Highland Park Income Tax Division

Highland Park Income Tax Division is an accountant in Highland Park, MI. The office administers the city's income tax, levying the tax on wages, most forms of compensation, and other income earned by city residents, by non-residents who work inside Highland Park city limits, and by corporations for total income earned within the city. It also handles returns filed by part-year residents for the portion of the year they lived within city limits. Residents are defined as those who live within Highland Park city limits, whether renting or owning, while non-residents are those who live outside the city but work inside it. The current rate is 2.0% for city residents and businesses and 1.0% for non-residents who work in the city.

Under an intergovernmental agreement, all income tax returns, processing, and compliance for Highland Park are handled by the City of Hamtramck. Individual taxpayers mail returns to a PO Box in Eaton Rapids, MI, while business taxpayers (corporations, partnerships, and individuals with Schedule C or Schedule E income) must submit a paper copy in person to the Income Tax Office at Hamtramck City Hall for business license consideration, since e-file is not accepted for businesses. Returns are due on or before April 30th, or within four months after the end of the taxpayer's IRS-accepted fiscal year, and quarterly estimated payments fall on April 30th, June 30th, September 30th, and January 31st. The Income Tax Administrator is Pamela Kowalewski, with assistance available through a dedicated phone line.

The office sits on Woodward Avenue, directly beside the Robert B. Blackwell Municipal Building and the Highland Park Police station. Mulford Park is about four-tenths of a mile away, and Highland Park Head Start is roughly half a mile from the office.

Highland Park residents and businesses rely on this division to process their local income tax obligations each year.