hf511 Omnibus tax bill providing property tax reform; income and corporate franchise tax reform; sales, use and motor vehicle tax reform; providing miscellaneous tax reforms; granting powers; appropriating money.ARTICLE 1 INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX REFORM AND RELIEFSection 1: definition of "textbooks" as pertains to subtractions from federal taxable income restricted; certain federal tax subtractions eliminated. Sec. 2: schedule of rates for taxable net income percentages reduced; effective date provided. Sec. 3: tax credit percentage rates adjusted; tax credit increased; effective date provided. Sec. 4: definition of "education-related expenses" modified; education-related tax credit percentage limit imposed. Sec. 5: definition of "income" modified. Sec. 6: definition of "earned income" modified. Sec. 7: credit amount redefined; effective date provided. Sec. 8: minimum percentage level of taxable income for tax imposition reduced. Sec. 9: tax credit for prior years' liability effective dates imposed. Sec. 10-11: withholding tax supplemental payment percentage reduced. Sec. 12: lottery winnings withholding tax percentage reduced. Sec. 13: repealer.ARTICLE 2 FEDERAL UPDATESection 1: internal revenue code amended and effective dates adjusted. Sec. 2: new provisions included in definition of "net income." Sec. 3: internal revenue code amended and effective dates adjusted. Sec. 4: determination of sales factor modified to include section 114 of internal revenue code. Sec. 5-6: internal revenue code amended and effective dates adjusted.ARTICLE 3 CORPORATE FRANCHISE TAX REFORMSection 1: definitions of "insurance company," "life insurance company," and "insurance company other than life" modified. Sec. 2: certain additions to federal taxable income for corporations removed. Sec. 3: certain subtractions from federal taxable income for corporations removed or redefined; effective dates established. Sec. 4: definition of "taxable income" modified. Sec. 5: alternative minimum taxable income removed from consideration when measuring franchise tax on corporations by net income. Sec. 6: certain insurance companies added to list of entities exempt from taxation. Sec. 7: new deductions allowed concerning federal taxable income on exempt entities. Sec. 8: corporate franchise tax percentage rate adjusted. Sec. 9: "base amount" redefined as pertains to research expenses. Sec. 10: procedure for determining taxable research expenses provided. Sec. 11: conditions for determining qualified carryover tax credit restricted; effective date provided. Sec. 12: expiration date provided. Sec. 13: entities exempt from certain taxation provided; list modified. Sec. 14: "net operating loss" definition modified. Sec. 15: regulations for determining net income and apportionment factors which are part of a unitary business expanded. Sec. 16-17: income apportionment formula percentage rates adjusted. Sec. 18: computation method for taxes for a fractional part of a year modified. Sec. 19-21: corporate taxable net income deductions relating to charitable contributions eliminated. Sec. 22: provisions used to determine taxable income defined. Sec. 23: "qualified alternative minimum tax" clarified; effective dates established. Sec. 24: provisions used to determine taxable income defined as pertains to deduction for depreciation and net operating loss. Sec. 25: "qualified alternative minimum tax" clarified; effective dates established. Sec. 26: repealer.ARTICLE 4 PROPERTY TAX REFORMSection 1: "residential assessed value" defined; effective date provided. Sec. 2: "adjusted residential assessed value" defined; effective date provided. Sec. 3: "adjusted assessed value" defined; effective date provided. Sec. 4: conditions provided for school district levy adjustments; transition adjustment, revenue conversion, tax rate adjustment, equalizing factors, and qualifying rate clarified. Sec. 5: general education tax rate updated to include fiscal year . Sec. 6: general education levy amount provided for taxes payable in and thereafter. Sec. 7: effective dates provided for general education aid, and terms defined. Sec. 8: method for determining a district's referendum equalization revenue established. Sec. 9: referendum equalization levy effective dates provided; method for determining referendum equalization levy established. Sec. 10: referendum equalization aid adjusted to reflect multiple referendum equalization revenue tiers. Sec. 11: unequalized referendum levy subdivision updated to reflect new changes to bill. Sec. 12: referendum tax rate redefined as tax "mill" rate. Sec. 13: school referendum levy definition modified to levy taxes against residential assessed value. Sec. 14: computation method for school district taxable property modified. Sec. 15: property tax exemptions for institutions of public charity clarified. Sec. 16: tax exemptions for personal property used for pollution control modified. Sec. 17: approval procedure for county assessor established. Sec. 18: county assessor vacancy period increased; conditions for termination of county assessor provided. Sec. 19: powers and duties of county assessor expanded. Sec. 20: property tax personnel training and education requirements provided. Sec. 21: limited market value assessment procedure expanded. Sec. 22: notification procedure for valuation of real property provided. Sec. 23: homestead application requirements and procedures clarified. Sec. 24: "assessed value" defined. Sec. 25: "class 1a" defined; market value class rates provided. Sec. 26: class 2 market value class rates provided. Sec. 