5-7-26 mtt-efile-user-guide_new-efile-system (1) (1).pdf
Corey Lee DeCoteau Petitioner V Michigan Department Of Treasury Respondent · 26-002772-TT
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1 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Michigan Tax Tribunal E-File User Guide
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2 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Table of Contents Registering a New Account ............................................................................................ 3 Logging in ....................................................................................................................... 8 Forgot Password ......................................................................................................... 10 Welcome page ............................................................................................................ 12 Roles ........................................................................................................................... 13 Navigation Bar .............................................................................................................. 14 Home Page ................................................................................................................. 15 My Account Page ........................................................................................................ 15 Submit a Filing Page ................................................................................................... 21 Filings Page ................................................................................................................ 28
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3 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Registering a New Account **If you previously had an account with the Michigan Tax Tribunal in the former e-filing system, you are required to create a new account to continue using the e-filing system.** To e-file documents with the Michigan Tax Tribunal you must first set up a user account. Click the Login Or Register button in the top right corner of the webpage as depicted below. This will bring you to the login page. To create a new account, simply click Register a new account as shown at the bottom of the above picture.
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4 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 You will be brought to a New account page. Enter your email address and click on Send email >. A verification email that contains a verification code will be sent to your email address. The email will come from noreply-MTT@Mail.michigan.gov. (Add this email to your safe list to ensure emails are not filtered to your trash or junk folder.) Once you have received it, you will have 24 hours to enter the verification code and complete the process. Once you gain access to your account, you must specify your role.
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5 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Select your preferred Role and click continue. (See Roles section) Role Descriptions: • Petitioner – Someone looking to file a petition with the Michigan Tax Tribunal. • Respondent – The opposing party in an already existing case. (Assessors filing on behalf of a local unit of government must file as representative and not respondent.) • Representative – A party who is appearing on behalf of a party. This role will be able to file both petitions and answers. (Assessor employees filing on behalf of a local unit of government must file as representative and not respondent.) • Mediator –Person approved by the Michigan Tax Tribunal to conduct mediations in Tribunal cases. • Department of Treasury | Representative – Anyone filing from the Michigan Department of Treasury. (Special approval by the Michigan Tax Tribunal is required for this role.) You will then be brought to a page where you will fill out your account information. This page is also where you can view other roles and create a password. All passwords follow the standard password procedure of eight characters, one number, and one special character. **If you require a different role than what you signed up with, you will have to request this change from the Tribunal by emailing us at taxtrib@michigan.gov.**
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6 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 *Do not include anything in the Firm/Organization section. Once you have finished filling out the above information, click Register at the bottom of the page. Please do not choose a title; this section should remain blank.
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7 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 You will receive e-mail confirmation of the creation of your new account. You may click the link to return to the home page. Once there you may click Login Or Register to login to your new account.
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8 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Logging in To Login enter your username, password, and click the Login button. **The first time you log in, you will need to agree to a Legal Disclaimer. After you have read the terms, click the box next to “I accept the terms and agreements,” and click Continue.** (Shown below)
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10 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Forgot Password If you forget your password, you may select “Forgot your password?,” located under the Login button. Enter the email address associated with the account and click Submit. You will receive confirmation that an email is on its way to reset your password. All passwords follow the standard password procedure of eight characters, one number, and one special character.
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11 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Follow the instructions in the email you receive to reset the password.
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12 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Welcome page When you log in, you will land on the welcome page. This page gives you an overview of the Tribunal and provides access to the Hearings Calendar. You can access it at any time from the Navigation bar.
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13 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Roles If you select your name next to the person icon, which is blacked out in the image below, you will bring up a menu with a variety of options. If you select My Account, you can also view your roles in this section.
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14 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Navigation Bar The navigation bar will remain at the top of the page on all pages throughout the website. Navigation Bar Descriptions: • Home – Brings you to the home page where you can do a variety of things. (See Home Page section) • Welcome – Takes you to the Welcome page where you can view the welcome message and hearing calendar. (See Welcome section) • Cases – Will bring you to the cases you are currently assigned to. (See Cases section) • Filings – This tab will bring you to all documents you have e-filed. (See Filings section) • Submit a Filing – From this tab you can submit a filing based on your current role. (See Submit a Filing section)
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15 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Home Page Once you are logged in you will be brought to the home page. Below is a list of things you can do from this page. • Submit a Filing – From this tab you can submit a filing based on your current role. (See Submit a Filing section) • Cases – This will bring you to the cases you are currently assigned to. (See Cases section) • Filings – This link will bring you to all documents you have e-filed. (See Filings section) Notifications In this section you will see recent notifications about various happenings with your current cases. This can be adjusted in your My Account page. (See My Account section). My Account Page The following page is divided into three sections, each individually described below. User Details This section allows you to edit your current information. Some areas are required and are indicated by an *. Scroll down to the bottom of the My Account box and select edit to make changes. When you are done select the save button that will appear in the same area.
