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Frequently asked questions: military information
You are not required to pay Minnesota tax on your federal active-duty military pay for services performed outside of Minnesota. Starting in 2005, if you are a Minnesota resident who is serving on federal active duty, you are allowed a subtraction of your active-duty military pay (to the extent it is federally taxable) for the time you are stationed outside of Minnesota. If your federal active-duty pay for services performed outside Minnesota is the only income you received, you are not required to file a Minnesota return. For more information see Filing requirements and history for active-duty military. As a Minnesota resident, you might qualify for some of the state’s refundable credits (such as the Minnesota Working Family Credit). If you are eligible for these credits, you will need to file a Minnesota return in order to claim them. For tax years 2001 through 2004, if you were federal active-duty military and served outside of Minnesota during the year, you were considered a nonresident for tax purposes. As a nonresident, you were not required to file Form M1 unless your Minnesota source income exceeded the Minimum filing requirements for the year. Back to top I am federal active-duty military and a Minnesota resident. How do I get my withholding back from Minnesota if I was stationed in another state for the full year? You will need to file a Minnesota tax return in order to receive a refund for your withholding. File Form M1 and take a subtraction of your federal active-duty military pay (to the extent it is federally taxable) earned outside of Minnesota on Schedule M1M. I am active-duty military in Minnesota, but I spent part of my time outside of Minnesota. How do I file my return? You are taxed only on income that you received while you were stationed in Minnesota, so you need to file Form M1 and Schedule M1M to take a subtraction of your federal active-duty military pay earned outside of Minnesota. Any income earned in Minnesota is taxable to Minnesota. I am a resident of Minnesota serving on active duty outside of Minnesota. My wife still works and lives in Minnesota with our children. How do we file our Minnesota return? You are taxed by Minnesota on your wife’s income and any other Minnesota source income. File Form M1 and take a subtraction of your federal active-duty military pay earned outside of Minnesota on Schedule M1M. This will reduce your Minnesota taxable income. You may be eligible to claim the Working Family Credit or other Minnesota credits. If your Minnesota gross income is below $9,350 (2009), you do not need to file a return. For more information on this topic, see our section on Members of the armed forces. Back to top
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