2006 Minnesota Statutes

290.92 TAX WITHHELD AT SOURCE UPON WAGES; OTHER PAYMENTS.
    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (1) Wages. For purposes of this section, the term "wages" means
the same as that term is defined in section 3401(a) and (f) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) Payroll period. For purposes of this section the term "payroll period" means a period
for which a payment of wages is ordinarily made to the employee by the employee's employer,
and the term "miscellaneous payroll period" means a payroll period other than a daily, weekly,
biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual payroll period.
(3) Employee. For purposes of this section the term "employee" means any resident
individual performing services for an employer, either within or without, or both within and
without the state of Minnesota, and every nonresident individual performing services within the
state of Minnesota, the performance of which services constitute, establish, and determine the
relationship between the parties as that of employer and employee. As used in the preceding
sentence, the term "employee" includes an officer of a corporation, and an officer, employee, or
elected official of the United States, a state, or any political subdivision thereof, or the District of
Columbia, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing.
(4) Employer. For purposes of this section the term "employer" means any person, including
individuals, fiduciaries, estates, trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations
transacting business in or deriving any income from sources within the state of Minnesota for
whom an individual performs or performed any service, of whatever nature, as the employee of
such person, except that if the person for whom the individual performs or performed the services
does not have control of the payment of the wages for such services, the term "employer," except
for purposes of paragraph (1), means the person having control of the payment of such wages. As
used in the preceding sentence, the term "employer" includes any corporation, individual, estate,
trust, or organization which is exempt from taxation under section 290.05 and further includes,
but is not limited to, officers of corporations who have control, either individually or jointly with
another or others, of the payment of the wages.
(5) Number of withholding exemptions claimed. For purposes of this section, the term
"number of withholding exemptions claimed" means the number of withholding exemptions
claimed in a withholding exemption certificate in effect under subdivision 5, except that if no
such certificate is in effect, the number of withholding exemptions claimed shall be considered
to be zero.
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, Ex1967 c 32 art 14 s 12]
    Subd. 2a. Collection at source. (1) Deductions. Every employer making payment of wages
shall deduct and withhold upon such wages a tax as provided in this section.
(2) Withholding on payroll period. The employer shall withhold the tax on the basis of
each payroll period or as otherwise provided in this section.
(3) Withholding tables. Unless the amount of tax to be withheld is determined as provided
in subdivision 3, the amount of tax to be withheld for each individual shall be based upon tables
to be prepared and distributed by the commissioner. The tables shall be computed for the several
permissible withholding periods and shall take account of exemptions allowed under this section;
and the amounts computed for withholding shall be such that the amount withheld for any
individual during the individual's taxable year shall approximate in the aggregate as closely as
possible the tax which is levied and imposed under this chapter for that taxable year, upon the
individual's salary, wages, or compensation for personal services of any kind for the employer.
(4) Miscellaneous payroll period. If wages are paid with respect to a period which is not a
payroll period, the amount to be deducted and withheld shall be that applicable in the case of a
miscellaneous payroll period containing a number of days, including Sundays and holidays, equal
to the number of days in the period with respect to which such wages are paid.
(5) Miscellaneous payroll period. (a) In any case in which wages are paid by an employer
without regard to any payroll period or other period, the amount to be deducted and withheld
shall be that applicable in the case of a miscellaneous payroll period containing a number of days
equal to the number of days, including Sundays and holidays, which have elapsed since the
date of the last payment of such wages by such employer during the calendar year, or the date
of commencement of employment with such employer during such year, or January 1 of such
year, whichever is the later.
(b) In any case in which the period, or the time described in clause (a), in respect of any
wages is less than one week, the commissioner, under rules prescribed by the commissioner, may
authorize an employer to determine the amount to be deducted and withheld under the tables
applicable in the case of a weekly payroll period, in which case the aggregate of the wages paid to
the employee during the calendar week shall be considered the weekly wages.
(6) Wages computed to nearest dollar. If the wages exceed the highest bracket, in
determining the amount to be deducted and withheld under this subdivision, the wages may, at
the election of the employer, be computed to the nearest dollar.
(7) Rules on withholding. The commissioner may, by rule, authorize employers:
(a) to estimate the wages which will be paid to any employee in any quarter of the calendar
year;
(b) to determine the amount to be deducted and withheld upon each payment of wages
to such employee during such quarter as if the appropriate average of the wages so estimated
constituted the actual wages paid; and
(c) to deduct and withhold upon any payment of wages to such employee during such quarter
such amount as may be necessary to adjust the amount actually deducted and withheld upon
wages of such employee during such quarter to the amount required to be deducted and withheld
during such quarter without regard to this paragraph (7).
