distributions under this act, except for the payments under section 17(4)(a)(vii) and (viii) and section 17(4)(d)(ii).
      (2) Each municipality shall submit to the department sufficient information for the department to make its calculations under this act, except for the payments under section 17(4)(a)(vii) and (viii) and section 17(4)(d)(ii), as determined by the department.
      (3) The department shall annually make the distribution calculations, except for the payments under section 17(4)(a)(vii) and (viii) and section 17(4)(d)(ii), and the commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values available on the internet.
      (4) For calendar year 2018, each municipality may review the prior year distribution calculations that the department posted on the internet to determine if there are any errors in reporting under section 13(4) or any calculation errors made by the department. For calendar year 2018 and subsequent calendar years, each municipality may review the current year distribution calculations that the department posted on the internet to determine if there are any errors in reporting under section 13(4) or any calculation errors made by the department. A municipality may notify the department of any errors identified, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, by providing substantiating documentation to support an adjustment to the payment amount by March 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the payments are calculated, except that for errors identified in calculations under section 13(5) for the current calendar year, a municipality shall notify the department by August 1 of the calendar year for which the payments are calculated. Upon the department’s review of the substantiating documentation and verification of the errors, the department shall calculate an underpayment or overpayment amount in accordance with section 17(5). The department shall determine if the substantiating documentation is sufficient.
      (5) Each municipality may review the annual commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values posted by the department on the internet to determine if there are any errors in reporting under section 13(3) or any calculation errors made by the department. A municipality may notify the department of any errors identified, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, by providing substantiating documentation to support an adjustment to the payment amount, as described in subdivisions (a) to (e). Upon the department’s review of the substantiating documentation and verification of the errors, the department shall calculate an underpayment or overpayment amount in accordance with section 17(5). The department shall determine if the substantiating documentation is sufficient. Error notifications under this subsection are subject to the following, as applicable:
      (a) For the 2013, 2014, and 2015 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values, as reported by the county equalization director in calendar year 2015 under section 13(3), if a municipality identifies an inaccurate commercial personal property or industrial personal property taxable value, the municipality must report the error to the county equalization director by November 30, 2021, except as provided in section 17(6), by providing substantiating documentation to support the corrected value. County equalization directors shall review all reported inaccurate commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values and determine all municipalities affected by the inaccurate commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values. If a county equalization director identifies an inaccurate commercial personal property or industrial personal property taxable value, the county equalization director shall determine all municipalities affected by the inaccurate commercial personal property or industrial personal property taxable value. County equalization directors shall notify the department by December 30, 2021, of any corrected 2013, 2014, and 2015 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values for each affected municipality. County equalization directors shall provide to the department substantiating documentation to support the corrected values.
      (b) For the 2013 and 2016 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values, as reported by the county equalization director in calendar year 2016 under section 13(3), municipalities must report any inaccurate commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values to the county equalization director by February 28, 2019, except as provided in section 17(6). County equalization directors shall notify the department by March 29, 2019, of any corrected 2013 and 2016 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values by providing substantiating documentation to support the corrected values.
      (c) For the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values, as reported on July 10, 2017, under section 151(1) of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1751, municipalities must report any inaccurate commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values to the county treasurer by February 28, 2019, except as provided in section 17(6). County treasurers shall notify the department by March 29, 2019, of any corrected 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values by providing substantiating documentation to support the corrected values. For purposes of this subdivision, the corrected 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values shall be the current taxable values on July 10, 2017.
      (d) For the 2013 and 2017 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values, as reported by the county equalization director in calendar year 2017 under section 13(3), municipalities must report any inaccurate commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values to the county equalization director by February 28, 2019, except as provided in section 17(6). County equalization directors shall notify the department by March 29, 2019, of any corrected 2013 and 2017 commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values by providing substantiating documentation to support the corrected values.
      (e) For 2018 and subsequent years’ commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values, as reported by the county equalization director by May 31 of each year under section 13(3), if a municipality identifies an inaccurate commercial personal property or industrial personal property taxable value for the current year, the municipality must report the error to the county equalization director by February 28 of the following year, by providing substantiating documentation to support the corrected value. County equalization directors shall review all reported inaccurate commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values and determine all municipalities affected by the inaccurate commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values. If a county equalization director identifies an inaccurate commercial personal property or industrial personal property taxable value, the county equalization director shall determine all municipalities affected by the inaccurate commercial personal property or industrial personal property taxable value. County equalization directors shall notify the department by March 31 of each year of any corrected prior year commercial personal property and industrial personal property taxable values for each affected municipality. County equalization directors shall provide to the department substantiating documentation to support the corrected values.