Sec. 23.
(1) A person engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property at retail shall not advertise or hold out to the public in any manner, directly or indirectly, that the tax imposed under this act is not considered as an element in the price to the consumer. This act does not prohibit any taxpayer from reimbursing himself or herself by adding to the sale price any tax levied by this act.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), in determining amounts to be added to the sales prices for reimbursement purposes, the seller shall compute the tax to the third decimal place and round up to a whole cent when the third decimal place is greater than 4 or round down to a whole cent when the third decimal place is 4 or less.
(3) The following brackets may be used through December 31, 2005 by retailers in determining amounts to be added to sales prices for reimbursement purposes:
(5) A person subject to tax under this act shall not separately state on an invoice, bill of sale, or other similar document given to the purchaser the tax imposed under the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205.421 to 205.436.
History: 1933, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 205.73 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 272, Eff. July 1, 1949 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 194, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 325, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 167 of 1933 - General Sales Tax Act (205.51 - 205.78)
Section 205.51a - Additional Definitions.
Section 205.54a - Sales Tax; Exemptions; Limitation.
Section 205.54b - Deductible Sales of Gasoline; Statement of Transferee.
Section 205.54c - Repealed. 2004, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004.
Section 205.54d - Additional Sales Excluded From Tax.
Section 205.54e - Sales of Vehicles to Members of Armed Forces.
Section 205.54f - Commissions Paid to Entities Exempt Under MCL 205.54a; Exemptions.
Section 205.54k - Drop Shipment; Definition.
Section 205.54l - Repealed. 2004, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004.
Section 205.54r - Qualified Truck, Trailer, or Rolling Stock; Exemption; Definitions.
Section 205.54s - Sale of Investment Coins and Bullion; Exemptions; Definitions.
Section 205.54t - Exemptions; Limitation; Industrial Processing; Definitions.
Section 205.54u - Extractive Operation; Exemptions; Definition.
Section 205.54v - Central Office Equipment or Wireless Equipment; Presumption.
Section 205.54x - Sales to Domestic Air Carrier; Tax Exemption; Definitions.
Section 205.54y - Industrial Processing; Exemption; Limitation.
Section 205.54aa - Tax Exemption; Resident Tribal Member.
Section 205.54bb - Sale of Eligible Automobile to Qualified Recipient; Exemption; Definitions.
Section 205.54cc - Repealed. 2008, Act 78, Eff. Dec. 31, 2009.
Section 205.54ee - Data Center Equipment; Exemption From Tax; Conditions; Report; Definitions.
Section 205.54ff - Sales of Certain Prosthetic Devices; Exemption; Definitions.
Section 205.55 - Additional Tax.
Section 205.55a - Repealed. 2004, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004.
Section 205.55b - Repealed. 2006, Act 590, Eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
Section 205.56b - Returned Goods or Motor Vehicle; Tax Credit.
Section 205.56c - Aviation Fuel; Informational Report; "Aviation Fuel" Defined.
Section 205.57-205.57b - Repealed. 2004, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004.
Section 205.58 - Consolidated Returns.
Section 205.59 - Administration of Tax; Conflicting Provisions; Rules.
Section 205.61 - Motor Vehicle Used as Partial Payment; Value.
Section 205.63, 205.64 - Repealed. 1980, Act 164, Eff. Sept. 17, 1980.
Section 205.65 - Certificate of Dissolution or Withdrawal.
Section 205.66 - Injunction for Failure to Pay Tax or Obtain License.
Section 205.66a - Duty of Assessing Officers.
Section 205.67 - Repealed. 2008, Act 438, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2009.
Section 205.69 - Sourcing Sale at Retail or Lease or Rental Property.
Section 205.70 - Repealed. 2008, Act 438, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2009.
Section 205.71 - Repealed. 2016, Act 159, Eff. Sept. 7, 2016.
Section 205.72 - Repealed. 1980, Act 164, Eff. Sept. 17, 1980.
Section 205.74 - Repealed. 1980, Act 164, Eff. Sept. 17, 1980.
Section 205.75 - Disposition of Money Received and Collected; Definitions.
Section 205.76 - Repealed. 1949, Act 272, Eff. July 1, 1949.