Michigan Rent Credit for Senior Citizens not correct...

[taxtrio]

I faxed support about a problem with the calculations for the Michigan Rent Credit for Seniors. They responded in just a couple of hours asking me to send them the return to work on.

The MI 1040-CR, page 2, line 42 had a credit but line 45 is blank when it should be carrying down to line 45. (Income was low, so no further reduction in credit). So I played around with the form as they are totally revamped due to tax law changes in Michigan for 2012.

The computer is correctly showing a worksheet 4 computing the "alternate" rent credit calculation.

That calculation is used if it results in a LARGER refund than the regular credit. I believe the ATX

program is using it INSTEAD OF the regular credit. The alternative credit was zero; and that is what

ATX is using instead of the more than 500.00 regular credit gives the senior.

Right now the only workaround I can figure is to override the credit on line 45 and have the client mail in the return. With the override it won't efile. Or have the client wait until it get's fixed.. no idea how long that will take..

Taxtrio