Opinion
Docket No. 145557. COA No. 301615.
2012-12-5
ANDRIE, INC., Plaintiff–Appellee, v. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendant–Appellant.
Prior report: 296 Mich.App. 355, 819 N.W.2d 920.
Order
On order of the Court, the motions for immediate consideration and the motion to stay the precedential effect of the published Court of Appeals opinion are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the April 26, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address: (1) whether the Court of Appeals correctly determined that a retail transaction in Michigan subject to the sales tax, MCL 205.51 et seq. , is not subject to the use tax, MCL 205.91 et seq. ; (2) whether a retail purchaser is entitled to a presumption that sales tax is paid on retail transactions in Michigan; and (3) whether the exemption in MCL 205.94(1)(a) applies in this case.