(8) Additional withholding. The commissioner is authorized to provide by rule for increases
or decreases in the amount of withholding otherwise required under this section in cases where the
employee requests the changes. Such additional withholding shall for all purposes be considered
tax required to be deducted and withheld under this section.
(9) Tips. In the case of tips which constitute wages, this subdivision shall be applicable
only to such tips as are included in a written statement furnished to the employer pursuant to
section 6053 of the Internal Revenue Code and only to the extent that the tax can be deducted
and withheld by the employer, at or after the time such statement is so furnished and before the
close of the calendar year in which such statement is furnished, from such wages of the employee
(excluding tips, but including funds turned over by the employee to the employer for the purpose
of such deduction and withholding) as are under the control of the employer; and an employer
who is furnished by an employee a written statement of tips (received in a calendar month)
pursuant to section 6053 of the Internal Revenue Code to which subdivision 1 is applicable may
deduct and withhold the tax with respect to such tips from any wages of the employee (excluding
tips) under the employer's control, even though at the time such statement is furnished the total
amount of the tips included in statements furnished to the employer as having been received by
the employee in such calendar month in the course of employment by such employer is less
than $20. Such tax shall not at any time be deducted and withheld in an amount which exceeds
the aggregate of such wages and funds as are under the control of the employer minus any tax
required by other provisions of state or federal law to be collected from such wages and funds.
(10) Vehicle fringe benefits. An employer shall not deduct and withhold any tax under this
section with respect to any vehicle fringe benefit provided to an employee if the employer has so
elected for federal purposes and the requirement of and the definition contained in section 3402(s)
of the Internal Revenue Code are complied with.
    Subd. 2b.[Expired]
    Subd. 3. Withholding, irregular period. If payment of wages is made to an employee
by an employer
(a) With respect to a payroll period or other period, any part of which is included in a
payroll period or other period with respect to which wages are also paid to such employees
by such employer, or
(b) Without regard to any payroll period or other period, but on or prior to the expiration
of a payroll period or other period with respect to which wages are also paid to such employee
by such employer, or
(c) With respect to a period beginning in one and ending in another calendar year, or
(d) Through an agent, fiduciary, or other person who also has the control, receipt, custody, or
disposal of or pays, the wages payable by another employer to such employee.
The manner of withholding and the amount to be deducted and withheld under subdivision
2a shall be determined in accordance with rules prescribed by the commissioner under which
the withholding exemption allowed to the employee in any calendar year shall approximate
the withholding exemption allowable with respect to an annual payroll period, except that if
supplemental wages are not paid concurrent with a payroll period the employer shall withhold tax
on the supplemental payment at the rate of 6.25 percent as if no exemption had been claimed.
    Subd. 4. Remuneration, when not "wages." If the remuneration paid by an employer
to an employee for services performed during one-half or more of any payroll period of not
more than 31 consecutive days constitutes wages, all the remuneration paid by such employer to
such employee for such period shall be deemed to be wages; but if the remuneration paid by an
employer to an employee for services performed during more than one-half of any such payroll
period does not constitute wages, then none of the remuneration paid by such employer to such
employee for such period shall be deemed to be wages.
    Subd. 4a. Tax withheld from nonresidents. (1) "Wages" paid to nonresident employees.
For the purposes of this section: The term "wages" means all remuneration taxable under this
chapter including all remuneration paid to a nonresident employee for services performed in
this state.
(2) "Employer," "wages" and "employee" concerning nonresidents. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, under rules to be prescribed by the commissioner of revenue,
for purposes of this section any person having control, receipt, custody, disposal or payment of
compensation taxable under this chapter and earned by a nonresident for personal services, shall
be deemed an employer, any compensation taxable under this chapter and earned by a nonresident
for personal services shall be deemed wages, and a nonresident entitled to compensation taxable
under this chapter and earned by the nonresident for personal services shall be deemed an
employee.
When compensation for personal services is paid to a corporation in which all or
substantially all of the shareholders are individual entertainers, performers or athletes who gave
an entertainment or athletic performance in this state for which the compensation was paid, the
compensation shall be deemed wages of the individual entertainers, performers or athletes and
shall be subject to the provisions of this section. Advance payments of compensation for personal
services to be performed in Minnesota shall be deemed wages and subject to the provisions
of this section.
(3) Nonresidents, employer's duty. The employer of any employee domiciled in a state
with which Minnesota has reciprocity under section 290.081 is not required to withhold under
this chapter from the wages earned by such employee in this state if the employee annually
submits to the employer an affidavit of residency in the form prescribed by the commissioner.
The affidavit must be submitted by the later of
(i) 30 days after the employment date or
(ii) August 31 for calendar year 1987 and February 28 for subsequent calendar years.
    Subd. 4b. Withholding by partnerships. (a) A partnership shall deduct and withhold a tax
as provided in paragraph (b) for nonresident individual partners based on their distributive shares
of partnership income for a taxable year of the partnership.
