About the Department

City ordinance requires the Income Tax Administrator to collect city income taxes from individuals and businesses. The city began levying this tax in 1967. Voters approved the tax to help fund the growing demand for city services.

The Income Tax division processes about 40,000 annual income tax returns from residents, nonresidents, partnerships, and corporations. The department also records and monitors taxes that employers withhold from their employees’ wages and conducts annual compliance programs.

Federal (IRS) Tax Forms

Find Federal (Internal Revenue Service) tax forms here

Michigan Tax Forms

Looking for information about your State of Michigan taxes? Use the State of Michigan website to answer your questions and find your forms here

E-File For Individual

Taxpayers can e-file City of Battle Creek tax returns here.

Payments: Individual, Business, or Withholding

Taxpayers can now make tax return payments & estimated payments here,

Businesses can register, make withholding and estimated or tax return payments here.