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LASaxman
PostPosted: 21 Nov 2012 11:46 
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http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/michigan_tax_deduction_fetus.html

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LANSING, MI - Michigan lawmakers may consider allowing a fetus of at least 12 weeks to qualify as a dependent for state income tax purposes -- a move that if put into law might be the first of its kind in the nation.

House Bills 5684 and 5685 were given a hearing in the House Tax Policy Committee on Tuesday. And critics quickly question its motives, saying it appeared to be a back door way to try and crack down on abortions.

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Hope this takes off in all 50 states. If they can be given a tax exemption, then they are obviously* persons.



*as we all here know

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Luigi Daniele wrote:
Hope this takes off in all 50 states. If they can be given a tax exemption, then they are obviously* persons.



*as we all here know


That's precisely the worry for Democrats, who are opposed to the bill. Of course, it doesn't help that the Republicans killed a $600/child tax credit a couple of years ago. Democrats are pointing to that as hypocrisy. Pot...kettle...black, as far as I'm concerned.

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Presumably this is exemption from STATE income tax?

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Yes it is, Jeff.

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Conversely, since they are persons they can be charged a minimum federal tax!

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It seems like it would only make a small financial difference to the state or the family. First of all, since only applies after the third month, it would only affect those who reached that three month mark in one year and the end of the pregnancy in the next.

How big of an exemption does Michigan grant for dependents? What are the Michigan income tax rates?

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bali wrote:
Conversely, since they are persons they can be charged a minimum federal tax!

No. Not if they do not earn income.

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Hope this takes off in all 50 states.


Not all states have income tax

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