HF 1493

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/13/2013 02:56pm

A bill for an act
relating to taxes; individual income, corporate franchise, occupation; requiring
additions; modifying subtractions, preferences, rates, and credits; modifying
calculation of incentive payments; allowing a charitable contributions credit;
providing clarifying authority for political subdivision imposing and collecting
local lodging taxes; making conforming changes; repealing certain deductions
and credits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 289A.08, subdivision
3; 290.01, subdivisions 5, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d; 290.06, subdivision 2c, by
adding a subdivision; 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2a; 290.0671, subdivision 1;
290.0675, subdivision 1; 290.068, subdivisions 3, 6a; 290.0802, subdivisions
1, 2; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.0922, subdivision 1;
290.095, subdivision 2; 290.17, subdivision 4; 290.191, subdivision 5; 290.21,
subdivision 4; 290C.02, subdivision 6; 290C.05; 290C.07; 298.01, subdivisions
3, 4; 469.190, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012,
sections 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.06, subdivisions 22a, 27, 28; 290.0672;
290.0674; 290.0679; 290.0921, subdivision 7.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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, 2012.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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 new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) which is an affiliated corporation that is eligible to be included in a federal
consolidated return under sections 1501 to 1505 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
corporation's property, payroll, and sales factors in the United States average:
new text end

new text begin (i) 20 percent or more; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) under 20 percent, if the corporation does not meet the requirements of section
861(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
new text end

new text begin (5) a corporation that is incorporated in or does business in a country that does not
impose an income tax, or that imposes an income tax at a rate lower than 90 percent of
the United States income tax rate on the income tax base of the corporation in the United
States, if:
new text end

new text begin (i) 50 percent or more of the sales, purchases, or payments of income or expenses,
exclusive of payments for intangible property, of the corporation are made directly or
indirectly to one or more members of a group of corporations that are included on the
combined report under section 290.17; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the corporation does not conduct significant economic activity 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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.01, subdivision 19a, is amended to read:

Subd. 19a.

Additions to federal taxable income.

For individuals, estates, and
trusts, there shall be added to federal taxable income:

(1)(i) interest income on obligations of any state deleted text begin other than Minnesota deleted text end or a political
or governmental subdivision, municipality, or governmental agency or instrumentality
of any state deleted text begin other than Minnesota deleted text end exempt from federal income taxes under the Internal
Revenue Code or any other federal statute new text begin , but excluding interest on such an obligation
issued and sold before July 1, 2013, by the state of Minnesota or a political or governmental
subdivision, municipality, or governmental agency or instrumentality of Minnesota new text end ; and

(ii) exempt-interest dividends as defined in section 852(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue
Code, except:

(A) the portion of the exempt-interest dividends exempt from state taxation under
the laws of the United States; and

(B) the portion of the exempt-interest dividends derived from interest income
on obligations of the state of Minnesota or its political or governmental subdivisions,
municipalities, governmental agencies or instrumentalities, but only if the portion of the
exempt-interest dividends from such Minnesota sources paid to all shareholders represents
95 percent or more of the exempt-interest dividends, including any dividends exempt
under subitem (A), that are paid by the regulated investment company as defined in section
851(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the fund of the regulated investment company as
defined in section 851(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, making the payment new text begin and only to
the extent the interest is paid on obligations issued and sold before July 1, 2013 new text end ; and

(iii) for the purposes of items (i) and (ii), interest on obligations of an Indian tribal
government described in section 7871(c) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as
interest income on obligations of the state in which the tribe is located;

(2) new text begin to the extent allowed as a deduction under section 63(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code new text end the amount of new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (i) new text end income, sales and use, motor vehicle sales, or excise taxes paid or accrued within
the taxable year under this chapter deleted text begin and the amount of deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (ii) new text end taxes based on net income paid, sales and use, motor vehicle sales, or excise
taxes paid to any other state or to any province or territory of Canada deleted text begin , to the extent allowed
as a deduction under section 63(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (iii) real property taxes paid on a home other than the principal residence, as that
term is used in section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code, of the taxpayer or spouse;
new text end

new text begin (iv) personal property taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year other than taxes
on a principal residence, as that term is used in section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code;
new text end

new text begin (v) qualified residence interest, as defined in section 163(h)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, paid on a loan that is not acquisition indebtedness, as defined in section
163(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the principal residence, as that
term is used in section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code, of the taxpayer or spouse at
the time the interest accrued; and
new text end

new text begin (vi) charitable contributions, as defined in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code, to the extent allowed as a deduction under section 170(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code;
new text end

but the new text begin sum of the new text end addition new text begin under items (i) to (vi) new text end may not be more than the amount by
which the itemized deductions as allowed under section 63(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code exceeds the amount of the standard deduction as defined in section 63(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code, deleted text begin disregarding the amounts allowed under sections 63(c)(1)(C) and
63(c)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code, deleted text end minus any addition that would have been
required under clause deleted text begin (21) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end if the taxpayer had claimed the standard deduction. deleted text begin For
the purpose of this paragraph, the disallowance of itemized deductions under section 68
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, income, sales and use, motor vehicle sales, or
excise taxes are the last itemized deductions disallowed deleted text end new text begin For purposes of this paragraph,
income, sales and use, real property, and personal property taxes, nonacquisition qualified
residence interest, and charitable contributions are the last itemized deductions disallowed
under clause (14) new text end ;

(3) the capital gain amount of a lump-sum distribution to which the special tax under
section 1122(h)(3)(B)(ii) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Public Law 99-514, applies;

(4) the amount of income taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year under this
chapter and taxes based on net income paid to any other state or any province or territory
of Canada, to the extent allowed as a deduction in determining federal adjusted gross
income. For the purpose of this paragraph, income taxes do not include the taxes imposed
by sections 290.0922, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), 290.9727, 290.9728, and 290.9729;

(5) the amount of expense, interest, or taxes disallowed pursuant to section 290.10
other than expenses or interest used in computing net interest income for the subtraction
allowed under subdivision 19b, clause (1);

(6) 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;

