1099 Contractor in Michigan with a New Hampshire Client: Where Do You File?
Answer
Michigan only. Nothing about invoicing a New Hampshire client changes where your work is performed, and New Hampshire has no income tax in any event — so the whole obligation is Michigan estimated payments during the year and a Michigan resident return at the end of it.
Last verified
Self-employment income from personal services is sourced to the place where the services are performed. You perform them in Michigan; New Hampshire would have no claim even if it levied an income tax, which it does not.
What you file
- 1Quarterly estimated payments · Michigan
Make quarterly estimated payments to Michigan Department of Treasury — nothing is withheld from a 1099.
- 2Resident return · Michigan
File a Michigan resident return reporting your full self-employment income.
The two states, side by side
| Michigan | New Hampshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes wages | Yes — flat | No |
| Reciprocity partners | 6 (Form MI-W4) | None |
| Convenience rule | No | No |
| Nonresident return | Form MI-1040 with Schedule NR | Not applicable |
| Credit for other-state tax | Form MI-1040 (credit for income tax imposed by another state) | No income tax |
| Nonresident safe harbour | None published | Not applicable |
| Local income tax | Yes | No |
| Revenue department | Michigan Department of Treasury | New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration |
| Last verified |
The other direction
Reversing the commute does not always reverse the answer. Living in New Hampshire and working in Michigan gives:Client state only, if you work there.
Same two states, different situation
The withholding answer turns on how you are paid and where the work happens, not only on which two states are involved.
- W-2 commuter: Michigan → New HampshireHome state only
- Remote worker: Michigan → New HampshireHome state only
- Moved mid-year: Michigan → New HampshireOne part-year return — the state you left
Other Michigan pairs
Questions people actually ask
I live in Michigan and my client is in New Hampshire. Do I have to file a New Hampshire tax return?
Michigan only. Nothing about invoicing a New Hampshire client changes where your work is performed, and New Hampshire has no income tax in any event — so the whole obligation is Michigan estimated payments during the year and a Michigan resident return at the end of it.
Do reciprocity agreements help a 1099 contractor?
No. Every state reciprocity agreement in the country is an arrangement about wage withholding between two revenue departments, and a 1099 has no withholding to switch off. Whether Michigan and New Hampshire hold an agreement makes no difference to a self-employed filer — sourcing rules decide the answer instead.
How current is this?
The Michigan and New Hampshire rules on this page were last checked against Michigan Department of Treasury and New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration on 2026-08-07. We re-check the full grid every December after state legislative sessions close, and re-check the convenience-of-the-employer states quarterly because that is where the rules move fastest.
Sources
Every fact above comes from the revenue department that publishes the rule. We do not cite secondary summaries, and we do not restate a figure we could not find at source.
- Michigan Department of Treasury — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07
- New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07