Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.114 (2026)

Patent and copyright royalties; allocation.

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INCOME TAX ACT OF 1967


Act 281 of 1967


206.114 Patent and copyright royalties; allocation.

Sec. 114.

    (1) Patent and copyright royalties are allocable to this state:

    (a) If and to the extent that the patent or copyright is utilized by the payer in this state; or

    (b) If and to the extent that the patent or copyright is utilized by the payer in a state in which the taxpayer is not taxable and the taxpayer is a resident partnership, estate or trust or individual of this state or has a commercial domicile in this state.

    (2) A patent is utilized in a state to the extent that it is employed in production, fabrication, manufacturing or other processing in the state or to the extent that a patented product is produced in the state. If the basis of receipts from patent royalties does not permit allocation to states or if the accounting procedures do not reflect states of utilization, the patent is utilized in this state if the taxpayer is a resident partnership, estate or trust or individual or has a commercial domicile in this state.

    (3) A copyright is utilized in a state to the extent that printing or other publication originates in the state. If the basis of receipts from copyright royalties does not permit allocation to states or if the accounting procedures do not reflect states of utilization, the copyright is utilized in this state if the taxpayer is a resident partnership, estate or trust or individual or has a commercial domicile in this state.

History: 1967, Act 281, Eff. Oct. 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2011 · leading case: Wisne v. Dep't of Treasury, 625 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001).
Wisne v. Dep't of Treasury, 625 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). “111 to MCL 206.114] and subject to the credit provisions of [MCL 206.”
Malpass v. Dep't of Treasury, 295 Mich. App. 263 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “111 to MCL 206.114, and MCL 206.255 were not applicable, but MCL 206.”
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