(b) The amount of tax withheld is determined by multiplying the partner's distributive share
allocable to Minnesota under section 290.17, paid or credited during the taxable year by the
highest rate used to determine the income tax liability for an individual under section 290.06,
subdivision 2c , except that the amount of tax withheld may be determined by the commissioner if
the partner submits a withholding exemption certificate under subdivision 5.
(c) The commissioner may reduce or abate the tax withheld under this subdivision if the
partnership had reasonable cause to believe that no tax was due under this section.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a partnership is not required to deduct and withhold tax
for a nonresident partner if:
(1) the partner elects to have the tax due paid as part of the partnership's composite return
under section 289A.08, subdivision 7;
(2) the partner has Minnesota assignable federal adjusted gross income from the partnership
of less than $1,000; or
(3) the partnership is liquidated or terminated, the income was generated by a transaction
related to the termination or liquidation, and no cash or other property was distributed in the
current or prior taxable year;
(4) the distributive shares of partnership income are attributable to:
(i) income required to be recognized because of discharge of indebtedness;
(ii) income recognized because of a sale, exchange, or other disposition of real estate,
depreciable property, or property described in section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(iii) income recognized on the sale, exchange, or other disposition of any property that
has been the subject of a basis reduction pursuant to section 108, 734, 743, 754, or 1017 of
the Internal Revenue Code
to the extent that the income does not include cash received or receivable or, if there is cash
received or receivable, to the extent that the cash is required to be used to pay indebtedness by
the partnership or a secured debt on partnership property; or
(5) the partnership is a publicly traded partnership, as defined in section 7704(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(e) For purposes of sections 270C.60, 289A.09, subdivision 2, 289A.20, subdivision 2,
paragraph (c), 289A.50, 289A.56, 289A.60, and 289A.63, a partnership is considered an employer.
(f) To the extent that income is exempt from withholding under paragraph (d), clause (4), the
commissioner has a lien in an amount up to the amount that would be required to be withheld with
respect to the income of the partner attributable to the partnership interest, but for the application
of paragraph (d), clause (4). The lien arises under section 270C.63 from the date of assessment of
the tax against the partner, and attaches to that partner's share of the profits and any other money
due or to become due to that partner in respect of the partnership. Notice of the lien may be sent
by mail to the partnership, without the necessity for recording the lien. The notice has the force
and effect of a levy under section 270C.67, and is enforceable against the partnership in the
manner provided by that section. Upon payment in full of the liability subsequent to the notice of
lien, the partnership must be notified that the lien has been satisfied.
    Subd. 4c. Withholding by S corporations. (a) A corporation having a valid election in
effect under section 290.9725 shall deduct and withhold a tax as provided in paragraph (b) for
nonresident individual shareholders their share of the corporation's income for the taxable year.
(b) The amount of tax withheld is determined by multiplying the amount of income allocable
to Minnesota under section 290.17 by the highest rate used to determine the income tax liability
of an individual under section 290.06, subdivision 2c, except that the amount of tax withheld
may be determined by the commissioner if the shareholder submits a withholding exemption
certificate under subdivision 5.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a corporation is not required to deduct and withhold
tax for a nonresident shareholder, if:
(1) the shareholder elects to have the tax due paid as part of the corporation's composite
return under section 289A.08, subdivision 7;
(2) the shareholder has Minnesota assignable federal adjusted gross income from the
corporation of less than $1,000; or
(3) the corporation is liquidated or terminated, the income was generated by a transaction
related to the termination or liquidation, and no cash or other property was distributed in the
current or prior taxable year.
(d) For purposes of sections 270C.60, 289A.09, subdivision 2, 289A.20, subdivision 2,
paragraph (c), 289A.50, 289A.56, 289A.60, and 289A.63, a corporation is considered an employer.
    Subd. 5. Exemptions. (1) Entitlement. An employee receiving wages shall on any day be
entitled to claim withholding exemptions in a number not to exceed the number of withholding
exemptions that the employee claims and that are allowable pursuant to section 3402(f)(1), (m),
and (n) of the Internal Revenue Code for federal withholding purposes.
(2) Withholding exemption certificate. The provisions concerning exemption certificates
contained in section 3402(f)(2) and (3) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply.
(3) Form of certificate. Withholding exemption certificates shall be in such form and contain
such information as the commissioner may by rule prescribe.
