Minnesota Business Tax Rates Below U.S. Average

by | Jun 19, 2017

Minnesota’s business lobby frequently complains that business tax rates in the Gopher State are high. Such claims are often based on nominal tax rates—in other words, the rates that are written into state law; however, nominal rates do not take into account various...

Minnesota Business Taxes Per Worker Below U.S. Average

by | Jun 15, 2017

Conservatives regularly claim that business taxes in Minnesota are high relative to the rest of the nation, but an examination of fiscal year (FY) 2015 total state and local business taxes per private sector employee in each of the fifty states reveals that Minnesota...

Minnesota’s Economy Doing Relatively Well

by | Jun 12, 2017

Conservative interest groups contend that Minnesota’s economy is floundering, the victim of “blue state” (i.e., progressive) fiscal policies. Critiques published by North Star and others show such claims are generally bogus and based more on politics than coherent...

What One Hand Giveth, the Other Taketh Away

by | Jun 9, 2017

Minnesota counties received some good news and some bad news during the first 2017 special legislative session. The tax bill that was ultimately signed into law included a significant increase in County Program Aid (CPA), as well changes to the CPA formula sought by...