(1) The tax imposed by this act shall be administered by the revenue commissioner of the department of treasury, under Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended, being section 205.1 to 205.19 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and this act. In case of conflict between Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended, and this act, the provisions of this act shall prevail.
  (2) Rules shall be promulgated under this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being section 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 205.306

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Person: as used in this act shall include any person, firm, concern, receiver, receivers, trustee, executor, administrator, agent, institution, association, partnership, company, corporations, and persons acting under declarations of trust. See Michigan Laws 205.312
  • 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
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  (3) A deficiency, interest, or penalty shall not be assessed after the expiration of 4 years after the date set for the filing of the required return or the date the return was filed, whichever is later. The taxpayer shall not claim refund of any amount paid to the department after the expiration of 4 years after the date of the payment. A taxpayer shall not assign a claim against the state to any other person. If a person subject to tax under this act fraudulently conceals any liability for the tax or a part of the tax, the commissioner, upon discovery of the fraud and within 2 years thereafter, shall proceed to assess the tax with penalties and interest as provided, computed from the date on which the tax liability originally accrued and the tax, penalties, and interest shall become due and payable after notice and hearing as provided.
  (4) The running of the statute of limitations shall be suspended for:
  (a) The period pending a final determination of tax after issuance of a notice of intent.
  (b) A period which the taxpayer and the commissioner consent to in writing.