○ Interest, dividends, and other income from investment
ii. Net gains, not less than zero, from the sale of loans and
assets and activities and from trading assets and
other intangibles.
activities, including, but not limited to, investment
iii. Net gains, not less than zero, from trading in stocks, bonds,
securities; trading account assets; federal funds;
or other securities.
securities purchased and sold under agreements
iv. Interest charged to customers for carrying debit balances of
to resell or repurchase; options; futures contracts;
margin accounts.
forward contracts; notional principal contracts such
v. Interest and dividends received.
as swaps; equities; and foreign currency transactions
vi. Any other gross proceeds resulting from the operation as a
are in Michigan if the average value of the assets is
financial institution.
assigned to a regular place of business of the taxpayer
For a UBG that includes financial institutions, gross business
in Michigan. Interest from federal funds sold and
purchased and from securities purchased under resale
includes gross business in Michigan of every financial
agreements and securities sold under repurchase
institution included in that UBG without regard to whether the
financial institution has nexus in Michigan. Gross business
agreements are in Michigan if the average value of
between financial institutions included in a UBG must be
the assets is assigned to a regular place of business of
the taxpayer in Michigan. The amount of receipts and
eliminated in calculating the gross business factor.
other income from investment assets and activities is
Gross business is determined to be in Michigan under
in Michigan if assets are assigned to a regular place of
extensive guidelines found at MCL 208.1269. These guidelines
business of the taxpayer in Michigan.
are summarized as follows:
○ The amount of receipts from trading assets and
• Receipts from credit card receivables including interest and
activities, including, but not limited to, assets and
activities in the matched book, in the arbitrage book,
fees or penalties in the nature of interest from credit card
and foreign currency transactions, but excluding
receivables and receipts from fees charged to credit card
amounts otherwise sourced in this section, are in
holders such as annual fees are in Michigan if the billing
Michigan if the assets are assigned to a regular place of
address of the credit card holder is located in Michigan.
business of the taxpayer in Michigan.
• Credit card issuer’s reimbursement fees are in Michigan
• Interest charged to customers for carrying debit balances
if the billing address of the credit card holder is located in
on margin accounts without deduction of any costs incurred
Michigan.
in carrying the accounts is in Michigan if the customer is
• Receipts from merchant discounts are in Michigan if the
located in Michigan.
commercial domicile of the merchant is in Michigan.
• Interest from loans secured by real property is in Michigan
• Loan servicing fees are in Michigan under any of the
if the property is located in Michigan, if the property is
following circumstances:
located both within Michigan and one or more other states
○ For a loan secured by real property, if the real property
and more than 50 percent of the fair market value of the real
property is located in Michigan, and if more than 50 percent
for which the loan is secured is in Michigan.
○ For a loan secured by real property, if the real property
of the fair market value of the real property is not located
within any one state but the borrower is located in Michigan.
for which the loan is secured is located both in
• Interest from loans not secured by real property is in
Michigan and in one or more other states and more than
50 percent of the fair market value of the real property
Michigan if the borrower is located in Michigan.
is located in Michigan.
• Net gains from the sale of loans secured by real property
○ For a loan secured by real property, if more than 50
or mortgage service rights relating to real property are in
percent of the fair market value of the real property for
Michigan if the property is in Michigan, if the property is
which the loan is secured is not located within any one
located both within Michigan and one or more other states
and more than 50 percent of the fair market value of the real
state but the borrower is located in Michigan.
property is located in Michigan, or if more than 50 percent
○ For a loan not secured by real property, the borrower is
of the fair market value of the real property is not located in
located in Michigan.
any one state, but the borrower is located in Michigan.
• Receipts from services are in Michigan if the recipient of the
• Net gains from the sale of loans not secured by real property
services receives all of the benefit of the services in Michigan.
or any other intangible assets are in Michigan if the
If the recipient of the services receives some of the benefit
depositor or borrower is located in Michigan.
of the services in Michigan, the receipts are included in the
• Receipts from the lease of real property are in Michigan if
numerator of the apportionment factor in proportion to the
extent that the recipient receives benefit of the services in
the property is located in Michigan.
• Receipts from the lease of tangible personal property are in
Michigan.
• Receipts from investment assets and activities and trading
Michigan if the property is located in Michigan when it is
first placed in service by the lessee.
assets and activities, including interest and dividends,
are in Michigan if the financial institution’s customer is
• Receipts from the lease of transportation tangible personal
in Michigan. If the location of the financial institution’s
property are in Michigan if the property is used in Michigan
customer cannot be determined, both of the following apply:
or if the extent of use of the property in Michigan cannot
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