(7) 80 percent of the depreciation deduction allowed under section 168(k) 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) 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)" for the taxable year is
limited to excess of the depreciation claimed by the activity under section 168(k) 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) is allowed;

(8) 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;

(9) to the extent deducted in computing federal taxable income, the amount of the
deduction allowable under section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(10) deleted text begin 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;
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deleted text begin (11) deleted text end the amount of expenses disallowed under section 290.10, subdivision 2;

deleted text begin (12) for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, the amount deducted for
qualified tuition and related expenses under section 222 of the Internal Revenue Code, to
the extent deducted from gross income;
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deleted text begin (13) for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, the amount deducted for
certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers under section 62(a)(2)(D)
of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent deducted from gross income;
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deleted text begin (14) the additional standard deduction for property taxes payable that is allowable
under section 63(c)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (15) the additional standard deduction for qualified motor vehicle sales taxes
allowable under section 63(c)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end discharge of indebtedness income resulting from reacquisition of business
indebtedness and deferred under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end the amount of unemployment compensation exempt from tax under section
85(c) of the Internal Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (18) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end changes to federal taxable income attributable to a net operating loss that
the taxpayer elected to carry back for more than two years for federal purposes but for
which the losses can be carried back for only two years under section 290.095, subdivision
11, paragraph (c);

deleted text begin (19) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end to the extent included in the computation of federal taxable income in
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, the amount of disallowed itemized
deductions, but the amount of disallowed itemized deductions plus the addition required
under clause (2) may not be more than the amount by which the itemized deductions as
allowed under section 63(d) of the Internal Revenue Code exceeds the amount of the
standard deduction as defined in section 63(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, deleted text begin disregarding
the amounts allowed under sections 63(c)(1)(C) and 63(c)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue
Code, and deleted text end reduced by any addition that would have been required under clause deleted text begin (21) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end if
the taxpayer had claimed the standard deduction:

(i) the amount of disallowed itemized deductions is equal to the lesser of:

(A) three percent of the excess of the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income
over the applicable amount; or

(B) 80 percent of the amount of the itemized deductions otherwise allowable to the
taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year;

(ii) the term "applicable amount" means $100,000, or $50,000 in the case of a
married individual filing a separate return. Each dollar amount shall be increased by
an amount equal to:

(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by

(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting
"calendar year 1990" for "calendar year 1992" in subparagraph (B) thereof;

(iii) the term "itemized deductions" does not include:

(A) the deduction for medical expenses under section 213 of the Internal Revenue
Code;

(B) any deduction for investment interest as defined in section 163(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code; and

(C) the deduction under section 165(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for casualty or
theft losses described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 165(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code or for losses described in section 165(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (20) deleted text end new text begin (15) new text end to the extent included in federal taxable income in taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2010, the amount of disallowed personal exemptions for taxpayers
with federal adjusted gross income over the threshold amount:

(i) the disallowed personal exemption amount is equal to the dollar amount of the
personal exemptions claimed by the taxpayer in the computation of federal taxable income
multiplied by the applicable percentage;

(ii) "applicable percentage" means two percentage points for each $2,500 (or
fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable
year exceeds the threshold amount. In the case of a married individual filing a separate
return, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting "$1,250" for "$2,500." In
no event shall the applicable percentage exceed 100 percent;

(iii) the term "threshold amount" means:

(A) $150,000 in the case of a joint return or a surviving spouse;

(B) $125,000 in the case of a head of a household;

(C) $100,000 in the case of an individual who is not married and who is not a
surviving spouse or head of a household; and

(D) $75,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return; and

(iv) the thresholds shall be increased by an amount equal to:

(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by

(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting
"calendar year 1990" for "calendar year 1992" in subparagraph (B) thereof; and

deleted text begin (21) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end to the extent deducted in the computation of federal taxable income,
for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2013, the
difference between the standard deduction allowed under section 63(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code and the standard deduction allowed for 2011 and 2012 under the Internal
Revenue Code as amended through December 1, 2010.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.01, subdivision 19b, is amended to read:

Subd. 19b.

Subtractions from federal taxable income.

For individuals, estates,
and trusts, there shall be subtracted from federal taxable income:

(1) net interest income on obligations of any authority, commission, or
instrumentality of the United States to the extent includable in taxable income for federal
income tax purposes but exempt from state income tax under the laws of the United States;

(2) if included in federal taxable income, the amount of any overpayment of income
tax to Minnesota or to any other state, for any previous taxable year, whether the amount
is received as a refund or as a credit to another taxable year's income tax liability;

(3) deleted text begin the amount paid to others, less the amount used to claim the credit allowed under
section 290.0674, not to exceed $1,625 for each qualifying child in grades kindergarten
to 6 and $2,500 for each qualifying child in grades 7 to 12, for tuition, textbooks, and
transportation of each qualifying child in attending an elementary or secondary school
situated in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, or Wisconsin, wherein a
resident of this state may legally fulfill the state's compulsory attendance laws, which
is not operated for profit, and which adheres to the provisions of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 and chapter 363A. For the purposes of this clause, "tuition" includes fees or
tuition as defined in section 290.0674, subdivision 1, clause (1). As used in this clause,
"textbooks" includes books and other instructional materials and equipment purchased
or leased for use in elementary and secondary schools in teaching only those subjects
legally and commonly taught in public elementary and secondary schools in this state.
Equipment expenses qualifying for deduction includes expenses as defined and limited in
section 290.0674, subdivision 1, clause (3). "Textbooks" does not include instructional
books and materials used in the teaching of religious tenets, doctrines, or worship, the
purpose of which is to instill such tenets, doctrines, or worship, nor does it include books
or materials for, or transportation to, extracurricular activities including sporting events,
musical or dramatic events, speech activities, driver's education, or similar programs. No
deduction is permitted for any expense the taxpayer incurred in using the taxpayer's or
the qualifying child's vehicle to provide such transportation for a qualifying child. For
purposes of the subtraction provided by this clause, "qualifying child" has the meaning
given in section 32(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (4) deleted text end income as provided under section 290.0802;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end to the extent included in federal adjusted gross income, income realized on
disposition of property exempt from tax under section 290.491;

