HOW TO E-FILE

The Michigan Department of Treasury is working with software companies to offer FREE online e-file services to qualified Michigan taxpayers. Do you qualify?

95% of taxpayers can e-file their Michigan and federal income tax returns.

You CANNOT e-file if you:

• Amend or correct a previous return
• File a prior year return
• File a fiscal year return
• File Form MI-1040X, Amended Michigan Income Tax Return
• File Form 3581, Historic Preservation Tax Credit
• Claim the Stillbirth tax credit
• Claim the Venture Capital Investment Deduction
• File Form Schedule CR-5, Schedule of Taxes and Allocations to Each Agreement with more than 25 agreements
• File Form MI-8839, Qualified Adoption Expenses claiming more than four eligible children
• File Form MI-1040D, Adjustment of Capital Gains and Losses claiming more than 20 short term capital gains and losses or more than 22 long term capital gains or losses
• File Form MI-4797, Adjustments of Gains and Losses From Sales of Business Property claiming more than 16 sales or exchanges of property, more than 13 ordinary gains and losses or more than 17 gains from disposition of property

A complete list of forms that are eligible for e-file.

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How Do I e-file?

You can e-file your own return.

• Purchase software to prepare and e-file your tax return (the software company may charge an additional fee to e-file your return).
• Using your home computer e-file online through a software company. You may even qualify to e-file FREE!
  • View a list of FREE e-file offers for Michigan taxpayers.
  • View a list of other online e-file offers.

You can e-file through your tax preparer.

• Tax preparers filing 200 or more returns are required to e-file your taxes.

• Find a tax preparer here who offers e-file.

Choosing A Tax Preparer

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State-Only e-file lets you submit your Michigan individual income tax return separately from your federal return. You can even e-file your homestead property tax credit and/or home heating credit claims separately. If you e-file your Michigan tax return alone, be sure to calculate your federal return first before completing and e-filing your Michigan return.

You may want to choose State-Only e-file if you:

• Already filed your federal return (e-filed or paper filed).
• Are not required to file a federal return.
• Only need to file a Michigan property tax credit and/or home heating credit claim.

If you have already filed your federal return, and now want to e-file your Michigan return, do not e-file another copy of the federal return. Doing so will result in a rejection from the IRS and Michigan will not receive your State return information.

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