Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.2090i

  • Authorized business: means an eligible business that has met the requirements of this chapter and with which the fund has entered into a written agreement for withholding tax capture revenues pursuant to this chapter and section 51f of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206. See Michigan Laws 125.2090g
  • Board: means the board of directors of the Michigan strategic fund, except where the context clearly requires a different definition. See Michigan Laws 125.2004
  • Eligible business: means a business other than a retail establishment, professional sports stadium, casino, or that portion of an eligible business used exclusively for retail sales that proposes to create 1 or more of the following:
  (i) A minimum of 3,000 certified new jobs in this state with an average annual wage that is equal to or greater than the prosperity region average wage. See Michigan Laws 125.2090g
  • Fund: means the Michigan strategic fund created under section 5, except where the context clearly requires a different definition. See Michigan Laws 125.2004
  • Withholding tax capture revenues: means the amount of income tax withheld under part 3 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206. See Michigan Laws 125.2090g
  • Written agreement: means a written agreement made between the eligible business and the fund pursuant to this chapter. See Michigan Laws 125.2090g
  •   (1) Subject to the limitations under section 90h(9), an authorized business is eligible to receive withholding tax capture revenue payments as provided in this chapter.
      (2) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (3), the fund shall issue a withholdings certificate each calendar year to an authorized business that states the following:
      (a) That the eligible business is an authorized business.
      (b) The amount of withholding tax capture revenues to be paid from the good jobs for Michigan fund for the designated calendar year.
      (c) The authorized business’s federal employer identification number or the Michigan treasury number assigned to the authorized business.
      (3) The fund shall provide the department of treasury with a copy of each withholdings certificate issued under this section. Upon receipt of a withholdings certificate, an authorized business may request a payment from the good jobs for Michigan fund by filing a copy of the withholdings certificate with the fund. The fund shall issue the withholding tax capture revenue payment from the good jobs for Michigan fund within 90 days of receipt of the request for payment from the authorized business.
      (4) If the authorized business subsequently fails to satisfy and maintain the minimum number of certified new jobs as required under this chapter or any other conditions included in the written agreement, the authorized business forfeits its withholding tax capture revenue payment for the calendar year that the authorized business fails to comply with this chapter or the written agreement. The forfeiture of a withholding tax capture revenue payment under this subsection does not extend the duration of the original written agreement. Accordingly, if the duration of the written agreement has not expired, an authorized business that satisfies all of the terms of the written agreement after a forfeiture under this subsection is entitled to certification for withholding tax capture revenue payments for those subsequent calendar years.
      (5) In the event of a proposed reorganization, merger, or other change of ownership of the authorized business for which reimbursement will continue pursuant to a written agreement, the approval of the fund is required prior to the assignment or transfer of the written agreement.
      (6) The fund shall retain an amount equal to 5% of the withholding tax capture revenue payments authorized for that year for the fund. The board shall use the amount described in this subsection to pay for the additional administration expenses under this chapter.
      (7) As a condition of being an authorized business, an authorized business authorizes the fund to identify the authorized business and disclose the amount and duration of the withholding tax capture revenue payments. The fund shall publish the information described in this subsection on the fund’s website and include this information in the report required under section 9.