Section R. 205.128 - Federal and state taxesRule 78.
(1) Federal manufacturers' excise taxes imposed on the following products are not deductible from a retailer's gross proceeds in computing sales or use taxes: Trucks, buses, tractors, accessories and similar products, tires and tubes, gasoline and lubricating oil, fishing equipment, and firearms.(2) The federal retailers' excise taxes imposed on the following products are deductible from a retailer's gross proceeds in computing sales or use taxes: Diesel fuel, liquid petroleum gas, and other special motor fuels.(3) The federal communications tax imposed on persons using communication services is not part of the tax base for computing the use tax on such services.(4) Michigan taxes which are deductible when included in gross are as follows: (a) Motor fuel retailers may deduct from gross proceeds on their sales tax return the amount of Michigan motor fuel tax paid to the state or to the distributor.(b) The Michigan cigarette tax may be deducted only by taxpayers engaged in the business of selling cigarettes at retail if the seller is not enriched by collecting the sales tax on the full selling price.Mich. Admin. Code R. 205.128