HF 2454

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/22/2012 02:49pm

A bill for an act
relating to taxation; corporate franchise; expanding the base and reducing the
rate of the tax; accelerating single-sales apportionment; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2010, sections 289A.08, subdivision 3; 290.01, subdivisions 5, 19d,
29, by adding a subdivision; 290.06, subdivision 1; 290.0921, subdivisions 1,
3; 290.17, subdivision 4; 290.191, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 290.21, subdivision 4;
469.315; 469.319, subdivision 4; 469.324; 469.328, subdivision 1; 469.336;
469.340, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290.01,
subdivision 19c; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.01, subdivision
6b; 290.06, subdivisions 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33; 290.0921, subdivision 7;
290.191, subdivision 4; 469.317; 469.318; 469.326; 469.327; 469.337; 469.338.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 289A.08, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:

Subd. 3.

Corporations.

(a) A corporation that is subject to the state's jurisdiction to
tax under section 290.014, subdivision 5, must file a return deleted text begin , except that a foreign operating
corporation as defined in section 290.01, subdivision 6b, is not required to file a return deleted text end .

(b) Members of a unitary business that are required to file a combined report on one
return must designate a member of the unitary business to be responsible for tax matters,
including the filing of returns, the payment of taxes, additions to tax, penalties, interest,
or any other payment, and for the receipt of refunds of taxes or interest paid in excess of
taxes lawfully due. The designated member must be a member of the unitary business that
is filing the single combined report and either:

(1) a corporation that is subject to the taxes imposed by chapter 290; or

(2) a corporation that is not subject to the taxes imposed by chapter 290:

(i) Such corporation consents by filing the return as a designated member under this
clause to remit taxes, penalties, interest, or additions to tax due from the members of the
unitary business subject to tax, and receive refunds or other payments on behalf of other
members of the unitary business. The member designated under this clause is a "taxpayer"
for the purposes of this chapter and chapter 270C, and is liable for any liability imposed
on the unitary business under this chapter and chapter 290.

(ii) If the state does not otherwise have the jurisdiction to tax the member designated
under this clause, consenting to be the designated member does not create the jurisdiction
to impose tax on the designated member, other than as described in item (i).

(iii) The member designated under this clause must apply for a business tax account
identification number.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules for the filing of one return on behalf of the
members of an affiliated group of corporations that are required to file a combined report.
All members of an affiliated group that are required to file a combined report must file one
return on behalf of the members of the group under rules adopted by the commissioner.

(d) If a corporation claims on a return that it has paid tax in excess of the amount of
taxes lawfully due, that corporation must include on that return information necessary for
payment of the tax in excess of the amount lawfully due by electronic means.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Domestic corporation.

The term "domestic" when applied to a corporation
means a corporation:

(1) created or organized in the United States, or under the laws of the United States
or of any state, the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any of the
foregoing but not including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of
the United States;

(2) which qualifies as a DISC, as defined in section 992(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code; deleted text begin or
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(3) which qualifies as a FSC, as defined in section 922 of the Internal Revenue Code deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (4) which is incorporated in a tax haven;
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new text begin (5) which is engaged in activity in a tax haven sufficient for the tax haven to impose
a net income tax under United States constitutional standards and section 290.015, and
which reports that 20 percent or more of its income is attributable to business in the tax
haven; or
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new text begin (6) which has 20 percent or more of the average of its property, payroll, and sales
factors, as defined under section 290.191, within the 50 states of the United States and
the District of Columbia.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for returns filed for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5c. new text end

new text begin Tax haven. new text end

new text begin (a) "Tax haven" means the following foreign jurisdictions,
unless the listing of the jurisdiction does not apply under paragraph (b):
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new text begin (1) Andorra;
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new text begin (2) Anguilla;
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new text begin (3) Antigua and Barbuda;
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new text begin (4) Aruba;
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new text begin (5) Bahamas;
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new text begin (6) Bahrain;
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new text begin (7) Belize;
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new text begin (8) British Virgin Islands;
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new text begin (9) Cayman Islands;
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new text begin (10) Cook Islands;
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new text begin (11) Costa Rica;
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new text begin (12) Dominica;
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new text begin (13) Gibraltar;
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new text begin (14) Grenada;
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new text begin (15) Guernsey-Sark-Alderney;
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new text begin (16) Jersey;
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new text begin (17) Jordan;
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new text begin (18) Lebanon;
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new text begin (19) Liberia;
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new text begin (20) Liechtenstein;
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new text begin (21) Maldives;
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new text begin (22) Marshall Islands;
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new text begin (23) Monaco;
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new text begin (24) Montserrat;
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new text begin (25) Nauru;
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new text begin (26) Netherlands Antilles;
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new text begin (27) Niue;
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new text begin (28) Panama;
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new text begin (29) St. Kitts and Nevis;
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new text begin (30) St. Lucia;
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new text begin (31) St. Vincent and Grenadines;
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new text begin (32) Tonga;
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new text begin (33) Turks and Caicos; and
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new text begin (34) Vanuatu.
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new text begin (b) A foreign jurisdiction's listing under paragraph (a) does not apply to the first
taxable year after the United States enters into a tax treaty or other agreement with the
foreign jurisdiction that provides for prompt, obligatory, and automatic exchange of
information with the United States government relevant to enforcing the provisions of
federal tax laws and the treaty or other agreement was in effect for the taxable year.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for returns filed for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19c, is
amended to read:

Subd. 19c.

Corporations; additions to federal taxable income.

