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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
ONE’S TRAVEL LTD,
FOR PUBLICATION
April 6, 2010
9:10 a.m.
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY,
Defendant-Appellee.
No. 287254
Court of Claims
LC No. 07-86-MT
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DATA TECH SERVICES, INC,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v
No. 287255
Court of Claims
LC No. 07-87-MT
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY,
Defendant-Appellee.
Before: BORRELLO, P.J., and WHITBECK and K. F. KELLY, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
In these tax disputes, we must decide whether plaintiffs are eligible for the small business
tax credit provided by § 36, MCL 208.36, of the Single Business Tax Act (SBTA), MCL 208.1 et
seq., repealed effective December 31, 2007. The Court of Claims determined that plaintiffs are
not eligible for the credit and granted summary disposition in defendant’s favor. We agree and
hold that entities part of a corporate structure in which the parent is a state chartered credit union
exempt from taxation under the SBTA must, for purposes of determining their eligibility for the
small business tax credit, consolidate their gross receipts with the business activities of other
members in their “affiliated group,” including the parent credit union. Accordingly, we affirm.
I. BASIC FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiffs, Data Tech Services, Inc. (Data Tech), and ONE’s Travel Ltd. are both forprofit Michigan corporations subject to taxation under the SBTA. Both plaintiffs are also
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subsidiaries of Credit Union ONE, a state chartered credit union created pursuant to Michigan’s
Credit Union Act, MCL 490.101 et seq., that is exempt from taxation under the SBTA.
In Docket No. 287255, Data Tech claimed the small business credit for tax years 2001
through 2004 in its SBT return. Data Tech did not consolidate its business activities with those
of Credit Union ONE because it believed that no consolidation of business activity is required
under § 36 since Credit Union ONE is exempt from state taxation. The department audited Data
Tech’s 2001 through 2004 tax returns and determined, however, that the SBTA required Data
Tech to consolidate its business activity with Credit Union ONE and that such a consolidation
rendered Data Tech ineligible for the small business credit. As a result, the department assessed
a tax against Data Tech in the amount of $157,240. Data Tech paid the tax under protest and
then challenged the assessment in the Michigan Tax Tribunal. See Data Tech Services, Inc v
Dep’t of Treasury, MTT Docket No. 323084.1
Before the matter could be resolved, however, the department audited Data Tech’s 2005
SBT return and found that Data Tech had again erroneously claimed the small business credit.
In its 2005 SBT return, Data Tech had carried forward a “loss adjustment” from its 2002 tax
return as a result of not qualifying for the credit in 2002. It was Data Tech’s position that its
business loss in 2002 caused the amount distributed to its sole shareholder to fall below $115,000
and, thus, it was entitled to the small business credit in 2005. The department, however,
determined that Data Tech could not use its 2002 business loss as a “loss adjustment” because
Data Tech never received the small business credit in 2002. Accordingly, the department
assessed a tax against Data Tech in the amount of $29,115. Data Tech also paid that amount
under protest and then challenged the assessment in the Court of Claims.
In Docket No. 287254, ONE’s Travel claimed the small business credit for tax year 2005.
Like Data Tech, ONE’s Travel did not consolidate its business activities with those of Credit
Union ONE because it believed that under § 36 no consolidation of business activity is required
since Credit Union ONE is exempt from state taxation. The department audited ONE’s Travel’s
2005 SBT return and determined that ONE’s Travel was not eligible for the credit because
another member of the same “control group,” Data Tech, did not qualify for the credit.
Accordingly, the department assessed a tax against ONE’s Travel in the amount of $6,194.
ONE’s Travel challenged the assessment by filing a complaint in the Court of Claims.
Because the same issue is involved in both cases, the parties stipulated that the matters
would be consolidated in the Court of Claims and the issue would be decided on their motions
for summary disposition. Plaintiffs jointly moved for summary disposition under MCR
2.116(C)(10), arguing that because Credit Union ONE is not a taxpayer under the SBTA and is
totally exempt from the SBT, its tax exempt activities are “totally unrelated” to plaintiffs’ taxable
activities and cannot be consolidated with plaintiffs’ gross receipts for purposes of determining
plaintiffs’ eligibility for the small business credit. The department countered that summary
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The parties’ respective motions for summary disposition in that case are being held in abeyance
pending the resolution of the issue in this Court.
