16 September 2016 Minnesota law to change Form W-2 filing due date not likely this year Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton announced that after three months of unproductive negotiations with state legislators, he will no longer seek passage of a bill that would have accelerated the Form W-2 filing deadline to January 31. He said, however, that he would still be willing to meet with legislators to discuss the matter further, and if no special session is called this year, he will propose a similar tax bill in 2017. As we reported in Tax Alert 2016-1017, a state legislature-passed omnibus tax bill (HB 848.) that would have changed the Form W-2 filing deadline and cut personal taxes for 650,000 Minnesotans was "pocket vetoed" due to a $101 million error in the bill discovered by governor's office. The bill was passed by the state legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support the day before the legislature adjourned for the year, with a 123-10 vote in the House and 55-12 in the Senate. The bill would have accelerated the deadline for filing the state copy of Forms W-2 with the Minnesota Department of Revenue from February 28 to January 31, eliminated the need to file an annual withholding reconciliation form and modified the threshold at which small employers are allowed to file withholding returns.
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