2005 House Bill 5357 / 2006 Public Act 7

Require tax over- and underpayment "netting" in penalty

Introduced in the House

Oct. 25, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Tom Meyer (R-84)

To allow taxpayers to use any credit for a tax overpayment discovered in a state tax audit to offset any debit from a tax underpayment. Any fines or interest resulting from the audit would be applied to the net amount owed after overpayment credits are subtracted, not just to the gross underpayment debit amount.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

Nov. 30, 2005

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 6, 2005

Substitute offered by Reps. Fulton Sheen (R-88) and Lorence Wenke (R-63)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 7, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Finance

Jan. 19, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To allow taxpayers to use any credit for a tax overpayment discovered in a state tax audit to offset any debit from a tax underpayment. Any fines or interest resulting from the audit would be applied to the net amount owed after overpayment credits are subtracted, not just to the gross underpayment debit amount.

Received in the House

Jan. 19, 2006

Jan. 24, 2006

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Feb. 3, 2006