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Prepare Form 4 extension

Use the
MIExt
 screen in the
Payments
 folder to generate the Form 4 extension payment voucher.

Form 4 payment, filing, and late penalty

  • Don't mail Form 4 if you expect the Department of Treasury to issue a refund. The Department of Treasury considers any Form 4 received without a payment as invalid. Use Form 4 only to make a payment.
  • The Michigan Department of Treasury doesn't support electronic filing of Form 4. You can make payments online by going to www.michigan.gov/iit and selecting
    Pay Your Taxes Due Online
    .
  • Use Michigan Form 4 to make any extra payments by the April due date.
  • If the federal return is extended, then the Michigan return is automatically extended. Don't mail Form 4 if you expect the Treasury to issue a refund. Use Form 4 only to mail payments.
Taxpayers who don't pay all of their income tax by the original return due date are subject to late interest and penalty. Filing Form 4 doesn't waive any late filing interest and failure to pay penalties on any unpaid tax liability. Pay any unpaid tax liability by the original due date of the return in April to avoid paying late interest and failure to pay penalties.

Prepare Form 4

Use the
MIExt
 screen to prepare the MI Form 4. You can either have UltraTax CS calculate the payment amount, or manually force it.
  • To have UltraTax CS calculate the amount based on current data entered:
    1. Enter
      X
       in the
      Calculate Extension
       field on the
      MIExt
       screen.
    2. Select
      Setup
      ,
      1040 Individual
      , the
      Federal
       tab, then
      Extensions
       to select the method for calculating the extension amount.
  • To force the amount: Enter an amount in the
    Balance due on extension (Force)
     or the
    Estimate of total tax liability (Force)
     field on the
    MIExt
     screen.
  • If no balance is due or there's a calculated amount: You don't need to file Form 4 as the Michigan Department of Treasury views Form 4 solely as a payment voucher.

Print the extension

Select
File
 then
Print Extensions
 to print Form 4 when data entry is complete on the
MIExt
 screen.

Prepare the return after filing an extension

Make sure to do the following when preparing an extended return:
  • Amount actually paid with extension:
     The amount paid with extension is reported in the Refundable Credits and Payments section of Form MI-1040. Enter the amount in the
    Extension payment actually made; reportable on main return
     field on the
    MIExt
     screen. UltraTax CS populates this field when you create the extension. Change the data entry for this amount if the taxpayer paid some other amount.
  • Date return filed:
     Enter the
    Date return filed
     on the
    MIPen
     screen. If the date exceeds the extended due date, UltraTax CS calculates a late penalty on the unpaid balance due.
  • Extension not required to be attached to return:
     The Michigan Department of Treasury doesn’t need a copy of Form 4 or the federal extension when filing Form MI-1040.

This article applies to:

  • Product: UltraTax CS
  • Return type: 1040 Individual
  • State: Michigan
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