MCL 208.1413 — Tax credit; certain eligible personal property, eligible telephone personal property, and eligible natural gas pipeline property; filing; refund; definitions

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a taxpayer may claim a credit against the tax imposed by this act equal to the following:
(a) For property taxes levied after December 31, 2007, 35% of the amount paid for property taxes on eligible personal property in the tax year.
(b) Twenty-three percent of the amount paid for property taxes levied on eligible telephone personal property in the 2008 tax year and 13.5% of the amount paid for property taxes levied on eligible telephone personal property in subsequent tax years.
(c) For property taxes levied after December 31, 2007, 10% of the amount paid for property taxes on eligible natural gas pipeline property in the tax year.
(2) To qualify for the credit under subsection (1), the taxpayer shall file, if applicable, within the time prescribed each of the following:
(a) The statement of assessable personal property prepared pursuant to section 19 of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.19, identifying the eligible personal property or eligible natural gas pipeline property, or both, for which the credit under subsection (1) is claimed.
(b) The annual report filed under section 6 of 1905 PA 282, MCL 207.6, identifying the eligible telephone personal property for which the credit under subsection (1) is claimed.
(c) The assessment or bill issued to and paid by the taxpayer for the eligible personal property, eligible natural gas pipeline property, or eligible telephone property for which the credit under subsection (1) is claimed.
(3) If the amount of the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year, that excess shall be refunded.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Eligible natural gas pipeline property" means natural gas pipelines that are classified as utility personal property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34c, and are subject to regulation under the natural gas act, 15 USC 717 to 717z.
(b) "Eligible personal property" means the following:
(i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (ii), personal property that is classified as industrial personal property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34c, or in the case of personal property that is subject to 1974 PA 198, MCL 207.551 to 207.572, is situated on land classified as industrial real property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34c.
(ii) Beginning December 31, 2011, eligible personal property does not include a turbine powered by gas, steam, nuclear energy, coal, or oil the primary purpose of which is the generation of electricity for sale.
(c) "Eligible telephone personal property" means personal property of a telephone company subject to the tax levied under 1905 PA 282, MCL 207.1 to 207.21.
(d) "Property taxes" means any of the following:
(i) Taxes collected under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155.
(ii) Taxes levied under 1974 PA 198, MCL 207.551 to 207.572.
(iii) Taxes levied under the obsolete property rehabilitation act, 2000 PA 146, MCL 125.2781 to 125.2797.
(iv) Taxes levied under 1905 PA 282, MCL 207.1 to 207.21.