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Minnesota Income Tax
Income taxes should be turned in by April 15th.
Minnesota Tax Filing Guide
Here are detailed instructions for filing taxes in the state of Minnesota.
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Minnesota Residents
If your domicile residence was in Minnesota, or you lived in Minnesota for more than 183 days, you are considered a Minnesota resident. If you are a Minnesota resident and had to file a federal tax return, you will probably need to file a Minnesota return. Minnesota follows federal filing requirements in terms of dependents. As a Minnesota resident you are required to pay tax on all taxable income no matter where that income was earned. Taxable income includes compensation (wages, salaries, fees, commissions, tips and bonuses), capital gains, interest, dividends, alimony, farm income, gross income from businesses, gross gambling winnings, and IRA distributions, pensions, profit sharing and annuity payments. To file a Minnesota return use Form-M1 (attached below). For more information on filing your return see Form-M1 instructions (attached below).
Related Tax Forms
- Form M1 - Minnesota Individual Resident Income Tax Return
Part-Year Minnesota Residents
If you moved in or out of Minnesota during the year, you are a part-year resident. Part-year residents of Minnesota will be taxed on all income while they were a Minnesota resident. Additionally Minnesota part-year residents will be taxed on all income income that was earned from Minnesota sources during their period of nonresidency. For more information on how to file a return for the period of time of residency see the Minnesota Resident or Resident Working In Another State. For more information on how to file a return during the period of time of nonresidency see the Nonresident Who Sold Property Section or Nonresident Who Woks In State section.
Minnesota Residents who work in another state
If your domicile residence was in Minnesota, or you lived in Minnesota for more than 183 days, you are considered a Minnesota resident. If you are a Minnesota resident and had to file a federal tax return, you will probably need to file a Minnesota return. Minnesota follows federal filing requirements in terms of dependents. As a Minnesota resident you are required to pay tax on all taxable income no matter where that income was earned. Taxable income includes compensation (wages, salaries, fees, commissions, tips and bonuses), capital gains, interest, dividends, alimony, farm income, gross income from businesses, gross gambling winnings, and IRA distributions, pensions, profit sharing and annuity payments. To file a Minnesota return use Form-M1 (attached below). For more information on filing your return see Form-M1 instructions (attached below).
To avoid dual taxation if you are a Minnesota resident who works in another state, and the state you earned the income in required you to pay taxes on that income, you may claim a Minnesota credit by filing out Form-M1CR (attached below) and attaching it to your Minnesota return and the other state’s return.
Related Tax Forms
- Form M1CR - Minnesota Credit for Tax Paid to Another State
- Form M1 - Minnesota Individual Resident Income Tax Return
Non-Residents who work in Minnesota
If your permanent home (domicile) was not in Minnesota for any part of year, and you spent less than 183 days in Minnesota, you are a nonresident of Minnesota. If you made more than $9,350 of taxable income from Minnesota sources (including compensation such as wages, salaries, fees, commissions, tips or bonuses), you will be required to file a Minnesota return.
To file a nonresident return with Minnesota use Form M1NR (attached below), for more information on how to file see Schedule M1 NR on page 2 of Form M1NR. To avoid dual taxation if the state you are a resident of requires you to pay taxes on that income you will need to see if you can get a credit from them for income earned in Minnesota. In certain cases you may claim a Minnesota credit by filing out Form-M1CR (attached below) and attaching it to your Minnesota return and the other state’s return.
Related Tax Forms
- Form M1CR - Minnesota Credit for Tax Paid to Another State
- Form M1NR - Minnesota Individual Part-Year and Non-resident Income Tax Return
Non-Residents who sold property in Minnesota
If your permanent home (domicile) was not in Minnesota for any part of year, and you spent less than 183 days in Minnesota, you are a nonresident of Minnesota. If you made more than $9,350 of taxable income from Minnesota sources you will be required to file a Minnesota return. Taxable income includes compensation (wages, salaries, fees, commissions, tips and bonuses), capital gains, interest, dividends, alimony, farm income, gross income from businesses, gross gambling winnings, and IRA distributions, pensions, profit sharing and annuity payments. To file a nonresident return with Minnesota use Form M1NR (attached below) and for more information on how to file see Schedule M1 NR on page 2 of Form M1NR.
Related Tax Forms
- Form M1NR - Minnesota Individual Part-Year and Non-resident Income Tax Return
Minnesota State Tax Forms
- Form M1NR - Minnesota Individual Part-Year and Non-resident Income Tax Return
- Form M1CR - Minnesota Credit for Tax Paid to Another State
- Form M13 - Minnesota Extension to File Payment Voucher
- Form M1 - Minnesota Individual Resident Income Tax Return
Relevant Links
- State of Minnesota Tax Website - Official Site
- State of Minnesota E-File Service - Offered by Minnesota's Official Website
- Additional Tax Forms - A Comprehensive Collection of Minnesota Tax Forms
Minnesota Mailing Address
Wondering where to mail your Minnesota taxes? Here's the address:Minnesota Individual Income Tax
St. Paul, MN 55145-0010
Minnesota Sales Tax
Minnesota has a 6.875% sales tax. There is a use tax on items purchased outside Minnesota but used in Minnesota. There are also several local sales tax but all are administered by the Minnesota Department of Revenue and can be viewed on their website.
