E-file Home Heating Credit Form MI-1040CR-7 and error code 0900
Taxpayers without a Michigan filing requirement who are eligible for the refundable Michigan Home Heating Credit can e-file Form MI-1040CR-7 without preparing Form 1040 or Form MI-1040.
Do the following to electronically file Form MI-1040CR-7 by itself:
- On the federalELFscreen, mark theSuppress the creation of: Federal electronic file when only filing a state return/extension electronicallycheckbox.
- Complete all necessary data entry for the Home Heating Credit Claim on theMIRefCrscreen in theMichigan Creditsfolder.
- Mark theElectronically file only Form MI-1040CR seriescheckbox on theMIELFscreen. If this checkbox isn't marked, you'll get Error Code 0900.noteYou can only mark this checkbox once you've suppressed the federal e-file in step 1.
- Create the electronic file as you normally would. The Michigan e-file that you create will only contain the applicable credit forms.