REPLACE, DON'T ERASE Michigan's Personal Property Tax!
An effort is underway to repeal the personal property tax in Michigan. Repealing the tax without replacing the revenues would be financially devastating to local governments across the state.
Legislators and the media must hear from park, recreation and leisure service advocates. Please consider making a call, sending an email, or writing a "Letter to the Editor" to share the ways in which the elimination of the Personal Property Tax would negatively impact your department and residents.
Resources from the Michigan Municipal League (MML) campaign "Replace, Don't Erase" are available for your use below:
Letter/email to your legislator(s) tailored for parks and recreation
Letter to the Editor including parks and recreation
Fact Sheet from MML
Find your community's PPT 2010 Revenue
MML's "Replace Don't Erase" website
MML's Action Kit for municipalities
Find your State Representative; find your State Senator
What is personal property tax?
Personal property tax in Michigan is paid by businesses on property not permanently affixed to land, such as furniture, tools and computers. Michigan cities’ reliance on personal property tax has increased in recent years as revenue from other sources plummeted.
How many states have personal property tax?
Michigan is one of 43 states that levy some form of personal property tax.
How much revenue does personal property tax generate?
Local government revenue generated by this tax, based on voter-approved millage rates, totaled more than $1 billion in 2010. Personal property accounted for, on average, nearly 11 percent of the taxable value in Michigan cities. In many cities, this proportion is even higher—in some cases 50 percent or more.
REPLACE, DON'T ERASE Michigan's Personal Property Tax!
An effort is underway to repeal the personal property tax in Michigan. Repealing the tax without replacing the revenues would be financially devastating to local governments across the state.
Legislators and the media must hear from park, recreation and leisure service advocates. Please consider making a call, sending an email, or writing a "Letter to the Editor" to share the ways in which the elimination of the Personal Property Tax would negatively impact your department and residents.
Resources from the Michigan Municipal League (MML) campaign "Replace, Don't Erase" are available for your use below:
Letter/email to your legislator(s) tailored for parks and recreation
Letter to the Editor including parks and recreation
Fact Sheet from MML
Find your community's PPT 2010 Revenue
MML's "Replace Don't Erase" website
MML's Action Kit for municipalities
Find your State Representative; find your State Senator
What is personal property tax?
Personal property tax in Michigan is paid by businesses on property not permanently affixed to land, such as furniture, tools and computers. Michigan cities’ reliance on personal property tax has increased in recent years as revenue from other sources plummeted.
How many states have personal property tax?
Michigan is one of 43 states that levy some form of personal property tax.
How much revenue does personal property tax generate?
Local government revenue generated by this tax, based on voter-approved millage rates, totaled more than $1 billion in 2010. Personal property accounted for, on average, nearly 11 percent of the taxable value in Michigan cities. In many cities, this proportion is even higher—in some cases 50 percent or more.