Detroit City Taxes Return

[badolph18]

I worked from home over 90% in 2021 and I live in a different city. However, my job is based in Detroit and my HR department provided paperwork stating I worked outside of Detroit. How do I adjust this on my city return?

[LenaH]

You have to file a nonresident return for Detroit and indicate the amount of wages you earned wages inside of the city. You can divide your total wages by your total number of workdays and multiply your daily rate by the number of times you worked in Detroit.  

Please follow the steps below to file a nonresident Detroit return:

1. Open your return. 
2. Click on State.
3. Click Continue next to Michigan.
4. On the screen Which Cities Did you Live or Work In? Click Detroit.
5. Click that you need a Detroit non-resident return. 
6. Continue through your return.
7. On the page, A few things before we wrap up your state taxes, click Start next to Michigan City Tax Returns.
8. On the page, Income Apportionment, enter the amount of wages you earned while in Detroit location. 
9. Follow the on-screen instructions.