For corporations,
there shall be added to federal taxable income:

(1) the amount of any deduction taken for federal income tax purposes for income,
excise, or franchise taxes based on net income or related minimum taxes, including but not
limited to the tax imposed under section 290.0922, paid by the corporation to Minnesota,
another state, a political subdivision of another state, the District of Columbia, or any
foreign country or possession of the United States;

(2) interest not subject to federal tax upon obligations of: the United States, its
possessions, its agencies, or its instrumentalities; the state of Minnesota or any other
state, any of its political or governmental subdivisions, any of its municipalities, or any
of its governmental agencies or instrumentalities; the District of Columbia; or Indian
tribal governments;

(3) exempt-interest dividends received as defined in section 852(b)(5) of the Internal
Revenue Code;

(4) the amount of any net operating loss deduction taken for federal income tax
purposes under section 172 or 832(c)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code or operations loss
deduction under section 810 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(5) the amount of any special deductions taken for federal income tax purposes
under sections 241 to 247 and 965 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(6) losses from the business of mining, as defined in section 290.05, subdivision 1,
clause (a), that are not subject to Minnesota income tax;

(7) the amount of any capital losses deducted for federal income tax purposes under
sections 1211 and 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(8) the exempt foreign trade income of a foreign sales corporation under sections
921(a) and 291 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(9) the amount of percentage depletion deducted under sections 611 through 614 and
291 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(10) for certified pollution control facilities placed in service in a taxable year
beginning before December 31, 1986, and for which amortization deductions were elected
under section 169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through December
31, 1985, the amount of the amortization deduction allowed in computing federal taxable
income for those facilities;

deleted text begin (11) the amount of any deemed dividend from a foreign operating corporation
determined pursuant to section 290.17, subdivision 4, paragraph (g). The deemed dividend
shall be reduced by the amount of the addition to income required by clauses (20), (21),
(22), and (23);
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deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end the amount of a partner's pro rata share of net income which does not flow
through to the partner because the partnership elected to pay the tax on the income under
section 6242(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (13) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the amount of net income excluded under section 114 of the Internal
Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end any increase in subpart F income, as defined in section 952(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, for the taxable year when subpart F income is calculated without
regard to the provisions of Division C, title III, section 303(b) of Public Law 110-343;

deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end 80 percent of the depreciation deduction allowed under section
168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this clause, if
the taxpayer has an activity that in the taxable year generates a deduction for depreciation
under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A) and the activity generates a loss for the taxable
year that the taxpayer is not allowed to claim for the taxable year, "the depreciation
allowed under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A)" for the taxable year is limited to excess
of the depreciation claimed by the activity under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A)
over the amount of the loss from the activity that is not allowed in the taxable year. In
succeeding taxable years when the losses not allowed in the taxable year are allowed, the
depreciation under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A) is allowed;

deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end 80 percent of the amount by which the deduction allowed by section 179 of
the Internal Revenue Code exceeds the deduction allowable by section 179 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 2003;

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end to the extent deducted in computing federal taxable income, the amount of
the deduction allowable under section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (18) deleted text end new text begin (17) new text end for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2013, the exclusion allowed
under section 139A of the Internal Revenue Code for federal subsidies for prescription
drug plans;

deleted text begin (19) deleted text end new text begin (18) new text end the amount of expenses disallowed under section 290.10, subdivision 2;

deleted text begin (20) an amount equal to the interest and intangible expenses, losses, and costs paid,
accrued, or incurred by any member of the taxpayer's unitary group to or for the benefit
of a corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's unitary business group that qualifies
as a foreign operating corporation. For purposes of this clause, intangible expenses and
costs include:
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deleted text begin (i) expenses, losses, and costs for, or related to, the direct or indirect acquisition,
use, maintenance or management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of
intangible property;
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deleted text begin (ii) losses incurred, directly or indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting
transactions;
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deleted text begin (iii) royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
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deleted text begin (iv) licensing fees; and
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deleted text begin (v) other similar expenses and costs.
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deleted text begin For purposes of this clause, "intangible property" includes stocks, bonds, patents, patent
applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask works, trade
secrets, and similar types of intangible assets.
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deleted text begin This clause does not apply to any item of interest or intangible expenses or costs paid,
accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to a foreign operating corporation with respect
to such item of income to the extent that the income to the foreign operating corporation
is income from sources without the United States as defined in subtitle A, chapter 1,
subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (21) except as already included in the taxpayer's taxable income pursuant to clause
(20), any interest income and income generated from intangible property received or
accrued by a foreign operating corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's unitary
group. For purposes of this clause, income generated from intangible property includes:
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deleted text begin (i) income related to the direct or indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or
management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of intangible property;
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deleted text begin (ii) income from factoring transactions or discounting transactions;
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deleted text begin (iii) royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
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deleted text begin (iv) licensing fees; and
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deleted text begin (v) other similar income.
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deleted text begin For purposes of this clause, "intangible property" includes stocks, bonds, patents, patent
applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask works, trade
secrets, and similar types of intangible assets.
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deleted text begin This clause does not apply to any item of interest or intangible income received or accrued
by a foreign operating corporation with respect to such item of income to the extent that
the income is income from sources without the United States as defined in subtitle A,
chapter 1, subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (22) the dividends attributable to the income of a foreign operating corporation that
is a member of the taxpayer's unitary group in an amount that is equal to the dividends
paid deduction of a real estate investment trust under section 561(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code for amounts paid or accrued by the real estate investment trust to the
foreign operating corporation;
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deleted text begin (23) the income of a foreign operating corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's
unitary group in an amount that is equal to gains derived from the sale of real or personal
property located in the United States;
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deleted text begin (24) deleted text end new text begin (19) new text end for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, the additional amount
allowed as a deduction for donation of computer technology and equipment under section
170(e)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent deducted from taxable income; and

deleted text begin (25) deleted text end new text begin (20) new text end discharge of indebtedness income resulting from reacquisition of business
indebtedness and deferred under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivision 19d, is amended to read:

Subd. 19d.

Corporations; modifications decreasing federal taxable income.

