Enlarge image | Michigan Department of Treasury Attachment 07 4577 (Rev. 04-22), Page 1 of 2 2022 MICHIGAN Business Tax Schedule of Shareholders and Officers For all Corporations claiming the Small Business Alternative or Start-Up Business Credits Issued under authority of Public Act 36 of 2007. Taxpayer Name (If Unitary Business Group, Name of Designated Member) Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or TR Number Unitary Business Groups Only: Name of Unitary Business Group Member Reporting on This Form Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or TR Number PART 1: SHAREHOLDERS AND OFFICERS. See instructions. 1. A B C D E F G FEIN or Check % Stock with % Stock from Col. F less Member Name of shareholder (including corporation, trust, partnership, or family member Social Security number (X) if an % Stock attribution any attribution between Number who is a shareholder through attribution) or officer (Last, First, Middle) of shareholder or officer officer directly owned (See instructions.) two active shareholders % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Percent of stock (not listed above) owned by shareholders who own less than 10% and receive no compensation: % Total: 100 % Continue below using the same Member Number references from column 1A. H I J K L M N Dividends Total compensation and director Member (used to determine Salaries, wages and/ Employee insurance fees for officers and/or share- Share of business income/loss Total shareholder/officer Number active shareholders) or director fees plans, pensions, etc. holders. Add columns J and K. (See instructions.) income. Add columns L and M. If more space is needed, include additional 4577 forms. Identify taxpayer and complete Part 1 and Part 2 on each additional form. (See instructions.) + 0000 2022 47 01 27 6 Continue on Page 2. |
Enlarge image | 2022 Form 4577, Page 2 of 2 FEIN or TR Number UBG Member FEIN or TR Number PART 2: LIST OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING RELATIONSHIP Using the same Member Number references from Part 1, indicate your attributable family relationship (if any) to each shareholder. (An attributable family relationship is defined as either a spouse, parent, child or grandchild.) • If an attributable family relationship exists, designate in columns P through S • If no attributable family relationship exists, check box in column T. 2. O P Q R S T Check (X) if Member No Attributable Number Spouse Parent Child Grandchild Relationship PART 3: SMALL BUSINESS ALTERNATIVE CREDIT. See instructions for definition of active shareholder. 3. Compensation and director fees of active shareholders. Add amounts in column L for each active shareholder. Enter here and on Form 4571, line 6 ............................................................................. 3. 00 4. Compensation and director fees of officers. Add amounts in column L for each officer who is not an active shareholder. Enter here and on Form 4571, line 7.............................................................. 4. 00 + 0000 2022 47 02 27 4 |
Enlarge image | Instructions for Form 4577 Michigan Business Tax (MBT) Schedule of Shareholders and Officers For all Corporations claiming the Small Business Alternative or Start-Up Business Credits Purpose Part 2 if they receive compensation from the business. List all shareholders and C Corporation officers who: To determine eligibility for all Corporations to qualify for the Small Business Alternative Credit. Corporation means a Are • employees of the Corporation; taxpayer that is required or has elected to file as a Corporation • Are directors of the Corporation; or under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). • Own 10 percent or more of the stock of the Corporation, including those by attribution. General Instructions Shareholder means a person who owns outstanding stock in If filing as a Corporation (including Limited Liability a business or is a member of a business entity that files as a Companies federally taxed as such) and claiming a Small corporation for federal income tax purposes. An individual Business Alternative Credit, complete this form and include it is considered as the owner of the stock owned, directly or as part of the annual return to report: indirectly, by or for family members as defined by IRC § 318(a) • Shareholder and C Corporation officer qualifications for the (1). Small Business Alternative Credit; An officer of a C Corporation includes the chairperson of the • Compensation and director fees of active shareholders and board, president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, or all C Corporation officers for the computation of the Small persons performing similar duties. Business Alternative Credit. A family member , as defined by IRC § 318(a)(1), includes NOTE: A member of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) is spouses, parents, children and grandchildren. characterized for MBT purposes as a shareholder if the LLC is NOTE: Rules of attribution in IRC § 318(a)(1) do not taxed as a corporation for federal purposes. differentiate between an adult and a minor child. NOTE: A federally disregarded entity is required to file as if Outstanding stock means all stock of record, regardless of it were a sole proprietorship if owned by an individual, or a class, value, or voting rights, but outstanding stock does not branch or division if owned by another business entity. include treasury stock. This form also is required to be completed and included as part of the return whenever a corporation claims a Start-Up All attributable family members of persons directly owning Business Credit. To qualify for the Start-Up Business