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Free Publications

Name Year Price
Understanding Your Property Taxes Latest edition Free (download)
Understanding Education Finance Latest edition Free (download)
How Does Minnesota Compare? Latest edition Free (download)

Other Minnesota Center for Public Finance Research publications can be found here for no charge.

Publications Available for Purchase

Note: The price on the PayPal purchase page will reflect a 7% Minnesota state sales tax.

Name Year Price
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study Payable Year 2006 $100
Payable Year 2005  or 2004 $50
42-State Individual Income Tax Comparison Study Payable Year 2003 $100
Combination of above two studies as a package (2006 PT and 2003 IT studies) $180
Previous years' Property Tax Studies:
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study (2002) Payable Year 2002 $35
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study (2000) Payable Year 2000 $25
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study (1998) Payable Year 1998 $15
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study (1995) Payable Year 1995 $15
Previous years' Property Tax Studies, 1995-2002, special price for all 4 $80
Previous years' Income Tax Studies:
42-State Individual Income Tax Comparison Study (1999) Payable Year 1999 $15
42-State Individual Income Tax Comparison Study (1997) Payable Year 1997 $15
Previous years' Income Tax Studies, both years $25

Membership in the Minnesota Taxpayers Association

Note: All above publications are free to members once their application for membership has been accepted by MTA.* (To receive an application for membership, send an e-mail with your name, address, and phone number to info@mntax.org and a member of our staff will contact you.)

Type of Membership Price
One year membership for sole proprietor business, no employees $135
One year membership for larger business with employees Dues schedule
One year membership for trade association $250
One year membership for individual $81
Non-member (1 yr.) subscription to Fiscal Focus & Legislative Spotlight $135

* Membership applications with payment are subject to acceptance by the Minnesota Taxpayers Association Board of Directors. Companies with no Minnesota employees and no significant activity in Minnesota will typically not be accepted for membership. Likewise, individuals not living in Minnesota will not be allowed to substitute an individual membership for the price of publications listed.

Dues schedule for larger businesses with employees

# of Full-Time Equiv. Minnesota Employees Annual Dues
1 through 5 $150
6 through 10 $221
11 through 25 $307
26 through 49 $393
50 through 74 $481
75 through 99 $568
100 through 199 $699
200 through 299 $831
300 through 399 $1,006
400 through 499 $1,179
500 through 649 $1,439
650 through 799 $1,704
800 through 999 $1,966
1,000 and over $2,227 (plus $0.75 per employee over 1,000 - call our office)

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