deleted text begin (6) to the extent not deducted or not deductible pursuant to section 408(d)(8)(E)
of the Internal Revenue Code in determining federal taxable income by an individual
who does not itemize deductions for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, an
amount equal to 50 percent of the excess of charitable contributions over $500 allowable
as a deduction for the taxable year under section 170(a) of the Internal Revenue Code,
under the provisions of Public Law 109-1 and Public Law 111-126;
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deleted text begin (7) for individuals who are allowed a federal foreign tax credit for taxes that do not
qualify for a credit under section 290.06, subdivision 22, an amount equal to the carryover
of subnational foreign taxes for the taxable year, but not to exceed the total subnational
foreign taxes reported in claiming the foreign tax credit. For purposes of this clause,
"federal foreign tax credit" means the credit allowed under section 27 of the Internal
Revenue Code, and "carryover of subnational foreign taxes" equals the carryover allowed
under section 904(c) of the Internal Revenue Code minus national level foreign taxes to
the extent they exceed the federal foreign tax credit;
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deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end in each of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an
addition is required under subdivision 19a, clause (7), or 19c, clause deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end , in the case
of a shareholder of a corporation that is an S corporation, 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 19a, clause (7), or subdivision 19c,
clause deleted text begin (15) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end , in the case of a shareholder of an S corporation, minus the positive value
of any net operating loss under section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code generated for the
tax year of the addition. The resulting delayed depreciation cannot be less than zero;

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end job opportunity building zone income as provided under section 469.316;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end to the extent included in federal taxable income, the amount of compensation
paid to members of the Minnesota National Guard or other reserve components of the
United States military for active service, excluding compensation for services performed
under the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program. For purposes of this clause, "active
service" means (i) state active service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5a, clause
(1); or (ii) federally funded state active service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision
5b, but "active service" excludes service performed in accordance with section 190.08,
subdivision 3;

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end to the extent included in federal taxable income, the amount of compensation
paid to Minnesota residents who are members of the armed forces of the United States
or United Nations for active duty performed under United States Code, title 10; or the
authority of the United Nations;

deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end an amount, not to exceed $10,000, equal to qualified expenses related to a
qualified donor's donation, while living, of one or more of the qualified donor's organs
to another person for human organ transplantation. For purposes of this clause, "organ"
means all or part of an individual's liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung, or bone marrow;
"human organ transplantation" means the medical procedure by which transfer of a human
organ is made from the body of one person to the body of another person; "qualified
expenses" means unreimbursed expenses for both the individual and the qualified donor
for (i) travel, (ii) lodging, and (iii) lost wages net of sick pay, except that such expenses
may be subtracted under this clause only once; and "qualified donor" means the individual
or the individual's dependent, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. An
individual may claim the subtraction in this clause for each instance of organ donation for
transplantation during the taxable year in which the qualified expenses occur;

deleted text begin (13) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end in each of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an
addition is required under subdivision 19a, clause (8), or 19c, clause deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end , in the case
of a shareholder of a corporation that is an S corporation, an amount equal to one-fifth of
the addition made by the taxpayer under subdivision 19a, clause (8), or 19c, clause deleted text begin (16)
deleted text end new text begin (14) new text end , in the case of a shareholder of a corporation that is an S corporation, minus the
positive value of any net operating loss under section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code
generated for the tax year of the addition. If the net operating loss exceeds the addition for
the tax year, a subtraction is not allowed under this clause;

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end to the extent included in the federal taxable income of a nonresident of
Minnesota, compensation paid to a service member as defined in United States Code, title
10, section 101(a)(5), for military service as defined in the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act, Public Law 108-189, section 101(2);

deleted text begin (15) to the extent included in federal taxable income, the amount of national service
educational awards received from the National Service Trust under United States Code,
title 42, sections 12601 to 12604, for service in an approved Americorps National Service
program;
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deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (12) 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 section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clause deleted text begin (16) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end ; and

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end the amount of the net operating loss allowed under section 290.095,
subdivision 11, paragraph (c).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
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Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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) deleted text begin the exempt foreign trade income of a foreign sales corporation under sections
921(a) and 291 of the Internal Revenue Code;
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deleted text begin (9) deleted text end the amount of percentage depletion deducted under sections 611 through 614 and
291 of the Internal Revenue Code;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end 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 (10) 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 (11) 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 (12) 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 (13) 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 (14) 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 (15) 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) 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 end

deleted text begin (19) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end the amount of expenses disallowed under section 290.10, subdivision 2; new text begin and
new text end

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:
deleted text end

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;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) losses incurred, directly or indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting
transactions;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iv) licensing fees; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (v) other similar expenses and costs.
deleted text end

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.
deleted text end

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;
deleted text end

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:
deleted text end

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;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) income from factoring transactions or discounting transactions;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iv) licensing fees; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (v) other similar income.
deleted text end

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.
deleted text end

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;
deleted text end

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;
deleted text end

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;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (24) 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 end

deleted text begin (25) deleted text end new text begin (17) 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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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 deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end , 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 section 290.01, 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;
deleted text end

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 (13) 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 (13) 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 (14) 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 section 290.01, subdivision 19c, clause deleted text begin (25) deleted text end new text begin (17) 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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.06, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:

Subd. 2c.

Schedules of rates for individuals, estates, and trusts.

(a) The income
taxes imposed by this chapter upon married individuals filing joint returns and surviving
spouses as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code must be computed by
applying to their taxable net income the following schedule of rates:

(1) On the first $25,680, 5.35 percent;

(2) On all over $25,680, but not over $102,030, 7.05 percent;

(3) On all over $102,030, 7.85 percent.

Married individuals filing separate returns, estates, and trusts must compute their
income tax by applying the above rates to their taxable income, except that the income
brackets will be one-half of the above amounts.

(b) The income taxes imposed by this chapter upon unmarried individuals must be
computed by applying to taxable net income the following schedule of rates:

(1) On the first $17,570, 5.35 percent;

(2) On all over $17,570, but not over $57,710, 7.05 percent;

(3) On all over $57,710, 7.85 percent.

