Home Heating Credit Claim - MI-1040CR-7 - Filing Instructions

Sep 19, 2026

Instructions for filing Michigan’s 2025 Home Heating Credit claim using form MI-1040CR-7, including e-file guidance, expected processing timelines, and key deadlines. Explains eligibility funding sources, how the credit may be issued, and reasons filings may be delayed through common completion errors. Provides Michigan Treasury eServices and telephone options, required return data such as SSN, AGI, filing status, and additional help resources. Includes mailing address, identity theft reference, and recordkeeping guidance for six years.

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Home Heating Credit Claim - MI-1040CR-7

Filing deadline and extension rules

Important information and how the credit is issued

Michigan Treasury tax assistance services

Internet and telephone options

Common errors to avoid when completing forms

Mailing, recordkeeping, and identity theft information

MI-1040CR-7 Home Heating Credit Claim WWW. MI FAST FILE. ORG E-file your Michigan Home Heating Credit Claim (MI-1040CR-7) and eliminate many of the errors that lengthen processing times. E-filed returns are usually processed within 14 business days. Allow 14 days before checking the status of your e-filed return. Visit www.MIfast¿[le.org](le.org) for a list of e-file resources, how to find an e-file provider, and more information on free e-file services. FILING DEADLINE. The deadline for ¿ling your 2025 home heating credit is September 30, 2026. The filing of an extension for income taxes does not extend the due date for the home heating credit. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Michigan’s home heating credit is funded by the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program block grant. If you need assistance paying for your home heating costs, file the home heating credit claim with or without a Michigan Individual Income Tax Return (MI-1040) . The credit may be issued directly to your heat provider, or may be issued directly to you as a draft or check. Your credit may be larger or smaller than the credit you received last year because the amount of money Michigan receives from this grant varies every year. For general [information visit](information visit www.michigan.gov/heatingassistance)[ www.michigan.gov/heatingassistance](information visit www.michigan.gov/heatingassistance). FILING DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 3 0 , 2 0 2 6 Scan the QR Code to access the new Michigan Treasury eServices. WWW. MICHIGAN. GOV/ TAXES Issued under Public Act 281 of 1967. This booklet is intended as a guide to help you prepare your credit claim. It does not take the place of the law. MICHIGAN 2025 Tax Assistance The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) offers a variety of services designed to assist you, and most are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. IMPORTANT: To obtain information about your account using the Internet and Telephone Options listed below, you will need the following information from your return: • Social Security number (SSN) • Tax year of the return • Adjusted gross income (AGI) or total household resources • Filing status (single, married filing jointly, married filing separately). Internet Options [www.michigan.gov/iit](www.michigan.gov/iit) Find the following information on this website: • Current year forms and instructions • Answers to many tax preparation questions • Most commonly used tax forms • Free assistance in preparing your return • Other tax resources. Select the Michigan Treasury eServices where you can: • File your return (no fee) • View the status and summary of your return or correspondence • Ask questions to a non-AI generative Chat Bot • Change your address • Submit a response to letters received from Treasury • Submit questions and receive responses on your account • Make payments • Submit an Authorized Representative Declaration (Power of Attorney), Form 151 • Request an installment agreement • Submit an Offer in Compromise • Request and manage third party access. Telephone Options 517-636-4486 Automated Information Service With Treasury’s automated phone system, you can: • Request the status of your refund • Check the status of letters you have sent to Treasury • Request information on estimated payments • Order current tax year forms. While most questions can be answered by the Automated Information Service, customer service representatives are available [from 8 a.m. to](from 8 a.m. to) 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Assistance is available using TTY through the Michigan Relay Service by calling 711. Forms | Find tax forms using the Internet and Telephone Options listed on this page. Commonly used forms are also available at most public libraries, Northern Michigan post offices, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) county offices. | | --- | | Additional Help | | If you need h

FAQs

How do I file my Michigan Home Heating Credit claim electronically?

E-file the MI-1040CR-7 to reduce errors and processing delays. Allow 14 days before checking the status, and follow the listed e-file resources and provider information on the Michigan site.

What is the filing deadline for the 2025 home heating credit?

The filing deadline is September 30, 2026. An extension for income taxes does not extend the due date for the home heating credit.

What details are required to access account information online or by telephone?

You need your Social Security number, the tax year of the return, adjusted gross income (AGI) or total household resources, and your filing status (single, married filing jointly, or married filing separately).

What common mistakes can delay processing of the MI-1040CR-7 claim?

Avoid missing or incomplete SSNs, illegible writing, transposing SSN numbers, entering figures on wrong lines, math errors, and filling lines that do not apply or are zero. Also ensure household resources are reported correctly and apply the required heating credit reduction when heat is included in rent.

Sep 19, 2026

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