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The most accurate and efficient way to make a payment is electronically.

You can set up a return payment – and up to four estimated payments – to come out of your bank account on the date you choose. Electronic payments are secure and you receive credit on the selected payment date.

To pay electronically with your electronically filed return:
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You may also make an electronic payment from the Minnesota Department of Revenue website.

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Every return we receive is different and processing time will vary. You can follow the status of your refund by using Minnesota’s Where’s My Refund? system.

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Minnesota does not require state driver’s license or state ID card information.

Providing or not providing this information will not affect processing time. Do not allow the user to indicate they do not have a driver's license or state ID card. All returns without driver's license or state ID card information must have the checkbox element DidNotProvideDLOrStIssuedID checked.

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Are you registered to vote at your current address?
You may be eligible to vote if you are 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, a Minnesota resident, and finished with any felony sentence. You can quickly and easily register to vote online at mnvotes.org.

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You can apply a portion of your refund to next year's estimated tax and receive the remaining amount as a refund.

Information from IRS Publication 5293 Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself - Data Security Tips for Tax Professionals.

The following consent language must be added to electronic filing software to notify the user. 

For Do-It-Yourself software:

By using a computer system and software to prepare and transmit return(s) electronically, I consent to the disclosure of all information pertaining to my use of the system and software to the Minnesota Department of Revenue, as applicable by law, and to the transmission of my tax return(s).

For Tax Professional software:

By using a computer system and software to prepare and transmit my client’s return electronically, I consent to the disclosure of all information pertaining to my use of the system and software to create my client’s return and to the electronic transmission of my client’s tax return to the Minnesota Department of Revenue , as applicable by law.

For Business software:

By using a computer system and software to prepare and transmit this business return electronically, I consent to the disclosure of all information pertaining to the user of the system and software to create this business return and to the electronic transmission of this business tax return to Minnesota Department of Revenue .