For
corporations, there shall be subtracted from federal taxable income after the increases
provided in subdivision 19c:

(1) the amount of foreign dividend gross-up added to gross income for federal
income tax purposes under section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(2) the amount of salary expense not allowed for federal income tax purposes due to
claiming the work opportunity credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(3) any dividend (not including any distribution in liquidation) paid within the
taxable year by a national or state bank to the United States, or to any instrumentality of
the United States exempt from federal income taxes, on the preferred stock of the bank
owned by the United States or the instrumentality;

(4) amounts disallowed for intangible drilling costs due to differences between
this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code in taxable years beginning before January
1, 1987, as follows:

(i) to the extent the disallowed costs are represented by physical property, an amount
equal to the allowance for depreciation under Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09,
subdivision 7, subject to the modifications contained in subdivision 19e; and

(ii) to the extent the disallowed costs are not represented by physical property, an
amount equal to the allowance for cost depletion under Minnesota Statutes 1986, section
290.09, subdivision 8;

(5) the deduction for capital losses pursuant to sections 1211 and 1212 of the
Internal Revenue Code, except that:

(i) for capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986,
capital loss carrybacks shall not be allowed;

(ii) for capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986,
a capital loss carryover to each of the 15 taxable years succeeding the loss year shall be
allowed;

(iii) for capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987, a
capital loss carryback to each of the three taxable years preceding the loss year, subject to
the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.16, shall be allowed; and

(iv) for capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987,
a capital loss carryover to each of the five taxable years succeeding the loss year to the
extent such loss was not used in a prior taxable year and subject to the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.16, shall be allowed;

(6) an amount for interest and expenses relating to income not taxable for federal
income tax purposes, if (i) the income is taxable under this chapter and (ii) the interest and
expenses were disallowed as deductions under the provisions of section 171(a)(2), 265 or
291 of the Internal Revenue Code in computing federal taxable income;

(7) in the case of mines, oil and gas wells, other natural deposits, and timber for
which percentage depletion was disallowed pursuant to subdivision 19c, clause (9), a
reasonable allowance for depletion based on actual cost. In the case of leases the deduction
must be apportioned between the lessor and lessee in accordance with rules prescribed
by the commissioner. In the case of property held in trust, the allowable deduction must
be apportioned between the income beneficiaries and the trustee in accordance with the
pertinent provisions of the trust, or if there is no provision in the instrument, on the basis
of the trust's income allocable to each;

(8) for certified pollution control facilities placed in service in a taxable year
beginning before December 31, 1986, and for which amortization deductions were elected
under section 169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through December
31, 1985, an amount equal to the allowance for depreciation under Minnesota Statutes
1986, section 290.09, subdivision 7;

(9) amounts included in federal taxable income that are due to refunds of income,
excise, or franchise taxes based on net income or related minimum taxes paid by the
corporation to Minnesota, another state, a political subdivision of another state, the
District of Columbia, or a foreign country or possession of the United States to the extent
that the taxes were added to federal taxable income under deleted text begin section 290.01, deleted text end subdivision 19c,
clause (1), in a prior taxable year;

deleted text begin (10) 80 percent of royalties, fees, or other like income accrued or received from a
foreign operating corporation or a foreign corporation which is part of the same unitary
business as the receiving corporation, unless the income resulting from such payments or
accruals is income from sources within the United States as defined in subtitle A, chapter
1, subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end income or gains from the business of mining as defined in section 290.05,
subdivision 1, clause (a), that are not subject to Minnesota franchise tax;

deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end the amount of disability access expenditures in the taxable year which are
not allowed to be deducted or capitalized under section 44(d)(7) of the Internal Revenue
Code;

deleted text begin (13) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the amount of qualified research expenses not allowed for federal income
tax purposes under section 280C(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, but only to the extent
that the amount exceeds the amount of the credit allowed under section 290.068;

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end the amount of salary expenses not allowed for federal income tax purposes
due to claiming the Indian employment credit under section 45A(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end for a corporation whose foreign sales corporation, as defined in section
922 of the Internal Revenue Code, constituted a foreign operating corporation during any
taxable year ending before January 1, 1995, and a return was filed by August 15, 1996,
claiming the deduction under section 290.21, subdivision 4, for income received from
the foreign operating corporation, an amount equal to 1.23 multiplied by the amount of
income excluded under section 114 of the Internal Revenue Code, provided the income is
not income of a foreign operating company;

deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end any decrease in subpart F income, as defined in section 952(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, for the taxable year when subpart F income is calculated without
regard to the provisions of Division C, title III, section 303(b) of Public Law 110-343;

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end in each of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an
addition is required under subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end , an amount equal to one-fifth
of the delayed depreciation. For purposes of this clause, "delayed depreciation" means the
amount of the addition made by the taxpayer under subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end . The
resulting delayed depreciation cannot be less than zero;

deleted text begin (18) deleted text end new text begin (17) new text end in each of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an
addition is required under subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end , an amount equal to one-fifth
of the amount of the addition; and

deleted text begin (19) deleted text end new text begin (18) new text end to the extent included in federal taxable income, discharge of indebtedness
income resulting from reacquisition of business indebtedness included in federal taxable
income under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code. This subtraction applies only
to the extent that the income was included in net income in a prior year as a result of the
addition under deleted text begin section 290.01, deleted text end subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (25) deleted text end new text begin (20) new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivision 29, is amended to read:

Subd. 29.

Taxable income.

The term "taxable income" means:

(1) for individuals, estates, and trusts, the same as taxable net income;

(2) for corporations, the taxable net income less

(i) the net operating loss deduction under section 290.095; new text begin and
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(ii) the dividends received deduction under section 290.21, subdivision 4 deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin .
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deleted text begin (iii) the exemption for operating in a job opportunity building zone under section
469.317;
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deleted text begin (iv) the exemption for operating in a biotechnology and health sciences industry
zone under section 469.337; and
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deleted text begin (v) the exemption for operating in an international economic development zone
under section 469.326.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Computation, corporations.

