Get Minnesota Passes Tax Conformity Bill

Beginning on October 1, 2023 there will be two additional sales taxes totaling 1% applied to the seven-county metro area. The counties included are Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington.

Starting in tax year 2023, partnerships must also complete Schedule PTE-RP, Pass-Through Entity Tax for Resident Partners, if any partners are Minnesota residents. PTE tax is calculated by multiplying the entity's PTE taxable income by the highest Minnesota individual income tax rate, which is currently 9.85%.

This is one of the annual inflation adjustments under tax law that can help older Americans with low annual gross income. The extra standard deduction for seniors for 2023 is $1,850 for single filers or who file as head of household, and $3,000 for married couples—if each spouse is 65 or over—filing jointly.

There are two separate tax policies that result in Social Security benefits being nontaxable—an exclusion in federal law that “flows through” to the taxpayer's Minnesota income tax, and an additional Minnesota-specific subtraction available for a portion of the income that is taxable federally.

For taxes on 2023 income, high inflation prompted the IRS to raise thresholds 7% for income tax brackets, an unusually large percentage. (The IRS has also released tax bracket changes for 2024, which you'll use to file in 2025.)

ing to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the IRS will tax state rebates sent to many Minnesota residents in 2023. These rebates, commonly known as “Walz checks,” were worth up to $1,300 in some cases and were a result of a $3 billion Minnesota tax relief bill passed earlier this year.

Under the new law, starting in tax year 2023, Minnesotans with AGI (adjusted gross income) below $100,000 for couples that file married joint returns, or $78,000 for single or head of household returns, will be exempt from paying state taxes on their Social Security Income.

ing to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the IRS will tax state rebates sent to many Minnesota residents in 2023. These rebates, commonly known as “Walz checks,” were worth up to $1,300 in some cases and were a result of a $3 billion Minnesota tax relief bill passed earlier this year.