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disposition should be granted in its favor. It argued that it is irrelevant that Credit Union ONE is
exempt from taxation under the SBTA and that plaintiffs and Credit Union ONE formed an
“affiliated group” as defined under the act. The Court of Claims ruled in favor of the
department, and plaintiffs subsequently filed their claims of appeal with this Court. This Court
consolidated the appeals.
II. STANDARDS OF REVIEW
The resolution of these appeals turn on whether plaintiffs are required to consolidate their
gross receipts with the business activity of their parent, Credit Union ONE, a cooperative
nonprofit entity, for purposes of qualifying for the small business tax credit pursuant to § 36(7)
of the SBTA, MCL 208.36(7). Because the matter was decided on the parties’ motions for
summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(10), we review the Court of Claims decision de novo.
JW Hobbs Corp v Dep’t of Treasury, 268 Mich App 38, 43; 706 NW2d 460 (2005). Summary
disposition under this subrule is properly granted if there is no genuine issue of material fact and
the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Id.
Further, we review questions of law, including the proper interpretation of a statute, de
novo. Ford Credit Int’l, Inc v Dep’t of Treasury, 270 Mich App 530, 534; 716 NW2d 593
(2006). The Court’s main goal in interpreting the meaning of a statute is to discern and give
effect to the Legislature’s intent. Kmart Mich Prop Servs, LLC v Dep’t of Treasury, 283 Mich
App 647, 650; 770 NW2d 915 (2009). The first step in ascertaining the Legislature’s intent is to
examine the written language. Id. If the language is plain and unambiguous, judicial
construction is neither necessary nor permitted, and the language must be applied as written. Mt
Pleasant v State Tax Comm, 477 Mich 50, 53; 729 NW2d 833 (2007). Statutory language is
ambiguous “only if it ‘irreconcilably conflict[s]’ with another provision or when it is equally
susceptible to more than a single meaning.” Lansing Mayor v Pub Serv Comm, 470 Mich 154,
166; 680 NW2d 840 (2004) (citation omitted; emphasis in original). In conducting this review,
we must read words and phases, not discretely, but rather within the context of the whole act.
Green v Ziegelman, 282 Mich App 292, 301-302; 767 NW2d 660 (2009). “However, tax
statutes that grant tax credits or exemptions are to be narrowly construed in favor of the taxing
authority because such statutes reduce the amount of tax imposed.” Alliance Obstetrics &
Gynecology, PLC v Dep’t of Treasury, 285 Mich App 284, 286; 776 NW2d 160 (2009).
III. THE SBTA AND THE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT
As this Court has noted, the SBTA, MCL 208.1 et seq., repealed effective December 31,
2007, is a tax on the privilege of doing business in Michigan. TMW Enterprises Inc v Dep’t of
Treasury, 285 Mich App 167, 173; 775 NW2d 342 (2009); Manske v Dep’t of Treasury, 265
Mich App 455, 459; 695 NW2d 92 (2005). Any person doing business in the state incurs a SBT
liability. MCL 208.31. However, certain entities are exempt from taxation under the SBTA,
including this state and other states, the federal government, and their political subdivisions and
agencies as well as those persons exempt from federal income tax under the Internal Revenue
Code. See MCL 208.35. There is no dispute in the present matter that plaintiffs are subject to
taxation under the SBTA, whereas Credit Union ONE is exempt.
Entities that are not exempt under the SBTA, like plaintiffs, calculate their SBT liability
by first determining their tax base, which is the taxpayer’s total business income. TMW
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Enterprises, 285 Mich App at 173-174; Jefferson Smurfit Corp v Dep’t of Treasury, 248 Mich
App 271, 273; 639 NW2d 269 (2001). This number is then apportioned to account for only the
activity that took place in Michigan, MCL 208.40; MCL 208.41, and adjusted as necessary, to
arrive at the taxpayer’s adjusted tax base. MCL 208.31(2). A certain percentage rate, depending
on the tax years at issue, is then applied against the taxpayer’s adjusted tax base to compute the
taxpayer’s SBT liability. MCL 208.31(1).
