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Residents Working Outside Minnesota

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If an employee lives in Minnesota but works in another state, you may need to withhold tax for the state the employee is working in, for Minnesota, or for both.

Note: If you employ a Minnesota resident who works in Michigan or North Dakota, see Withholding Fact Sheet 20, Reciprocity – Employee Withholding.

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To determine Minnesota withholding:

Calculate the tax that would have been withheld if your employee performed the work in Minnesota. Use our Withholding Tax Calculator to find this amount.
Calculate the tax you are withholding for the state they work in.

If step 1 is more than step 2, subtract step 2 from step 1. Send this amount to the Minnesota Department of Revenue.

If step 1 is less than or equal to step 2, do not withhold Minnesota income tax. Send the amount on step 2 to the state in which the employee is working.

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Last Updated

October 12, 2020