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Income Taxes | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Income Taxes [Line Items] |
Income Taxes | 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:
Three Months Ended March 31 | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal effect |  | 5.5 |  |  |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |  |  |
TCJA excess deferred taxes 1 |  | (7.2) |  |  |  |  | (5.8) |  |  |  |  |
Production tax credits |  | (4.7) |  |  |  |  | (5.1) |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated flow-through of regulatory tax benefits 2 |  | (4.3) |  |  |  |  | (3.2) |  |  |  |  |
Other, net |  | — |  |  |  |  | (0.3) |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate |  | 10.3 | % |  |  |  | 12.0 | % |  |  |  |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal effect |  | 5.0 |  |  |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  |  |
TCJA excess deferred taxes 1 |  | (6.7) |  |  |  |  | (5.1) |  |  |  |  |
Production tax credits |  | (2.7) |  |  |  |  | (2.6) |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated flow-through of regulatory tax benefits 2 |  | (5.1) |  |  |  |  | (3.7) |  |  |  |  |
Other, net |  | (0.6) |  |  |  |  | (0.4) |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate |  | 10.9 | % |  |  |  | 14.3 | % |  |  |  |
1 In September 2020, the MPSC authorized Consumers to accelerate the amortization of a gas regulatory liability associated with unprotected, non‑property-related excess deferred income taxes resulting from the TCJA. The regulatory liability, which was previously scheduled to be amortized through 2029, will now be fully amortized by the end of 2022. 2 In September 2020, the MPSC authorized Consumers to accelerate the amortization of income tax benefits associated with the cost to remove gas plant assets. These tax benefits, which were previously scheduled to be amortized through 2025, will now be fully amortized by the end of 2022.
Consumers Energy Company |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |
Income Taxes | 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:
Three Months Ended March 31 | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal effect |  | 5.5 |  |  |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |  |  |
TCJA excess deferred taxes 1 |  | (7.2) |  |  |  |  | (5.8) |  |  |  |  |
Production tax credits |  | (4.7) |  |  |  |  | (5.1) |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated flow-through of regulatory tax benefits 2 |  | (4.3) |  |  |  |  | (3.2) |  |  |  |  |
Other, net |  | — |  |  |  |  | (0.3) |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate |  | 10.3 | % |  |  |  | 12.0 | % |  |  |  |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal effect |  | 5.0 |  |  |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  |  |
TCJA excess deferred taxes 1 |  | (6.7) |  |  |  |  | (5.1) |  |  |  |  |
Production tax credits |  | (2.7) |  |  |  |  | (2.6) |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated flow-through of regulatory tax benefits 2 |  | (5.1) |  |  |  |  | (3.7) |  |  |  |  |
Other, net |  | (0.6) |  |  |  |  | (0.4) |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate |  | 10.9 | % |  |  |  | 14.3 | % |  |  |  |
1 In September 2020, the MPSC authorized Consumers to accelerate the amortization of a gas regulatory liability associated with unprotected, non‑property-related excess deferred income taxes resulting from the TCJA. The regulatory liability, which was previously scheduled to be amortized through 2029, will now be fully amortized by the end of 2022. 2 In September 2020, the MPSC authorized Consumers to accelerate the amortization of income tax benefits associated with the cost to remove gas plant assets. These tax benefits, which were previously scheduled to be amortized through 2025, will now be fully amortized by the end of 2022.

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