Tax Forms

 Individual Returns

Free Tax Return Preparation:

  • For families with $47,000 and less in income, please call 211 for VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) services. Your Federal, State and City returns will be prepared by IRS trained preparers.
  • For families with $57,000 and less in income, please visit www.myfreetaxes.com/micauw
  • Please note, you will still need to file a City tax return.

E-Filed Returns: For 2012 tax returns, the City will accept e-filed returns from professional prepares only

Professional and Software Prepared Tax Returns
For Professional Tax Preparers and those using software to prepare returns, the City uses the Common Form.  Please review your form completely before printing and submitting.  Changes made to the form after printing is not contained in the coding and may not be reflected once received. 

Non-Software Prepared Tax Returns
Please click on the links below for the non-software prepared tax returns. 

Prior Year Tax Return Filing
If you are filing for any prior year, please use the forms listed below. Cross out the year printed on the form and enter the year for which your are filing. 

Form Description 
Top 10 Mistakes From the City of Lansing Auditors, the top 10 mistakes made completing the Lansing tax return
2012 L-1040 Instructions 2012 Instructions for completing City of Lansing Income Tax Return.  

2012 Fill-able Form

2012 L-1040

2012 L-1040 Worksheet

2012 Pymnt Voucher

2012 Forms

  • L1040 .pdf Fill-able tax form
***You must use Adobe Acrobat Reader (download free Adobe Reader here) to view and use the L1040 fillable .PDF form.  If you do not use Adobe, errors may occur in caluclation***
  • L1040 MI-LNS2
  • L1040 Worksheets
  • L1040 PV (payment voucher)
2012 L-TC

Schedule TC 

2013 L-1040 ES

2013 Estimated Payment Instructions & Worksheet

2013 Est 1st Qtr

2013 Est 2nd Qtr

2013 Est 3rd Qtr

2013 Est 4th Qtr

Payment Coupons for Quarterly Estimated Tax
LXT

Application to request an extension for filing of tax return; not specific to a tax year.

L-1040 Amend

L1040 Individual Amendment Return

L-1310

Statement of Claimant to Refund Due - Deceased Taxpayer

 

Business Forms

and

Corporate & Partnership Returns

Form Description 
 LW-3 Annual Reconciliation of Income Tax Withheld
L941_M L941 Monthly Coupon for Withheld Income Tax
L941_Q L941 Quarterly Coupon for Withheld Income Tax
L-1120 Instructions Corporate Return Instructions
L-1120 Fill In .pdf Form City of Lansing Corporate Return - Fill In .pdf Form
L-1065 Instructions Partnership Return Instructions
L-1065 City of Lansing Partnership Return
L-1041

City of Lansing Fiduciary Return

Extension to File Application to request an extension for filing of tax return
AMD City of Lansing Business Amended Return 
 Corporation 1st Qtr Corporation 1st Qtr Payment Vouccher
 Corporation 2nd Qtr Corporation 2nd Qtr Payment Vouccher
 Corporation 3rd Qtr Corporation 3rd Qtr Payment Vouccher
 Corporation 4th Qtr Corporation 4th Qtr Payment Vouccher
   
 Partnership 1st Qtr Partnership 1st Qtr Payment Vouccher
 Partnership 2nd Qtr Partnership 2nd Qtr Payment Vouccher
 Partnership 3rd Qtr Partnership 3rd Qtr Payment Vouccher
 Partnership 4th Qtr Partnership 4th Qtr Payment Vouccher

  

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