Section 206.17. City income tax credit.

(1) Each person subject to tax under Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1967, being §§206.1 through 206.532 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may claim a credit for a portion of the income taxes levied by cities in Michigan that are deductible if that person had not elected the standard deduction. For purposes of computations of this credit, city  income taxes do not include penalties or interest paid.

(2)   The amount of city income taxes used as a basis for computation of this credit shall be the city income tax paid by the taxpayer in the tax year. The tax paid shall be reduced by any refund of overpaid taxes of a prior year.

(3)   If a person is assessed and pays additional  city   income  taxes applicable to prior years, the additional taxes paid shall be added to  the city income tax  of   the  year in which they are paid for purposes of computation of this credit.

History: 1979 AC; 1998 - 2000 AACS.