1040 Detroit electronic filing information
City contact information
If you have specific questions about what you can e-file or about rejections you received, contact the city for more information.
Michigan Department of Treasury
Michigan Department of Treasury
Lansing, MI 48922
Email
: Treas_CityTax@michigan.govPhone
: 517-636-5829 City electronic filing details
E-filing information | Details |
|---|---|
Grace period | None |
E-filing mandate | You must e-file if you are preparing more than 10 returns. |
Accepts city-only filings | Yes. Attach the federal XML created for this State (Default). Only Federal e-file validation errors have to be cleared. E-file Reject Diagnostics do not have to be cleared. |
Return types accepted | Resident Part-year resident Nonresident Amended |
Return types not accepted | Extension Estimate |
Accepts returns with these conditions | Refund Zero balance Balance due |
Direct deposit of refunds | No |
Accepted forms of payment | Direct debit (EFW) |
Signature requirements | Detroit accepts federal PIN as the signature when you are e-filing with the federal return. If you are e-filing without a federal return, provide "shared secrets" to use PIN. |
Driver's license requirements | Optional |
Supports PDF attachments | Yes |
Tax year(s) supported for e-filing | Current year and prior two years |
Special considerations | For tax year 2015 and later, Detroit returns are processed by the Michigan Department of Treasury. See Michigan Tax Preparer Handbook for Electronic Filing. |
