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Question

TurboTax says $1500 Michigan exemption allowed, State of Michigan says no

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
March 17, 2026
3 replies
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I have a son that was born on 4/19/2008. He filed his MI-1040 that TurboTax did, with checking line 9e as a dependent on my taxes. We received a Notice of Adjustment from State of Michigan indicating that the $1500 is not allowed. When I read the MI-1040 instructions for line 9e, and see the note on the MI-1040 form itself, all seems to be correct, and the $1500 exemption seems allowable to me. Can someone shed some light on this, or has anyone else experienced this in Michigan? I'm using the TurboTax 2025 Deluxe Desktop version.

Level 13

The MI-1040 instructions explicitly allow a dependent to claim a $1,500 exemption, so the adjustment is likely just a computer error.

Michigan law allows for this: you get the full child exemption on your taxes, and he gets the smaller $1,500 credit on his.

To fix this, you should respond to the notice via the Michigan Treasury eServices portal, providing a copy of his return and yours to prove he is a qualifying dependent; they typically reverse these adjustments once a human reviews the manual entry.

markjjordanAuthor

Level 2

Thanks for the response, Mindy. I did as you suggested and am waiting for a response.

Level 2

This exact thing just happened to my teen born in 2009. I'll be contacting them as well. Seem incorrect that they put him at a $0 exemption

markjjordanAuthor

Level 2

FYI... my son nor I have received any response from the state. Still waiting.

Level 15

You could call the Dept of Revenue and inquire.

How do I contact my state Department of Revenue?

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