Credit, the stock during the tax year must be listed in Parts 2 and 3. compensation, director fees, or distributive shares paid by the If more lines are needed for listing the shareholders and C taxpayer to a shareholder of a C Corporation or S Corporation, or Corporation officers, include additional copies of this form. an officer of a C Corporation, cannot exceed $135,000. Complete the taxpayer name and account number on each copy (and UBG member if applicable), and lines 1 and 2 as Line-by-Line Instructions necessary. If using more than one copy of the form, continue Lines not listed are explained on the form. the sequential number system for the Member Number in columns A, H and O. Name and Account Number: Enter name and account number as reported on page 1 of the MBT Annual Return (Form 4567). NOTE: Rules of attribution in IRC § 318(a)(1) do not differentiate between an adult and a minor child. Unitary Business Groups (UBGs): Complete one form for each member that is a corporation (including an entity taxed Columns B and C: Identify each shareholder (including federally as such). Enter the Designated Member name in the Corporations, Trusts, or Partnerships) and C Corporation Taxpayer Name field and the member to whom the schedule officers by name and Social Security number. Corporations, applies on the line below. On the copy filed to report the DM’s Trusts, and Partnerships should be identified using the Federal data (if applicable), enter the DM’s name and account number Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or Michigan Treasury on each line. (TR) assigned number. PART 1: SHAREHOLDERS AND OFFICERS NOTE: Column C: An individual or foreign entity that does Line 1 (Columns A through N): In column 1A, assign not have a Social Security number or FEIN may enter in numbers (beginning with 1) to all shareholders and C Column C “APPLD FOR” (an abbreviation for “applied for”) or Corporation officers in order of percentage of stock ownership “FOREIGNUS” (an abbreviation for “foreign filer”). (percentage in column G), starting with the highest percentage Column E: Enter the percentage of outstanding stock first. (Repeat this numbering in Part 1, line 1H, and Part 2, line each shareholder or C Corporation officer owns directly. 2O. It is essential that this numbering system is followed.) All If a shareholder owned stock for a period less than the shareholders’ family members, as defined by IRC § 318(a)(1), Corporation’s tax year, multiply that shareholder’s percentage are considered shareholders and must be listed in Part 1 and of ownership by the number of months owned and divide the 95 |
Enlarge image | result by the number of months in the Corporation’s tax year. Stock Percentage Taxpayers must account for 100 percent of the stock. If it is not Column E Column F Column G accounted for, processing of the return may be delayed. Husband 100% 70% 40% Column F: Enter the percentage of outstanding stock each (active) (all shareholders) (husband/wife/son) shareholder owns, including attribution of ownership from family Wife 100% 100% 10% members under IRC § 318(a)(1). If no attribution exists, enter the (inactive) (all shareholders) (all shareholders) percentage from column E in column G and leave column F blank. Son 70% (husband/ 70% 20% Column G: When reporting ownership of a person who (inactive) wife/son) (husband/wife/son) is an active shareholder, do not include in Column G any Daughter 80% (husband/ 40% 30% stock ownership attributed to this person from another (active) wife/daughter) (wife/daughter) active shareholder. See definition of active shareholders in the Part 3 instructions. For the purposes of determining Column I: Enter total dividends received by each shareholder disqualification for the Small Business Alternative Credit, an during the tax year from this business (used to determine active active shareholder’s share of business income is not attributed shareholders). This includes regular distributions for an S to another active shareholder. Corporation. EXAMPLE: In this case, the husband and daughter are active Column J: Enter salaries, wages, and director fees that are shareholders because their total compensation, director fees, and attributable to each shareholder or C Corporation officer. dividends from the business are greater than $10,000 and they Compensation paid by a professional employer organization to own more than 5% of stock (column E). The wife and son are the officers of a client (if the client is a C Corporation) and to not active because their total compensation, director fees, and employees of the professional employer organization who are dividends from the business are less than $10,000 (even though assigned or leased to and perform services for a client must be they own more than 5% of stock). included in determining the eligibility of the client for this credit. NOTE: If a shareholder owned stock for less than the entire tax year of the corporation, or an officer served as an officer less than the entire tax year, report only the salaries, wages and director fees attributable while serving as an officer or shareholder. These amounts must be annualized when determining disqualifiers, but should be reported as actual ATTRIBUTION EXAMPLE: Larry David Stone Husband of Betty Stone, Father of Mary Stone, Stepfather of Tammie Rock, Step Grandfather of Kathy Rock Betty Ann Stone Daughter of Bob Pebble, Wife of Larry Stone, Mother of Tammie Rock, Stepmother of Mary Stone, Grandmother of Kathy Rock Mary Elizabeth Stone Daughter of Larry Stone, Stepdaughter of Betty Stone Daughter of Betty Stone, Stepdaughter of Larry Stone, Spouse of Steve Rock, Mother of Kathy Rock, Granddaughter