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16 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 **Note that you will still need to update your information with the Tribunal. Simply updating this information in the e-filing system is insufficient.** Notifications You can adjust the notifications you receive on the dashboard (i.e., homepage) and via email from this section. Click the Edit button on the bottom right of the screen. If you do not wish to receive a notification, uncheck the box and click Save. Shared Accounts You can share your cases with other users and request that they share their cases, using this feature. Select the add button which is shown in the image below.
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17 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 You will be prompted to enter the email address of the active user you are requesting to share with from the search box. Once you have entered the email address, select the magnifying glass directly to the left. If the email is associated with a Michigan Tax Tribunal e-file account, the user will be shown in the search box. You will be able to see the user’s name, role, email and access boxes. If you wish to search for another user, simply click the x button on the far right of the search box. Grant Access – Grants the user access to your cases. Request Access – Asks the user to share their cases with you (This can be accepted or declined by the user).
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18 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Select one or both boxes and click on Send Request. You will receive the verification message below. Click Yes to continue or No to cancel.
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19 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Request Sent Upon completion, your shared account will show that a request has been made (indicated below). Once the user accepts your request, the account will move to shared accounts. You will then be able to view this user’s cases in the Cases section. Request Received When you receive a request to share accounts, it will be shown in the Requests Received section. On the right you can either Accept or Reject the request. The requester will be notified of your choice.
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20 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 You will receive the verification message below, click Yes to continue or No to cancel. Shared Account When your accounts have been successfully shared it will show in the Shared Account section as indicated below. **If you wish to stop sharing accounts with a user, click the trash can icon to the right. The user will be notified that their access has been revoked. **
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21 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Submit a Filing Page Any filings you wish to submit will be done via one of the two boxes shown below. Your role determines whether you can see one or both boxes. Initiate a New filing This section is used to file petitions and answers only. To file, click on the Initiate new filing button. Choose which document you wish to file and click the Initiate new filing button to the right. • Petitioner – Will be able to see all petitions. • Respondent – Will be able to see all answers • Representative – Will be able to see both Petitions and Answers • Mediator – Unable to file in this section • Michigan Department of Treasury - Will be able to see both Petitions and Answers.
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22 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Any filing can be saved if you need to return later to complete it, click save and exit at the bottom of the page. The system will hold filings for up to thirty (30) days.
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23 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 This is me box The e-filing system has a new option. When filing you should use the “This is me” checkbox located in the right-hand corner of the contact information box. This will ensure that you use the information stored in your e-filing account section for every filing. If you are filing under the role of petitioner or respondent the box will be available to you in section 1: Petitioner’s/Respondent’s Contact information. If you are filing as a representative it will be available in Section 2: Respondent's Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information section. Unfortunately, at this time the Michigan Department of Treasury role is unable to use this feature and should place in their information manually. File to an Existing Case The purpose of this section is to file all other documents to an existing case. You will need to first input your docket number and click the search button or hit enter (no other information is needed to pull up a docket with a docket number). You can also add to your search as shown below. You may need to scroll down to see the list of dockets. Filing Status Filing Date Case Name
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24 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Once you have located your docket. Click on the box next to your docket and select Next. You will only be able to select one option here. Select File to Selected Case on the right.
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25 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 As shown below, here you will see the docket number. If you need to add more than one document, you may hit the blue plus sign on the right side of the screen. If you wish to delete it, you may hit the trash can icon at the bottom of your new selection. Select party filing the document
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26 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Select document type Browse for documents Scroll down and you will see fee information for all documents. Answer the remaining questions. Click Next at the bottom. If your document requires payment, you can see it on the fee information screen.
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27 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Click Next to continue. You will be able to submit a fee waiver request form by selecting browse. The fee waiver form is available on the Tribunal’s website as well as the link provided below that states “Request for Waiver of Fees”. You may also file any additional related documents at this time, for example the notice giving rise to the appeal, if necessary. Select Submit If a fee is owed, you will be rerouted to the CEPAS payment screen.
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28 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 Select Next You will be prompted to enter your card information. **If payment is owed and not made, your filing will not be submitted. Filings Page The Filings page shows all your submitted and unsubmitted filings. You can use the search bar at the top to search by docket number. There is also a filter option on the right-hand side that will allow you to sort this section by date and document type. You can click on the filing to download and view what you have submitted. This page will show you the details of the filing, including the status of your filing and allow you to download the submitted page(s).
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29 MTT E-File User guide Issued: May 2026 You can click the three dots to the right to submit a subsequent filing. If a filing fails it will stay in the unsubmitted section for thirty days. You can click the three dots next to it to attempt to resubmit or delete this filing. **It is important that while resubmitting you do not navigate away from this page. It takes some time for the filing to be resubmitted, and you will need to refresh in order to see if it was accepted or if it fails again.** If you have any additional questions, please reach out to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Email: taxtrib@michigan.gov Phone: 517-335-9760