(c) The income taxes imposed by this chapter upon unmarried individuals qualifying
as a head of household as defined in section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code must be
computed by applying to taxable net income the following schedule of rates:

(1) On the first $21,630, 5.35 percent;

(2) On all over $21,630, but not over $86,910, 7.05 percent;

(3) On all over $86,910, 7.85 percent.

(d) In lieu of a tax computed according to the rates set forth in this subdivision, the
tax of any individual taxpayer whose taxable net income for the taxable year is less than
an amount determined by the commissioner must be computed in accordance with tables
prepared and issued by the commissioner of revenue based on income brackets of not
more than $100. The amount of tax for each bracket shall be computed at the rates set
forth in this subdivision, provided that the commissioner may disregard a fractional part of
a dollar unless it amounts to 50 cents or more, in which case it may be increased to $1.

(e) An individual who is not a Minnesota resident for the entire year must compute
the individual's Minnesota income tax as provided in this subdivision. After the
application of the nonrefundable credits provided in this chapter, the tax liability must
then be multiplied by a fraction in which:

(1) the numerator is the individual's Minnesota source federal adjusted gross income
as defined in section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code and increased by the additions
required under section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clauses (1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), deleted text begin (12),
(13), and (16) to (18) deleted text end new text begin and (11) to (13) new text end , and reduced by the Minnesota assignable portion of
the subtraction for United States government interest under section 290.01, subdivision
19b, clause (1), and the subtractions under section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clauses deleted text begin (8),
(9), (13), (14), (16), and (17) deleted text end new text begin (5), (6), and (10) to (13) new text end , after applying the allocation and
assignability provisions of section 290.081, clause (a), or 290.17; and

(2) the denominator is the individual's federal adjusted gross income as defined in
section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, increased by the amounts specified in
section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clauses (1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), deleted text begin (12), (13), and (16) to
(18) deleted text end new text begin and (11) to (13) new text end , and reduced by the amounts specified in section 290.01, subdivision
19b, clauses (1), deleted text begin (8), (9), (13), (14), (16), and (17) deleted text end new text begin (5), (6), and (10) to (13) 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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.06, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 36. new text end

new text begin Charitable contributions credit. new text end

new text begin (a) A taxpayer, other than a corporation,
estate, or trust, is allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter equal to eight
percent of the amount by which eligible charitable contributions exceed the greater of:
new text end

new text begin (1) two percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year; or
new text end

new text begin (2) $400 ($800 for married joint).
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible charitable contributions" means
charitable contributions allowable as a deduction for the taxable year under section 170(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code, subject to the limitations of section 170(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and determined without regard to whether or not the taxpayer itemizes
deductions.
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted gross income" has the meaning given
in section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code.
new text end

new text begin (d) For a nonresident or part-year resident, the credit must be allocated based on the
percentage calculated under subdivision 2c, paragraph (e).
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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.067, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Amount of credit.

(a) A taxpayer may take as a credit against the
tax due from the taxpayer and a spouse, if any, under this chapter an amount equal to the
dependent care credit for which the taxpayer is eligible pursuant to the provisions of
section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code subject to the limitations provided in subdivision
2 except that in determining whether the child qualified as a dependent, income received
as a Minnesota family investment program grant or allowance to or on behalf of the child
must not be taken into account in determining whether the child received more than half
of the child's support from the taxpayer, and the provisions of section 32(b)(1)(D) of
the Internal Revenue Code do not apply.

(b) If a child who has not attained the age of six years at the close of the taxable year
is cared for at a licensed family day care home operated by the child's parent, the taxpayer
is deemed to have paid employment-related expenses. If the child is 16 months old or
younger at the close of the taxable year, the amount of expenses deemed to have been paid
equals the maximum limit for one qualified individual under section 21(c) and (d) of the
Internal Revenue Code. If the child is older than 16 months of age but has not attained the
age of six years at the close of the taxable year, the amount of expenses deemed to have
been paid equals the amount the licensee would charge for the care of a child of the same
age for the same number of hours of care.

(c) If a married couple:

(1) has a child who has not attained the age of one year at the close of the taxable year;

(2) files a joint tax return for the taxable year; and

(3) does not participate in a dependent care assistance program as defined in section
129 of the Internal Revenue Code, in lieu of the actual employment related expenses paid
for that child under paragraph (a) or the deemed amount under paragraph (b), the lesser of
(i) the combined earned income of the couple or (ii) the amount of the maximum limit for
one qualified individual under section 21(c) and (d) of the Internal Revenue Code will
be deemed to be the employment related expense paid for that child. The earned income
limitation of section 21(d) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to this deemed
amount. These deemed amounts apply regardless of whether any employment-related
expenses have been paid.

(d) If the taxpayer is not required and does not file a federal individual income tax
return for the tax year, no credit is allowed for any amount paid to any person unless:

(1) the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the person are included
on the return claiming the credit; or

(2) if the person is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code,
the name and address of the person are included on the return claiming the credit.

In the case of a failure to provide the information required under the preceding sentence,
the preceding sentence does not apply if it is shown that the taxpayer exercised due
diligence in attempting to provide the information required.

In the case of a nonresident, part-year resident, or a person who has earned income
not subject to tax under this chapter including earned income excluded pursuant to section
290.01, subdivision 19b, clause (9), the credit determined under section 21 of the Internal
Revenue Code must be allocated based on the ratio by which the earned income of the
claimant and the claimant's spouse from Minnesota sources bears to the total earned
income of the claimant and the claimant's spouse.

For residents of Minnesota, the subtractions for military pay under section 290.01,
subdivision 19b, clauses deleted text begin (10) and (11) deleted text end new text begin (7) and (8) new text end , are not considered "earned income not
subject to tax under this chapter."

For residents of Minnesota, the exclusion of combat pay under section 112 of the
Internal Revenue Code is not considered "earned income not subject to tax under this
chapter."

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.067, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Income.

