Last updated: Apr 8, 2026, 10:10 AM
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Many of the items on this page are maintained by your company in the Toast Payroll Tax Center. We highly recommend visiting this page at least once a quarter so you can complete outstanding tasks and help enable a successful quarterly tax filing. Failure to provide this information risks Toast Payroll's ability to remit/file on your behalf, which may result in financial penalties for your company. Visit Toast Payroll: Manage Payroll Taxes to learn all about the Tax Center.
After applying for and receiving your state tax account number(s), payment frequency, unemployment rate, or once you complete your third-party administrator (TPA) linking, log into Toast Payroll and select Taxes from the left-hand navigation. Complete any available tasks here, including Form 8655, missing Social Security numbers, and more.
To calculate applicable taxes on payroll, the Toast Payroll system uses Work Tax Locations to indicate the employee work location and the address on the employee profile. Toast Payroll then remits and files to the respective agencies included on the forms below per the agency requirements.
The state of Michigan has reciprocal agreements with the following states: IL, IN, KY, MN, OH, and WI. This means that employees with a personal residential address indicated on their Toast Payroll profile in any of these states may have taxes withheld by that state instead of Michigan.
State Income Tax (SIT)
State Unemployment (SUTA)
Local
Other
See Taxes We Don't Process for a listing of some taxes our system doesn't currently support.
Michigan Form 5080/5081 is used for Sales, Use, and Withholding taxes. Toast Payroll will file this form with the withholding tax information only and will leave the sales and use sections blank. It is the business's responsibility to handle the reporting to the state of the sales and use tax by filing a separate Form 5080/5081 as applicable. Michigan is able to combine the filing Toast Payroll does with withholding information and the filing the business does with sales and use tax information.
Quarterly tax packages are found within the Toast Payroll system under Reports > Tax Filing. These reports are typically available the third full week of the month following each quarter-end. Toast Payroll will only generate tax packages for quarters in which a customer was actively processing payroll within the Toast Payroll system.
Note: Toast Payroll may not be able to complete and/or submit tax filings where the Toast Payroll system reflects missing, erroneous, or incomplete information in a customer's account. Copies of tax return submissions do not guarantee that a return was submitted to or accepted by an applicable agency. Additional fees may apply.
Registration with the state sets up your tax account, identified by an Employer Identification Number (EIN). This number enables Toast Payroll to file electronically on your behalf. Failure to provide this information risks Toast Payroll's ability to remit/file on your behalf, which may result in financial penalties for your company.
Several localities in Michigan levy an income tax in addition to state income tax on residents and non-residents working in specific cities. Toast Payroll will calculate and withhold the taxes based on the address on the employee profile and/or the employee profile's assigned work tax location. Toast Payroll will also handle the payment of these taxes.
Registration is the responsibility of the company and must be done for each locality they are subject to. Select a link for a city/locality below for more information on their local tax regulations and how to register. If you are not yet live in the Toast Payroll system, this information should be sent to your Onboarding Consultant. Customers who are already live should navigate to Settings > Payroll > Tax Accounts and add or update the appropriate information.
| Albion | Jackson |
| Battle Creek | Lansing |
| Big Rapids | Lapeer |
| Detroit | Muskegon |
| Flint | Muskegon Heights |
| Grand Rapids | Pontiac |
| Grayling | Port Huron |
| Hamtramck | Portland |
| Highland Park | Saginaw |
| Hudson | Springfield |
| Ionia | Walker |
The Employer Identification Number (EIN) identifies a tax account to the state and enables Toast Payroll to file returns electronically on a company's behalf. Failure to provide this information may result in Toast Payroll's inability to remit withheld funds or submit returns on a company's behalf. Additional fees may apply.
If a company is already registered for an income tax withholding account in Michigan, the Michigan withholding tax account number will match the company's Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN). Toast Payroll will input the FEIN provided as the Michigan tax withholding account number.
For questions regarding Michigan state income tax withholding, call (517) 636-6925.
The account number format matches FEIN format: ##-#######. Navigate to Settings > Payroll > Tax Accounts to add this information.
If you've already registered for a Michigan Employer Account Number (also known as a Michigan SUTA EIN), this number and tax rates can typically be found by:
A Michigan UIA account number is in a 10-digit ########## format. Add your employer identification number and any payment frequency or tax rate information by navigating to Settings > Payroll > Tax Accounts.
An unemployment withholding tax rate is determined by the state and can change each year based on a number of factors. Visit the Michigan Department of Labor website for more information on the calculation of a Michigan unemployment withholding tax rate.
Michigan issues unemployment rates on Form UIA 1771, Tax Rate Determination for the Calendar Year, annually. Rates can be found at the bottom of the form.
Updated Michigan unemployment withholding tax rate information can be added to Toast Payroll by navigating to Settings > Payroll > Tax Accounts.
Toast Payroll will reach out if additional information is necessary to link the company account as a third-party administrator in Michigan. Terminate any filing or TPA linking relationship with any prior providers.
This content is for informational purposes and is not intended as legal, tax, HR or any other professional advice. Please contact an attorney or other professional for advice.