Michigan form 5049

[jskouberdis]

Michigan Property Tax C

I have a question regarding form 5049 for Michigan.  I have a situation where a couple married in October of 2020 but they lived together the whole year.  The husband owned the house and the wife had no legal claim to it.  When I enter the wife's income the fact that they lived together before marriage do I have to include all of her income on column B of form 5049 or do I only enter the prorated amount from October since she was not married before to husband and had no legal right to the house.

[bdb]

MI Property Tax Credit uses all household income.  It does not matter if taxable, non taxable or who it belongs to.  You would include spouses income for the whole year.

[jskouberdis]

It does not seem right that you would include spouses income before marriage if she did not contribute to funds to household expenses.

[bdb]

If you look at the instructions, it states "household" income.  If the future wife was living with him, her income must be included.