(a) For purposes of this section, "income" means the sum of
the following:

(1) federal adjusted gross income as defined in section 62 of the Internal Revenue
Code; and

(2) the sum of the following amounts to the extent not included in clause (1):

(i) all nontaxable income;

(ii) the amount of a passive activity loss that is not disallowed as a result of section
469, paragraph (i) or (m) of the Internal Revenue Code and the amount of passive activity
loss carryover allowed under section 469(b) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(iii) an amount equal to the total of any discharge of qualified farm indebtedness
of a solvent individual excluded from gross income under section 108(g) of the Internal
Revenue Code;

(iv) cash public assistance and relief;

(v) any pension or annuity (including railroad retirement benefits, all payments
received under the federal Social Security Act, supplemental security income, and veterans
benefits), which was not exclusively funded by the claimant or spouse, or which was
funded exclusively by the claimant or spouse and which funding payments were excluded
from federal adjusted gross income in the years when the payments were made;

(vi) interest received from the federal or a state government or any instrumentality
or political subdivision thereof;

(vii) workers' compensation;

(viii) nontaxable strike benefits;

(ix) the gross amounts of payments received in the nature of disability income or
sick pay as a result of accident, sickness, or other disability, whether funded through
insurance or otherwise;

(x) a lump-sum distribution under section 402(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended through December 31, 1995;

(xi) contributions made by the claimant to an individual retirement account,
including a qualified voluntary employee contribution; simplified employee pension plan;
self-employed retirement plan; cash or deferred arrangement plan under section 401(k)
of the Internal Revenue Code; or deferred compensation plan under section 457 of the
Internal Revenue Code;

(xii) nontaxable scholarship or fellowship grants;

(xiii) the amount of deduction allowed under section 199 of the Internal Revenue
Code;

(xiv) the amount of deduction allowed under section 220 or 223 of the Internal
Revenue Code;

(xv) deleted text begin the amount of tuition expenses required to be added to income under section
290.01, subdivision 19a, clause (12);
deleted text end

deleted text begin (xvi) deleted text end the amount deducted for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school
teachers under section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

deleted text begin (xvii) deleted text end new text begin (xvi) new text end unemployment compensation.

In the case of an individual who files an income tax return on a fiscal year basis, the
term "federal adjusted gross income" means federal adjusted gross income reflected in the
fiscal year ending in the next calendar year. Federal adjusted gross income may not be
reduced by the amount of a net operating loss carryback or carryforward or a capital loss
carryback or carryforward allowed for the year.

(b) "Income" does not include:

(1) amounts excluded pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, sections 101(a) and 102;

(2) amounts of any pension or annuity that were exclusively funded by the claimant
or spouse if the funding payments were not excluded from federal adjusted gross income
in the years when the payments were made;

(3) surplus food or other relief in kind supplied by a governmental agency;

(4) relief granted under chapter 290A;

(5) child support payments received under a temporary or final decree of dissolution
or legal separation; and

(6) restitution payments received by eligible individuals and excludable interest as
defined in section 803 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2001, Public Law 107-16.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0671, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Credit allowed.

(a) An individual is allowed a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter equal to a percentage of earned income. To receive a credit, a
taxpayer must be eligible for a credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) For individuals with no qualifying children, the credit equals 1.9125 percent of
the first $4,620 of earned income. The credit is reduced by 1.9125 percent of earned
income or adjusted gross income, whichever is greater, in excess of $5,770, but in no
case is the credit less than zero.

(c) For individuals with one qualifying child, the credit equals 8.5 percent of the first
$6,920 of earned income and 8.5 percent of earned income over $12,080 but less than
$13,450. The credit is reduced by 5.73 percent of earned income or adjusted gross income,
whichever is greater, in excess of $15,080, but in no case is the credit less than zero.

(d) For individuals with two or more qualifying children, the credit equals ten percent
of the first $9,720 of earned income and 20 percent of earned income over $14,860 but less
than $16,800. The credit is reduced by 10.3 percent of earned income or adjusted gross
income, whichever is greater, in excess of $17,890, but in no case is the credit less than zero.

(e) For a nonresident or part-year resident, the credit must be allocated based on the
percentage calculated under section 290.06, subdivision 2c, paragraph (e).

(f) For a person who was a resident for the entire tax year and has earned income
not subject to tax under this chapter, including income excluded under section 290.01,
subdivision 19b, clause (9), the credit must be allocated based on the ratio of federal
adjusted gross income reduced by the earned income not subject to tax under this chapter
over federal adjusted gross income. For purposes of this paragraph, the subtractions for
military pay under section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clauses deleted text begin (10) and (11) deleted text end new text begin (7) and (8) new text end , are
not considered "earned income not subject to tax under this chapter."

For the purposes of this paragraph, the exclusion of combat pay under section 112
of the Internal Revenue Code is not considered "earned income not subject to tax under
this chapter."

(g) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before December 31,
2010, the $5,770 in paragraph (b), the $15,080 in paragraph (c), and the $17,890 in
paragraph (d), after being adjusted for inflation under subdivision 7, are each increased by
$3,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. For tax years beginning after December
31, 2008, the commissioner shall annually adjust the $3,000 by the percentage determined
pursuant to the provisions of section 1(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that in
section 1(f)(3)(B), the word "2007" shall be substituted for the word "1992." For 2009,
the commissioner shall then determine the percent change from the 12 months ending on
August 31, 2007, to the 12 months ending on August 31, 2008, and in each subsequent
year, from the 12 months ending on August 31, 2007, to the 12 months ending on August
31 of the year preceding the taxable year. The earned income thresholds as adjusted
for inflation must be rounded to the nearest $10. If the amount ends in $5, the amount
is rounded up to the nearest $10. The determination of the commissioner under this
subdivision is not a rule under the Administrative Procedure Act.

(h) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2012,
the $5,770 in paragraph (b), the $15,080 in paragraph (c), and the $17,890 in paragraph
(d), after being adjusted for inflation under subdivision 7, are each increased by $5,000 for
married taxpayers filing joint returns. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2010,
and before January 1, 2012, the commissioner shall annually adjust the $5,000 by the
percentage determined pursuant to the provisions of section 1(f) of the Internal Revenue
Code, except that in section 1(f)(3)(B), the word "2008" shall be substituted for the word
"1992." For 2011, the commissioner shall then determine the percent change from the 12
months ending on August 31, 2008, to the 12 months ending on August 31, 2010. The
earned income thresholds as adjusted for inflation must be rounded to the nearest $10. If the
amount ends in $5, the amount is rounded up to the nearest $10. The determination of the
commissioner under this subdivision is not a rule under the Administrative Procedure Act.