The franchise tax imposed upon
corporations shall be computed by applying to their taxable income the rate of deleted text begin 9.8 deleted text end new text begin 8.3 new text end
percent.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.0921, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Tax imposed.

In addition to the taxes computed under this chapter
without regard to this section, the franchise tax imposed on corporations includes a tax
equal to the excess, if any, for the taxable year of:

(1) deleted text begin 5.8 deleted text end new text begin five new text end percent of Minnesota alternative minimum taxable income; over

(2) the tax imposed under section 290.06, subdivision 1, without regard to this
section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
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Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.0921, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Alternative minimum taxable income.

"Alternative minimum taxable
income" is Minnesota net income as defined in section 290.01, subdivision 19, and
includes the adjustments and tax preference items in sections 56, 57, 58, and 59(d), (e),
(f), and (h) of the Internal Revenue Code. If a corporation files a separate company
Minnesota tax return, the minimum tax must be computed on a separate company basis.
If a corporation is part of a tax group filing a unitary return, the minimum tax must be
computed on a unitary basis. The following adjustments must be made.

(1) For purposes of the depreciation adjustments under section 56(a)(1) and
56(g)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, the basis for depreciable property placed in
service in a taxable year beginning before January 1, 1990, is the adjusted basis for federal
income tax purposes, including any modification made in a taxable year under section
290.01, subdivision 19e, or Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09, subdivision 7,
paragraph (c).

For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, the amount of any remaining
modification made under section 290.01, subdivision 19e, or Minnesota Statutes 1986,
section 290.09, subdivision 7, paragraph (c), not previously deducted is a depreciation
allowance in the first taxable year after December 31, 2000.

(2) The portion of the depreciation deduction allowed for federal income tax
purposes under section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code that is required as an addition
under section 290.01, subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end , is disallowed in determining
alternative minimum taxable income.

(3) The subtraction for depreciation allowed under section 290.01, subdivision 19d,
clause (17), is allowed as a depreciation deduction in determining alternative minimum
taxable income.

(4) The alternative tax net operating loss deduction under sections 56(a)(4) and 56(d)
of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply.

(5) The special rule for certain dividends under section 56(g)(4)(C)(ii) of the Internal
Revenue Code does not apply.

(6) The special rule for dividends from section 936 companies under section
56(g)(4)(C)(iii) does not apply.

(7) The tax preference for depletion under section 57(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code does not apply.

(8) The tax preference for intangible drilling costs under section 57(a)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code must be calculated without regard to subparagraph (E) and the
subtraction under section 290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (4).

(9) The tax preference for tax exempt interest under section 57(a)(5) of the Internal
Revenue Code does not apply.

(10) The tax preference for charitable contributions of appreciated property under
section 57(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply.

(11) For purposes of calculating the tax preference for accelerated depreciation or
amortization on certain property placed in service before January 1, 1987, under section
57(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, the deduction allowable for the taxable year is the
deduction allowed under section 290.01, subdivision 19e.

For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, the amount of any remaining
modification made under section 290.01, subdivision 19e, not previously deducted is a
depreciation or amortization allowance in the first taxable year after December 31, 2004.

(12) For purposes of calculating the adjustment for adjusted current earnings in
section 56(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, the term "alternative minimum taxable
income" as it is used in section 56(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, means alternative
minimum taxable income as defined in this subdivision, determined without regard to the
adjustment for adjusted current earnings in section 56(g) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(13) For purposes of determining the amount of adjusted current earnings under
section 56(g)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, no adjustment shall be made under section
56(g)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to (i) the amount of foreign dividend
gross-up subtracted as provided in section 290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (1), new text begin or new text end (ii) the
amount of refunds of income, excise, or franchise taxes subtracted as provided in section
290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (9) deleted text begin , or (iii) the amount of royalties, fees or other like
income subtracted as provided in section 290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (10) deleted text end .

(14) Alternative minimum taxable income excludes the income from operating in a
job opportunity building zone as provided under section 469.317.

(15) Alternative minimum taxable income excludes the income from operating in a
biotechnology and health sciences industry zone as provided under section 469.337.

(16) Alternative minimum taxable income excludes the income from operating in an
international economic development zone as provided under section 469.326.

Items of tax preference must not be reduced below zero as a result of the
modifications in this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Unitary business principle.

(a) If a trade or business conducted wholly
within this state or partly within and partly without this state is part of a unitary business,
the entire income of the unitary business is subject to apportionment pursuant to section
290.191. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (c), none of the income of a unitary
business is considered to be derived from any particular source and none may be allocated
to a particular place except as provided by the applicable apportionment formula. The
provisions of this subdivision do not apply to business income subject to subdivision 5,
income of an insurance company, or income of an investment company determined under
section 290.36.

(b) The term "unitary business" means business activities or operations which
result in a flow of value between them. The term may be applied within a single legal
entity or between multiple entities and without regard to whether each entity is a sole
proprietorship, a corporation, a partnership or a trust.

(c) Unity is presumed whenever there is unity of ownership, operation, and use,
evidenced by centralized management or executive force, centralized purchasing,
advertising, accounting, or other controlled interaction, but the absence of these
centralized activities will not necessarily evidence a nonunitary business. Unity is also
presumed when business activities or operations are of mutual benefit, dependent upon or
contributory to one another, either individually or as a group.

(d) Where a business operation conducted in Minnesota is owned by a business
entity that carries on business activity outside the state different in kind from that
conducted within this state, and the other business is conducted entirely outside the state, it
is presumed that the two business operations are unitary in nature, interrelated, connected,
and interdependent unless it can be shown to the contrary.

(e) Unity of ownership is not deemed to exist when a corporation is involved unless
that corporation is a member of a group of two or more business entities and more than 50
percent of the voting stock of each member of the group is directly or indirectly owned
by a common owner or by common owners, either corporate or noncorporate, or by one
or more of the member corporations of the group. For this purpose, the term "voting
stock" shall include membership interests of mutual insurance holding companies formed
under section 66A.40.

