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KathrynG3
March 28, 2021

To claim the Homestead Property Tax Credit as a renter, return to the State interview and follow these steps:

  • From the left menu, select State and Continue and Continue.
  • At Your 2020 Michigan taxes are ready for us to check, scroll down to Credits and taxes and Edit.
  • At Take a look at Michigan credits and taxes, scroll to Personal, home, and family credits and select Homestead Property Tax Credit and Revisit.
  • Repeat the interview to get to the Homeowner or Renter? screen.

For more information, see 2020 Michigan Form 1040-CR Instructions.

 

To be eligible, household resources must be less than $60,000. The taxable value of the property must be less than $135,000.