(i) The commissioner shall construct tables showing the amount of the credit at
various income levels and make them available to taxpayers. The tables shall follow
the schedule contained in this subdivision, except that the commissioner may graduate
the transition between income brackets.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0675, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section the following terms
have the meanings given.

(b) "Earned income" means the sum of the following, to the extent included in
Minnesota taxable income:

(1) earned income as defined in section 32(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(2) income received from a retirement pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or
annuity plan; and

(3) Social Security benefits as defined in section 86(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code.

(c) "Taxable income" means net income as defined in section 290.01, subdivision 19.

(d) "Earned income of lesser-earning spouse" means the earned income of the spouse
with the lesser amount of earned income as defined in paragraph (b) for the taxable year
minus the sum of (i) the amount for one exemption under section 151(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code and (ii) one-half the amount of the standard deduction under section
63(c)(2)(A) and (4) of the Internal Revenue Code minus one-half of any addition required
under section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clause deleted text begin (21) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end , and one-half of the addition that
would have been required under section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clause deleted text begin (21) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end , if the
taxpayer had claimed the standard deduction.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.068, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Limitation; carryover.

(a)(1) The credit for a taxable year beginning
before January 1, 2010, new text begin and after December 31, 2012, new text end shall not exceed the liability for
tax. "Liability for tax" for purposes of this section means the tax imposed under section
290.06, subdivision 1, for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the nonrefundable
credits allowed under this chapter.

(2) In the case of a corporation which is a partner in a partnership, the credit allowed
for the taxable year shall not exceed the lesser of the amount determined under clause (1)
for the taxable year or an amount (separately computed with respect to the corporation's
interest in the trade or business or entity) equal to the amount of tax attributable to that
portion of taxable income which is allocable or apportionable to the corporation's interest
in the trade or business or entity.

(b) If the amount of the credit determined under this section for any taxable year
exceeds the limitation under clause (a), the excess shall be a research credit carryover to
each of the 15 succeeding taxable years. The entire amount of the excess unused credit for
the taxable year shall be carried first to the earliest of the taxable years to which the credit
may be carried and then to each successive year to which the credit may be carried. The
amount of the unused credit which may be added under this clause shall not exceed the
taxpayer's liability for tax less the research credit for the taxable year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.068, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:

Subd. 6a.

Credit to be refundable.

If the amount of credit allowed in this section
for qualified research expenses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2009, new text begin and before January 1, 2013, new text end exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability under this chapter,
the commissioner shall refund the excess amount. The credit allowed for qualified research
expenses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, new text begin and before January
1, 2013, new text end must be used before any research credit earned under subdivision 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0802, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.

(a) "Adjusted gross income" means federal adjusted gross income as used in section
22(d) of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year, plus a lump-sum distribution as
defined in section 402(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and less any pension, annuity,
or disability benefits included in federal gross income but not subject to state taxation
other than the subtraction allowed under section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clause deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end .

(b) "Disability income" means disability income as defined in section 22(c)(2)(B)(iii)
of the Internal Revenue Code.

(c) "Nontaxable retirement and disability benefits" means the amount of pension,
annuity, or disability benefits that would be included in the reduction under section
22(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and pension, annuity, or disability benefits included
in federal gross income but not subject to state taxation.

(d) "Qualified individual" means a qualified individual as defined in section 22(b) 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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0802, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Subtraction.

(a) A qualified individual is allowed a subtraction from federal
taxable income of the individual's subtraction base amount. The excess of the subtraction
base amount over the taxable net income computed without regard to the subtraction for
the elderly or disabled under section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clause deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end , may be used
to reduce the amount of a lump sum distribution subject to tax under section 290.032.

(b)(1) The initial subtraction base amount equals

(i) $12,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return if a spouse is a qualified
individual,

(ii) $9,600 for a single taxpayer, and

(iii) $6,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate federal return.

(2) The qualified individual's initial subtraction base amount, then, must be reduced
by the sum of nontaxable retirement and disability benefits and one-half of the amount of
adjusted gross income in excess of the following thresholds:

(i) $18,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return if both spouses are qualified
individuals,

(ii) $14,500 for a single taxpayer or for a married couple filing a joint return if only
one spouse is a qualified individual, and

(iii) $9,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate federal return.

(3) In the case of a qualified individual who is under the age of 65, the maximum
amount of the subtraction base may not exceed the taxpayer's disability income.

(4) The resulting amount is the subtraction base amount.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

For purposes of the tax imposed by this section, the following
terms have the meanings given:

(a) "Alternative minimum taxable income" means the sum of the following for
the taxable year:

(1) the taxpayer's federal alternative minimum taxable income as defined in section
55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(2) the taxpayer's itemized deductions allowed in computing federal alternative
minimum taxable income, but excluding:

(i) deleted text begin the charitable contribution deduction under section 170 of the Internal Revenue
Code;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) deleted text end the medical expense deduction;

deleted text begin (iii) deleted text end new text begin (ii) new text end the casualty, theft, and disaster loss deduction; and

deleted text begin (iv) deleted text end new text begin (iii) new text end the impairment-related work expenses of a disabled person;

(3) for depletion allowances computed under section 613A(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code, with respect to each property (as defined in section 614 of the Internal
Revenue Code), to the extent not included in federal alternative minimum taxable income,
the excess of the deduction for depletion allowable under section 611 of the Internal
Revenue Code for the taxable year over the adjusted basis of the property at the end of the
taxable year (determined without regard to the depletion deduction for the taxable year);

(4) to the extent not included in federal alternative minimum taxable income, the
amount of the tax preference for intangible drilling cost under section 57(a)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code determined without regard to subparagraph (E);

(5) to the extent not included in federal alternative minimum taxable income, the
amount of interest income as provided by section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clause (1); and

(6) the amount of addition required by section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clauses (7)
to (9), deleted text begin (12), (13), deleted text end and deleted text begin (16) to (18) deleted text end new text begin (11) to (13) new text end ;

less the sum of the amounts determined under the following:

(1) interest income as defined in section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clause (1);

(2) an overpayment of state income tax as provided by section 290.01, subdivision
19b, clause (2), to the extent included in federal alternative minimum taxable income;

(3) the amount of investment interest paid or accrued within the taxable year on
indebtedness to the extent that the amount does not exceed net investment income, as
defined in section 163(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Interest does not include
amounts deducted in computing federal adjusted gross income;

(4) amounts subtracted from federal taxable income as provided by section 290.01,
subdivision 19b, clauses deleted text begin (6), (8) to (14), and (16) deleted text end new text begin (5) to (12) new text end ; and

(5) the amount of the net operating loss allowed under section 290.095, subdivision
11, paragraph (c).

