The purpose of this Bulletin is to set forth the requirements and permissible uses of tax forms not printed by or obtained from the Michigan Department of Treasury. All substitute forms must meet the guidelines set out in this Bulletin. The Department reserves the right to reject forms that do not meet these requirements. Approvals The Department must approve any computer-generated versions of the official tax forms before such forms are filed with the Department. No approval is required for filing photocopies of the official forms or copies produced from official reproducible forms.
Approvals are effective for only one return year.
Treasury Building Lansing, MI 48922 Please allow for adequate response time. If not approved, the Department will specify changes required for approval, but may require re-submission of the corrected documents before granting final approval. General Guidelines for All Substitute Forms Design. Each substitute tax form must follow the design of the official form as to type style and size, arrangement, form number, item caption, line numbers, line references, dot leaders, and sequence. Substitutes must be the same size as the official form.