either a facility (environmentally contaminated property),
•
Benefits include prescription, primary health care,
functionally obsolete or blighted. Functionally obsolete
and hospitalization coverage
or blighted property must be located in a qualified local
•
Not a qualified new job used to calculate a MEGA
governmental unit. For the purpose of this credit, the
Employment Tax Credit or MEGA Business Activity
local Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Authority
Tax Credit.
designates eligible property in an approved Brownfield
Complete and attached the Created Jobs Credit -
plan.
Worksheet I to claim this credit. Created Jobs Credit -
For the credit to be valid, attach the Certificate of
Worksheet II must also be completed for each employee.
Completion, issued after the completion of the approval
Do not submit Worksheet II with your return, but retain
process, to the return. If the credit is being assigned,
it for your records.
attach documentation verifying that the credit is valid. If
The Old Brownfield Credit was available for tax years
the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the
that began after December 31, 1996 and before January
difference may be carried forward for the next 10 tax
1, 2001. The credit carryforwards from credits that were
years.
previously approved may still be applied against the
Note: The sale, disposal, or transfer to another
current tax liability until the credit is used up or the
location of personal property used to calculate this credit
10-year limitation has been reached.
will result in an addition to the tax liability of the qualified
Note: A partial recapture of the credit is required if
taxpayer who was originally awarded the credit in the
tangible assets used in the calculation of the credit are
year in which the sale, disposal or transfer occurs. This
sold, disposed of, or transferred from the property. The
is true even if the credit was assigned to someone else.
recapture is equal to 10% of the federal basis used for
This additional liability will be calculated by multiplying
determining gain or loss as of the date of the sale,
the same percentage as is used to calculate the credit
disposition or transfer.
(e.g., 10%) times the federal basis of the property used
to calculate gain or loss as of the date of the sale,
The Renaissance Zone Credit encourages businesses
disposition or transfer.
and individuals to move into a designated zone to help
revitalize the area. A business located and conducting
PA 249 of 2003 transferred the administration of the SBT
business activity within the Zone may claim a credit for
Brownfield credit program from the Department of Treasury
tax years beginning after December 31, 1996. Beginning
to MEGA. For more information on the approval process,
with the 2003 tax year, the method of calculating the
contact the MEDC at (517) 373-9808.
credit is different for businesses first locating and
The MEGA Business Activity Tax Credit promotes
conducting business activity within a Renaissance Zone
economic growth and jobs in Michigan. Projects must
before December 1, 2002, and those businesses first
be certified by MEGA. Each year, approved businesses
locating and conducting business activity within a
receive a certificate from MEGA showing the total of tax
Renaissance Zone after November 30, 2002. Be sure to
credit allowed. Attach the Annual Tax Credit Certificate
enter the street address or the parcel number of the
to the return to substantiate a claim. The credit will be
property before beginning the calculation.
disallowed if the certificate is not attached. If the credit
Business activities relating to a casino, including operating
exceeds the tax liability for the year, the difference may
a parking lot, hotel, motel or retail store, cannot be used
be carried forward for the next 10 tax years. For more
to calculate this credit. Businesses delinquent in filing or
information, contact MEDC at (517) 373-9808 or visit
paying property tax, single business tax or city income
tax as of December 31 of the prior tax year are not
Attach this schedule to the return.
eligible for this credit. Taxpayers will be notified if a
claimed credit is disallowed. Complete the Renaissance
Zone Credit Worksheet to claim this credit.
For more information on Renaissance Zones, contact the
MEDC at (517) 373-9808 or visit their Web site at
m e d c . m i c h i g a n . o r g / m i a d v a n t a g e / i n c e n t i v e s .
For information on the SBT credit, contact the Michigan
Department of Treasury, Customer Contact Division,
SBT Unit, at (517) 636-4700.
The New Brownfield Credit, extended through 2007,
encourages businesses to make investment on eligible
Michigan property that was used or is currently used for
commercial, industrial or residential purposes and is
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