Michigan Compiled Laws — Tax Chapters 205-208, 211
MCL 211.1055 — State essential services assessment; levy; calculation
(1) Beginning January 1, 2016, the state essential services assessment is levied on all eligible personal property as provided in this section.
(2) The assessment under this section is a state specific tax on the eligible personal property owned by, leased to, or in the possession of an eligible claimant on December 31 of the year immediately preceding the assessment year and shall be calculated as follows:
(a) For eligible personal property acquired by the first owner in a year 1 to 5 years before the assessment year, multiply the acquisition cost of the eligible personal property by 2.4 mills.
(b) For eligible personal property acquired by the first owner in a year 6 to 10 years before the assessment year, multiply the acquisition cost of the eligible personal property by 1.25 mills.
(c) For eligible personal property acquired by the first owner in a year more than 10 years before the assessment year, multiply the acquisition cost of the eligible personal property by 0.9 mills.
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