In a prelude to a coming tax debate, Minnesota lawmakers began to pore over bills Wednesday, Jan. 16, that would apply the state sales tax to online purchases and expensive apparel. A state Senate … ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for spending cuts Thursday in a $65.9 billion two-year budget proposal that includes a modest reduction in the overall state sales tax but new taxes on services like ...

His plan would lower Minnesota’s sales tax rate for the first time in state history by 0.075% across the board while expanding it to cover some previously excluded services.

The state still expects to collect $11.14 billion from its sales tax by the end of the biennium, it’s second largest source of revenue behind individual income taxes.

Minnesota state tax rates and rules for income, sales, property, gas, cigarette, and other taxes that impact residents. Newsletter sign up Newsletter When you purchase through links on our site ...

Weeks before Minnesota's new sales tax law takes effect, online retailer Amazon is cutting its ties to members of its Associates program who live in the state.

Dozens of cities and counties throughout Minnesota adopted their own local sales taxes that come on top of the state's 6.875% sales tax rate. Those local sales taxes — most often from 0.5 to 1% ...

If voters say "yes," the cities would spend the additional revenue on new buildings, parks and a community center by adding a half-percent tax to the state's base sales tax rate of 6.875% for ...