The Michigan teasury department filed a $3.1-million dollar tax lien against Google Inc., AnnArbor.com reports.
The Lansing State Journal first reported that the Nov. 27 lien, which has not been released by the state as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, was filed in Inbgham County against the search engine company’s California-based headquarters for two nonpayments of state business taxes.
“Because they don’t own property in the state, the lien could not be placed against an office here,” Ingham County's register of deeds tells AnnArbor.com's Ben Freed.
“The lien can only be placed on property, so it wouldn’t make sense to place a lien on the building if they are only renting. All liens on out-of-state corporations that do not own property in Michigan are filed through Ingham County.”
Google leases space at 201 S. Division St., in Ann Arbor, where the company operates a sales office with more than 300 employees. It expanded into downtown Ann Arbor in 2006, thanks partly to a Michigan Economic Development Corporation tax credit.