In the case of an estate or trust, alternative minimum taxable income must be
computed as provided in section 59(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) "Investment interest" means investment interest as defined in section 163(d)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code.

(c) "Net minimum tax" means the minimum tax imposed by this section.

(d) "Regular tax" means the tax that would be imposed under this chapter (without
regard to this section and section 290.032), reduced by the sum of the nonrefundable
credits allowed under this chapter.

(e) "Tentative minimum tax" equals 6.4 percent of alternative minimum taxable
income after subtracting the exemption amount determined under subdivision 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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 (13) new text end , is disallowed in determining
alternative minimum taxable income.

(3) The subtraction for depreciation allowed under section 290.01, subdivision
19d, clause deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (16) new text end , 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.

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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0922, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Imposition.

(a) In addition to the tax imposed by this chapter without
regard to this section, the franchise tax imposed on a corporation required to file under
section 289A.08, subdivision 3, other than a corporation treated as an "S" corporation
under section 290.9725 for the taxable year includes a tax equal to the following amounts:

If the sum of the corporation's Minnesota property, payrolls, and sales or receipts is:							the tax equals:
		less than		$	deleted text begin 500,000 deleted text end new text begin 930,000 new text end		$	0
	$	deleted text begin 500,000 deleted text end new text begin 930,000 new text end	to	$	deleted text begin 999,999 deleted text end new text begin 1,869,999 new text end		$	deleted text begin 100 deleted text end new text begin 190 new text end
	$	deleted text begin 1,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,870,000 new text end	to	$	deleted text begin 4,999,999 deleted text end new text begin 9,339,999 new text end		$	deleted text begin 300 deleted text end new text begin 560 new text end
	$	deleted text begin 5,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 9,340,000 new text end	to	$	deleted text begin 9,999,999 deleted text end new text begin 18,679,999 new text end		$	deleted text begin 1,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,870 new text end
	$	deleted text begin 10,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 18,680,000 new text end	to	$	deleted text begin 19,999,999 deleted text end new text begin 37,359,999 new text end		$	deleted text begin 2,000 deleted text end new text begin 3,740 new text end
	$	deleted text begin 20,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 37,360,000 new text end	or	more			$	deleted text begin 5,000 deleted text end new text begin 9,340 new text end

(b) A tax is imposed for each taxable year on a corporation required to file a return
under section 289A.12, subdivision 3, that is treated as an "S" corporation under section
290.9725 and on a partnership required to file a return under section 289A.12, subdivision
3, other than a partnership that derives over 80 percent of its income from farming. The
tax imposed under this paragraph is due on or before the due date of the return for the
taxpayer due under section 289A.18, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall prescribe
the return to be used for payment of this tax. The tax under this paragraph is equal to
the following amounts:

If the sum of the S corporation's or partnership's Minnesota property, payrolls, and sales or receipts is:							the tax equals:
		less than		$	deleted text begin 500,000 deleted text end new text begin 930,000 new text end		$	0
	$	deleted text begin 500,000 deleted text end new text begin 930,000 new text end	to	$	deleted text begin 999,999 deleted text end new text begin 1,869,999 new text end		$	deleted text begin 100 deleted text end new text begin 190 new text end
	$	deleted text begin 1,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,870,000 new text end	to	$	deleted text begin 4,999,999 deleted text end new text begin 9,339,999 new text end		$	deleted text begin 300 deleted text end new text begin 560 new text end
	$	deleted text begin 5,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 9,340,000 new text end	to	$	deleted text begin 9,999,999 deleted text end new text begin 18,679,999 new text end		$	deleted text begin 1,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,870 new text end
	$	deleted text begin 10,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 18,680,000 new text end	to	$	deleted text begin 19,999,999 deleted text end new text begin 37,359,999 new text end		$	deleted text begin 2,000 deleted text end new text begin 3,740 new text end
	$	deleted text begin 20,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 37,360,000 new text end	or	more			$	deleted text begin 5,000 deleted text end new text begin 9,340 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall adjust the dollar amounts of both the tax and the property,
payrolls, and sales or receipts thresholds in paragraphs (a) and (b) by the percentage
determined pursuant to the provisions of section 1(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, except
that in section 1(f)(3)(B) the word "2012" must be substituted for the word "1992." For
2014, the commissioner shall determine the percentage change from the 12 months ending
on August 31, 2012, to the 12 months ending on August 31, 2013, and in each subsequent
year, from the 12 months ending on August 31, 2012, to the 12 months ending on August
31 of the year preceding the taxable year. The determination of the commissioner pursuant
to this subdivision is not a "rule" subject to the Administrative Procedure Act contained in
chapter 14. The tax amounts as adjusted must be rounded to the nearest $10 amount and
the threshold amounts must be adjusted to the nearest $10,000 amount. For tax amounts
that end in $5, the amount is rounded up to the nearest $10 amount and for threshold
amounts that end in $5,000, the amount is rounded up to the nearest $10,000.
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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.095, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Defined and limited.

(a) The term "net operating loss" as used in this
section shall mean a net operating loss as defined in section 172(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code, with the modifications specified in subdivision 4. The deductions provided in
section 290.21 deleted text begin and the modification provided in section 290.01, subdivision 19d, clause
(10), deleted text end cannot be used in the determination of a net operating loss.

