1040 Detroit electronic filing information

City contact information

If you have specific questions about what you can e-file or about rejections you received, contact the city for more information.
Michigan Department of Treasury
Michigan Department of Treasury
Lansing, MI 48922
Phone
: 517-636-5829

City electronic filing details

E-filing information
Details
Grace period
None
E-filing mandate
You must e-file if you are preparing more than 10 returns.
Accepts city-only filings
Yes. Attach the federal XML created for this State (Default). Only Federal e-file validation errors have to be cleared. E-file Reject Diagnostics do not have to be cleared.
Return types accepted
Resident
Part-year resident
Nonresident
Amended
Return types not accepted
Extension
Estimate
Accepts returns with these conditions
Refund
Zero balance
Balance due
Direct deposit of refunds
No
Accepted forms of payment
Direct debit (EFW)
Signature requirements
Detroit accepts federal PIN as the signature when you are e-filing with the federal return. If you are e-filing without a federal return, provide "shared secrets" to use PIN.
Driver's license requirements
Optional
Supports PDF attachments
Yes
Tax year(s) supported for e-filing
Current year and prior two years
Special considerations
For tax year 2015 and later, Detroit returns are processed by the Michigan Department of Treasury. See Michigan Tax Preparer Handbook for Electronic Filing.
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