Instructions For Form M-280 - 2000

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Form M-280 instructions for 2000
Basic charge has increased
The charge for Package XM has also
Shipping charges
increased from $5.50 to $8.25 a copy, plus
The basic charge for forms has increased
sales tax and shipping charges.
Line 1 amount:
fill in on line 4:
to three cents per sheet plus sales tax. In
addition to this charge, you must also pay
CDs and Package XMs will be available
up to $2
$2.00
a flat-rate shipping charge. The shipping
at Minnesota’s Bookstore, Ford Building,
charges, however, remain the same as last
117 University Avenue, St. Paul, about
$2.01 to $5
$3.00
year’s. To avoid unnecessary expense,
the end of December. Bookstore hours
$5.01 to $10
$4.00
please order single copies of instruction
for walk-in customers are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
booklets to accompany your forms.
Monday–Friday. No other tax forms may
$10.01 to $30
$5.00
be picked up at the Bookstore.
Phone orders will be charged the same
$30.01 to $50
$7.00
rate as mail orders. There is no limit to
To order by mail
for each additional $10
$1.00
the number of forms you order.
Your phone number will be used to track
CD-ROM
your order. It is very important to put
To order by phone
your phone number, including area code,
Forms and instructions for seven tax
For your convenience, credit card orders
on your order form and on your shipping
years — 1994 through 2000 — for all
will be accepted by Minnesota’s Book-
labels. Keep a copy of your order in case
major tax types are available on CD-ROM
store. Your order can be charged to Visa,
of errors.
(Macintosh and Windows systems only —
Mastercard, Discover or American
see system requirements below). There
To fill out Form M-280:
Express. Please be ready to tell the
are hundreds of pages of tax materials, all
operator the five-digit identification
•Fill in the quantity of each form you
stored in a format ready to view or print
number printed on your address label.
want. If a form is not listed, you may
out.
write the form’s name in one of the
To order with a credit card, call:
The CD is a convenient library of all the
blank lines provided.
forms you’ll need for the past several
• 651-297-3000 from the Twin Cities, or
•Multiply the quantity by the unit cost
years — great when you need just one
• 1-800-657-3757 from elsewhere.
and fill in the result in the total column.
copy of a little-used form. Most of the
TTY users may contact Minnesota’s
•Add the seven total columns and fill in
2000 forms are set up to allow you to type
Bookstore directly at 651-282-5077 or
the amount on line 1 at the bottom of
in the information while the form is
1-800-657-3706.
your order blank.
displayed on your screen. However,
there is no computation or verification of
•Multiply line 1 by .065 (6.5%) and fill in
You can order between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
the information.
the state sales tax due on line 2.
p.m., Monday through Friday.
•St. Paul residents must also pay St. Paul
The price — $10.00 (plus sales tax and
local sales tax on their forms order.
When to expect your order
shipping charges) — has not changed!
Multiply line 1 by .005 (.5%) and fill in
Your order will be shipped to you as soon
CD system requirements: Macintosh
the result on line 3.
as possible.
requires an Apple Power Macintosh or
•You must pay shipping charges. In the
compatible computer; Mac OS software
Most orders are shipped between Decem-
list of shipping charges in the next
7.1.2 or later; 4.5MB of available RAM;
ber 15 and January 30. If you do not
column, find the total amount you are
and 8MB of available hard-disk space.
receive your forms by private delivery
ordering from line 1 and fill in the
Windows requires i486 or Pentium
service or in the mail by January 31, 2001,
shipping charge on line 4.
processor-based computer; Microsoft
or 30 days after ordering, whichever is
•Add lines 1, 2, 3 and 4, and fill in the
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows
later, you should mail a copy of your
result on line 5. This is the total charge
NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later; 10MB
order to the department. Print “Second
for your forms order.
of available RAM (16MB for Windows
Request” at the top of the form, and be
•Make your check or money order out to:
NT); and 10MB of available hard-disk
sure to include your phone number.
Minnesota Department of Revenue
space.
Order blank for 2001 forms
We are unable to issue you a refund if
Package XM
Form M-280 for 2001 tax forms will be
you reduce or cancel your order.
mailed in the first week of December
You can order Package XM, a book
•Enclose your payment with your order
2001. If you purchased tax forms, Package
published by the Department of Revenue
and mail to:
that contains most income tax and other
XM, or CD-ROM in 2000, you will auto-
Minnesota Tax Forms
commonly used forms and instructions.
matically receive the order blank in 2001.
Mail Station 1421
Package XM is similar to the Package X
St. Paul, MN 55146-1421
produced by the IRS.
There are two blank mailing labels on the
If you have Package XM, you can use it to
order form. Using the amount on line 1,
make photocopies instead of having to
you will need one label for each 2,000
order them.
CREDIT CARD ORDERS
sheets. If the amount on line 1 is more
than 4,000, use photocopies of the labels.
please call
Important:
Fill in your street address and phone
651-297-3000 or
ST-1 forms are customized. You cannot
number on your mailing labels to ensure
order blank ST-1 forms, and you will
1-800-657-3757
the fastest possible delivery.
not be credited if you order them.
Printed on recycled paper with 10% post-consumer waste using soy-based ink.

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