    Subd. 5a. Verification of withholding exemptions; appeal. (1) An employer shall submit to
the commissioner a copy of any withholding exemption certificate or any affidavit of residency
received from an employee on which the employee claims any of the following:
(a) a total number of withholding exemptions in excess of ten or a number prescribed by
the commissioner, or
(b) a status that would exempt the employee from Minnesota withholding, including
where the employee is a nonresident exempt from withholding under subdivision 4a, clause
(3), except where the employer reasonably expects, at the time that the certificate is received,
that the employee's wages under subdivision 1 from the employer will not then usually exceed
$200 per week, or
(c) any number of withholding exemptions which the employer has reason to believe is in
excess of the number to which the employee is entitled.
(2) Copies of exemption certificates and affidavits of residency required to be submitted by
clause (1) shall be submitted to the commissioner within 30 days after receipt by the employer
unless the employer is also required by federal law to submit copies to the Internal Revenue
Service, in which case the employer may elect to submit the copies to the commissioner at the
same time that the employer is required to submit them to the Internal Revenue Service.
(3) An employer who submits a copy of a withholding exemption certificate in accordance
with clause (1) shall honor the certificate until notified by the commissioner that the certificate
is invalid. The commissioner shall mail a copy of any such notice to the employee. Upon
notification that a particular certificate is invalid, the employer shall not honor that certificate or
any subsequent certificate unless instructed to do so by the commissioner. The employer shall
allow the employee the number of exemptions and compute the withholding tax as instructed by
the commissioner in accordance with clause (4).
(4) The commissioner may require an employee to verify entitlement to the number of
exemptions or to the exempt status claimed on the withholding exemption certificate or, to
verify nonresidency. The employee shall be allowed at least 30 days to submit the verification,
after which time the commissioner shall, on the basis of the best information available to the
commissioner, determine the employee's status and allow the employee the maximum number of
withholding exemptions allowable under this chapter. The commissioner shall mail a notice of
this determination to the employee at the address listed on the exemption certificate in question
or to the last known address of the employee. Pursuant to section 270B.06, the commissioner
may notify the employer of this determination and instruct the employer to withhold tax in
accordance with the determination.
However, where the commissioner has reasonable grounds for believing that the employee is
about to leave the state or that the collection of any tax due under this chapter will be jeopardized
by delay, the commissioner may immediately notify the employee and the employer, pursuant to
section 270B.06, that the certificate is invalid, and the employer must not honor that certificate or
any subsequent certificate unless instructed to do so by the commissioner. The employer shall
allow the employee the number of exemptions and compute the withholding tax as instructed
by the commissioner.
(5) The commissioner's determination under clause (4) shall be appealable to Tax Court in
accordance with section 271.06, and shall remain in effect for withholding tax purposes pending
disposition of any appeal.
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 6a.[Renumbered 270C.60]
    Subd. 6b.[Repealed, 2005 c 151 art 1 s 117]
    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 8.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 9. Determination of tax due. The commissioner may grant permission to employers,
or persons withholding tax under section 290.923, subdivision 2, who do not desire to use the
withholding tax tables provided in accordance with paragraph (3) of subdivision 2a, or section
290.923, subdivision 2, to determine the amount of tax to be withheld by use of a method
of withholding other than withholding tax tables, provided such method will withhold from
each employee or person receiving royalty payments substantially the same amount of tax as
would be withheld by use of the withholding tax tables. Employers, or persons withholding
tax under section 290.923, subdivision 2, who desire to determine the amount of tax to be
withheld by a method other than by use of the withholding tax tables shall obtain permission from
the commissioner before the beginning of a payroll period for which the employer, or person
withholding tax under section 290.923, subdivision 2, desires to withhold the tax by such other
method. Applications to use such other method must be accompanied by evidence establishing
the need for the use of such method.
    Subd. 10. Remuneration, not in cash. In the case of remuneration paid in any medium other
than cash for services performed by an individual as a retail salesperson for a person, where the
service performed by such individual for such person is ordinarily performed for remuneration
solely by way of cash commission an employer shall not be required to deduct or withhold
any tax under this section with respect to such remuneration, provided that such employer files
with the commissioner such information with respect to such remuneration as the commissioner
may by rule prescribe.
    Subd. 11.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 12. Withheld amount, credit against tax. (a) The amount deducted and withheld as
tax under subdivision 2a or 3 during a calendar year upon wages shall be allowed as a credit to the
recipient of the income against the taxes imposed by this chapter, for a taxable year beginning in
such calendar year. If more than one taxable year begins in such calendar year, such amount shall
be allowed as a credit against the taxes for the last taxable year so beginning.
(b) The amount deducted and withheld under subdivisions 4b and 4c and under section
290.923, subdivision 2, for partnership, S corporation, or royalty income must be allowed as a
credit to the recipient of the income against the taxes imposed by this chapter for the tax year the
income is subject to tax under this chapter.
    Subd. 13.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 14.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 15.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 16. Agreement with secretary of treasury. The commissioner is authorized to enter
into an agreement with the secretary of treasury of the United States pursuant to the provisions
of United States Code, title 5, section 5517.
