also complete page 2, Redetermining Your Michigan Income Tax.
Page 3 is used to determine the amount of your federal NOLD that
may be used to compute your household income.
See “NOL Effects on Homestead Property Tax Credit” below.
If you are ling a refund claim from the carryback of a Michigan
NOL, you must also le the appropriate amended credit claim
forms for each year the loss is being carried back. Attach the
amended credit claim forms to Form MI-1045.
The total amount of the federal NOLD used to arrive at federal
AGI must be added back on Form MI-1040. The Michigan NOLD
is then subtracted in its place on Form MI-1040. This amount will
be the NOL determined on Form MI-1045, page 1, line 21, less
any of the loss used in previous years. See the MI-1040 instruction
booklet for specic line references for the years involved.
Required Attachments
You must attach a copy of your federal income tax return (U.S.
Form 1040) and any supporting federal tax schedules or forms
that support the NOL. Be sure to indicate the location (city and
state) of any income or loss. If you have income or loss subject to
apportionment, see MI-1040H Schedule of Apportionment.
NOL Effects on Homestead Property Tax Credit
To determine household income for purposes of computing the
homestead property tax credit, the home heating credit, and the
farmland preservation tax credit, an NOLD is allowed. The amount
of the NOLD that is allowed cannot exceed your FMTI in the year
to which it is being carried back or carried forward. Claim the
amount of the allowed NOLD on the “other adjustments line” on
the appropriate credit forms for each applicable year. Caution:
To deduct an NOLD from household income, you must have a
corresponding federal NOLD. If you have a Michigan NOLD,
but no federal NOLD, you cannot take an NOLD in household
income. Income and losses from other states, income and losses
from oil and gas production, and federal itemized deductions must
be considered when calculating the NOL and NOLDs used for
household income. The amount of the allowable NOLD for use in
household income is calculated on page 3 of the MI-1045 form for
both carrybacks and carryforwards. The amount of the carryback
deduction will be the smaller of lines 46 or 47, and the amount of
the carryforward deduction will be the smaller of lines 46 or 52.
Example: Your 2006 FMTI is $20,000, and your 2006 federal
NOLD is $50,000. The amount of the 2006 NOLD of $50,000 that
may be used in 2006 household income is limited to $20,000. The
balance of $30,000 will be available for use in 2007 to the extent
of your 2007 FMTI.
Forms or Questions
Michigan tax forms are available on Treasury’s Web site
at www.michigan.gov/taxes. You may also call toll-free
1-800-827-4000 to have tax forms mailed to you or to ask
technical questions.
Instructions for Form MI-1045
MI-1045, Page 4
What is a Net Operating Loss?
A net operating loss (NOL) occurs when a business has losses
in excess of its gains. The Michigan NOL deduction (NOLD)
is subject to allocation and apportionment as required by the
Michigan Income Tax Act. Income and losses attributed to other
states, and income and losses from oil and gas production included
in the federal NOL must be eliminated from the Michigan NOL
calculation in the loss year. The Michigan NOL may be carried
back in the same manner as prescribed in Section 172 of the
Internal Revenue Code as in effect for the year the loss was
incurred. If your NOL is not exhausted in the carryback years, or
you elect to forego the carryback, an NOL carryforward will exist
for subsequent years. The carryover period is limited to 15 years
for loss years before 1998. Beginning with the 1998 tax year, the
carryback period is generally limited to two years for both federal
and Michigan taxes, and any unused loss may be carried forward
20 years. For tax years beginning or ending in 2008 and 2009,
eligible taxpayers may elect a 3, 4, or 5 year carryback period
instead of the standard two-year period in the same manner and
under the same conditions as provided for federal NOLs in the
Internal Revenue Code. Exceptions to the general carryback
periods for federal purposes also apply to Michigan.
The Michigan NOL
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in two separate cases,
Preston v Treasury, 190 Mich App 491; 476 NW 2d 455, (1991)
and Beznos v Treasury, 224 Mich App 717; 569 NW 2d 908 (1997),
that the Michigan NOL and NOLD are computed separately and
independently of the federal NOL and NOLD. If you incurred a
federal NOL that you are carrying back to previous years, you
must determine the allowed Michigan NOL, if any, by completing
page 1 of Form MI-1045. If you incurred a Michigan NOL, but
are electing to forego the carryback, and carry the Michigan NOL
forward, you do not need to le this form until the year you actually
use the loss to offset Michigan income. If you incurred an NOL
from Michigan sources, but did not incur a corresponding federal
NOL, you must complete page 1 of Form MI-1045, to determine
your allowable Michigan NOL.
When to File Form MI-1045
If you are carrying back your NOL to prior years, Form MI-1045
must be led within four years after the date set for ling the return
in which the NOL was incurred. For example: If the original NOL
was incurred in 2005, then the original 2005 return was due April 17,
2006. You must le Form MI-1045 by April 15, 2010, to carryback
the 2005 Michigan NOL to a year that is otherwise outside of the
general 4 year statute of limitations.
If your Michigan NOL is carried forward, Form MI-1045 should
be led in the year to which it is being carried forward.
Using Form MI-1045
Use page 1 of Form MI-1045 to calculate your Michigan NOL for
the year of the loss. If you are carrying the loss back, you must
Note: The Michigan NOL is generally carried back two years. For 2008 and 2009, most taxpayers may elect to carryback the Michigan NOL
up to 5 years. Any remaining unused loss after the carryback period, may be carried forward 20 years. Certain exceptions and limitations to
the general 2 or 5 year carryback period that apply to federal NOLs also apply to Michigan NOLs. See U.S. Form 1045 instructions for more
information on the general carryback rules for federal NOLs.