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Help! they are taxing more services! I am sure that you have heard that our lawmakers have agreed to raise the income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent as of last Monday and to expand the 6 percent sales tax to more services on Dec. 1.

Debate after debate doesn't change my mind on this. It is going to hurt small business and consumers - but we just don't know how much. Michigan is already hurting and people are fleeing. Do we want more to go?

I am looking forward to more clarification on what these general categories really mean.

• Carpet and upholstery cleaning services
• Business service center services
• Consulting services
• Investigation, guard and armored car services
• Investment advice services
• Janitorial services
• Air Duct Cleaning Quotes
• Landscaping services
• Office administration services
• Other personal services
• Other travel and reservation services
• Scenic transportation services
• Skiing services
• Tour operator services
• Warehousing and storage services
• Packaging and labeling services
• Specialized design services
• Transit and ground passenger transport services
• Courier and messenger services
• Personal care services
• Service contract services in which the seller, in exchange for the buyer's single payment, agrees to provide repair, maintenance, or replacement of 1 or more items of tangible personal property during a specific period of time, which services the buyer is not required to buy in connection with the purchase of tangible personal property.
• Security system services
• Document preparation services
• Miniwarehouse services and self-storage unit services

Labels: Michigan Service Tax, Michigan Taxes, Tax Filing Software