Michigan Porch

Michigan rules, A to Z

Every rule on the site in one list — 335 entries, one line each. Skim the letter, open the page, get the explanation and the official source.

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  • Jackson has a city income tax — Jackson is one of Michigan's cities with a local income tax for residents and nonresidents who work inside the city.

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  • No city income tax — Sandusky, Croswell, Marlette, and Brown City levy no city income tax; the nearest cities that do are Port Huron and Lapeer, each taking 0.5% from nonresident workers.
  • No city income tax here — Alma, Ithaca, and St. Louis charge no city income tax; the nearest cities that do are Saginaw and Lansing, which tax commuters' wages at nonresident rates.
  • No city income tax here — Bad Axe, Harbor Beach, and Caseville levy no city income tax, and the nearest cities that do charge one are more than an hour from the Thumb's tip.
  • No city income tax in Belding — Belding levies no city income tax, unlike Ionia and Portland (1% resident, 0.5% commuter); Belding commuters into Grand Rapids pay that city's 0.75% nonresident rate.
  • No city income tax in Charlevoix County — Charlevoix County's three cities do not levy a local city income tax.
  • No city income tax in Clare County — Neither Clare nor Harrison levies a city income tax, and neither do Mt. Pleasant or Midland; the nearest paycheck tax is Saginaw's 0.75% nonresident rate.
  • No city income tax in Clinton County's cities — St. Johns, DeWitt, and Ovid do not charge city income tax, though Lansing and East Lansing slivers in Clinton County do.
  • No city income tax in Emmet County — Petoskey and Harbor Springs do not levy a local city income tax.
  • No city income tax in Gladwin or Beaverton — Gladwin and Beaverton levy no city income tax, and neither does Midland, where many commute; Saginaw's 0.75% nonresident rate is the nearest exception.
  • No city income tax in Grand Traverse County — Traverse City levies no city income tax — none of the 24 Michigan cities that do is near Grand Traverse Bay; tiny Grayling, an hour east, is the closest.
  • No city income tax in Harrisville — Harrisville, Alcona County's only city, levies no city income tax; the nearest Michigan city that does is Grayling, roughly 70 miles west on M-72.
  • No city income tax in Imlay City — Imlay City has no city income tax; Lapeer, the county's one taxing city, takes 0.5% from Imlay City residents who commute there for work.
  • No city income tax in Montcalm County — Greenville, Stanton, and Carson City levy no city income tax, but commuters to Grand Rapids or Ionia pay those cities' nonresident rates.
  • No city income tax in Mount Pleasant — Mount Pleasant has no city income tax — unlike East Lansing, which adopted one in 2019 — so wages earned in the CMU town see no city deduction at all.
  • No city income tax in Onaway — Onaway levies no city income tax — the nearest city that does is Grayling, some 60 miles off — leaving property taxes as the local bill.
  • No city income tax in Reed City or Evart — Neither Reed City nor Evart charges a city income tax, though Reed City commuters working in Big Rapids pay that city's 0.5% nonresident rate.
  • No city income tax in Rogers City — Rogers City charges no city income tax, and neither does Onaway; the nearest of Michigan's 24 taxing cities is Grayling, about 85 miles southwest.
  • No city income tax in Shiawassee County — No Shiawassee County city taxes wages, but Flint, Lansing, and East Lansing all do — commuting out means paying that city's 0.5% nonresident rate.
  • No city income tax in Standish, Au Gres, or Omer — Standish, Au Gres, and Omer all skip the city income tax; the nearest city that levies one is Saginaw, whose 0.75% nonresident rate hits commuters.
  • No city income tax in Tawas City, East Tawas, or Whittemore — Tawas City, East Tawas, and 414-person Whittemore charge no city income tax; the nearest city that does is Saginaw, over an hour south.

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