LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan’s individual income tax filing season officially begins today, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury.
Residents can can start filing their 2021 tax year state individual income tax returns online or by mailing paper forms and supporting paperwork through the U.S. Postal Service.
All individual income tax returns must be e-filed or postmarked by Monday, April 18, 2022.
“We are ready to begin processing your state income tax return,” State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks said in a statement. “Filing electronically is the easiest and quickest way for Michigan taxpayers to get any refund due. This helps ensure tax returns are accurate and improves tax refund turnaround times.”
Last year, more than 4.8 million Michigan taxpayers e-filed, which is 88% of state income tax filers.
For more information about e-filing, go to www.mifastfile.org.
Printed tax forms are being distributed and will be available in limited quantities by mid-February at public libraries, some northern Michigan post offices, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services county offices and Treasury field offices.
For the benefit and convenience of taxpayers, both the beginning and end of the individual income tax filing season are the same as the Internal Revenue Service.
City of Detroit individual income tax returns are due on April 18, 2022.
Michigan taxpayers who have questions about their individual income tax returns or refunds can use the Treasury eServices platform to find answers.
To learn more about Michigan’s individual income tax or to download forms, go to www.michigan.gov/incometax.