of Tammie Marie Rock Bob Pebble Steve Carl Rock Spouse of Tammie Rock, Father of Kathy Rock, Brother of Mike Rock Kathy Evelyn Rock Daughter of Tammie and Steve Rock, Granddaughter of Betty Stone, Step Granddaughter of Larry Stone Mike Joseph Rock Brother of Steve Rock Bob Kenneth Pebble Father of Betty Stone, Grandfather of Tammie Rock Terry Robert Marble Friend Part 1: Shareholders and officers - See instructions Part 2: List of family members and their corresponding relationships 1. A B 2. O P Q R S T Name of shareholder (including corporation, trust, partnership, Check (X) if Member or family member who is a shareholder through attribution) or Member No Attributable Number officer (Last, First, Middle) Number Spouse Parent Child Grandchild Relationship 1 Stone, Larry David 1 2 3 2 Stone, Betty Ann 2 1 8 4 6 3 Stone, Mary Elizabeth 3 1 4 Rock, Tammie Marie 4 5 2 6 5 Rock, Steve Carl 5 4 6 6 Rock, Kathy Evelyn 6 4-5 7 Rock, Mike Joseph 7 X 8 Pebble, Bob Kenneth 8 2 4 9 Marble, Terry Robert 9 X 96 |
Enlarge image | amounts on this form. O, the corresponding relationship, and the number of the NOTE: All compensation must be included, whether or not the member(s) with that relationship. shareholder or C Corporation officer worked in Michigan. Column T: Check column T for each shareholder listed only if columns P through S are blank (no attributable relationship Column K: Enter employee insurance payments and pensions that are attributable to each shareholder or C Corporation officer. exists). NOTE: If a shareholder owned stock for less than the entire tax PART 3: Small Business Alternative Credit year of the corporation, or an officer served as an officer less Line 3: Add compensation and director fees in column L for than the entire tax year, report only the employee insurance each active shareholder and enter the result on line 3 and on payments, and pensions that are attributable while serving as Form 4571, line 6. an officer or shareholder. These amounts must be annualized when determining disqualifiers, but should be reported as actual An active shareholder: amounts on this form. • Is a shareholder of the Corporation, including through NOTE: All employee insurance payments and pensions must be attribution, AND included, whether or not the shareholder of C Corporation officer • Owns at least 5 percent of outstanding stock, including worked in Michigan. through attribution (column E or F = 5 percent or more), AND Column L: If any shareholder or officer of a C Corporation has total compensation and director fees in column L of over • Receives at least $10,000 in compensation, director fees, $180,000 after loss adjustment, the C Corporation is not eligible and dividends from the business (sum of columns I and L for the Small Business Alternative Credit. = $10,000 or more). Important: For short-period returns or a part-year shareholder, compensation, director fees, and Column M: Multiply the percentage in column G by line 5c on dividends of each individual must be annualized to meet this the MBT Common Credits for Small Businesses (Form 4571). requirement. UBGs: Multiply the percentage in column G by the sum of the Annualizing MBT Unitary Business Group Combined Filing Schedule for Multiply each applicable amount by 12 and divide the result Standard Members (Form 4580), Part 2A, lines 30 and 34, plus by the number of months in the tax year the business operated capital loss deducted on the federal returns of all members. or the person was a shareholder. Generally, a business is Column N: If any shareholder or officer has total income in considered in business for one month if the business operated column N of over $180,000 after loss adjustment, the taxpayer for more than half the days of the month. is not eligible for the Small Business Alternative Credit. If any NOTE: If the business was in operation for less than a month it shareholder or officer has total income in column N of over is considered to have been in business for 1 month. $135,000, the taxpayer is not eligible for the Start-Up Business Credit. Line 4: Add the compensation and director fees in column L for each C Corporation officer who is not an active shareholder and PART 2: LIST OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEIR enter the result on line 4and on Form 4571, line 7. CORRESPONDING RELATIONSHIP TYPE REMINDER: Active shareholders of an S Corporation are Columns P through S represent relationships affected by included in the line 3 calculation, even if the shareholder is also attribution. a C Corporation officer. Because the definition of “officer” for For each shareholder listed in Part 1, column A, enter the this purpose does not apply to an S Corporation, line 4 will corresponding number of the shareholder’s spouse, parent, always be blank for an S Corporation. child, or grandchild, if any, listed in Part 1, column A. Include completed Form 4577 as part of the tax return filing. If more than one number is entered in boxes P through S, separate numbers with a dash. For example, if a family member has three children, each child’s member number should appear in the “Child” column with dashes separating them (“2-3-4”). Do not use a dash to imply included numbers (such as “5-8” meaning “5 through 8”), but instead include each member number (“5-6-7-8”). Do not use commas. EXAMPLE (SEE THE ATTRIBUTION EXAMPLE ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE): Kathy Rock’s (6) parents (4 and 5) work for the company. Kathy will list “4-5” in column Q. NOTE: If the space provided in the line 2 columns is not adequate to list all of the corresponding relationships, attach a separate sheet of paper with the member number from column 97 |