Jan 28, 2011 | Legislative
MITA is seeking feedback on Gov. Snyder’s MBT plan. Michigan “C” corporations would be taxed 6 percent on their business income, with almost no deductions or credits to reduce their tax, under a draft proposal for a new Michigan business tax prepared...
Jan 26, 2011 | Legislative
Gov. Snyder’s newly appointed director of strategy, Bill Rustem, called on MITA members to offer legislative support for the governor’s proposal to build a new international crossing in Detroit. Speaking at the MITA annual conference at Soaring Eagle...
Jan 12, 2011 | Legislative
On the day that legislators were being sworn into office, House Speaker Jase Bolger announced committee assignments for the 2011-12 session. Legislators serving on these key committees will have a great deal of influence on issues of importance to the heavy...
Jan 6, 2011 | Legislative
Efforts in Washington to block a requirement that some Michigan companies pay interest on their unemployment taxes have failed. Now some 54,000 companies in the state, including many construction companies, will have to pay the additional tax beginning this year....
Jan 5, 2011 | Legislative
On Tuesday, the House Republican Conference met to consider a rules package that will govern how issues can be addressed in the 112th Congress (2011-2012). Among the proposed rules is a repeal of the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway...
Dec 20, 2010 | Legislative
Conflict over industrial personal property tax exemptions and confusion over who should get such breaks has spurred thousands of court and administrative appeals and moved the elimination of the personal property tax to the top of the agenda for many business and...
