An early draft version of the Michigan Business Tax forms had been posted on a software vendor's Web site.  The software developer in question posted the draft MBT forms in violation of an agreement with the Department of Treasury that the forms were for internal software development only and were not to be released publicly.

The software company is taking steps to remedy the unauthorized distribution of draft forms.  The Department of Treasury has posted the following on its web site:

Unbeknownst to the Michigan Department of Treasury, a software company recently released copies of an early draft version of Michigan Business Tax (MBT) forms. The drafts were provided to the software company for internal use only as it works to develop its software product.  The company is now notifying customers that the forms were not intended for public release and do not reflect either recently enacted legislation or legislation that is pending.  Department of Treasury representatives will not be answering any questions regarding these forms, as they are drafts and should not have been released publicly.