Rule 830 e-file error

Scenario

You may get the following error message when e-filing a state return.
Error message:
Missing Data: Form 1040/SignatureDocument: Signature Error. The State Stand Alone return must contain the Michigan signature on the MI-1040.

Solution

Michigan has a special signature requirement when you're e-filing a state return without a federal return. To file a Michigan by itself, you'll need to mark the
Suppress creation of: Federal electronic file when only filing a state return/extension electronically
checkbox on the federal
ELF
screen. This allows Form MI-8453 to print.
Alternatively, you can mark the
Electronic signature alternative when Form MI-8453 is not used
checkbox on the
MIELF
screen and complete the prior-year information. If you don't know the prior-year information or it doesn't match the Michigan Department of Treasury, you'll need to complete Form MI-8453.
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