The SBTA also includes a small business tax credit that reduces the single business tax
liability of qualifying small businesses. MCL 208.36. The credit is a percentage reduction of the
tax liability, computed by dividing the taxpayer’s adjusted business income by a percentage of its
tax base. Horner, Michigan Single Business Tax, Small Business Credit, 57 Mich B J 734, 736
(1978). To qualify, for the tax years relevant to these appeals, § 36(2) of the SBTA, MCL
208.36(2), requires that an entity’s “gross receipts” not exceed $10,000,000 and its compensation
to officers or shareholders not exceed $115,000 per year. MCL 208.36(2); MCL 208.36(2)(b)(i).
That provision states, in relevant part:
The credit provided in this section shall be taken before any other credit
under this act, and is available to any person whose gross receipts do not exceed
$6,000,000.00 for tax years commencing on or after January 1, 1984 and before
January 1, 1989; $7,000,000.00 for tax years commencing in 1989; $7,250,000.00
for tax years commencing in 1990; $7,500,000.00 for tax years commencing in
1991; or $10,000,000.00 for tax years commencing after 1991, and whose
adjusted business income minus the loss adjustment does not exceed $475,000.00
for tax years commencing on or after January 1, 1985, subject to the following:
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(b) A corporation other than a subchapter S corporation is disqualified if
either of the following occur for the respective tax year:
(i) Compensation and director’s fees of a shareholder or officer exceed
$95,000.00 for tax years commencing on or after January 1, 1985 and before
January 1, 1998 or exceed $115,000.00 for tax years commencing after December
31, 1997. [MCL 208.36(2).]
Section 36(7) specifies further eligibility requirements for entities that make up, or are a
part of, larger business structures. It provides:
An affiliated group as defined in this act, a controlled group of
corporations as defined in section 1563 of the internal revenue code and further
described in 26 C.F.R. 1.414(b)-1 and 1.414(c)-1 to 1.414(c)-5, or an entity under
common control as defined by the internal revenue code shall not take the credit
allowed by this section unless the business activities of the entities are
consolidated. [MCL 208.36(7) (emphasis added).]
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In other words, if an entity is part of (1) an affiliated group, (2) a controlled group of
corporations, or (3) an entity under common control, it must aggregate the “business activities”
of all the other entities in the group. Only if the consolidated number meets the threshold
requirements of § 36(2) would the individual entities qualify for the credit, i.e., the taxpaying
entity’s gross receipts fall below the threshold amount despite the consolidation of business
activities.
IV. ANALYSIS
Here, there is no dispute that plaintiffs, standing alone, qualify for the small business tax
credit; whereas, if their gross receipts are consolidated with Credit Union ONE’s business
activity, they do not so qualify. Rather, the disagreement lies in whether plaintiffs must
consolidate their gross receipts with Credit Union ONE’s business activity because they form (1)
an affiliated group, (2) a controlled group of corporations, or (3) an entity under common
control. It is plaintiffs’ position on appeal that Credit Union ONE and plaintiffs form neither an
affiliated group nor a controlled group of corporations because Credit Union ONE is not a
“corporation” within the meaning of § 36(7). We disagree with plaintiffs.
A. AFFILIATED GROUP
As noted, § 36(7) states that an “affiliated group,” for purposes of that subsection, is
defined by the SBTA. And, § 3(1) of the SBTA, MCL 208.3(1), defines an “affiliated group” to
mean
2 or more United States corporations, 1 of which owns or controls, directly or
indirectly, 80% or more of the capital stock with voting rights of the other United
States corporation or United States corporations. As used in this subsection,
“United States corporation” means a domestic corporation as those terms are
defined in section 7701(a)(3) and (4) of the internal revenue code. [Emphasis
added.]
Contrary to plaintiffs’ position on appeal, this subsection specifically adopts the definition of
“domestic corporation” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, to mean “United States
corporation” for purposes of determining whether an “affiliated group” exists when considering
eligibility for the small business credit under § 36(7). Section 7701(a)(3) and (4) of the Internal
Revenue Code, as incorporated by § 3(1), provide:
(3) Corporation. The term “corporation” includes associations, jointstock companies, and insurance companies.