    Subd. 17. Reciprocal arrangement with other states. The commissioner may enter into an
agreement with the commissioner or other taxing officials of another state for the interpretation
and administration of the acts of their several states providing for the collection of income tax at
source on wages for the purpose of promoting fair and equitable administration of such acts and
to eliminate duplicate withholding. Pursuant to section 270B.12, subdivision 1, the commissioner
may furnish information on a reciprocal basis to the taxing officials of another state in order
to implement the purposes set forth above.
    Subd. 18.[Repealed, 1990 c 480 art 1 s 45]
    Subd. 19. Employees incurring no income tax liability. (a) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, except the provisions of subdivision 5a, an employer is not required to
deduct and withhold any tax under this chapter from wages paid to an employee if:
(1) the employee furnished the employer with a withholding exemption certificate that:
(i) certifies the employee incurred no liability for income tax imposed under this chapter for
the employee's preceding taxable year;
(ii) certifies the employee anticipates incurring no liability for income tax imposed under
this chapter for the current taxable year; and
(iii) is in a form and contains any other information prescribed by the commissioner; or
(2)(i) the employee is not a resident of Minnesota when the wages were paid; and
(ii) the employer reasonably expects that the employer will not pay the employee enough
wages assignable to Minnesota under section 290.17, subdivision 2, clause (a)(1), to meet the
nonresident requirement to file a Minnesota individual income tax return for the taxable year
under section 289A.08, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
(b) The commissioner shall by rule provide for the coordination of the provisions of this
subdivision with the provisions of subdivision 7.
    Subd. 20. Voluntary withholding agreements. (a)(1) For purposes of this section, any
payment of an annuity to an individual, if at the time the payment is made a request that such
annuity be subject to withholding under this section is in effect, shall be treated as if it were a
payment of wages by an employer to an employee for a payroll period. Any payment to an
individual of sick pay which does not constitute wages, (determined without regard to this
subdivision), shall be treated as if it were a payment of wages by an employer to an employee for
a payroll period, if, at the time the payment is made a request that such sick pay be subject to
withholding under this section is in effect. Sick pay means any amount which
(i) is paid to an employee pursuant to a plan to which the employer is a party, and
(ii) constitutes remuneration or a payment in lieu of remuneration for any period during
which the employee is temporarily absent from work on account of sickness or personal injuries.
(2) A request for withholding, the amount withheld, and sick pay paid pursuant to certain
collective bargaining agreements shall conform with the provisions of section 3402(o)(3), (4), and
(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) The commissioner is authorized by rules to provide for withholding
(1) from remuneration for services performed by an employee for the employer which
(without regard to this subdivision) does not constitute wages, and
(2) from any other type of payment with respect to which the commissioner finds that
withholding would be appropriate under the provisions of this section, if the employer and the
employee, or in the case of any other type of payment the person making and the person receiving
the payment, agree to such withholding. Such agreement shall be made in such form and manner
as the commissioner may by rules provide. For purposes of this section remuneration or other
payments with respect to which such agreement is made shall be treated as if they were wages
paid by an employer to an employee to the extent that such remuneration is paid or other payments
are made during the period for which the agreement is in effect.
    Subd. 21. Notice to unemployment benefits claimants. At the time an individual makes a
claim for unemployment benefits, the commissioner of employment and economic development
must notify the individual that the individual's unemployment benefits may be subject to state
income taxes depending on the individual's other income.
    Subd. 22.[Repealed, 2005 c 151 art 1 s 117]
    Subd. 23.[Repealed, 2005 c 151 art 1 s 117]
    Subd. 24. Application for account number. An employer, or person withholding tax under
section 290.923, desiring to engage in business in Minnesota shall file with the commissioner an
application for a withholding account number on or before the date the employer is required to
withhold Minnesota taxes under this section. An application for an account number must be made
upon a form prescribed by the commissioner. It must give the name of the employer or payor, the
location of the place or places of business, the names, addresses and Social Security numbers
of the owners or partners, or if the employer or payor is a corporation of the officers, or if the
employer or payor is a trust of the trustees, and other information the commissioner may require.
The application must be filed by the owner if the employer or payor is a natural person; by a
member or partner if the employer or payor is an association or partnership; by a trustee if the
employer or payor be a trust, or by a person authorized to sign the application if the employer
or payor is a corporation.
No fee shall be charged for the application.
The account number is not assignable.
    Subd. 25. Delegation of duty of employer or payor. The delegation to an agent, fiduciary,
or employee of an employer, or person withholding tax under section 290.923, of any duty
prescribed for the employer or payor by this section shall not relieve the employer or payor
of full compliance with such duty.
