When entering the city information on Form W-2 for the state of Michigan, for the city income and tax withholdings to carry correctly to the Michigan city return you must enter its name correctly, as specified on-screen.
Enter the city name in Box 18 of Form W-2 exactly as follows:
Albion = ALBION
Battle Creek = BC
Benton = BH
Big Rapids = BR
Detroit = DETROIT
East Landing = EL
Flint = FLINT
Grand Rapids = GR
Grayling = GRAYLING
Hamtramck = HAMTRAMCK
Highland Park = HP
Ionia = IONIA
Jackson = JACKSON
Lansing = LANSING
Lapeer = LAPEER
Muskegon = MUSKEGON
Muskegon Heights = MH
Pontiac = PONTIAC
Port Huron = PH
Portland = PORTLAND
Saginaw = SAGINAW
Springfield = SF
Walker = WALKER
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