Individual income tax returns are due soon, as both federal and state tax returns must be filed by Monday, April 18.

The Michigan Department of Treasury reminds taxpayers that state individual income tax returns must be filed electronically or postmarked through the U.S. Postal Service by 11:59 p.m. on that date.

Last year, more than 4.8 million Michigan taxpayers e-filed, which is 88% of state income tax filers. For information about e-filing, go to www.mifastfile.org.

Printed tax forms are available at public libraries, post offices in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, Department of Health and Human Services county offices, and Treasury field offices.

Michigan taxpayers who have questions about their individual income tax returns or refunds can use the Treasury eServices platform to find answers at https://etreas.michigan.gov/iit/home.

This state Treasury Department portal enables taxpayers to ask state individual income tax-related questions when convenient and avoids waiting for a customer service representative to answer your call. Taxpayers typically get answers to questions through Treasury eServices within 24 to 48 hours.

The Treasury eServices platform also enables taxpayers to change addresses, view estimated tax payments, calculate penalty and interest, and view and respond to letters. Real-time tax refund status information is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

To learn more about Michigan’s individual income tax or to download forms, go to www.michigan.gov/incometax.

For families, this year may be more complicated than most for filing a federal return due to changes in the Child Tax Credit. Families were able to receive up to half of the credit in advance through monthly payments from July through December of 2021. Now, those who received advance payments will need to calculate on their returns whether they received too little or too much.

Federal filers who don’t itemize their deductions are reminded that they are eligible to deduct up to $600 of their charitable cash donations for the 2021 tax year. Ordinarily, those who take the standard deduction aren’t allowed to claim any of their charitable donations as an extra deduction.

More federal income tax tips are available at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-tax-tips.