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State tax filing

You will be filing Form 5118, City of Detroit Resident Income Tax Return. Click the link for the Instructions for the City of Detroit Resident Return. This link is for  Form 5118so you can see what form will be filed.

 

To review what is entered in TurboTax:

 

From left menu>State>Continue>Michigan click Edit>Go Over Michigan>

 

Which Cities Did you Live or Work in?>Check the box for I need a Detroit City return and I file as a Detroit Part-year Resident.

There will be a series of questions you can answer if you haven't already and/or click Continue through these>

 

On the screen A few things before we wrap up your state taxes Click Revisit next to Michigan city tax>verify you have a check next to Detroit>Continue Detroit and Follow the Prompts

 

When you are ready to file, TurboTax electronically files Michigan and Detroit. 

 

Double-check your PDF of your returns to see that it was sent when you save your 2020 tax files. TurboTax will walk you through that process when you e-file. 

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