To file a Detroit return with your Michigan return:
- State
- Edit Michigan Resident Return with the three dots
- City of Detroit Return
- Choose either the Resident, Part-Year Resident, or Nonresident
- Select 'Yes' to complete the Detroit return and complete the sections that apply to you
Why are my wages not pulling to the Detroit return?
When you received your W-2; it may have reported the locality name in box 20 as MIDET, or MIDETROIT. This should be entered into the program as DETROIT only. This will allow that income to be carried to the City of Detroit return automatically.