Tax Proposals and Outcomes
Revenue-Raising Options to Help Close Minnesota's FY 2012-13 Budget Deficit, Updated May 2011
There are a number of revenue-raising options Governor Dayton and the 2011 Legislature could consider as part of balanced approach to addressing the state's needs. This analysis describes a number of proposals that have been part of the public discussion, including raising income taxes, modernizing the sales tax or eliminating business tax preferences.
Few Small Business Owners Would Be Impacted by the 2010 Legislature's Income Tax Increase on High-Income Households, September 2010
A proposal to create a new upper-income tax bracket would affect only 5.7 percent of households with small business income. The House and Senate proposed the new tax bracket as part of a broader budget-balancing proposal, which was vetoed by Governor Pawlenty.
Revenue-Raising Options to Help Close Minnesota's Budget Deficits in FY 2011-13, Updated April 2010
This analysis presents a number of options for raising state revenues, including changes to income, corporate and sales taxes. These options could be used in the 2010 Legislative Session as part of a balanced approach to close the state's budget deficit. Policymakers also have the opportunity to reverse the trend of rising regressivity in Minnesota’s tax system.
More Tax Proposals and Outcomes Analysis
- Tax Changes in the 2009 Legislative Session: Proposals, Vetoes and Unallotment, October 2009
- Few Small Business Owners Would Be Impacted by Income Tax Increase on High-Income Households (2009), May 2009
- Revenue-Raising Options to Help Close Minnesota’s FY 2010-11 Budget Deficit, Updated March 2009
- What’s at Stake: 2007 Revenue Proposals, May 2007
- Sources of Revenue Considered in the 2006 Legislative Session, May 2006
- What’s at Stake: 2004 Legislative Revenue Proposals, May 2004
- Minnesota Cannot Afford Proposed Corporate Tax Cut: Legislature Should Reject Single Sales Factor, April 2004
- Revenue-Raising Options to Address Minnesota's FY 2004-05 Budget Deficit, May 2003
- Options to Address Minnesota's FY 2002-03 Budget Deficit, January 2002
- Tax Decisions in the 2001 Legislative Session, August 2001
- Governor Ventura’s Tax Reform Proposal for the 2001 Legislative Session, Updated May 2001
- Comparison of House and Senate 2001 Omnibus Tax Bills and Governor’s Tax Reform Proposal, Updated May 2001
- House 2001 Omnibus Tax Bill, Updated May 2001
- Senate 2001 Omnibus Tax Bill, May 2001
- Ventura Proposal Doesn't Show Balance Between Tax Cuts and Spending, March 2001
- Summary of Governor Ventura's Tax Reform Proposal: Impact on Nonprofits, March 2001
- Overview of Department of Revenue Tax Reform Options, November 2000
- Tax Changes in the 2000 Legislative Session, Updated May 2000
- Conference Committee Should Consider Size, Fairness of 2000 Omnibus Tax Bill, April 2000
- Comparison of Rebate Proposals in the 2000 Legislative Session, Updated April 2000
- Comparison of 2000 House and Senate Tax Bills: Income Tax Provisions, March 2000
- Good Tax Reform Means Looking at the Big Picture, February 2000
- 1999 Minnesota Tax Cuts: How Much and For Whom? October 1999
