Imagine your Minnesota business has workers with desks in your building, who maintain regular hours and receive instruction and guidance from management. Are those people independent contractors? Not likely. If you are an employer who has people performing the same function as other people, the Internal Revenue Service may disagree with your claim that some of themcontinue reading…
Hennepin County seizes properties in lieu of back taxes
When taxes are not paid, a governmental entity that is owed the taxes has a number of tools at its disposal. It can garnishee wages. And it can foreclose on or seize property. Taxpayers also have tools at their disposal such as deed in lieu of foreclosure or payment plans. A recent article noted thatcontinue reading…
Minnesota mall enters tax forfeiture proceedings
When taxes are owed to either the Internal Revenue Service, the Minnesota Department of Revenue, or to local municipalities, there are a number of options available for either the taxpayer or the governmental entity which is owed the taxes. In the case of a Minnesota taxpayer, Brower County is seeking to transfer ownership from thecontinue reading…
IRS increasingly audits Native American tribal members
Minnesota is home to a significant Native American population and several reservations and Indian-run casinos. If you are confused as to how tribal lands and income relates to the Internal Revenue Service, you’re not alone. According to a recent news article, not even the IRS may be clear on what they can and cannot tax.continue reading…
Return the return says Commissioner of Revenue
When many of us get our tax refund from the Minnesota Department of Revenue we may pay a few bills, put it in the bank, or splurge a little. A 51-year-old Duluth businessman allegedly took the splurge route — not by a little — but “buy” a lot. According to news sources, the businessman wascontinue reading…