(f) The net income and apportionment factors under section 290.191 or 290.20 of
foreign corporations and other foreign entities which are part of a unitary business shall
not be included in the net income or the apportionment factors of the unitary business.
A foreign corporation or other foreign entity which is required to file a return under this
chapter shall file on a separate return basis. deleted text begin The net income and apportionment factors
under section 290.191 or 290.20 of foreign operating corporations shall not be included in
the net income or the apportionment factors of the unitary business except as provided in
paragraph (g). deleted text end new text begin The provisions of this paragraph are not severable from the provisions of
section 290.01, subdivision 5, clauses (4) to (6); if any of those provisions are found to be
unconstitutional, the provisions of this paragraph are void for the respective taxable years.
new text end

deleted text begin (g) The adjusted net income of a foreign operating corporation shall be deemed to
be paid as a dividend on the last day of its taxable year to each shareholder thereof, in
proportion to each shareholder's ownership, with which such corporation is engaged in
a unitary business. Such deemed dividend shall be treated as a dividend under section
290.21, subdivision 4.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Dividends actually paid by a foreign operating corporation to a corporate shareholder
which is a member of the same unitary business as the foreign operating corporation shall
be eliminated from the net income of the unitary business in preparing a combined report
for the unitary business. The adjusted net income of a foreign operating corporation
shall be its net income adjusted as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) any taxes paid or accrued to a foreign country, the commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or a United States possession or political subdivision of any of the foregoing shall
be a deduction; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the subtraction from federal taxable income for payments received from foreign
corporations or foreign operating corporations under section 290.01, subdivision 19d,
clause (10), shall not be allowed.
deleted text end

deleted text begin If a foreign operating corporation incurs a net loss, neither income nor deduction
from that corporation shall be included in determining the net income of the unitary
business.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end For purposes of determining the net income of a unitary business and the
factors to be used in the apportionment of net income pursuant to section 290.191 or
290.20, there must be included only the income and apportionment factors of domestic
corporations or other domestic entities deleted text begin other than foreign operating corporations deleted text end that are
determined to be part of the unitary business pursuant to this subdivision, notwithstanding
that foreign corporations or other foreign entities might be included in the unitary
business new text begin , except that foreign corporations or other foreign entities that are included on a
federal income tax return must be included on the combined report. Income of a foreign
partnership or other foreign entity treated as a partnership included in federal taxable
income, as defined in section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
through the date named in section 290.01, subdivision 19, and the proportionate amount of
apportionment factors, must be included in the combined report new text end .

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end Deductions for expenses, interest, or taxes otherwise allowable under
this chapter that are connected with or allocable against dividends deleted text begin , deemed dividends
described in paragraph (g), or royalties, fees, or other like income described in section
290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (10), deleted text end shall not be disallowed.

deleted text begin (j) deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end Each corporation or other entity, except a sole proprietorship, that is part of
a unitary business must file combined reports as the commissioner determines. On the
reports, all intercompany transactions between entities included pursuant to paragraph
deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end must be eliminated and the entire net income of the unitary business determined in
accordance with this subdivision is apportioned among the entities by using each entity's
Minnesota factors for apportionment purposes in the numerators of the apportionment
formula and the total factors for apportionment purposes of all entities included pursuant
to paragraph deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end in the denominators of the apportionment formula. new text begin All sales of the
unitary business made within Minnesota pursuant to section 290.191 or 290.20 must be
included on the separate combined report of a corporation that is a member of the unitary
business and is subject to the jurisdiction of this state to impose tax under this chapter.
new text end

deleted text begin (k) deleted text end new text begin (j) new text end If a corporation has been divested from a unitary business and is included in a
combined report for a fractional part of the common accounting period of the combined
report:

(1) its income includable in the combined report is its income incurred for that part
of the year determined by proration or separate accounting; and

(2) its sales, property, and payroll included in the apportionment formula must
be prorated or accounted for separately.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for returns filed for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.191, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Apportionment formula of general application.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end Except for those
trades or businesses required to use a different formula under subdivision 3 or section
290.36, and for those trades or businesses that receive permission to use some other
method under section 290.20 or under subdivision 4, a trade or business required to
apportion its net income must apportion its income to this state on the basis of the
deleted text begin percentage obtained by taking the sum of:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the percent for the sales factor under paragraph (b) of the deleted text end percentage which
the sales made within this state in connection with the trade or business during the tax
period are of the total sales wherever made in connection with the trade or business during
the tax period deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2) the percent for the property factor under paragraph (b) of the percentage which
the total tangible property used by the taxpayer in this state in connection with the trade or
business during the tax period is of the total tangible property, wherever located, used by
the taxpayer in connection with the trade or business during the tax period; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the percent for the payroll factor under paragraph (b) of the percentage which
the taxpayer's total payrolls paid or incurred in this state or paid in respect to labor
performed in this state in connection with the trade or business during the tax period are
of the taxpayer's total payrolls paid or incurred in connection with the trade or business
during the tax period.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) For purposes of paragraph (a) and subdivision 3, the following percentages apply
for the taxable years specified:
deleted text end

deleted text begin Taxable years beginning during calendar year deleted text end			deleted text begin Sales factor percent deleted text end			deleted text begin Property factor percent deleted text end		deleted text begin Payroll factor percent deleted text end
deleted text begin 2007 deleted text end			deleted text begin 78 deleted text end			deleted text begin 11 deleted text end		deleted text begin 11 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2008 deleted text end			deleted text begin 81 deleted text end			deleted text begin 9.5 deleted text end		deleted text begin 9.5 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2009 deleted text end			deleted text begin 84 deleted text end			deleted text begin 8 deleted text end		deleted text begin 8 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2010 deleted text end			deleted text begin 87 deleted text end			deleted text begin 6.5 deleted text end		deleted text begin 6.5 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2011 deleted text end			deleted text begin 90 deleted text end			deleted text begin 5 deleted text end		deleted text begin 5 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2012 deleted text end			deleted text begin 93 deleted text end			deleted text begin 3.5 deleted text end		deleted text begin 3.5 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2013 deleted text end			deleted text begin 96 deleted text end			deleted text begin 2 deleted text end		deleted text begin 2 deleted text end
deleted text begin 2014 and later calendar years deleted text end			deleted text begin 100 deleted text end			deleted text begin 0 deleted text end		deleted text begin 0 deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.191, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Apportionment formula for financial institutions.

