2007 Minnesota Statutes

295.60 SPECIAL FUR CLOTHING TAX.
    Subdivision 1. Imposition. If clothing made of fur is not subject to the sales tax under
chapter 297A, a tax is imposed on each furrier equal to 6.5 percent of gross revenues from retail
sales in Minnesota of clothing made from fur.
    Subd. 1a. Use tax; credit for taxes paid. (a) A person that receives fur clothing for use or
storage in Minnesota, other than from a furrier that paid the tax under subdivision 1, is subject
to tax at the rate imposed under subdivision 1. Liability for the tax is incurred when the person
has possession of the fur clothing in Minnesota. The tax must be remitted to the commissioner
in the manner prescribed by subdivision 3.
(b) A person that has paid taxes to another jurisdiction on the same transaction and is
subject to tax under this section is entitled to a credit for the tax legally due and paid to another
jurisdiction to the extent of the lesser of (1) the tax actually paid to the other jurisdiction, or (2)
the amount of tax imposed by Minnesota on the transaction subject to tax in the other jurisdiction.
    Subd. 1b. Tax collection required. A furrier with nexus in Minnesota, who is not subject
to tax under subdivision 1, is required to collect the tax imposed under subdivision 1a from the
purchaser of the clothing made from fur and give the purchaser a receipt for the tax paid. The tax
collected must be remitted to the commissioner in the manner prescribed by subdivision 3.
    Subd. 1c. Taxes paid to another jurisdiction; credit. A furrier that has paid taxes to another
jurisdiction measured by gross revenue and is subject to tax under this section on the same gross
revenues is entitled to a credit for the tax legally due and paid to another jurisdiction to the extent
of the lesser of (1) the tax actually paid to the other jurisdiction, or (2) the amount of tax imposed
by Minnesota on the gross revenues subject to tax in the other taxing jurisdictions.
    Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings
given.
(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue.
(c) "Furrier" means a retailer that sells clothing made of fur.
(d) "Clothing made of fur" means articles of clothing made of fur on the hide or pelt, and
articles of clothing of which such fur is the component material of chief value, but only if such
value is more than three times the value of the next most valuable material.
(e) "Retail sale" has the meaning given in section 297A.61, subdivision 4.
(f) "Delivered outside of Minnesota" means fur clothing which the furrier delivers to a
common carrier for delivery outside Minnesota, places in the United States mail or parcel post
directed to the purchaser outside Minnesota, or delivers to the purchaser outside Minnesota by
means of the seller's own delivery vehicles, and which is not returned to a point within Minnesota,
except in the course of interstate commerce.
    Subd. 2a. Exemptions. Payments received by a furrier for clothing made of fur delivered
outside of Minnesota are exempt from gross revenues subject to the fur clothing tax.
    Subd. 3. Payment. (a) Each furrier shall make estimated payments of the taxes for the
calendar year in quarterly installments to the commissioner by April 15, July 15, October 15,
and January 15 of the following calendar year.
(b) Estimated tax payments are not required if:
(1) the tax for the current calendar year is less than $500; or
(2) the tax for the previous calendar year is less than $500, if the taxpayer had a tax liability
and was doing business the entire year.
(c) Underpayment of estimated installments bear interest at the rate specified in section
270C.40, from the due date of the payment until paid or until the due date of the annual return,
whichever comes first. An underpayment of an estimated installment is the difference between
the amount paid and the lesser of (1) the tax for the actual gross revenues received during the
quarter, or (2) one-quarter of the total tax for the previous calendar year if the taxpayer had a tax
liability and was doing business the entire year.
    Subd. 4. Electronic funds transfer payments. A taxpayer with an aggregate tax liability of
$120,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30 must remit all liabilities by electronic means.
    Subd. 5. Annual return. The taxpayer must file an annual return reconciling the estimated
payments by March 15 of the following calendar year.
    Subd. 6. Form of returns. The estimated payments and annual return must contain the
information and be in the form prescribed by the commissioner.
    Subd. 7. Application of other chapters. Unless specifically provided otherwise by this
section, the interest, criminal penalties, and refunds provisions in chapter 289A, the civil penalty
provisions applicable to withholding and sales taxes under section 289A.60, and the audit,
assessment, appeal, collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions of chapters 270C and
289A, apply to taxes imposed under this section.
    Subd. 8. Interest on overpayments. Interest must be paid on an overpayment refunded or
credited to the taxpayer from the date of payment of the tax until the date the refund is paid or
credited. For purposes of this subdivision, the date of payment is the due date of the return or the
date of actual payment of the tax, whichever is later.
    Subd. 9. Deposit of revenues. The commissioner shall deposit all revenues, including
penalties and interest, derived from the tax imposed by this section in the general fund.
History: 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 4; 2002 c 377 art 9 s 9,10; art 10 s 19-22; 2005 c 151 art
2 s 12,17; art 8 s 2