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Income Taxes | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes |
11: | INCOME TAXES
Presented in the following table is a reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate from continuing operations, excluding noncontrolling interests:
Three Months Ended March 31 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |  | 2011 |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 35.0% |  |  |  |  |  | 35.0% |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  | 3.4 |
Medicare Part D exempt income |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  | (1.2) |
Income tax credit amortization |  |  |  |  | (0.5) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.6) |
Other, net |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 38.8% |  |  |  |  |  | 36.7% |
CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 35.0% |  |  |  |  |  | 35.0% |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  |  |  | 5.6 |  |  |  |  |  | 3.5 |
Medicare Part D exempt income |  |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  | (0.9) |
Plant basis differences |  |  |  |  | (0.8) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.2) |
Income tax credit amortization |  |  |  |  | (0.4) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.4) |
Other, net |  |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 40.6% |  |  |  |  |  | 37.2% |
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Income Taxes |
11: | INCOME TAXES
Presented in the following table is a reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate from continuing operations, excluding noncontrolling interests:
Three Months Ended March 31 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |  | 2011 |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 35.0% |  |  |  |  |  | 35.0% |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  | 3.4 |
Medicare Part D exempt income |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  | (1.2) |
Income tax credit amortization |  |  |  |  | (0.5) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.6) |
Other, net |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 38.8% |  |  |  |  |  | 36.7% |
CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 35.0% |  |  |  |  |  | 35.0% |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  |  |  | 5.6 |  |  |  |  |  | 3.5 |
Medicare Part D exempt income |  |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  | (0.9) |
Plant basis differences |  |  |  |  | (0.8) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.2) |
Income tax credit amortization |  |  |  |  | (0.4) |  |  |  |  |  | (0.4) |
Other, net |  |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  |  |  | 40.6% |  |  |  |  |  | 37.2% |

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