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Yes this can be done. TurboTax will file Form 5119, City of Detroit NonResident Income Tax Return with Form 5121 City of Detroit Withholding Tax Schedule including Part 3, wage allocation for nonresidents.
See the link for more details, see page 7: 2019 City of Detroit Income Tax Book.
See page 8 of the instructions, column one: Form 5121 instructions begin on page 14. Form 5121 is on page 26.
To do this in TurboTax, first, verify the W-2 that had Detroit earnings is entered exactly as you received it.
When your federal interview is complete, begin the Michigan interview.
In TurboTax Online, you will only be able to allocate as indicated on the W-2. Early on in the Michigan interview, you will be asked if you need a Detroit return. Check the boxes as indicated in the screenshot below: That the taxpayer needs a Detroit City Return and is filing as a Detroit Nonresident.
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Early in the city interview, the allocation of Detroit wages will be identified.
From the Forms, go to the Open forms.
Type 5121 to get to the Allocation page. Be sure to select N in part 1, income subject to 5121 allocation.
Then, still at Open Forms, 5119. Verify Form 5119 captured the allocation carried from Form 5121.