Except for an
investment company required to apportion its income under section 290.36, a financial
institution that is required to apportion its net income must apportion its net income to this
state on the basis of the percentage deleted text begin obtained by taking the sum of:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the percent for the sales factor under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), of the
percentage deleted text end which the receipts from within this state in connection with the trade or
business during the tax period are of the total receipts in connection with the trade or
business during the tax period, from wherever derived deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2) the percent for the property factor under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), of the
percentage which the sum of the total tangible property used by the taxpayer in this
state and the intangible property owned by the taxpayer and attributed to this state in
connection with the trade or business during the tax period is of the sum of the total
tangible property, wherever located, used by the taxpayer and the intangible property
owned by the taxpayer and attributed to all states in connection with the trade or business
during the tax period; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the percent for the payroll factor under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), of the
percentage which the taxpayer's total payrolls paid or incurred in this state or paid in
respect to labor performed in this state in connection with the trade or business during
the tax period are of the taxpayer's total payrolls paid or incurred in connection with
the trade or business during the tax period.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.191, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Determination of sales factor.

For purposes of this section, the following
rules apply in determining the sales factor.

(a) The sales factor includes all sales, gross earnings, or receipts received in the
ordinary course of the business, except that the following types of income are not included
in the sales factor:

(1) interest;

(2) dividends;

(3) sales of capital assets as defined in section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(4) sales of property used in the trade or business, except sales of leased property of
a type which is regularly sold as well as leased; new text begin and
new text end

(5) sales of debt instruments as defined in section 1275(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code or sales of stock deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (6) royalties, fees, or other like income of a type which qualify for a subtraction from
federal taxable income under section 290.01, subdivision 19d(10).
deleted text end

(b) Sales of tangible personal property are made within this state if the property is
received by a purchaser at a point within this state, and the taxpayer is taxable in this state,
regardless of the f.o.b. point, other conditions of the sale, or the ultimate destination
of the property.

(c) Tangible personal property delivered to a common or contract carrier or foreign
vessel for delivery to a purchaser in another state or nation is a sale in that state or nation,
regardless of f.o.b. point or other conditions of the sale.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c), when intoxicating liquor, wine,
fermented malt beverages, cigarettes, or tobacco products are sold to a purchaser who is
licensed by a state or political subdivision to resell this property only within the state of
ultimate destination, the sale is made in that state.

(e) Sales made by or through a corporation that is qualified as a domestic
international sales corporation under section 992 of the Internal Revenue Code are not
considered to have been made within this state.

(f) Sales, rents, royalties, and other income in connection with real property is
attributed to the state in which the property is located.

(g) Receipts from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, including finance
leases and true leases, must be attributed to this state if the property is located in this
state and to other states if the property is not located in this state. Receipts from the
lease or rental of moving property including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, rolling
stock, aircraft, vessels, or mobile equipment are included in the numerator of the receipts
factor to the extent that the property is used in this state. The extent of the use of moving
property is determined as follows:

(1) A motor vehicle is used wholly in the state in which it is registered.

(2) The extent that rolling stock is used in this state is determined by multiplying
the receipts from the lease or rental of the rolling stock by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the miles traveled within this state by the leased or rented rolling stock and the
denominator of which is the total miles traveled by the leased or rented rolling stock.

(3) The extent that an aircraft is used in this state is determined by multiplying the
receipts from the lease or rental of the aircraft by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of landings of the aircraft in this state and the denominator of which is the
total number of landings of the aircraft.

(4) The extent that a vessel, mobile equipment, or other mobile property is used in
the state is determined by multiplying the receipts from the lease or rental of the property
by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the taxable year the
property was in this state and the denominator of which is the total days in the taxable year.

(h) Royalties and other income not described in paragraph (a), clause (6), received
for the use of or for the privilege of using intangible property, including patents,
know-how, formulas, designs, processes, patterns, copyrights, trade names, service names,
franchises, licenses, contracts, customer lists, or similar items, must be attributed to the
state in which the property is used by the purchaser. If the property is used in more
than one state, the royalties or other income must be apportioned to this state pro rata
according to the portion of use in this state. If the portion of use in this state cannot be
determined, the royalties or other income must be excluded from both the numerator
and the denominator. Intangible property is used in this state if the purchaser uses the
intangible property or the rights therein in the regular course of its business operations in
this state, regardless of the location of the purchaser's customers.

(i) Sales of intangible property are made within the state in which the property is
used by the purchaser. If the property is used in more than one state, the sales must be
apportioned to this state pro rata according to the portion of use in this state. If the
portion of use in this state cannot be determined, the sale must be excluded from both the
numerator and the denominator of the sales factor. Intangible property is used in this
state if the purchaser used the intangible property in the regular course of its business
operations in this state.

(j) Receipts from the performance of services must be attributed to the state where
the services are received. For the purposes of this section, receipts from the performance
of services provided to a corporation, partnership, or trust may only be attributed to a state
where it has a fixed place of doing business. If the state where the services are received is
not readily determinable or is a state where the corporation, partnership, or trust receiving
the service does not have a fixed place of doing business, the services shall be deemed
to be received at the location of the office of the customer from which the services were
ordered in the regular course of the customer's trade or business. If the ordering office
cannot be determined, the services shall be deemed to be received at the office of the
customer to which the services are billed.