(4) Domestic. The term “domestic” when applied to a corporation or
partnership means created or organized in the United States or under the law of
the United States or of any State unless, in the case of a partnership, the Secretary
provides otherwise by regulations. [26 USC 7701(a)(3) and (4).]
Thus, the meaning of “United States corporation,” limited to the purposes of determining
whether an affiliated group exists under § 3(1), is an association, joint-stock company, or an
insurance company that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or under
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the laws of a state. Because § 36(7) adopts the definition provided for by § 3(1), it obviously
follows that the same definition applies in that subsection of the small business credit provision.
Given this definition, it is our view that Credit Union ONE is a “United States
corporation” within the meaning of § 3(1). Namely, while Credit Union ONE is not a
corporation in a strictly pure sense—it was not formed under the Michigan Business Corporation
Act, MCL 450.1101 et seq., and is not registered with the Corporations Division of the
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth—it is an “association” created or
organized under Michigan law. Neither the SBTA nor the portions of the Internal Revenue Code
cited by § 3(1) define the term “association.” However, this Court gives undefined terms their
plain and ordinary meaning and may rely on dictionary definitions to ascertain the Legislature’s
plain intent. Alvan Motor Freight, Inc v Dep’t of Treasury, 281 Mich App 35, 40, 43; 761
NW2d 269 (2008). Black’s Law Dictionary (8th ed) defines “association” as “[a] gathering of
people for a common purpose; the persons so joined,” and also as “[a]n unincorporated
organization that is not a legal entity separate from the persons who compose it.” Here, Credit
Union ONE is plainly a gathering of people for a common purpose and it is also an
“unincorporated organization,” because the credit union is not incorporated under Michigan law.
Further, as plaintiffs correctly note, Credit Union ONE is created or organized in or under the
laws of this state. Credit Union ONE, as the parties agree, is a state chartered credit union
created under Michigan’s Credit Union Act, MCL 490.101 et seq., and is regulated by the Office
of Financial and Insurance Regulation of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and
Economic Growth. Accordingly, because Credit Union ONE is a “United States corporation,” as
that term is defined by § 3(1), and as incorporated by § 36(7), and because it “owns or controls,
directly or indirectly, 80% or more of the capital stock with voting rights” of Data Tech and
ONE’s Travel, it is part of an “affiliated group,” as that term is defined in § 3(1) of the SBTA.2
Thus, we conclude that, under § 36(7), plaintiffs were required to consolidate the business
activity of their parent, Credit Union ONE, with their gross receipts.
Plaintiffs, however, argue that Credit Union ONE cannot be an “association” because as a
domestic credit union formed under the Credit Union Act, it is defined as “a cooperative, nonprofit entity organized under this act for the purposes of encouraging thrift among its
members . . . to use and control their own money on a democratic basis . . . .” However, given
the plain and ordinary meaning of the term “association,” we fail to see how a domestic credit
union, like Credit Union ONE, is not also an association. The common and ordinary meaning of
the term “association,” as a gathering of persons for a common purpose, is so broad that it
encompasses cooperative nonprofit entities. And, significantly, nothing in the definition of
domestic credit union excludes it from fitting within the definition of an association.
Accordingly, there is no merit to plaintiffs’ argument that Credit Union ONE cannot be an
association simply because it is a domestic credit union.
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It is unclear from the record what percentage Credit Union ONE owns of each plaintiff.
However, the parties raise no arguments related to how much Credit Union ONE owns and, thus,
we assume that Credit Union ONE meets the additional requirements in the definition of
“affiliated group” under § 3(1) and as incorporated by § 36(7).
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Having concluded that Data Tech and ONE’s Travel formed an “affiliated group” with
Credit Union ONE, it is not necessary for us to reach the question whether these entities also
formed either a “controlled group of corporations” or an “entity under common control . . . .”
