Minnesota

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Governor's Home Page

Arne H. Carlson

Governor Carlson's web site includes news releases, speeches, and legislative issues.

Department of Revenue

The Minnesota Department of Revenue has established an internet web site that includes news releases, tax fact sheets (general descriptions of various state taxes and credits), access to state sales tax, income tax and property tax newsletters and reports from the tax research division. The site also provides access to North Central TaxLine, an IRS newsletter for tax practitioners in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Tax Forms: The following tax forms may be downloaded from the Department's web site:

1996, 1995, and 1994 forms are also available.

Forms may also be ordered by calling (612) 296-4444 or (800) 657-FORM. This is an automated services that is available 24 hours per day.

To order forms by mail, write to:

Minnesota Department of Revenue
Mail Station 7704
10 River Park Plaza
St. Paul, MN 55146-7704

Electronic filing: Minnesota allows taxpayers to file returns electronically. At present, the only way to electronically file is to visit an authorized filing site (it is not possible to file directly from a home computer). To find the nearest authorized site, call (612) 296-8095 or (800) 657-3720. Businesses that wish to determine whether they can also file elctronically should call (612) 296-1927 or (800) 657-3696.

Interest rates and penalties: The Department web site provides a summary of interest rates and penalties for individuals who are not able to pay their taxes by the April 15 deadline. Businesses interest rates and penalties are also provided.

Revenue Notices: Revenue notices, which are official policy statements that interpret Minnesota tax laws, are available from the Department's web site.

Taxpayer assistance: The Department of Revenue has established the following telephone hotline numbers:

Legislation

The Minnesota State Legislature has established an Internet presence, with both the House of Representatives and the State Senate having created their own web sites.

Additional information may be found in the Legislative Reference Library.

Judicial Information

The Minnesota State Court System has established a web site that includes opinions from both the State Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.

Note: Minnesota Court of Appeals Opinions are issued weekly and are available to the media and public at 1:00 p.m.
CST/CDT every Tuesday. Minnesota Supreme Court Opinions are issued weekly and are available to the media and public at 1:00 p.m. CST/CDT every Thursday. The opinions and syllabus can be downloaded as a weekly set in a self-extracting compressed file in WordPerfect document or Rich Text Format file formats or a zipped Rich Text Format file. In addition, the week's syllabus and individual opinions may be viewed on-line and saved or printed using your web browser.

Statutes

State statutes are available for viewing from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Included are property taxes, gross earnings taxes, and excise and sales taxes.

The Minnesota State Legislature also provides a searchable database of state statutes using the Infoseek search engine, which allows searches by key word.

The Minnesota State Constitution is also available for viewing from the State Legislature's web site.