(k) For the purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 6, paragraph (l), receipts
from management, distribution, or administrative services performed by a corporation
or trust for a fund of a corporation or trust regulated under United States Code, title 15,
sections 80a-1 through 80a-64, must be attributed to the state where the shareholder of
the fund resides. Under this paragraph, receipts for services attributed to shareholders are
determined on the basis of the ratio of: (1) the average of the outstanding shares in the
fund owned by shareholders residing within Minnesota at the beginning and end of each
year; and (2) the average of the total number of outstanding shares in the fund at the
beginning and end of each year. Residence of the shareholder, in the case of an individual,
is determined by the mailing address furnished by the shareholder to the fund. Residence
of the shareholder, when the shares are held by an insurance company as a depositor for
the insurance company policyholders, is the mailing address of the policyholders. In
the case of an insurance company holding the shares as a depositor for the insurance
company policyholders, if the mailing address of the policyholders cannot be determined
by the taxpayer, the receipts must be excluded from both the numerator and denominator.
Residence of other shareholders is the mailing address of the shareholder.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Dividends received from another corporation.

(a)(1) Eighty percent
of dividends received by a corporation during the taxable year from another corporation,
in which the recipient owns 20 percent or more of the stock, by vote and value, not
including stock described in section 1504(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code when the
corporate stock with respect to which dividends are paid does not constitute the stock in
trade of the taxpayer or would not be included in the inventory of the taxpayer, or does not
constitute property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary
course of the taxpayer's trade or business, or when the trade or business of the taxpayer
does not consist principally of the holding of the stocks and the collection of the income
and gains therefrom; and

(2)(i) the remaining 20 percent of dividends if the dividends received are the stock in
an affiliated company transferred in an overall plan of reorganization and the dividend
is eliminated in consolidation under Treasury Department Regulation 1.1502-14(a), as
amended through December 31, 1989;

(ii) the remaining 20 percent of dividends if the dividends are received from a
corporation which is subject to tax under section 290.36 and which is a member of an
affiliated group of corporations as defined by the Internal Revenue Code and the dividend
is eliminated in consolidation under Treasury Department Regulation 1.1502-14(a), as
amended through December 31, 1989, or is deducted under an election under section
243(b) of the Internal Revenue Code; or

(iii) the remaining 20 percent of the dividends if the dividends are received from a
property and casualty insurer as defined under section 60A.60, subdivision 8, which is a
member of an affiliated group of corporations as defined by the Internal Revenue Code
and either: (A) the dividend is eliminated in consolidation under Treasury Regulation
1.1502-14(a), as amended through December 31, 1989; or (B) the dividend is deducted
under an election under section 243(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) Seventy percent of dividends received by a corporation during the taxable year
from another corporation in which the recipient owns less than 20 percent of the stock,
by vote or value, not including stock described in section 1504(a)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code when the corporate stock with respect to which dividends are paid does not
constitute the stock in trade of the taxpayer, or does not constitute property held by the
taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of the taxpayer's trade or
business, or when the trade or business of the taxpayer does not consist principally of the
holding of the stocks and the collection of income and gain therefrom.

(c) The dividend deduction provided in this subdivision shall be allowed only with
respect to dividends that are included in a corporation's Minnesota taxable net income
for the taxable year.

The dividend deduction provided in this subdivision does not apply to a dividend
from a corporation which, for the taxable year of the corporation in which the distribution
is made or for the next preceding taxable year of the corporation, is a corporation exempt
from tax under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code.

new text begin The dividend deduction provided in this subdivision does not apply to a dividend
received from a real estate investment trust, as defined in section 856 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
new text end

The dividend deduction provided in this subdivision applies to the amount of
regulated investment company dividends only to the extent determined under section
854(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The dividend deduction provided in this subdivision shall not be allowed with
respect to any dividend for which a deduction is not allowed under the provisions of
section 246(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(d) If dividends received by a corporation that does not have nexus with Minnesota
under the provisions of Public Law 86-272 are included as income on the return of
an affiliated corporation permitted or required to file a combined report under section
290.17, subdivision 4, or 290.34, subdivision 2, then for purposes of this subdivision the
determination as to whether the trade or business of the corporation consists principally
of the holding of stocks and the collection of income and gains therefrom shall be made
with reference to the trade or business of the affiliated corporation having a nexus with
Minnesota.

(e) The deduction provided by this subdivision does not apply if the dividends are
paid by a FSC as defined in section 922 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(f) If one or more of the members of the unitary group whose income is included on
the combined report received a dividend, the deduction under this subdivision for each
member of the unitary business required to file a return under this chapter is the product
of: (1) 100 percent of the dividends received by members of the group; (2) the percentage
allowed pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b); and (3) the percentage of the taxpayer's business
income apportionable to this state for the taxable year under section 290.191 or 290.20.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.315, is amended to read:

469.315 TAX INCENTIVES AVAILABLE IN ZONES.

Qualified businesses that operate in a job opportunity building zone, individuals who
invest in a qualified business that operates in a job opportunity building zone, and property
located in a job opportunity building zone qualify for:

(1) exemption from individual income taxes as provided under section 469.316;

(2) deleted text begin exemption from corporate franchise taxes as provided under section 469.317;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end exemption from the state sales and use tax and any local sales and use taxes on
qualifying purchases as provided in section 297A.68, subdivision 37;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end exemption from the state sales tax on motor vehicles and any local sales tax
on motor vehicles as provided under section 297B.03;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end exemption from the property tax as provided in section 272.02, subdivision
64; new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end exemption from the wind energy production tax under section 272.029,
subdivision 7 deleted text begin ; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7) the jobs credit allowed under section 469.318, except that a qualified business
located in a create automotive recovery zone is not eligible for the credit under section
469.318 but is eligible for the credit under section 469.3181 deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.319, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Repayment procedures.

