Sec. 4p. (1) A sale of tangible personal property purchased by a person engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing, or improving real estate for others if the property is to be affixed to or made a structural part of a sanctuary is exempt from the tax under this act. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Regularly organized church or house of religious worship" means a religious organization qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501. (b) "Sanctuary" means only that portion of a building that is owned and occupied by a regularly organized church or house of religious worship that is used predominantly and regularly for public worship. Sanctuary includes a sanctuary to be constructed that will be owned and occupied by a regularly organized church or house of religious worship and that will be used predominantly and regularly for public worship.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.54p
Property offered to or made structural part of sanctuary; exemption; “regularly organized church or house of religious worship” and “sanctuary” defined
Known as the General Sales Tax Act
The act spans §§ 205.51 to 205.78 (59 sections).
Add. 1998, Act 274, Imd
Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.