Minnesota's Tax System
Tax Fairness in Minnesota Declining Further in 2006: Explaining the 2009 Tax Incidence Study, April 2009
The 2009 Tax Incidence Study reveals that tax fairness in Minnesota has been on the decline since the 1990s. This growing regressivity in the state's tax system is the result of two trends: growing income inequality and an increasing reliance on local taxes , particularly the property tax.
Tax Fairness Declining in Minnesota: Explaining the 2007 Tax Incidence Study, April 2007
Average taxes in Minnesota are still lower than they were in the 1990s, according to the 2007 Tax Incidence Study, even though they have been on the rise since 2002. The state’s tax system has also followed a trend towards greater regressivity since 1996. A greater reliance on local taxes (especially the property tax) and rising income inequality have both contributed to the erosion of tax fairness.
Who Pays and How Much? Explaining the 2005 Tax Incidence Study, Updated April 2006
According to the 2005 Tax Incidence Study, Minnesotans are paying a significantly smaller share of their incomes in total state and local taxes than they were in the past. Minnesota’s overall tax system is regressive, meaning the highest-income Minnesotans contribute a smaller share of their incomes in total state and local taxes than other Minnesotans.
More Minnesota's Tax System Analysis
- "High Tax" State Is Only Average, December 2004
- Who Pays and How Much? Explaining the 2003 Tax Incidence Study, Updated November 2003
- Minnesota's Tax Rankings: How Do We Measure Up? May 2003
- Who Pays and How Much? Explaining the 2001 Tax Incidence Study, Updated February 2002
- Minnesota's Income Taxes in 2000 Among Most Fair to Working Families, March 2001
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Minnesota's Tax Rankings in the Late 1990s: How Do We Measure Up? Updated November 1999
- Who Pays and How Much? Explaining the 1999 Tax Incidence Study, October 1999