Because Data Tech and ONE’s Travel each formed an affiliated group with Credit Union ONE,
both were required to consolidate their business activities and gross receipts with Credit Union
ONE’s business activity in order to be eligible for the small business credit. See MCL
208.36(2); MCL 208.36(7). However, as the parties agree, once their receipts are consolidated
with Credit Union ONE, they are no longer eligible for the small business credit pursuant to
§ 36(2) of the SBTA, MCL 208.36(2). Accordingly, the trial court did not err by determining
that the department properly disallowed plaintiffs to claim the small business credit for the tax
years in question.3
B. “BUSINESS ACTIVITY”
Plaintiffs also argue that even if Credit Union ONE could be considered part of an
affiliated group, its “business activity” cannot be consolidated with plaintiffs’ gross receipts
because, as a tax-exempt entity it is not a taxpayer under MCL 208.10 of the SBTA, and thus it
has neither “business activity” nor “gross receipts.” Again, we disagree.
As noted, § 36(7) of the SBTA, MCL 208.36(7), requires a member of an affiliated group
to consolidate its “business activities” with that of the other members in the group in order to
take the credit allowed by § 36(2). And, § 36(2) of the SBTA, MCL 208.36(2), premises an
entity’s eligibility for the tax credit, in part, on whether its “gross receipts” exceed $10,000,000
for the tax years at issue. Reading the two provisions together requires that the business
activities of the group be consolidated with the business activity of the taxpayer entity claiming
the credit, and that this consolidated number, or the gross receipts,4 not exceed the threshold
amounts under § 36(2). Thus, under the present circumstances, it is only relevant whether a non-
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The Court of Claims agreed with the department’s determination that ONE’s Travel had to
consolidate its receipts with Credit Union ONE on the basis that another member of the
“controlled group of corporations,” Data Tech, had been denied the small business credit. We
need not determine whether the court’s analysis was correct or not, because the result ultimately
reached was correct. As already stated, as part of an affiliated group, ONE’s Travel was required
to consolidate its gross receipts with Credit Union ONE’s business activity. And, as plaintiffs
concede, ONE’s Travel would not be eligible for the small business credit if its gross receipts are
to be consolidated with the business activity of Credit Union ONE. Further, it is also
unnecessary for us to consider the department’s decision disallowing Data Tech to carry forward
to 2005 its “loss adjustment” from 2002, because none of the parties raise arguments on appeal
relating to the department’s decision. Rather, our decision regarding whether plaintiffs must
consolidate their gross receipts with Credit Union ONE’s business activity is dispositive on the
issue whether Data Tech was entitled to the small business credit in 2005.
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Section 7(3) of the SBTA, MCL 208.7(3), defines “gross receipts” as: “[T]he entire amount
received by the taxpayer from any activity whether in intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce
carried on for direct or indirect gain, benefit, or advantage to the taxpayer or to others . . . .”
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taxpayer entity that is part of an affiliated group, here the credit union, has “business activity”
within the meaning of the SBTA because it is that business activity that must be consolidated
with the business activity of the entity claiming the credit. Section 36(7) makes no mention of
members’ gross receipts and plaintiff’s argument as it relates to “gross receipts” is irrelevant.
Thus, we address plaintiffs’ argument only as it relates to “business activity.”
Section 3(2) of the SBTA, MCL 208.3(2), defines “business activity” as
a transfer of legal or equitable title to or rental of property, whether real, personal,
or mixed, tangible or intangible, or the performance of services, or a combination
thereof, made or engaged in . . . within this state, whether in intrastate, interstate,
or foreign commerce, with the object of gain, benefit, or advantage, whether
direct or indirect, to the taxpayer or to others . . . . [Emphasis added.]
Under the plain language of this definition, there is no mandate that requires an entity to be a
taxpayer in order to have business activity. To the contrary, business activity is simply defined
as “a transfer of . . . property . . . or the performance of services . . . within this state . . . with the
object of gain, benefit, or advantage . . . to the taxpayer or to others . . . .” Plaintiffs’
understanding of this definition effectively omits, and renders nugatory, the phrase “or to
others.” It is incumbent upon us, however, to give meaning and effect to every word used in a
statute and to avoid an interpretation that renders any portion of the statute nugatory. By Lo Oil
Co v Dep’t of Treasury, 267 Mich App 19, 50; 703 NW2d 822 (2005); S Abraham & Sons, Inc v
Dep’t of Treasury, 260 Mich App 1, 15; 677 NW2d 31 (2003). Thus, we cannot follow
plaintiffs’ lead and ignore the phrase “or to others.” And, while the credit union is not a
taxpayer, its activities clearly fall within the gambit of the phrase, “or to others,” because the
term “others,” giving it its plain and ordinary meaning within the context of the statute,
encompasses all those “others” than taxpayers. It follows that, by definition, the credit union has
business activity, as that term is defined by the SBTA because it transfers property and performs
services within the state to the benefit of others.
