MI Homestead Property Tax Credit

[rozmz]

I'm a full-time student living on an off-campus apartment. Can I claim the property tax credit if my mom claims me? Also, I used some of my scholarship/loan refund to pay for the apartment and my mom paid one month for me. Can I still claim the credit?

[KeshaH]

You can claim the property tax credit, even as a dependent, as long as you were a Michigan resident for at least six months in 2024 and had household resources under $69,700.

Many college students aren't residents of the state in which they attend school. If your permanent residence is in another state and you're only in Michigan temporarily for school, you will not qualify for this credit.

Household resources include financial support received from another person (such as your mom paying one month of your rent) as well as "nongovernmental scholarships, stipends, or grants paid directly to an educational institution". See the instructions to lines 24-32 of Form MI-1040CR.