MDVA has
been recognized as one of the most successful small industry
advocacy organizations in the state. We have an aggressive,
forceful, hard-hitting team at the Capitol every day
fighting on behalf of our members. Each and every year MDVA
achieves success on behalf of our members by working to
defeat legislation that hurts our businesses and pass
legislation that benefits our industry. In these challenging
economic times, MDVA is critical to the very survival of our
businesses! In the past ten years, MDVA has achieved:
P.A. 200, of 2010, reimburses
businesses for Michigan Business Tax payments that included
tobacco taxes in the gross receipts component
Defeated HB 6219 – 6220 of 2009, to
repeal the sales tax exemptions on vended products
P.A. 433
of 2008, phases out tobacco taxes from gross receipts in
Michigan Business Tax
P.A. 458
& 459 of 2008, tightens enforcement on illegal tobacco
tax trafficking
Defeated
HB 5255 of 2007, to repeal the sales tax exemptions on
vended products
Defeated
HB 5252 of 2007, to eliminate the cigarette stamping
discount, and repeal the tobacco products tax bad debt
deduction
Defeated
HB 4381-4382 and SB 317-320 of 2007, to repeal the sales
tax exemptions on vended products
Defeated
HB 4385 and SB 328 of 2007, to increase the cigarette
and OTP tax
Defeated
HB 4912-4913 and SB 587-588 of 2005, to repeal the sales
tax exemptions on vended products
P.A. 474
of 2004, tightens enforcement on illegal internet
cigarette sales
P.A. 286,
of 2003, allocable share amendment to the MSA
enforcement
P.A.
607, of 2002, created a tobacco tax bad debt deduction
P.A. 503,
of 2002, increased tobacco wholesalers discount
P.A. 417,
of 2000, exempted vended pop from sales tax
Sales tax exemption for all vended snack foods and
beverages in sealed containers.
Cigarette stamping legislation allowing for tax
payment terms for wholesalers and collection allowance increase.
Tobacco tax bad debt deduction for wholesalers.
Enforcement efforts on gray market cigarettes,
illegal internet cigarettes, and untaxed tobacco products
Product sell-through provision in fire safety
compliant cigarette standard
Phase out of tobacco taxes in MBT gross receipts
component for wholesalers
Defeat efforts to characterize sales tax exemption
for vended products, tobacco tax collection allowance, and tobacco tax bad
debt deduction as “loopholes” slated for elimination, year after year!
Defeat efforts to increase taxes on cigarettes,
OTP, moist snuff tobacco, little cigars.
