Tax Tip #15 for Tax Professionals - Payment Options

 

Visit our Make a Payment page for payment options available to individuals.

 

What if my clients want to pay electronically?

 

We encourage your clients to set up income tax payments and estimated payments electronically using professional tax software or our e-Services Payment System. This method is the fastest and safest way to make payments. Your clients can specify when to withdraw the payment from their checking or savings account.

 

What if my clients need to cancel electronic payments?

 

It depends on what your clients used to make the payments. If they used:

• Our payment system: You have until 5 p.m. CST on the payment date entered to cancel the payment. You will need the payment’s confirmation number to cancel the payment. If you do not have this number, contact us at 651-296-3781 or 1-800-652-9094 (toll free).
• Your tax software: You must contact us to cancel the payment. Do not contact your software provider to change or cancel payments.

What if my clients want to pay by check or money order?

 

You must include a voucher with the payment. Use our Payment Voucher System or your tax software to generate a voucher. If you are not sure if your software can create a voucher, contact your software company.

 

Should my clients’ Minnesota withholding be different from their federal withholding? 

 

Minnesota withholding tax tables and tax rates remain unchanged. If your clients changed their federal withholding based on the Internal Revenue Service guidance, they should review their Minnesota withholding.

 

Form W-4MN, Minnesota Employee Withholding Allowance/Exemption Certificate, allows your clients to calculate Minnesota withholding allowances separately from their federal Form W-4. Clients can provide a completed Form W-4MN to their employer with their Minnesota allowances and any additional amount they want withheld per paycheck.

What if I have questions?

 

Please call or email us. We are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST.

For Individual Income Tax Payments

• Phone: 651-296-3781 or 1-800-652-9094 (toll free)
• Email: individual.incometax@state.mn.us

For Business and Fiduciary Tax Payments

• Phone: 651-556-3075 or 1-800-657-3666 (toll free)
  
• Email: businessincome.tax@state.mn.us