as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/01/2023 11:17am
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Introduction | Posted on 02/17/2023 |
A bill for an act
relating to taxation; property; authorizing a property tax rebate; appropriating
money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue.
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(c) "Property taxes payable" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section
290A.03, subdivision 13.
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(d) "Rent constituting property taxes" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes,
section 290A.03, subdivision 11.
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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), an owner of
property classified as class 1a or class 1b under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.13,
subdivision 22, and that portion of property classified as class 2a under Minnesota Statutes,
section 273.13, subdivision 23, consisting of the house, garage, and surrounding one acre
of land, is eligible for a property tax rebate equal to ... percent of the property taxes payable
in calendar year 2022.
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(b) A renter is eligible for a rebate equal to ... percent of the rent constituting property
taxes based on rent paid in 2022.
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(c) A taxpayer is not eligible for the rebate under this section if there exists delinquent
property taxes, penalties, interest, or delinquent special assessments and interest on the
property that is the subject of the application.
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(a) To claim a property tax rebate, an applicant
must file an application with the commissioner by August 1, 2023. The commissioner shall
prescribe the content, format, and manner of the application required under this section
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 270C.30. The application must require the applicant
to submit a copy of the applicant's property tax statement, issued pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, section 276.04, for taxes payable in 2022, or certificate of rent paid, issued pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, section 290A.19, for rent paid in 2022. The commissioner shall verify
the contents of the application and shall approve or disapprove of the application within 30
days after receipt. In order to verify the contents of the application, the commissioner of
revenue may request additional information from the applicant or the county.
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(b) By October 1, 2023, the commissioner must mail a property tax rebate to each
approved applicant at the address provided on the applicant's application.
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An amount sufficient to make the payments required under
this section is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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