{"id":12813,"date":"2026-06-17T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/?p=12813"},"modified":"2026-06-14T15:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T19:05:45","slug":"2025-small-business-taxpayer-exemption-reimbursements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2026\/06\/17\/2025-small-business-taxpayer-exemption-reimbursements\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Small Business Taxpayer Exemption Reimbursements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) informs municipalities that the 2025 Small Business Taxpayer Exemption (SBTE) reimbursements were issued on <strong>May 28, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Tax Year 2023, the SBTE was expanded to include taxpayers that own, lease, or possess eligible personal property with a combined true cash value equal to or greater than $80,000 but less than $180,000.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/(S(435kdcu120uycmegpcmpn3ls))\/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&amp;objectname=mcl-12-253a&amp;query=on\">Michigan Trust Fund\u00a0Act, 2000 Public Act 489, MCL 152.253a,<\/a> requires Treasury to calculate and distribute SBTE reimbursements to municipalities for personal property tax revenue lost due to this expanded exemption.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to Find Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To assist municipalities with understanding and reconciling their 2025 SBTE reimbursements, Treasury has made the following reports available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/taxes\/property\/ppt\/sbte\/by-year\/2025-sbte-reimbursements\">2025 SBTE Reimbursements<\/a>\u00a0website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Distribution by Payee:\u00a0<\/strong>Lists the total reimbursement amount issued to each payee.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution by Millage:<\/strong> Provides a breakdown of the reimbursement by millage type and rate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calculation by Millage:\u00a0<\/strong>Details how each reimbursement was calculated, including the total taxable value of all SBTEs within the municipality, millage rate and applicable TIFA capture adjustments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SBTE Reimbursement TIFA Capture: <\/strong>Details how SBTE reimbursement amounts are captured and reimbursed to TIFAs via Form 6098.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Record SBTE Reimbursements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For counties, cities, villages, townships, libraries, local authorities, and tax increment finance authorities, record SBTE reimbursement revenue to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Revenue account 569, State Grants \u2013 Other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For local school districts and intermediate school districts, record SBTE reimbursement revenue to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Revenue major class code 321, suffix 0000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Timeline for SBTE Reimbursements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SBTE Reimbursements are issued annually in May, immediately following the tax year of the exemption. Municipalities will be reimbursed for 2026 SBTE claims in May 2027.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/taxes\/property\/ppt\/sbte\">Small Business Taxpayer Exemption (SBTE) Reimbursements<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contact Treasury at:\n<ul>\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:TREAS-ORTA-SBTE@michigan.gov\">TREAS-ORTA-SBTE@michigan.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phone: 517-335-7484<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>John LaMacchia is the League\u2019s director of state &amp; federal affairs. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) informs municipalities that the 2025 Small Business Taxpayer Exemption (SBTE) reimbursements were issued on May 28, 2026. 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