Detroit form 5121 not handled correctly

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March 29, 2024
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Turbotax Premier does not handle the City of Detroit form 5121, in particular, Part 3, correctly, for 2023. I believe it has never handled it correctly, at least the past several years. I have to complete it and mail it manually.

Turbotax: can you please acknowledge that my statement is true? If not, please explain how to make it work.

If you confirm that Turbotax does not handle this correctly, can you please let us know whether you intend to fix this perennial problem.

LenaH

Form 5121 is available in TurboTax and can be e-filed or mailed according to this table. Part 3, Wage Allocation, is based upon the information you enter on the Wage allocation screens.

To allocate your wages, please follow the steps below:

Go to your Michigan return.
On the screen, A few things before we wrap up your state taxes, click Revisit next to Michigan City Tax Returns.
Enter the information required on the following screens.
On the screen, Detroit Wages, click Edit next to your W-2.
Using the drop down menu, click on Working Days Allocation, on the page Detroit Wage Amount.
On the page Allocation of Detroit Wages, please ensure all boxes are filled out for tax to calculate properly.

You must enter information in all of the boxes on the page, Allocation of Detroit Wages. The information entered flows to the allocation on Form 5121. Without the number of days filled in for column B, C, D, the wages earned in Detroit cannot be calculated. Please see below screenshot for additional clarification.