Registration for Michigan Business Taxes

Highlights The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now requires the Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN), to clearly identify the applicant's true owner. All EIN applications (mail, fax, phone, and electronic) must disclose the name and taxpayer identification number of the true "responsible party" for the entity. Michigan Business One Stop A fast, easy and secure way to register a business for taxes in the State of Michigan. It also allows you to perform a variety of tasks to start and operate a business, including applying for permits and licenses. SYSTEM OUTAGE The eRegistration system will be down for computer upgrades from September 25, 2013 through September 30, 2013. You will be able to resume using this system on October 1, 2013. New Business Webinar Presentation Do not complete Form 518 if you expect to make retail sales at only one or two events in Michigan per year. Instead complete Concessionaire's Sales Tax Return and Payment (2271). Register for Streamlined Sales Tax Project If you register for the Streamlined Sales Tax Project, you must also use this link to discontinue your streamline registration when you sell or discontinue your business.

 

	A fast, easy and secure way to register a business for taxes in the State of Michigan. It also allows you to perform a variety of tasks to start and operate a business, including applying for permits and licenses. SYSTEM OUTAGE The eRegistration system will be down for computer upgrades from September 25, 2013 through September 30, 2013. You will be able to resume using this system on October 1, 2013.
	E-file transactions are secure, confidential and processed in less than half the time of paper.
	View transactions, ask a question or review an answer to your question related to your Sales and Use Tax account

  

• Registration FAQ's
• Starting a New Business in Michigan

  SYSTEM OUTAGE
  The eRegistration system will be down for computer upgrades from September 25, 2013 through September 30, 2013. You will be able to resume using this system on October 1, 2013.

• Tax-Related Obligations When Establishing, Selling, or Closing a Business in the State of Michigan
• Disclosure of Tax Information (confidentiality of tax information)
• Streamlined Sales and Use Tax

• Sales Tax License Verification Search

• Complete Registration Booklet (518)

  SYSTEM OUTAGE
  The eRegistration system will be down for computer upgrades from September 25, 2013 through September 30, 2013. You will be able to resume using this system on October 1, 2013.

• Concessionaire's Sales Tax Return and Payment (2271)
• Michigan Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption (3372)
• Notice of Change or Discontinuance (163)
• Power of Attorney (151)
• For Tax Payers Who Only Use a Payroll Service:
  Payroll Service Provider Combined Power of Attorney & Corporate Officer Liability Certificate (3683)

Search For Tax Forms

• Business Taxes
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Contact Treasury
• IRS Web Site
• Unemployment Insurance Agency
• Streamlined Sales Tax Project
• Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth
• Michigan County Clerk Offices
• City Income Tax Information (provided by Citizens Research Council of Michigan)
• State Tax Agency Web sites (courtesy of the Federation of Tax Administrators)
• City Tax Forms by City
• State of Michigan Web Site