    Subd. 26. Extension of withholding to certain payments where identifying number not
furnished or inaccurate. (a) If, in the case of any reportable payment, (1) the payee fails to
furnish the payee's Social Security account number to the payor, or (2) the commissioner notifies
the payor that the Social Security account number furnished by the payee is incorrect, then the
payor shall deduct and withhold from the payment a tax equal to the amount of the payment
multiplied by the highest rate used in determining the income tax liability of an individual under
section 290.06, subdivision 2c.
(b)(1) In the case of any failure described in clause (a)(1), clause (a) shall apply to any
reportable payment made by the payor during the period during which the Social Security account
number has not been furnished.
(2) In any case where there is a notification described in clause (a)(2), clause (a) shall apply
to any reportable payment made by the payor (i) after the close of the 30th day after the day on
which the payor received the notification, and (ii) before the payee furnishes another Social
Security account number.
(3)(i) Unless the payor elects not to have this subparagraph apply with respect to the payee,
clause (a) shall also apply to any reportable payment made after the close of the period described
in paragraph (1) or (2) (as the case may be) and before the 30th day after the close of the period.
(ii) If the payor elects the application of this subparagraph with respect to the payee, clause
(a) shall also apply to any reportable payment made during the 30-day period described in
paragraph (2).
(iii) The payor may elect a period shorter than the grace period set forth in subparagraph (i)
or (ii) as the case may be.
(c) The provisions of section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply and shall govern
when withholding shall be required and the definition of terms. The term "reportable payment"
shall include only those payments for personal services. No tax shall be deducted or withheld
under this subdivision with respect to any amount for which withholding is otherwise required
under this section. For purposes of this section, payments which are subject to withholding under
this subdivision shall be treated as if they were wages paid by an employer to an employee
and amounts deducted and withheld under this subdivision shall be treated as if deducted and
withheld under subdivision 2a.
(d) Whenever the commissioner notifies a payor under this subdivision that the Social
Security account number furnished by any payee is incorrect, the commissioner shall at the same
time furnish a copy of the notice to the payor, and the payor shall promptly furnish the copy to the
payee. If the commissioner notifies a payor under this subdivision that the Social Security account
number furnished by any payee is incorrect and the payee subsequently furnishes another Social
Security account number to the payor, the payor shall promptly notify the commissioner of the
other Social Security account number furnished.
    Subd. 27. Pari-mutuel winnings. Any holder of a class A, B, or D license issued by the
Minnesota Racing Commission shall deduct and withhold an amount equal to the winnings
multiplied by the highest rate used in determining the income tax liability of an individual under
section 290.06, subdivision 2c, as Minnesota withholding tax. For purposes of this subdivision,
the term "winnings which are subject to withholding" has the meaning given in section 3402(q)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of the provisions of this section, a payment to any
person of winnings which are subject to withholding must be treated as if the payment was a wage
paid by an employer to an employee. Every individual who is to receive a payment of winnings
which are subject to withholding shall furnish the license holder with a statement, made under the
penalties of perjury, containing the name, address, and Social Security account number of the
person receiving the payment and of each person entitled to any portion of such payment. The
license holder is liable for the payment of the tax required to be withheld under this subdivision
and subdivision 28 but is not liable to any person for the amount of the payment.
    Subd. 28. Payments to horse racing license holders. Effective with payments made after
April 1, 1988, any holder of a license issued by the Minnesota Racing Commission who makes
a payment for personal or professional services to a holder of a class C license issued by the
commission, except an amount paid as a purse, shall deduct from the payment and withhold 6.25
percent of the amount as Minnesota withholding tax when the amount paid to that individual by
the same person during the calendar year exceeds $600. For purposes of the provisions of this
section, a payment to any person which is subject to withholding under this subdivision must
be treated as if the payment was a wage paid by an employer to an employee. Every individual
who is to receive a payment which is subject to withholding under this subdivision shall furnish
the license holder with a statement, made under the penalties of perjury, containing the name,
address, and Social Security account number of the person receiving the payment. No withholding
is required if the individual presents a signed certificate from the individual's employer which
states that the individual is an employee of that employer. A nonresident individual who holds a
class C license must be treated as an athlete for purposes of applying the provisions of sections
290.17, subdivision 2(1)(b)(ii) and 290.92, subdivision 4a.
    Subd. 29. Lottery prizes. 7.25 percent of the payment of Minnesota state lottery winnings
which are subject to withholding must be withheld as Minnesota withholding tax. For purposes of
this subdivision, the term "winnings which are subject to withholding" has the meaning given in
section 3402(q)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of the provisions of this section, a
payment to any person of winnings which are subject to withholding must be treated as if the
payment was a wage paid by an employer to an employee. Every individual who is to receive
a payment of winnings which are subject to withholding shall furnish the State Lottery with a
statement, made under the penalties of perjury, containing the name, address, and Social Security
account number of the person receiving the payment. The Minnesota State Lottery is liable
for the payment of the tax required to be withheld under this subdivision but is not liable to
any person for the amount of the payment.
