The City Income Tax Department is part of the City's Fiscal Services Group. Recent Income Tax Ordinance Amendments
The Grand Rapids Income Tax Ordinance was amended on May 4, 2010 to increase income tax rates effective July 1, 2010 as follows:
Tax Rate Effective 7/1/2010 Previous tax rate
Resident tax rate 1.5% 1.3%
Nonresident tax rate 0.75% 0.65%
Corporation tax rate 1.5% 1.3%
On May 11, 2010 the City Commission voted to decrease the value of a personal or dependency exemption to $600 effective July 1, 2010.
The Employer Withholding Tax Guide and the Withholding Tax Tables have been updated and posted on the Income Tax section of the City’s website.
- Individual Income Tax Section:
- Administers the income tax on individuals.
- Reviews and processes returns.
- Issues refunds.
- Recommends issuance of assessments.
- Compliance Section:
- Develops and runs compliance programs for individual taxpayers.
- Issues assessments.
- Requests arrest warrants.
- Customer Service Section:
- Assist customers via telephone or at the counter.
- Performs other duties assigned.
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- Corporation and Partnership Section:
- Administers the income tax on corporations and partnerships.
- Reviews and processes returns.
- Issues refunds.
- Issues assessments.
- Develops and runs compliance programs.
- Withholding Tax Section:
- Administers employer withholding of income tax.
- Reviews and processes returns.
- Issues refunds.
- Issues assessments.
- Develops and runs compliance programs.
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City Income Tax Rate
The Grand Rapids income tax is a flat rate tax applied on:
| Residents |
Rate increase to 1.5% effective 7/1/2010 on taxable income |
| Nonresidents |
Rate increase to 0.75% effective 7/1/2010 on income earned in Grand Rapids |
| Corporations |
Rate increase to 1.5% effective 7/1/2010 on apportioned income |
| Partnerships |
doing business in Grand Rapids are required to file an information return.
A partnership may elect to pay the tax due on behalf of its partners. |
Filing | Filing Date: |
Annual returns for individuals, corporations and partnerships are required to be filed on or before the last day of the fourth month after the end of the tax year. (I.e. A calendar year 2009 return must be filed April 30, 2010.) |
| Remittance of Tax Due: |
GRAND RAPIDS CITY TREASURER |
| Mailing Address: |
PO BOX 347 |
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GRAND RAPIDS MI 49501-0347 |
Contact Information | Office Location: |
City Hall, 3rd floor, Room 380
300 Monroe Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Business Hours: |
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Telephone Number: |
(616) 456-3415 |
| Income Tax Administrator: |
John Schaut |