(b) The term "net operating loss deduction" as used in this section means the
aggregate of the net operating loss carryovers to the taxable year, computed in accordance
with subdivision 3. The provisions of section 172(b) of the Internal Revenue Code relating
to the carryback of net operating losses, do not apply.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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 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, and the proportionate amount of apportionment
factors, must be included in the combined report new text end . A foreign corporation or other foreign
entity which is new text begin not included on a combined report and which is new text end 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

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, and the proportionate
amount of apportionment factors, must be included in the combined report new text end .

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

deleted text begin (j) deleted text end new text begin (h) 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 (i) 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 taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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, clause (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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290C.02, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Forest land.

"Forest land" means land containing a minimum of 20
contiguous acres for which the owner has implemented a forest management plan that was
prepared or updated within the past ten years by an approved plan writer. For purposes of
this subdivision, acres are considered to be contiguous even if they are separated by a road,
waterway, railroad track, or other similar intervening property. At least 50 percent of the
contiguous acreage must meet the definition of forest land in section 88.01, subdivision 7.
For the purposes of sections 290C.01 to 290C.11, forest land does not include new text begin the following:
new text end

(i) land used for residential or agricultural purposes deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

(ii) land enrolled in the reinvest in Minnesota program, a state or federal conservation
reserve or easement reserve program under sections 103F.501 to 103F.531, the Minnesota
agricultural property tax law under section 273.111, or land subject to agricultural land
preservation controls or restrictions as defined in section 40A.02 or under the Metropolitan
Agricultural Preserves Act under chapter 473H deleted text begin , or deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

(iii) new text begin land subject to a conservation easement funded under section 97A.056 or a
comparable permanent easement conveyed to a governmental or nonprofit entity; or
new text end

new text begin (iv) new text end land improved with a structure, pavement, sewer, campsite, or any road, other
than a township road, used for purposes not prescribed in the forest management plan.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for payments made beginning in
calendar year 2014.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290C.05, is amended to read:

290C.05 ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.

On or before July 1 of each year, beginning with the year after the original claimant
has received an approved application, the commissioner shall send each claimant enrolled
under the sustainable forest incentive program a certification form. For purposes of this
section, the original claimant is the person that filed the first application under section
290C.04 to enroll the land in the program. The claimant must sign the certification,
attesting that the requirements and conditions for continued enrollment in the program are
currently being met, and must return the signed certification form new text begin , along with a copy of
the property tax statement for the property taxes payable on the enrolled property for the
calendar year and any other information the commissioner deems necessary to determine
whether the property is qualified under section 290C.02, subdivision 6, or the amount of
the payment under section 290C.07, paragraph (a), clause (2), new text end to the commissioner by
August 15 of that same year. If the claimant does not return an annual certification form
by the due date, the provisions in section 290C.11 apply.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for payments made beginning in
calendar year 2014.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290C.07, is amended to read:

290C.07 CALCULATION OF INCENTIVE PAYMENT.

(a) An approved claimant under the sustainable forest incentive program is eligible
to receive an annual payment. The payment shall new text begin be new text end equal new text begin to the lesser of (1) new text end $7 per acre
new text begin or (2) one-half of the property tax payable for the calendar year new text end for each acre enrolled in
the sustainable forest incentive program.

(b) The annual payment for each Social Security number or state or federal business
tax identification number must not exceed $100,000.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for payments made beginning in
calendar year 2014.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Occupation tax; other ores.

Every person engaged in the business of
mining, refining, or producing ores, metals, or minerals in this state, except iron ore or
taconite concentrates, shall pay an occupation tax to the state of Minnesota as provided
in this subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, mining includes the application
of hydrometallurgical processes. The tax is determined in the same manner as the tax
imposed by section 290.02, except that sections 290.05, subdivision 1, clause (a), 290.17,
subdivision 4, and 290.191, subdivision 2, do not apply, and the occupation tax must be
computed by applying to taxable income the rate deleted text begin of 2.45 percent deleted text end new text begin equal to one-half of
the rate that applies under section 290.06, subdivision 1, for the taxable year new text end . A person
subject to occupation tax under this section shall apportion its net income on the basis of
the percentage obtained by taking the sum of:

(1) 75 percent of the 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;

(2) 12.5 percent 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

(3) 12.5 percent 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.

The tax is in addition to all other taxes.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Occupation tax; iron ore; taconite concentrates.

A person engaged in
the business of mining or producing of iron ore, taconite concentrates or direct reduced ore
in this state shall pay an occupation tax to the state of Minnesota. The tax is determined
in the same manner as the tax imposed by section 290.02, except that sections 290.05,
subdivision 1, clause (a), 290.17, subdivision 4, and 290.191, subdivision 2, do not apply,
and the occupation tax shall be computed by applying to taxable income the rate deleted text begin of 2.45
percent deleted text end new text begin equal to one-half of the rate that applies under section 290.06, subdivision 1, for
the taxable year new text end . A person subject to occupation tax under this section shall apportion its
net income on the basis of the percentage obtained by taking the sum of:

(1) 75 percent of the 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;

(2) 12.5 percent 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

(3) 12.5 percent 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.

The tax is in addition to all other taxes.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.190, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Tax base; locally collected taxes. new text end

new text begin A tax imposed on the gross receipts
from lodging under this section or under a special law applies to the same base as taxes
collected by the commissioner of revenue under subdivision 7 and section 270C.171.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
In enacting this section, the legislature confirms its original intent in enacting Minnesota
Statutes, section 469.190, its predecessor provisions, and any special laws authorizing
political subdivisions to impose lodging taxes, and that those taxes were and are intended
to apply to the entire consideration paid to obtain access to transient lodging, including
ancillary or related services, such as services provided by accommodation intermediaries
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.61, and similar services. The provisions of
this section must not be interpreted to imply a narrower construction of the tax base under
lodging tax provisions of Minnesota law prior to the enactment of this section.
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.06, subdivisions 22a,
27, and 28; 290.0672; 290.0674; 290.0679; and 290.0921, subdivision 7, 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, 2012.
new text end