State tax filing

Check a few things in TurboTax.

W-2. Check Box 20 on your W-2 (Locality name) to see if 'Detroit' was accidentally coded. 

1. Remove/change the locality name if 'DET' is entered in error.
2. If your employer withheld Detroit City tax in error, you will have to file a Detroit return to receive a refund.

Michigan section. Check the Michigan section. There are two places with check boxes where check marks will create a city return. If Detroit is checked, uncheck it.

The screens are:

• Which Cities Did You Live or Work In? and
• Live or Work in Any of These Cities?

Which Cities Did You Live or Work In?Live or Work in Any of These Cities?

Deleting Detroit

To delete a Detroit City return (Form MI-5118) in TurboTax Online:

1. Click on Tax Tools in the left column
2. Then Tools
3. In Tools Center, click on Delete a form
4. Delete Form MI-5118