    Subd. 30. Registration; third-party bulk filer. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the
following terms have the meanings given:
(1) Notwithstanding section 290.01, "person" means an individual, fiduciary, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, association, or other entity organized under the laws of
this state or any other jurisdiction.
(2) "Third-party bulk filer" means a person who has custody or control over another
employer's funds for the purpose of filing returns and depositing the withheld taxes of the other
employer with the commissioner.
(b) A person shall not act as a third-party bulk filer unless the person is registered with the
commissioner under this subdivision.
(c) A person may apply to the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, for
registration as a third-party bulk filer under this subdivision, and the commissioner shall grant the
application if the application indicates that the person will comply with this subdivision.
(d) A third-party bulk filer must:
(1) keep client funds held for payment of federal or state withholding taxes or other client
obligations in an account separate from the third-party bulk filer's own funds;
(2) permit the commissioner to conduct scheduled or unscheduled audits of the third-party
bulk filer's books and records relating to compliance with this subdivision and fully cooperate
with the audits or, at the discretion of the commissioner, submit an audit conducted by a certified
public accountant;
(3) file returns electronically and make deposits electronically with the commissioner in
compliance with the commissioner's requirements for electronic filing and depositing;
(4) provide to the commissioner at least monthly, in the form requested by the commissioner,
an updated client list that includes at least the name, address, tax identification number, and
federal deposit frequency of each client. The address listed for the client must be the client's actual
street or post office box address and not the third-party bulk filer's address;
(5) disclose in writing to prospective clients that:
(i) the third-party bulk filer may invest client funds prior to depositing them with the
commissioner and with the Internal Revenue Service and that earnings from those investments
will be the property of the third-party bulk filer;
(ii) if the third-party bulk filer incurs losses on those investments or uses the client's funds
for other purposes, the third-party bulk filer will still be liable to the client for the amounts
withheld but will be able to make required tax deposits on behalf of the client only by using the
third-party bulk filer's own funds or other assets to replace the funds lost through the investments
or used for other purposes; and
(iii) no state or federal agency monitors or assumes any responsibility for the financial
solvency of third-party bulk filers;
(6) timely file all returns and timely make all tax deposits required under its contracts with
its clients;
(7) upon request, provide to the commissioner, within the time specified in the request, a
copy of any contract with a client; and
(8) comply with all other requirements of this section or of rules adopted under this section.
(e) When the commissioner sends an order of assessment issued under section 270C.33, in
either paper or electronic form, to a third-party bulk filer regarding a client, the commissioner
shall also send a paper copy of the order of assessment to the client.
(f) If the commissioner determines that a required deposit appears not to have been made, the
commissioner shall send a written notice of the delinquency, in electronic or paper form, to the
third-party bulk filer, and a copy to the client as required under paragraph (e).
(g) If the commissioner determines that a required deposit has not been made, and that
continued operation of the third-party bulk filer would present a risk of loss to its clients, the
commissioner may, upon ten business days' written notice by certified mail to the third-party bulk
filer, suspend the registration of the third-party bulk filer for an indefinite period, and notify the
third-party bulk filer's clients that the registration has been suspended. A registration may not
be suspended if the failure to make a deposit was caused by the client's failure to deposit funds
or provide the information necessary to calculate appropriate tax withholding payments. The
commissioner shall, upon request, provide the third-party bulk filer with the opportunity for an
administrative appeal under section 270C.35, subdivisions 1, 4, and 10, prior to suspension; the
hearing, if any, on the administrative appeal must occur within the ten-day period unless the
commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, agrees to delay the suspension to permit a
later hearing. The 60-day period specified in section 270C.35, subdivision 4, does not apply to a
proceeding under this paragraph. Within 30 days after the beginning of a suspension under this
paragraph, the commissioner may commence a proceeding to suspend or revoke under paragraph
(h); if the commissioner fails to do so, the suspension under this paragraph terminates.
(h) If the commissioner determines, in compliance with paragraph (i), that a third-party bulk
filer has violated this section without reasonable cause or is no longer eligible for registration
under this subdivision, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the third-party bulk filer's
registration or may assess a civil penalty upon the third-party bulk filer, not to exceed $5,000 per
violation. A suspension of registration may be for any period of less than six months and may
include conditions for reinstatement. If the commissioner revokes the registration, the third-party
bulk filer may not apply for reregistration for six months after the revocation. If the commissioner
suspends or revokes a registration, the commissioner shall notify the former registrant's clients
that the registration has been suspended or revoked. If the commissioner assesses a civil penalty,
the commissioner shall not notify the third-party bulk filer's clients of the assessment.
