{"id":49175,"date":"2020-03-05T12:32:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T18:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?p=49175"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:05:31","slug":"state-of-michigan-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/filing\/states\/state-of-michigan-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Michigan taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learn more about the state of Michigan taxes in this post. Below we will cover who pays, how to pay, and more general information on Michigan tax returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u200c \u200cis\u200c \u200cstate\u200c \u200cincome tax?\u200c \u200c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Similar\u200c \u200cto\u200c \u200cfederal\u200c \u200ctaxes, \u200c\u200cstate taxes are\u200c \u200cself-assessed\u200c \u200cand\u200c \u200care\u200c \u200coften\u200c \u200cbased\u200c \u200con\u200c \u200ca\u200c \u200cpercentage\u200c \u200cyou\u200c \u200cpay\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cstate\u200c \u200cgovernment\u200c \u200con\u200c \u200cyour\u200c \u200cincome. \u200c\u200cSome\u200c \u200cstates\u200c \u200chave\u200c \u200ca\u200c \u200cflat\u200c \u200ctax\u200c \u200crate\u200c \u200cor\u200c \u200cno\u200c \u200ctax\u200c \u200cat\u200c \u200call, \u200c\u200ceven.  \u200c \u200c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\u200c pays Michigan income tax?\u200c \u200c \u200c<\/h2>\n\n\n
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How\u200c \u200cdo\u200c \u200cyou\u200c \u200cpay\u200c \u200cMichigan\u200c \u200ctaxes?\u200c \u200c \u200c<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To\u200c learn how to \u200cpay\u200c \u200cMichigan \u200ctaxes,\u200c \u200cvisit\u00a0the Michigan Department of Treasury<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How\u200c \u200cmuch\u200c \u200cshould\u200c \u200cyou\u200c \u200cpay\u200c \u200cin\u200c Michigan \u200cstate\u200c \u200cincome tax?\u200c \u200c<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every wage-earning person that lives or works in Michigan pays a flat 4.25% for Michigan state income tax. View more information about Michigan tax rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, 24 Michigan cities charge their own local income taxes on top of the state income tax rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When\u200c \u200care\u200c \u200cMichigan \u200ctax\u200c \u200creturns\u200c \u200cdue?\u200c \u200c \u200c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Read about when your Michigan tax return is \u200cdue<\/a>\u200c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need hands-on guidance with checking your Michigan refund?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want extra guidance tracking your Michigan refund or help filing your Michigan state return, enlist the help of a tax pro using H&R Block Virtual<\/a>! With this service, we\u2019ll match you with a tax pro with Michigan tax expertise. Then, you will upload your tax documents, and our tax pros will do the rest! We can help with your MI taxes, including federal deductions for paying state taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prefer a different way to file? No problem \u2013 you can find Michigan state tax expertise with all of our ways to file taxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn more about the state of Michigan taxes in this post. Below we will cover who pays, how to pay, and more general information on Michigan tax returns. 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