Income Tax Forms

The East Lansing income tax forms for employers, individuals, partnerships and corporations are below. The City of East Lansing will also accept the common form versions of these forms.

Prior year forms are available at the bottom of this webpage and in the green navigation bar on the left.

Individuals

2024 Estimated Payments Form (PDF)
2023 Estimated Payments Form (PDF)https://cityofeastlansing.com/documentcenter/view/11441/2022-estimated-payment-form-pdf
2023 EL-1040 Individual Return pages 1-2 (PDF)
2023 EL-1040 Instructions (PDF)
EL-COV NOT REQUIRED for 2023
2023 EL-1040 Individual Return Attachments pages 3-15 (PDF)
2023 1040 Attachment 2-1 (PDF)
2023 Part Year Resident Calculation (PDF)
2023 EL-7004 Extension to File (PDF)
EL-2848 Power of Attorney Authorization (PDF)
EL-1040X Instructions for Amended Individual Income Tax Return (PDF)
EL- 1040X Amended Income Tax Return (PDF)
EL-1040X Amended Income Tax Return Payment Voucher (PDF)

**Forms for people with low vision/partially sighted people are available by calling (517) 319-6862 or emailing the income tax office. All other PDF forms can be enlarged by zooming in.**

Trusts

2023 EL-1041 Return - Trust Return (PDF)
2023 EL-1041 Instructions (PDF)https://cityofeastlansing.com/documentcenter/view/11444/2021-el-1041-return-trust-return-pdfhttps://cityofeastlansing.com/documentcenter/view/11444/2021-el-1041-return-trust-return-pdf

Partnerships

2024 Estimated Payments Form (PDF)
2023 Estimated Payments Form (PDF)
2023 EL-1065 Partnership Return (PDF)
2023 EL-1065 Instructions: Partnership Return Instructions (PDF)
2023 EL-1065 Schedule K1 (PDF)
2023 EL-1065 K1 Instructions (PDF)
2023 EL-7004 Extension to File (PDF)
EL-2848 Power of Attorney Authorization (PDF)
EL-6-IT Notice of Change or Discontinuance

Corporations

2024 Estimated Payments Form (PDF)
2023 Estimated Payments Form (PDF)
2023 EL-1120 Return: Corporation Return (PDF)
2023 EL-1120 Instructions: Corporation Return Instructions (PDF)
2023 EL-7004 Extension to File (PDF)
EL-2848 Power of Attorney Authorization (PDF)
https://cityofeastlansing.com/documentcenter/view/8320/extension-to-file-pdfEL-6-IT Notice of Change or Discontinuance

Employer Withholding

2024 Employer Withholding Packet (PDF)
includes EL-6-IT, EL-501, EL-941, W-3
2023 Employer Withholding Packet (PDF)
includes EL-6-IT, EL-501, EL-941, W-3
Accepted Electronic W-2 Formats (PDF)
Sample W2 Template (Excel File) using the Accepted Electronic W-2 Formats listed in the document above.
Employer Withholding Tax Guide & Tax Tables (PDF)
EL-W-4 Employees Withholding Certificate (PDF)
EL-SS-4 Employer's Withholding Registration (PDF)
tip for completing EL-SS-4: Part II #3 - select box 10 and enter "New City income tax" in box 10a
EL-SS-4 Instructions (PDF)
EL-8655 Reporting Agent Authorization (PDF)
EL-8655 Instructions (PDF)
EL-2678 Employer/Payor Appointment of Agent (PDF)
EL-2678 Instructions (PDF)
EL-501 and EL-941 Withholding Payment Vouchers (PDF)
EL-2848 Power of Attorney Authorization (PDF)
EL-6-IT Notice of Change or Discontinuance