Going Concern

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Announced earlier this week, CliftonLarsonAllen has signed a 16-year lease for training space at the Viking Lakes Campus in Eagan, Minnesota just 20 minutes outside of Minneapolis. Minnesota Vikings owner Mark Wilf, whose family owns the property, is so excited to have CLA on the grounds that he started making up words.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Given this, it is our pleasure to inform you that bills have been introduced to the Minnesota legislature — HF 1749 and SF 1660 — that would add an alternative pathway of 120 units and two years experience, while leaving the option to go down the state’s existing 150 hour path as well. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326A.03,

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TaxConnex

MAY 22, 2025

In Minnesota , clothing is exempt from the state sales and use tax; clothing means all human wearing apparel suitable for general use with no price limit. Minnesota is also one of the more generous states in making protective clothing tax-free: Clothing that has a protective quality does not make it taxable protective equipment.

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Patriot Software

JULY 21, 2023

Beginning in 2026, Minnesota employers will be responsible for handling payroll deductions for the new Minnesota paid family leave program. The Land of 10,000 Lakes is the latest state to launch a paid family and medical leave program. The upcoming MN paid family leave means employers and employees pay into a state fund.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

That’s sort of what’s happening in the profession right now over proposed legislation in Minnesota that offers an alternative to the traditional 150 units of education required for licensure. That’s not to say Minnesota sucks, rather they are going up against the behemoth that is the AICPA.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 2, 2023

Abdo LLP, a leading full-service accounting and advisory firm based in Minnesota, announced today that HG&K, Ltd. HG&K is a mid-size accounting firm based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and has been providing accounting and advisory services to a broad range of businesses and organizations since 1978. has merged with the firm.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 15, 2024

In Minnesota, clothing is exempt from sales tax for the most part. And do they: Much has been written about Texas , for instance, which charges sales tax on belt buckles. But the Lone Star State also charges sales tax on bobby pins, hair bows and clips, headbands, jewelry, wallets and watches (and bands), among others.

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CPA Practice

MAY 23, 2023

The Minnesota Society of CPAs (MNCPA) introduced legislation this session at the Minnesota Legislature to broaden the pathways to CPA licensure, leading to many conversations with multiple stakeholders. It is in these conversations that new ideas and rationales emerge for making change.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

See: The Beef Between the AICPA and Minnesota Over the 150 Hour Rule Heats Up in which the AICPA pleads with membership to fight against Minnesota’s “burdensome” alternate pathway plan because something something substantial equivalency.

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TaxConnex

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Minnesota just added an RDF of 50 cents on each transaction where charges for these items equal or exceed $100 of clothing and of other tangible personal property (TPP) that’s subject to sales tax. Minnesota : Taxable if the item is taxable. The fee must be separately stated on the invoice as “retail delivery fees.”

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Going Concern

JANUARY 10, 2025

’ This has been my challenge with Minnesota. What exists is a very delicate system of agreement and trust, said AICPA CEO of Public Accounting Sue Coffey to Financial Times in 2023 for their article ‘US accounting profession rethinks entry rules amid staffing crisis.’ We still love you, Sue. But you lost.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Minnesota has released updated guidance regarding the state’s requirement that out-of-state marketplace providers collect and remit Minnesota sales tax if they meet the nexus threshold. The guidance also includes, among other things, directions for how marketplace providers register to collect tax and their filing frequency.

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TaxConnex

APRIL 4, 2024

Several states also tossed in the number of transactions over a previous period: $100,000 or 200 transactions in the prior 12 months in Minnesota, for instance, or $500,000 and 100 transactions over the previous four sales tax quarters in New York. At least some states that initially instituted them are now axing transaction thresholds.

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TaxConnex

AUGUST 8, 2024

In five major farming states, for instance, these annual thresholds are now $100,000 in sales in Iowa or South Dakota; and, in Illinois, Nebraska and Minnesota, $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 30, 2022

Currently, states with an economic nexus threshold that don’t include gross sales include Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota (though there are special rules concerning “solicitors” in the state) and Oklahoma. In addition, most states determine their threshold numbers by gross sales from all revenue sources, whether they’re taxable or not.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 14, 2022

Currently, states with an economic nexus threshold that don’t include gross sales include Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota (though there are special rules concerning “solicitors” in the state) and Oklahoma. In addition, most states determine their threshold numbers by gross sales from all revenue sources, whether they’re taxable or not.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 13, 2022

Minnesota has updated its guidance for calculating sales tax on certain online discounts, including online deals and cryptocurrency. The economic nexus standard also applies to marketplace facilitators and marketplace sellers.

