I receive a pension from the state of Michigan. How do I know if this is SSA exempt?

[JimW1]

Good question!

Here's a blurb from the Michigan government instructions that should address it:

"SSA exempt employment is not covered by the federal SSA, which means the worker did not pay Social Security taxes and is not eligible for Social Security benefits based on that employment. Almost all employment is covered by the federal SSA. The most common instances of retirement and pension benefits from employment that is not covered by Social Security are police and firefighter retirees, some federal retirees covered under the Civil Service Retirement System and hired prior to 1984, and a small number of other state and local government retirees. Federal retirees hired since 1984 and those covered by the Federal Employees’ Retirement System are covered under the SSA."

[phil122]

I need to amend 3 years of Michigan taxes because my tax guy did not give me the SSA exemption. How do I do this??

[KathrynG3]

To amend prior state tax returns, each prior year will need to be downloaded from your tax history and then opened in TurboTax CD/Download for the applicable year. You may need to purchase access to this if it was not previously purchased. 

Click this article for more details: How to amend (change or correct) a return you already filed

Access MI-1040 and Form 4884 Instructions for each prior year at Michigan Taxes: Treasury Forms Information. The Tax Area is Individual Income Tax.

@phil122