No, it doesn’t appear that you need to file a return for the
City of Detroit, based on your statement.
Please see the information below from “Residency and
Determining Which Form You Must File” on page 3 of City of
Detroit Income Tax Returns Forms and Instructions to make sure.
“If you lived inside
the City of Detroit for all of 2017 (January through December), you are a
resident of Detroit. File a City of Detroit Resident Income Tax Return (Form
5118).
If you lived outside
the City of Detroit for all of 2017 (January through December), you are a
nonresident of Detroit. File a City of Detroit Nonresident Income Tax Return
(Form 5119) if you earned income in the City of Detroit.
If you lived in the
City of Detroit less than a full year (anytime between January and December), you
are a part-year resident. File a City of Detroit Part-Year Resident Income Tax
Return (Form 5120).”