27: "class 3" redefined; market value class rates provided. Sec. 28: "class 4" redefined; market value class rates provided. Sec. 29: class 5 market value class rates provided. Sec. 30: valuation limits inflation adjustment established. Sec. 31: residential and agricultural market value homestead tax credits established; payment and appropriation procedures provided. Sec. 32: market value homestead tax credits as pertains to school districts certified to the department of children, families, and learning. Sec. 33: net property tax computation method expanded to include residential and agricultural homestead market value credits. Sec. 34: "household adjustment factor" definition modified. Sec. 35: tax credit aid permanently reduced; procedure for determining reduction provided. Sec. 36: appropriation modified; effective date provided. Sec. 37-38: manufactured home homestead and agricultural credit aid redefined; calculation method provided Sec. 39: manufactured home homestead and agricultural credit aid appropriation restricted. Sec. 40: state tax on transmission and distribution lines established. Sec. 41: board of appeal and equalization defined, duties clarified. Sec. 42: county board of appeal and equalization rules for equalizing assessments established. Sec. 43: conversion method for net tax capacity rate levy limit provided. Sec. 44: state tax levy clarified; tax rate certification method provided. Sec. 45: notification procedure of proposed property taxes modified. Sec. 46-47: public hearing procedure for public advertisement of intended property tax levies clarified. Sec. 48: county auditor duties clarified to include calculating the "mill" rate of all taxes. Sec. 49: county auditor computation duties clarified to specify "assessed value." Sec. 50: "net tax capacity" replaced by "assessed value" as pertains to tax rate computation. Sec. 51: local option public safety fee established. Sec. 52: transportation utility fee established; related terms defined; procedures for adoption and institution of fee provided. Sec. 53: "rate percent" replaced by "mill rate" and "net tax capacity" replaced by "assessed value" as pertains to tax lists; auditor duties detailed. Sec. 54: "market value" replaced by "assessed value" as pertains to voter approved levy. Sec. 55: tax statement content format adjusted. Sec. 56: general education tax rate excluded from local tax rate for preceding levy year. Sec. 57: duties of the commissioner of revenue restricted as pertains to tax-forfeited lands. Sec. 58: "tax-forfeited lands in a targeted neighborhood" clarified; duties of commissioner of revenue as pertains to these lands clarified. Sec. 59: apportionment of proceeds from the sale or rental of forfeited land expanded. Sec. 60: homeowner property tax rates provided. Sec. 61: renter property tax rates provided. Sec. 62: effective dates provided for inflation adjustments. Sec. 63: effective dates provided for permission of deficit pooling. Sec. 64: original local tax rate clarified. Sec. 65: deduction percent increased as pertains to enforcement costs. Sec. 66: property tax levy limitation for general tax purposes defined. Sec. 67: general education tax rate excluded from local tax rate as pertains to school district levy apportionment. Sec. 68: "net tax capacity" replaced by "assessed value" as pertains to tax computation and state reimbursement. Sec. 69: "population" defined. Sec. 70: "population sprawl factor" defined. Sec. 71: "density factor" defined. Sec. 72: "tax capacity" defined. Sec. 73: "city revenue need" defined; computation procedure provided. Sec. 74: "city aid base" defined. Sec. 75: aid distribution method provided as pertains to towns. Sec. 76: "city formula aid" defined. Sec. 77: aid distribution method provided as pertains to cities. Sec. 78: local government aid payment dates provided. Sec. 79: annual appropriation procedure clarified. Sec. 80: "net tax capacity" replaced by "market value" as pertains to aid eligibility. Sec. 81: TIF grant program established; appropriations clarified. Sec. 82: instructions to revisor of statutes to replace "net tax capacity" with "assessed value" provided. Sec. 83: repealer.ARTICLE 5 SALES AND USE TAX REFORMSection 1: timeframe expanded for required returns. Sec. 2: sales and use tax return due date clarified. Sec. 3: sales and use tax regulations for vendors having a liability of 120,000 or more eliminated; due dates modified. Sec. 4: method of computing interest for refunds to purchasers provided. Sec. 5: penalty for failure to make payment by electronic funds transfer provided. Sec. 6: definitions of "sale" and "purchase" modified to include "sewer services." Sec. 7: "retail sale" clarified. Sec. 8: "use" clarified. Sec. 9: "sales price" clarified. Sec. 10: "tangible personal property" defined. Sec. 11: "farm machinery" clarified. Sec. 12: "service" defined; "taxable services" clarified. Sec. 13: "telecommunications services" defined. Sec. 14: "cable television service" defined. Sec. 15: "private communication service" defined. Sec. 16: "direct satellite service" defined. Sec. 17: sales tax percentage rate reduced; effective date provided. Sec. 18: sourcing rules and points of use provided; "receive" and "receipt" defined. Sec. 19: meals exempt at schools clarified. Sec. 20: exemption rules provided as pertains to medicines, eyeglasses, and prosthetic devices. Sec. 21: exemption rules provided as pertains to materials and services used or consumed in industrial production. Sec. 22: materials and services used in providing taxable services defined; exemption rules provided. Sec. 23: "capital equipment" defined; exemption rules clarified. Sec. 24: "ships used in interstate commerce" defined; exemption rules provided. Sec. 25: exemption rules for petroleum products provided. Sec. 26: exemption rules for interstate motor vehicles provided. Sec. 27: exemption rules for railroad rolling stock Sec. 28: scope of tax exemption outlined previously established. Sec. 29: exemption rules for government sales provided. Sec. 30: exemption rules for sales to nonprofit groups provided. Sec. 31: exemption rules for nonprofit sales provided. Sec. 32: expiration dates for exemptions provided. Sec. 33: retailer duties as pertains to exemption certificates clarified. Sec. 34: capital equipment removed from list of items exempt from sales tax. Sec. 35: sales tax refund clarified; clause numbers updated. Sec. 36: application format clarified. Sec. 37: refund interest rate clarified. Sec. 38: tax credits defined as pertained to taxes in other states. Sec. 39: requirements for aircraft registration provided. Sec. 40: duty of commissioner of revenue to receive payable aircraft registration taxes eliminated. Sec. 41: airflight equipment tax exemptions provided. Sec. 42: duty of commissioner of transportation to receive payable aircraft registration taxes established. Sec. 43: occasional sale provisions clarified. Sec. 44: "sales and purchases" drawing taxes clarified. Sec. 45: "purchase price" defined. Sec. 46: tax exemptions detailed. Sec. 47: effective dates for services provided. Sec. 48: appropriations. Sec. 49: repealer.ARTICLE 6 SPECIAL TAXES REFORMSection 1: imposed mortgage and property tax rates modified. Sec. 2: property tax rate modified Sec. 3: bingo tax established Sec. 4: combined receipts tax rates modified. Sec. 5: requirement to pay due dates modified. Sec. 6: amount of required installment reduced. Sec. 7: April estimated payment changed to "March" estimated payment. Sec. 8: repealer.ARTICLE 7 PETROLEUM TAX REFORMSection 1: petroleum inspection fee modified. Sec. 2: gasoline tax deduction percentage rate reduced. Sec. 3: refund of tax paid on gasoline sold for storage in an on-farm bulk storage tank eliminated. Sec. 4: appropriation for systems modifications associated with petroleum tax reform.ARTICLE 8 MINERALS TAX REFORMSection 1: occupation tax for persons engaged in the business of mining or producing ores determination method modified. Sec. 2: "gross income" clarified. Sec. 3: occupation tax imposed on taconite concentrates percentage rate adjusted. Sec. 4: "gross income" clarified. Sec. 5: special deductions and net operating loss clarified. Sec. 6: iron ore concentrate tax rate provided. Sec. 7: distribution of collected tax proceeds clarified. Sec. 8: school district distributions detailed. Sec. 9: tax rate per gross ton of taconite increased. Sec. 10: property tax relief as pertains to electric power plant owners clarified. Sec. 11: distribution amounts increased. Sec. 12: distributions and payments clarified; appropriations detailed.ARTICLE 9 MINNESOTACARE TAX REFORMSection 1: health care access fund reserve established; financing and use detailed. Sec. 2: "gross revenues" definition modified. Sec. 3: hospital tax percentage rate decreased. Sec. 4: surgical center tax percentage rate decreased. Sec. 5: health care provider tax percentage rate decreased. Sec. 6: amounts paid for legend and wholesale drugs eliminated from list of exemptions. Sec. 7: separate statement of tax format updated to reflect changes in section . Sec. 8: insurance premiums tax revenues eliminated from tax revenue list. Sec. 9: section outlining expense authority updated to reflect changes in section 6. Sec. 10: cigarette tax revenues credited to health care access fund. Sec. 11: health maintenance organization (HMO), nonprofit health service plan corporation, and community integrated service network tax exemptions provided. Sec. 12: repealer.ARTICLE 10 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX REFORMSection 1: tax rates for motor vehicle registration modified; effective dates provided. Sec. 2: general fund share detailed. Sec. 3: funds appropriated to highway user tax distribution fund.ARTICLE 11 TAX POLICY PROVISIONSSection 1: all-terrain vehicle (ATV) purchaser's certificate required for initial registration in Minnesota. Sec. 2: fees paid by Native American Indian reservations detailed; appropriation regulations provided. Sec. 3: publication of names of delinquent taxpayers procedure and format provided. Sec. 4: time period allowed for levy and sale by sheriff modified. Sec. 5: relevant tax sections clarified as pertains to notification posting procedure. Sec. 6: procedure for refunding mortgage registry tax overpayments provided. Sec. 7: refund and redemption procedures clarified; regulations provided. Sec. 8: political party contribution refund procedure expanded. Sec. 9: employer notification for "withholding of delinquent taxes" expiration date extended. Sec. 10: "gross rent" defined. Sec. 11: regulations clarified for applying claims against outstanding tax liabilities. Sec. 12: "health care provider" definition expanded. Sec. 13: "storage" definition restricted; effective date provided. Sec. 14: regulations regarding issuing permits after revocation clarified. Sec. 15: conditions for violation of sales and use tax laws expanded. Sec. 16: exemptions clarified. Sec. 17: revocation of sales and use tax permits regulations established. Sec. 18: use tax regulations provided as pertains to generator and self-hauler liability and regulations concerning payment and assessment procedures. Sec. 19: notice to commissioner.AE