Michigan Compiled Laws — Tax Chapters 205-208, 211
MCL 205.774 — Right to sue agency for refund abolished; payments under protest not required
The right to sue any agency for refund of any taxes other than by proceedings before the tribunal is abolished as of September 30, 1974. If a tax paid to an agency is erroneous or unlawful, it shall not be requisite that the payment be made under protest in order to invoke a right to refund by proceedings before the tribunal.
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