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  Individual Income Tax
What individual income tax forms are eligible for e-file?
 
Answer:

The following forms and schedules can be e filed:

  • MI-1040, Individual Income Tax Return - Required for all Fed/State e file returns; not required for State-Only e file returns.
  • Schedule 1, Additions and Subtractions
  • Schedule 2, Nonrefundable Credits
  • Schedule NR, Nonresident and Part-Year Resident Schedule
  • MI-1040CR-5, Farmland Preservation Tax Credit Claim
  • Schedule CR-5, Schedule of Taxes and Allocation to Each Agreement (Including returns filing for Property Development Rights and/or joint agreements that are not equally apportioned)
  • MI-1040CR, Homestead Property Tax Credit Claim, or
  • MI-1040CR-2, Homestead Property Tax Credit Claim for Veterans and Blind People
Note: Either MI-1040CR or MI-1040CR-2 may be filed, but not both.
  • Schedule CT, College Tuition and Fees Credit
  • All required federal forms and schedules
  • 3174, Direct Deposit of Refund
  • MI-1040H, Schedule of Apportionment (one occurrence)
  • MI-8839, Qualified Adoption Expenses
  • MI-2210, Underpayment of Estimated Income Tax
  • 4013, Resident Tribal Member Annual Sales Tax Credit
  • 4642, Michigan Voluntary Contributions Schedule
  • 4764, Energy Efficient Qualified Home Improvement Credit (New for Tax Year 2009)
  • W-2 form(s)
  • 1099 form(s)

Note: The information from the W-2 and 1099 forms is entered in the software and transmitted with the e file return. Do not mail W-2 and 1099 forms to Treasury. All 1099 and W-2 information, when applicable, is required when submitting a State-Only return. The Schedule W should be included in the copy of the printed return.
  • MI-1040D, Adjustments of Capital Gains and Losses
  • MI-4797, Adjustments of Gains and Losses from Sales of Business Property
  • MI-1040CR-7, Home Heating Credit Claim

Exclusions From E-file
When the following forms are included, the MI-1040 can be e-filed, but the forms listed below must be mailed to the address indicated on the form.

  • MI-1045, Application for Michigan Net Operating Loss Refund
  • 4, Application for Extension of Time to File Michigan Tax Returns

The taxpayer is not eligible for e-file if:

  • Filing returns or forms listed as excluded in IRS Publication 1345
  • Filing form MI-1040 and any of the following apply:
    • Fiscal year filer
    • Prior year return(s)
    • Not required to file a U.S. 1040 if filing Fed/State
    • Filing form MI-1040X Michigan Amended Income Tax Return
    • Filing form 3581 Historic Preservation Tax Credit
    • Filing Schedule CR-5 and taxpayer has more than 25 agreements
    • Filing form MI-8839 Michigan Qualified Adoption Expenses claiming more than four eligible children
    • Claiming the Stillbirth Tax Credit if your software does not support PDF attachments
    • Claiming the Venture Capital Investment Subtraction.
    • Claiming the Individual or Family Development Account Credit if your software does not support PDF attachments
    • Filing form MI-1040D Adjustment of Capital Gains and Losses with more than 20 short-term capital gains/losses or 24 long-term gains/losses
    • Filing form MI-4797 Adjustments of Gains and Losses From Sales of Business Property with more than 16 sales/exchanges of property held over one year or more than 13 sales/exchanges of property held one year or less

Non-electronic Portion of Michigan Returns
The non-electronic Michigan return consists of the following supporting documents:

  • Copies of other states' returns for credit. Copies should be retained in the taxpayers' records.
  • Form MI-8453. See the "Michigan E-file Signature Process" section of this Handbook for more information on form MI-8453
  • Form MI-1040-V. If tax is due on an e file return, the taxpayer must submit payment by check or money order by April 15, 2009 with form MI-1040-V.
  • Copies of tax bills should be retained in the taxpayers' records. Treasury may request copies to verify tax information.
  • Form MI-1040CR-5 MICHIGAN FARMLAND PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT CLAIM. Farmland returns claiming unequal distribution of property taxes on jointly-owned land must have a distribution statement signed by all owners. Part 2 of form MI-1040CR-5 may be used for this purpose. Do not mail a copy of form MI-1040CR-5 or the signed statement to Treasury. A copy of the signed statement should be retained to avoid reduction and/or denial of the credit at a later date. Treasury may request a copy of the signed statement submitted to verify the unequal distribution claimed.

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