Get Lansing Mi Form L941

You must submit a Michigan withholding exemption certificate (form MI-W4) to your employer on or before the date that employment begins. If you fail or refuse to submit this certificate, your employer must withhold tax from your compensation without allowance for any exemptions.

Employers conducting business in Lansing must withhold Lansing city income taxes for employees who work or live in the City. In addition to withholding requirements, Lansing has an income tax for corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships.

Residents (working in East Lansing or another community) will pay a 1% tax and non-residents working in East Lansing will pay a 0.5% tax.

You will need to file if you lived in the city during any part of the tax year and had taxable income. If you did not live in the city, but earned taxable income from within city limits you will also need to file.

For 2021 the following Michigan cities levy an income tax of 1% on residents and 0.5% on nonresidents. Albion, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Big Rapids, East Lansing, Flint, Grayling, Hamtramck, Hudson, Ionia, Jackson, Lansing, Lapeer, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Pontiac, Port Huron, Portland, Springfield and Walker.

Lansing, Michigan Local Income Tax Residents of Lansing pay a flat city income tax of 1.00% on earned income, in addition to the Michigan income tax and the Federal income tax. Nonresidents who work in Lansing pay a local income tax of 0.50%, which is 0.50% lower than the local income tax paid by residents.

Who needs to file? All East Lansing residents (whether they work in the City or another community), non-residents who work in East Lansing and corporations/partnerships that have business activity in East Lansing.

In addition, current year commonly used forms will continue to be available at Michigan Department of Treasury offices, most public libraries, Northern Michigan post offices, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) county offices.