2015 Tax Proposals Comparison

North Star Policy Institute recently published an article asking the question, “What if the 2015 tax proposals from the Minnesota legislature had been enacted?” This post includes a one-page summary of the findings from that article. 2015 Minnesota Tax...

Testimony on CAE Income Migration Report

The following is an excerpt from the testimony of North Star’s Tax & Fiscal Policy fellow, Jeff Van Wychen, regarding the Center for the American Experiment’s recent report alleging massive income migration as a result of Minnesota’s tax climate....

State Property Tax: A Good Deal for Businesses

Since 2002, property taxes on Minnesota businesses have been growing less rapidly than taxes on most other classes of property. As with all things pertaining to the property tax system, the explanation for this trend is varied and complicated. However, the state...

2015 Tax Proposals: a “What If” Analysis

The legislature failed to pass an omnibus tax bill during the 2015 legislative session. But what if the Governor’s 2015 tax proposal had been enacted in 2015? Or what if the Senate’s 2015 omnibus tax bill had been enacted? Or the House’s? The analysis below will...

A Better Way to Reduce Tax Regressivity

According to business lobbyists, one of the benefits of the elimination of the state business property tax is a reduction in Minnesota tax regressivity. In the long run, though, business property tax breaks are an inefficient way to do this, especially in comparison...