I Hate Minnesota

[billroper]

The Dodeka taxes are finally done, including the Minnesota S-corporation return that I have to file because we sold CDs at Minicon in 2006. We don't owe them any money; I just have to spend several hours proving it every year.

It's getting to the point where not selling CDs at Minicon looks better and better.

Edit: It's not the people of Minnesota that I hate, it's the crazy government there.

Comments

[billroper]

Well, I already know that if I don't deal at Minicon in a given year and don't file a sales tax return showing zero sales, that they will send me nasty letter and threaten penalties and all manner of unpleasantness.

So the Minnesota Department of Revenue appears to be quite easy to annoy. daisy_knotwise spent some time on the phone with them yesterday where they were quite clear on "I must file this form and it won't take very much time at all."

Obviously, they've never read the instructions for that form. Just sorting out what they want on each line took hours.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

How in the world did they get your address in the first place?

B

[billroper]

When Minicons used to be large, they attracted the attention of the Minnesota Department of Revenue. As a result, you can't deal there without a valid sales tax number. To get the sales tax number, you have to give them your address.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Somehow I expected that Minicon idiocy was at the root of this.

So you're saying that if you stop filing the form, Minnesota assumes you're still selling in the state and then duns you for the form. That -- sadly -- makes sense.

B

[daisy-knotwise.livejournal.com]

I think we'd have to file a "not doing business in Minnesota anymore" form if we stopped.

GHR