Bookkeeping in Michigan.

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Sales tax

Michigan's sales tax is 6%, with no local sales tax on top. If what you sell is taxable, you collect it and file returns with the state.

State income tax

Michigan taxes income at a flat 4.25%, including the profit from your business.

Federal tax

Working for yourself, you pay 15.3% self-employment tax on most of your profit, plus federal income tax, usually in four estimated payments: April 15, June 15, September 15 and January 15.

Contractors

Paid a contractor $2,000 or more in 2026? Send them a 1099-NEC by January 31.

Figures for 2026. Rates change, so check with your accountant before you file.

By kind of business.

Cities in Michigan.

Detroit Grand Rapids Warren Sterling Heights Ann Arbor Lansing Dearborn Livonia Troy Farmington Hills Westland Flint Wyoming Rochester Hills Southfield Kalamazoo Novi Pontiac Taylor Dearborn Heights Royal Oak St. Clair Shores Kentwood Battle Creek Portage East Lansing Roseville Saginaw Midland Lincoln Park Muskegon Holland Eastpointe Bay City Jackson Burton Oak Park Southgate Madison Heights Port Huron Allen Park Hamtramck Garden City Auburn Hills Walker Inkster Norton Shores Romulus Wyandotte Birmingham Marquette Mount Pleasant Adrian Monroe Ypsilanti Ferndale Trenton Wixom Wayne Grandville Grosse Pointe Woods Traverse City Mount Clemens Berkley Hazel Park Harper Woods Fraser Owosso Coldwater Sault Ste. Marie Rochester Woodhaven Melvindale Escanaba Ionia South Lyon New Baltimore Riverview Fenton Niles East Grand Rapids Farmington Clawson Grosse Pointe Park Grand Haven Sturgis Beverly Hills Cadillac Flat Rock Alpena

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