Moreover, simply because Credit Union ONE is exempt from taxation does not mean that
it does not have business activities, as plaintiff contends. Clearly, the definition of business
activity is not applied to Credit Union ONE for purposes of determining its liability under the
SBTA—it has no liability. But, it does not logically follow that Credit Union ONE has no
business activity or that the definition cannot be applied to the credit union for purposes of
determining whether Credit Union ONE’s subsidiaries are eligible for the small business tax
credit. Nor does consolidating the credit union’s business activity with plaintiffs’ business
activities result in an imposition of a SBT on Credit Union ONE. Rather, it is plaintiffs who are
ultimately on the hook for small business taxes with or without the benefit of the small business
tax credit; the credit union has no liability in this context.
Finally, plaintiffs analogize this case to the facts in Alameda Gage Corp v Dep’t of
Treasury, 159 Mich App 693; 407 NW2d 61 (1987), where the parent corporation had no SBT
liability and its subsidiary would qualify for the small business tax credit if its gross receipts
were considered alone. The Court held that when the subsidiary’s gross receipts were
consolidated with its parent corporation’s business activities, the subsidiary qualified for the
credit because the parent corporation, by definition, had no business activity. Id. at 697. A
superficial reading of Alameda Gage Corp suggests that this Court should be compelled to reach
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the same outcome. However, the facts of Alameda Gage Corp are clearly distinguishable from
the present matter because the parent corporation in Alameda Gage Corp had no SBT liability
since it had no instate activities whatsoever; all of its business activity occurred out of state. By
definition, business activity includes only those activities that occurred in state. Here, Credit
Union ONE has no SBT liability because it is tax exempt as a credit union, not because it has no
instate business activity. Rather, all of Credit Union ONE’s business activities occur in state.
And, as we have already explained, although Credit Union ONE has no SBT liability because it
is tax exempt, this does not mean that it cannot have business activity for purposes of
determining whether its subsidiaries qualify for a tax credit under § 36(7) and § 36(2). There
simply is no such limitation in the plain language that defines “business activity.”
C. REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE BULLETIN 1989-49
Lastly, plaintiffs contend that the department’s decision to consolidate plaintiffs’ gross
receipts with the business activity of its parent was contrary to the department’s own published
guidance. This argument is unavailing. Revenue Administrative Bulletin (RAB) 1989-49
provides guidelines regarding the circumstances under which a group of corporate taxpayers
must file a consolidated SBT return under § 77 of the SBTA, MCL 208.77.5 It has absolutely no
relevance, and is inapplicable, to the circumstances under which an entity claiming the small
business credit must consolidate business activities because of its business structure. In fact,
RAB 1989-49 makes no mention whatsoever of the allowance of the small business credit
generally, or of § 36(7) specifically. Moreover, even if RAB 1989-49 were on point, we are not
required to follow the department’s published guidelines, because such interpretive statements do
not carry the force of law and are not otherwise binding on this Court. Kmart Mich Prop Servs,
LLC, 283 Mich App at 654.
Affirmed.
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Section 77 provides, in part:
(1) The commissioner may require or permit the filing of a consolidated or
combined return by an affiliated group of United States corporations if all of the
following conditions exist:
(a) All members of the affiliated group are Michigan taxpayers.
(b) Each member of the affiliated group maintains a relationship with 1 or
more members of the group which includes intercorporate transactions of a
substantial nature . . . .
(c) The business activities of each member of the affiliated group are
subject to apportionment by a specific apportionment formula contained in this
act which specific formula also is applicable to all other members of the affiliated
group . . . . [MCL 208.77.]
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/s/ Stephen L. Borrello
/s/ William C. Whitbeck
/s/ Kirsten Frank Kelly
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