Texan driving for Minnesota company

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I've been otr for most of my 15 year career and I've never paid anything other than GA no matter where the company I drove for was based.

 

Hope you got nuttin' agin the Vikings,,, Minnesota has some wonderful people, I did a fair amount of trucking in Minnesoty,,have friends there, great people,,,until they get into their cars,,that is. Maniacs doesn't even come close, downright idiots, until they get to work, then the Jekyll/Hyde thing kicks back in, glad to help ya'. And the coops are always open, it seems, then there's the weather. It can snow in June. Get away from the Cities, it's a BIG state, my experience was cops are tough, no excuses, but the people really are great.

 

The way Idaho did it for me, I live in a state without income tax but employer/Idaho have income tax, is Idaho collects the income tax and then I can file a return as a non-resident and get the money, or most of it, back. Every state may have different rules, so look at MN rules. IMO MN is likely to be more aggressive about taxes than other states.

 

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Last Updated
December 16, 2025

Nonresidents
You’re considered a nonresident of Minnesota if both of these apply:

• You are a permanent resident of another state or country
• You spent less than 183 days in Minnesota

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Do I need to file a Minnesota income tax return?
Note: If you elected to receive advance payments of your Child Tax Credit, you must file an income tax return the following year.

You must file a Minnesota return if your Minnesota gross income meets the minimum filing requirement ($14,950 in 2025). To determine your Minnesota gross income, go to Calculating Minnesota Gross Income.

If you must file a Minnesota return, use Form M1, Individual Income Tax, and Schedule M1NR, Nonresidents/Part-Year Residents.

Does Minnesota tax my income as a nonresident?
Wages or salaries you earn while physically in the state may be taxable. If you’re working in another state for a business located in Minnesota, that income is not taxable in Minnesota. For details, see How Nonresident Income is Taxed by Minnesota.

Note: If you’re a Michigan or North Dakota resident but work in Minnesota, you may not have to file a Minnesota tax return. For details, see Reciprocity.

Are there exceptions?
Yes, for certain employees. If you’re a nonresident employed in the transportation, airline, or shipping industries, special rules may apply to work-related income you earn in Minnesota.

Interstate transportation employees
If an interstate rail or motor carrier company pays you to regularly work in more than one state, you can only be taxed by your state of residence. As a nonresident, you do not have to file or pay Minnesota income tax on your work-related income earned in Minnesota. See U.S. Code, title 49, section 14503(a) (motor carriers) and section 11502 (rail carriers).

Water carriers
If a water carrier or merchant mariner pays you to regularly work in more than one state, you can only be taxed by your state of residence and a state where your perform 50% of your duties in the year. As a nonresident, you must file and pay Minnesota income tax if you earned more than 50% of your pay in Minnesota during the prior calendar year. See U.S. Code, title 49, section 14503(b)(2).

Airline employees
If an air carrier pays you to regularly work in more than one state, you can only be taxed only by your state of residence and a state where your perform 50% of your duties in the year. As a nonresident, you must file and pay Minnesota income tax only if you earned more than 50% of your pay in Minnesota. See U.S. Code, title 49, section 40116(f)(2).

Self-employed transportation workers
These federal laws do not apply if you are a self-employed transportation worker, such as an independent trucker hauling goods. The Minnesota Department of Revenue may still tax you under the single-sales factor apportionment method. For details, see the Minnesota Corporation Franchise Tax instructions.

 

Respectfully asking, which trucking company in Minnesota do you drive for?

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

I agree, especially with all the waste, fraud, abuse, and other criminal activity that's been all over the news.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!