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TaxConnex

MARCH 15, 2022

A similar proposal looms around the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Missouri was the last state to enact economic nexus for remote sellers, but it’s laws do not go into effect until January 1, 2023. Tucson, Ariz., will soon vote whether to extend its sales tax.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 15, 2023

And last month, Minnesota enacted legislation for a 50-cent retail delivery fee, effective July 1, 2024. Minnesota lawmakers had proposed a 75-cent fee. The Minnesota legislation does Contact us  to find out if your business could be impacted by changing sales tax laws and to help alleviate your burden of sales tax compliance.

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TaxConnex

JULY 9, 2024

States frequently introduce new sales tax returns, such as Colorado and Minnesota for their new retail delivery fees. For instance, California and New Jersey have a quarterly return but a monthly sales tax remittance/prepayment requirement if you reach certain sales thresholds.

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Accounting Today

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Two Minnesota firms combine; Smith + Howard expands to Richmond; and more recent accounting mergers.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In Minnesota , the service of delivery of aggregate materials is exempt if the materials are for road construction. Some services are regulars on states’ sales tax lists: cleaning, painting, cable and pay TV, photography and credit reporting, to name a few. States also tax services with nuance. Indiana taxes services, but only a few.

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TaxConnex

JANUARY 11, 2022

When only some of the contents of a shipment are taxable, the shipping charges must be pro-rated in Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin (where a “reasonable allocation” is required). Shipping does not incur sales tax in Missouri.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 23, 2024

Headquartered in Willmar, Minnesota, Christianson PLLP has six offices and more than 80 staff members. Christianson PLLP provides audit, tax and outsourcing services across a range of industries including agriculture, renewable energy and natural resources, financial services, real estate and construction and technology.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2018

Hy-Vee amps up its partnership with the Wahlberg brothers by opening its first Wahlburgers restaurant at the Mall of America in Minnesota. The opening comes as Hy-Vee plans to open another 25 restaurants over the next few years, The Star Tribune reported. Hy-Vee Chief Executive Randy Edeker was not initially interested in the partnership.

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TaxConnex

JUNE 13, 2024

States generally set economic nexus triggers based on in-state sales numbers, revenue or both: $100,000 or 200 transactions in the prior 12 months in Minnesota, for instance, or $500,000 and 100 transactions over the previous four sales tax quarters in New York.

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Withum

JULY 23, 2021

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TaxConnex

APRIL 28, 2022

The Minnesota Department of Revenue, for example, bids all a hearty welcome to its Audit Room and Virtual Room , billed as “a secure space online to exchange files and other information with Revenue.”

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TaxConnex

MARCH 24, 2022

Most recently , Michigan and Minnesota issued guidance on sales and use tax nexus applicable to marketplace facilitators and sellers, clarifying when facilitators have sales tax obligations. Most states now have marketplace facilitator laws, though definitions of a “marketplace facilitator” vary almost as much as do states’ sales tax laws.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 13, 2024

The affected by severe storms and flooding in June now have longer to file and pay.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

.” Although stubborn about changing rules at all, Bishop did say at the time that they’re open to discussing a change, just that they wanted it to be across the UAA and not only in certain rebellious Midwestern states (*ahem*, Minnesota).

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 28, 2023

That contention hasn’t stopped other states, such as Minnesota and New York, from pursuing their own delivery fees; Minnesota’s starts in 2024. For instance, Colorado recently introduced a contentious fee slapped on all retail deliveries in the state where at least one tangible personal property item is subject to sales tax.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 30, 2024

We can only kick this can down the road so many times,” said John Dvorak, a sheep farmer from Webster, Minnesota. Many dairy farmers in Minnesota relied on loss coverage policies in 2023, as the price of milk fell off. Many dairy farmers in Minnesota relied on loss coverage policies in 2023, as the price of milk fell off.

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CPA Practice

MAY 1, 2023

The Minnesota Senate cast its first-ever vote to legalize recreational marijuana on Friday, pushing the proposal closer to becoming law than ever before. By Ryan Faircloth – Star Tribune (via TNS). Senators passed the marijuana bill on a 34-33 vote, with all Democrats voting for it and all Republicans opposing it.

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TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Other states such as Minnesota and New York are pursuing their own delivery fees, with others sure to follow. Colorado recently introduced a contentious fee on all retail deliveries in the state where at least one tangible personal property item is subject to sales tax. In the Not All News Is Bad Dept.,

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TaxConnex

MAY 7, 2024

Minnesota may enact legislation to tighten guidelines on creation of local sales taxes. DirecTV countered that they sold only access to the programming itself, which would be tax exempt. Until recently, news stories said , most local sales tax were in cities and regional hubs.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 13, 2024

A Minnesota legislative committee advanced a bill in the state Senate on March 7 that would add an alternative pathway to CPA licensure while also maintaining the 150 credit-hour option. A companion bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives, House File 1749 , has yet to receive a hearing date.

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