As I reported here, the Michigan film and entertainment industry incentives legislation was fast-tracked and signed by Governor Granholm today (April 8, 2008). Companies can receive incentives such as a 40% tax break and assistance from the state with locations and the use of state resources, in qualifying film and entertainment projects.  Here are the [...]

A package of bills (with broad bipartisan support) was under consideration Tuesday in the Michigan Capitol which will provide business tax incentives to film producers, video game developers, and other entertainment based ventures. The key component of the legislation introduced last week is a 40% business tax break for firms engaged in moviemaking in [...]

UPDATE 12-5-07: The 6% services tax enacted by the Michigan legislature went briefly into — and then out of — effect, on December 1, 2007. The repeal legislation retroactively exempted all potentially covered transactions from tax liability.

Otto Von Bismarck famously said that “to retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch [...]

UPDATE 12-5-07: The 6% services tax enacted by the Michigan legislature went briefly into — and then out of — effect, on December 1, 2007. The repeal legislation retroactively exempted all potentially covered transactions from tax liability.
Sadly — I have been spending the last few days analyzing the latest information from Treasury, to be [...]

UPDATE 12-5-07: The 6% services tax enacted by the Michigan legislature went briefly into — and then out of — effect, on December 1, 2007. The repeal legislation retroactively exempted all potentially covered transactions from tax liability.
Business owners who are subject to the new services tax must register with the State of Michigan, Department of [...]

UPDATE 12-5-07: The 6% services tax enacted by the Michigan legislature went briefly into — and then out of — effect, on December 1, 2007. The repeal legislation retroactively exempted all potentially covered transactions from tax liability.

My small business clients (and several blog editors and comment submitters) have been waiting with bated breath for anyone [...]

UPDATE 12-5-07: The 6% services tax enacted by the Michigan legislature went briefly into — and then out of — effect, on December 1, 2007. The repeal legislation retroactively exempted all potentially covered transactions from tax liability.
I have set up a mailing list on Google Groups called SERVICETAX-MI to discuss the extension of the State [...]

UPDATE 12-5-07: The 6% services tax enacted by the Michigan legislature went briefly into — and then out of — effect, on December 1, 2007. The repeal legislation retroactively exempted all potentially covered transactions from tax liability.

I have spent the last day analyzing the bill text of the new Michigan services tax law enacted on [...]

UPDATE 12-5-07: The 6% services tax enacted by the Michigan legislature went briefly into — and then out of — effect, on December 1, 2007. The repeal legislation retroactively exempted all potentially covered transactions from tax liability.
Michigan state legislators have avoided a state government shutdown by reaching a comprehensive budget agreement which includes budget cuts [...]

This week, the Michigan Supreme Court upheld a 1996 never-enforced voter ID law, which requires Michigan voters to produce valid photo IDs in order to vote. The law has been the subject of controversy on both privacy and economic grounds — privacy advocates condemn any linking of basic constitutional rights and liberties with identification [...]