According to Governor Mark Dayton’s Sales Tax Reform Plan, all existing and newly taxed items will be subject to a 20% sales tax rate reduction to 5.5%. Here is a list, released by the Minnesota Department of Revenue, of all new items subject to the sales tax.
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Affiliate Nexus
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Digital Products
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Parallel Taxation of Direct Satellite Services
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Parallel Taxation of Remote Access Software
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Admission to stadium box seats and suites, exhibitions, and selling events
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Repeal exemption for ready to eat meat and seafood
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Clothing on items over $100
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Admissions/Memberships
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Over-the-counter drugs
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Personal services - e.g. barber shops, beauty salons, tattoo and body piercing, nail salons
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Specialized design services - e.g. interior decorating, industrial design services, graphic design services
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Computer services - e.g. custom computer programming, computer systems design services, computer facilities management services, data processing, hosting and related services
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Management consulting services - e.g. administrative management consulting services, human resources consulting services, marketing consulting services, environmental consulting services, scientific and technical consulting services, scientific research and development services
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Other consulting and development services - e.g. environmental, sanitation, site remediation, safety, economic, security, and other consulting services
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Advertising and related services - e.g. advertising agencies, public relations agencies, media buying agencies, media representatives, display advertising, advertising material distribution services
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Office administrative services
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Facilities support services - e.g. snow plowing, cleaning
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Employment services - e.g. temp help agencies, employment placement agencies, executive search agencies, professional employer organizations
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Business support services - e.g. telephone answering services, collection agencies, telemarketing services on contract, secretarial and court reporting services, document preparation services, private mail centers, collection agencies, credit bureaus, repossession services
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Other support services - e.g. packaging and labeling services, convention and trade show organizing
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Other misc. professional and technical services - e.g. marketing research and public opinion polling, photographic services, commercial photography, translation and interpretation services
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Electronic and commercial equipment repair & maintenance Personal services purchased by businesses Telecommunications equipment
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Court reporter documents
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Advertising materials
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Publications - e.g. newspapers, magazines, commercial printing