by taxnick on July 26, 2011
Tax legislation signed last week by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will enable employers to offer coverage to employees’ adult children up to age 26, as they are required to do under federal law, without employees being taxed on the coverage.
The measure, H.F. 20, conforms Minnesota tax law to the federal health care reform law. The [...]
by taxnick on March 1, 2010
A tax break meant to spur donations to Haitian earthquake relief has received unanimous approval from the Minnesota House.
It should reach Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s desk sometime this week. The Senate needs to take one more vote to line up two slightly different versions.
The bill would allow donors to deduct charitable contributions from their 2009 state [...]
by taxnick on August 24, 2009
The Internal Revenue Service’s investigations into alleged tax violations by two Minnesota-based churches, Living Word Christian Center (LWCC) and Warroad Community Church, have been thwarted by internal procedural problems.
These cases highlight the special tax-exempt status churches receive by law, but they also underscore problems at the IRS. In effect, the IRS has been unsuccessful in [...]