(i) Prior to a suspension, revocation, or assessment of a civil penalty under paragraph
(h), the commissioner shall first provide 30 days' written notice to the third-party bulk filer,
specifying the violations and informing the third-party bulk filer that the commissioner intends,
based upon those violations, to take action against the third-party bulk filer as permitted under
this paragraph and paragraph (h). The notice shall advise the third-party bulk filer of the right to
contest the suspension, revocation, or assessment of a civil penalty and of the general procedures
for a contested case hearing under chapter 14. The notice may be served personally or by mail
in the manner prescribed for service of an order of assessment issued under section 270C.33. A
suspension or revocation of registration under this paragraph is effective when the commissioner
serves a notice of suspension or revocation upon the third-party bulk filer after 30 days have
passed following the date of the notice of intent to suspend or revoke without the third-party bulk
filer requesting a hearing. If a hearing is timely requested and held, the suspension or revocation
is effective upon service by the commissioner of an order of suspension or revocation under
section 14.62, subdivision 1.
(j) A third-party bulk filer may terminate its registration by written notice to the
commissioner, but the termination does not affect the commissioner's authority to begin or
continue a proceeding to take action permitted under paragraph (h). The commissioner shall
notify the third-party bulk filer's clients of a termination of registration under this paragraph.
(k) The commissioner shall remind employers at least annually, through the department's
regular informational publications that it sends to employers, that employers may telephone the
department to determine whether a required filing or deposit has been made by a third-party
bulk filer.
History: 1961 c 213 art 1 s 1; Ex1961 c 91 art 2 s 1-3,7; 1963 c 355 s 15-17; 1963 c 666 s
1,2; 1965 c 464 s 2; 1965 c 884 art 1 s 7; 1967 c 42 s 2; 1967 c 587 s 1; 1967 c 902 s 1; Ex1967 c
32 art 14 s 11; 1969 c 97 s 5; 1969 c 325 s 7-9; 1969 c 326 s 1; 1969 c 399 s 29,30; 1969 c 654 s
1; 1971 c 55 s 2; 1971 c 147 s 1,2; 1971 c 510 s 1; 1971 c 514 s 1; 1971 c 729 s 1; 1971 c 769 s
2; Ex1971 c 31 art 18 s 5; 1973 c 73 s 1-8; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1973 c 501 s 4-12; 1973 c 582 s 3;
1973 c 711 s 3; 1974 c 60 s 1; 1975 c 349 s 21,22,29; 1975 c 377 s 14,15; 1976 c 2 s 110; 1976 c
181 s 2; 1977 c 111 s 1,2; 1977 c 258 s 1; 1977 c 386 s 8; 1978 c 766 s 8; 1980 c 419 s 31-34;
1980 c 607 art 1 s 32; 1981 c 13 s 1; 1981 c 60 s 21; 1981 c 178 s 104-107; 1981 c 343 s 24-29;
1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 29; 1982 c 523 art 1 s 51-55; art 2 s 36-38; art 28 s 4; art 40 s 10,14; 1983 c
15 s 27; 1983 c 180 s 12,13; 1983 c 207 s 30-33,43; 1983 c 247 s 123; 1983 c 294 s 3; 1983 c 342
art 1 s 37-39,43; 1984 c 502 art 2 s 13,14; 1984 c 514 art 1 s 6,8; 1985 c 101 s 13,14; 1985 c 210
art 1 s 12-15; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 1 s 53-56; art 15 s 7,8; art 16 s 4; art 21 s 42,49;
1986 c 444; 1986 c 446 s 3; 1Sp1986 c 1 art 1 s 9; art 3 s 18; 1987 c 268 art 1 s 105-110,126; art
9 s 11-20; art 17 s 18; 1988 c 719 art 1 s 17-19; art 3 s 12; 1989 c 28 s 19,20,25; 1989 c 184 art 2
s 23-25; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 10 s 34-36; 1990 c 480 art 1 s 29-32; art 2 s 16; art 5 s 7,8; 1990 c 516 s
9; 1990 c 604 art 2 s 16; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 1; 1991 c 233 s 109; 1991 c 291 art 6 s 34-39,46; art
16 s 11; 1992 c 511 art 6 s 19; 1993 c 137 s 9; 1993 c 375 art 8 s 14; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1994 c 488 s
8; 1994 c 587 art 1 s 24; 1995 c 202 art 1 s 25; 1995 c 264 art 10 s 12; art 13 s 13; 1997 c 31 art
1 s 17; 1997 c 231 art 5 s 10; 1998 c 300 art 1 s 8; 1999 c 107 s 66; 2000 c 343 s 4; 2000 c 490
art 4 s 29-32; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 43; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 17; art 6 s 18; art 9 s 20