(a) For the repayment of taxes imposed under
chapter 290 or 297A or local taxes collected pursuant to section 297A.99, a business must
file an amended return with the commissioner of revenue and pay any taxes required
to be repaid within 30 days after becoming subject to repayment under this section.
The amount required to be repaid is determined by calculating the tax for the period or
periods for which repayment is required without regard to the exemptions and credits
allowed under section 469.315.

(b) For the repayment of taxes imposed under chapter 297B, a business must pay any
taxes required to be repaid to the motor vehicle registrar, as agent for the commissioner of
revenue, within 30 days after becoming subject to repayment under this section.

(c) For the repayment of property taxes, the county auditor shall prepare a tax
statement for the business, applying the applicable tax extension rates for each payable
year and provide a copy to the business and to the taxpayer of record. The business must
pay the taxes to the county treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the tax statement. The
business or the taxpayer of record may appeal the valuation and determination of the
property tax to the Tax Court within 30 days after receipt of the tax statement.

(d) The provisions of chapters 270C and 289A relating to the commissioner's
authority to audit, assess, and collect the tax and to hear appeals are applicable to the
repayment required under paragraphs (a) and (b). The commissioner may impose civil
penalties as provided in chapter 289A, and the additional tax and penalties are subject to
interest at the rate provided in section 270C.40, from 30 days after becoming subject to
repayment under this section until the date the tax is paid.

(e) If a property tax is not repaid under paragraph (c), the county treasurer shall
add the amount required to be repaid to the property taxes assessed against the property
for payment in the year following the year in which the auditor provided the statement
under paragraph (c).

(f) For determining the tax required to be repaid, a reduction of a state or local
sales or use tax is deemed to have been received on the date that the good or service was
purchased or first put to a taxable use. In the case of an income tax or franchise tax,
deleted text begin including the credit payable under section 469.318, deleted text end a reduction of tax is deemed to have
been received for the two most recent tax years that have ended prior to the date that the
business became subject to repayment under this section. In the case of a property tax, a
reduction of tax is deemed to have been received for the taxes payable in the year that
the business became subject to repayment under this section and for the taxes payable in
the prior year.

(g) The commissioner may assess the repayment of taxes under paragraph (d) any
time within two years after the business becomes subject to repayment under subdivision
1, or within any period of limitations for the assessment of tax under section 289A.38,
whichever period is later. The county auditor may send the statement under paragraph
(c) any time within three years after the business becomes subject to repayment under
subdivision 1.

(h) A business is not entitled to any income tax or franchise tax benefits, including
refundable credits, for any part of the year in which the business becomes subject to
repayment under this section nor for any year thereafter. Property is not exempt from tax
under section 272.02, subdivision 64, for any taxes payable in the year following the year
in which the property became subject to repayment under this section nor for any year
thereafter. A business is not eligible for any sales tax benefits beginning with goods
or services purchased or first put to a taxable use on the day that the business becomes
subject to repayment under this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.324, is amended to read:

469.324 TAX INCENTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ZONE.

Qualified businesses that operate in an international economic development zone,
individuals who invest in a regional distribution center or qualified businesses that operate
in an international economic development zone, and property located in an international
economic development zone qualify for:

(1) exemption from individual income taxes as provided under section 469.325;

(2) deleted text begin exemption from corporate franchise taxes as provided under section 469.326;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end exemption from the state sales and use tax and any local sales and use taxes on
qualifying purchases as provided in section 297A.68, subdivision 41; new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end exemption from the property tax as provided in section 272.02, subdivision
68 deleted text begin ; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) the jobs credit allowed under section 469.327 deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.328, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Repayment obligation.

A person must repay the amount of the tax
reduction received under section 469.324, subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (5), deleted text begin or credit
received under section 469.327, deleted text end during the two years immediately before it ceased to
operate in the zone as a qualified business, if the person ceased to operate its facility
located within the zone, ceased to be in compliance with the terms of the business subsidy
agreement, or otherwise ceases to be or is not a qualified business.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.336, is amended to read:

469.336 TAX INCENTIVES AVAILABLE IN ZONES.

Qualified businesses that operate in a biotechnology and health sciences industry
zone, individuals who invest in a qualified business that operates in a biotechnology
and health sciences industry zone, and property of a qualified business located in a
biotechnology and health sciences industry zone qualify for:

(1) deleted text begin exemption from corporate franchise taxes as provided under section 469.337;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end exemption from the state sales and use tax and any local sales and use taxes on
qualifying purchases as provided in section 297A.68, subdivision 38; new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end research and development credits as provided under section 469.339 deleted text begin ;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) jobs credits as provided under section 469.338 deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.340, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Repayment obligation.

A business must repay the amount of the tax
reduction listed in section 469.336 and any deleted text begin refunds deleted text end new text begin refund new text end under deleted text begin sections 469.338 and deleted text end new text begin
section new text end 469.339 in excess of tax liability, received during the two years immediately
before it ceased to operate in the zone, if the business:

(1) received tax reductions authorized by section 469.336; and

(2)(i) did not meet the goals specified in an agreement entered into with the applicant
that states any obligation the qualified business must fulfill in order to be eligible for tax
benefits. The commissioner of employment and economic development may extend for
up to one year the period for meeting any goals provided in an agreement. The applicant
may extend the period for meeting other goals by documenting in writing the reason
for the extension and attaching a copy of the document to its next annual report to the
commissioner of employment and economic development; or

(ii) ceased to operate its facility located within the biotechnology and health sciences
industry zone or otherwise ceases to be or is not a qualified business.

Sec. 21. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.06, subdivisions 24,
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33; 290.0921, subdivision 7; 290.191, subdivision 4; 469.317;
469.318; 469.326; 469.327; 469.337; and 469.338, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2011.
new text end