Minnesota’s Only Frozen Tax: The State Business Property Tax

by | Mar 27, 2018

State and local taxes in Minnesota typically grow over time in response to increased consumption and rising economic activity, and to keep pace with the growing demand for public services. There is one notable exception to this rule: the currently frozen state...

Minnesota Business Property Taxes Per Capita, Employee

by | Aug 22, 2017

Minnesota business property taxes really aren’t that high, based on analysis of information from the annual business tax report prepared by Ernst & Young (EY). As described in the preceding article in this series, Minnesota’s business effective property tax rate...

Minnesota Business Property Taxes Below Average

by | Aug 14, 2017

A common mantra among conservatives is that Minnesota business property taxes are high relative to other states—a view promulgated by Minnesota’s business lobby and interest groups. Analysis of data from impartial sources, however, suggests that the opposite might be...

State Business Property Tax: Flat Levy, Declining Rates

by | Mar 7, 2017

As a whole, the property tax changes enacted in 2001—including the state business property tax—have worked out well for Minnesota businesses, as noted in part 1 of this series. In addition, the cost of eliminating or drastically reducing the state business property...