2016 MI-1045, Page 5
When ling a refund claim from the carryback of a Michigan
preservation tax credit (Form MI-1040CR-5) for any year, subject
NOL, prepare the appropriate amended credit claim forms for each
to the statute of limitations. The farmland preservation tax credit
year the loss is being carried back and attach to Form MI-1045.
continues to be computed using household income, not total
household resources.
The total amount of the federal NOLD used to arrive at federal
AGI must be added back on Form MI-1040, Schedule 1.
The amount of the NOLD that is allowed cannot exceed FMTI
The Michigan NOLD is then subtracted on Form MI-1040,
in the year to which it is being carried back or carried forward.
Schedule 1. This amount is the NOL determined on Form
FMTI is computed by modifying federal taxable income to
MI-1045, page 1, line 22, less any of the loss used in previous
remove the federal exemption allowance, the capital loss
years. See the MI-1040 instruction booklet for specic line
deduction, DPAD, and the NOLD. For more information about
references for the years involved.
FMTI, see IRS Publication 536.
If there are Michigan NOLs from multiple tax years, the total
The amount of the allowable NOLD for use in household
unused losses must be combined and reported on Form MI-1040,
income is calculated on page 3 of the MI-1045 form for both
Schedule 1.
carrybacks and carryforwards. The amount of the carryback
Nonresidents and Part-Year Residents
deduction is the smaller of lines 56 or 57, and the amount of the
carryforward deduction is the smaller of lines 56 or 62.
Nonresidents and part-year residents may also be entitled to a
Michigan NOLD. In order to determine whether a Michigan
Example: Your 2012 FMTI is $20,000, and your 2012 federal
NOL was incurred, complete Part 1 of Form MI-1045 in the
NOLD is $50,000. The amount of the 2012 NOLD of $50,000
same manner as described in the section, “The Michigan NOL.”
that may be used in 2012 household income for a farmland
Only items sourced to Michigan may create a Michigan NOL.
preservation tax credit is limited to $20,000. The balance
of $30,000 will be available for use in a 2013 farmland
A federal NOLD must be removed from taxable income to the
preservation tax credit, to the extent of 2013 FMTI. There is no
extent included in federal AGI. Nonresidents and part-year
NOLD allowed for a homestead property tax credit for tax years
residents accomplish this by allocating the entire federal NOLD
2012 and later.
to Column C on Michigan Schedule NR. Do not add back the
federal NOLD as an addition on Michigan Schedule 1.
Claim the amount of the NOLD allowed on the “other
adjustments line” on the appropriate credit forms for each
In a carryforward year, the Michigan NOL must be claimed
applicable year.
on the Michigan Schedule 1 as a subtraction. Do not report a
Michigan NOL on Michigan Schedule NR.
NOTE: To deduct an NOLD from household income, there
must be a corresponding federal NOLD. If there is no federal
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NOLD in AGI, there is no NOLD to claim in household income.
Attach a copy of the federal income tax return (U.S. Form 1040)
Income and losses from other states, income and losses from oil
and all supporting federal tax schedules and statements that
and gas production and nonferrous metallic minerals extraction
substantiate the NOL. Be sure to indicate the location (city and
subject to Michigan severance tax, and federal itemized
state) of each source of income or loss. If there is income or loss
deductions must be considered when calculating the NOL and
subject to apportionment, see Schedule of Apportionment
NOLDs used for household income.
(Form MI-1040H).
Include any of the following schedules and accompanying
LINE-BY-LINE INSTRUCTIONS
statements that support the Michigan NOL:
Lines not listed are explained on the form.
• U.S. Form 1040, pages 1 and 2
Part 1: Computing the Net Operating Loss
• U.S. Form 1040 Schedule(s) A, B, C, D, E, F
To complete Part 1, use the entries on your U.S. Form 1040 for
• U.S. Form 4797
the year the loss occurred. Do not include income and losses
• U.S. Form 4835
sourced to other states, income and losses from oil and gas
• A ny other applicable documents, including U.S. Form 1040
production and nonferrous metallic minerals extraction that are
or 1041 Schedule(s) K-1.
subject to Michigan severance tax, a federal net operating loss
NOL Effects on Household Income
(NOL) deduction, or net operating loss deductions (NOLDs)
from other years.
An NOLD allowed in household income cannot exceed Federal
Line 10: Include all state and local refunds, alimony, taxable
Modied Taxable Income (FMTI) as dened in section 172(b)(2)
Social Security, unemployment compensation, and other income
of the IRC.
in your federal adjusted gross income sourced to Michigan.
An NOL is not used to determine total household resources. An
Line 14: Subtract line 13 from line 11. This amount will equal
NOLD requiring an FMTI adjustment is only applicable when
your federal AGI, less any federal NOLD, unless you have
computing household income for a homestead property tax credit
income or losses sourced to other states, income or losses
(Form MI-1040CR) for a carryback year prior to 2012.
subject to Michigan severance tax, or NOLDs from other years.
Alternatively, an NOLD requiring an FMTI adjustment is
Line 19: The excess capital loss deduction must be calculated
applicable when computing household income for a farmland
on a U.S. Form 1045 Schedule A, line 21 or 22, then entered