Fillable Form Ew1 - E-Waste Annual Registration Fee

Form EW1 Instructions

General Instructions

Completing Your Return

Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott,

Sherburne, Washington and Wright counties

State law (M.S. 115A.1312) requires manu-

Review your name, address, FEIN and

(the 11-county metropolitan area).

facturers of video display devices (VDDs) to

Minnesota tax ID number that is preprinted

on your Form EW1. If any information is

Line 4b. As an incentive to increase collec-

trol Agency if they sell or offer to sell VDDs

incorrect, cross it out and enter the correct

tion in traditionally underserved parts of

to Minnesota households.

information next to it. Enter any missing

Minnesota, there is an additional credit for

information.

CEDs collected from households outside of

Under the law, you are considered a VDD

the 11-county metropolitan area (Greater

manufacturer if you make or have others

Minnesota Tax ID Number

Minnesota). Complete Schedule B2 to report

make products for sale under your brand. A

Your Minnesota tax ID is the seven-digit

CED pounds from Greater Minnesota. [M.S.

business that makes components is not con-

number you’re assigned when you register

115A.1314, subd. 1(d)]

sidered a manufacturer under this program.

with the department. Generally, it is the

same as your sales and use tax or Minnesota

Line 4c. Enter the allowable carryover cred-

VDD manufacturers must pay an annual reg-

withholding tax number.

its from line 4 of your Schedule C.

istration fee to the Department of Revenue

by the first business day in September of each

If you don’t have a Minnesota tax ID, you

Line 5a

year. Unregistered manufacturers cannot sell

must apply for one. To apply, go to our

If line 4 is more than line 3, you can carry

their brands of VDDs in Minnesota, neither

website at and

over the unused CED pounds and elect to

directly nor through retail outlets.

click on “Register for a Minnesota tax ID

use them in a future program year.

number” from the e-Services menu, or call

The total registration fee is equal to a base

Line 10

651-282-5225 or 1-800-657-3605.

registration fee of $2,500 (or $1,250 for

Late payment. If you don’t pay the fee by the

manufacturers that produce fewer than 100

Required Schedules

due date, the following penalties apply:

VDDs that are sold to Minnesota house-

Complete and attach the following annual

• 5 percent of the fee due if the payment is

holds) plus a variable recycling fee based on

reports to your Form EW1:

one to 30 days late;

collection shortfalls for the reporting period.

• 10 percent if it is 31 to 60 days late;

• Schedule A. To report the total weight of

VDDs include the following device types

• 15 percent if it is more than 60 days late.

all VDDs sold to Minnesota households

with a screen larger than nine inches mea-

for the period. (M.S. 115A.1316, subd. 1)

Late filing. If you also do not file Form

sured diagonally:

EW1 on time, an additional 5 percent of the

• Schedules B1 and B2. To report the

• “televisions, ” which includes TVs, TV-

unpaid fee will be assessed. The maximum

total weight of covered electronic devices

DVD/VCR combinations, monitors for

penalty for filing late and paying late is 20

(CED) recycled, including the amount

home security/CCTV systems; and

percent.

collected from counties where you seek

• “computer monitors, ” which include

additional credits, and the number of

Determine any penalties you may owe and

monitors, all-in-one computers, laptop

CED pounds bought or sold.

enter the amount on line 10.

computers, tablet personal computers,

• Schedule C. To report prior and current

eBook readers, digital picture frames and

Line 11

year carryover amounts and any balance.

portable DVD players.

If you don’t pay the fees by the due date,

you must pay interest on the unpaid fee plus

Line Instructions

Due date

penalty from the due date until the total is

Line 3

Your 2013 Form EW1 must be filed and your

paid. The interest rate for calendar year 2012

State law requires that you recycle 80 percent

total registration fee must be paid no later

is 3 percent.

of the total weight of your VDD sales for the

than Sept. 3, 2013.

To figure how much interest you owe, use

period. [M.S. 115A.1314, subd. 1(b)(2)]

Paying Fee Electronically

the following formula with the appropriate

Lines 4a, 4b and 4c

interest rate:

To pay your registration fee electronically:

Manufacturers must report the total weight

Interest =

• Go to and

of CEDs collected from Minnesota house-

(fee + penalty) × # of days late × interest rate ÷ 365

holds and recycled or arranged to have

collected and recycled during the period.

• Call 1-800-570-3329 to pay by phone.

Information and Assistance

Manufacturers can only purchase pounds

Department of Revenue. For information

For both methods, follow the prompts to

from registered recyclers, collectors and

regarding the registration fee:

make an e-waste registration fee payment.

manufacturers.

You’ll need your Minnesota tax ID number,

Website:

Note: CEDs must come from Minnesota

password and banking information. When

Email:

environmental.tax@state.mn.us

households and may include computers, pe-

paying electronically, you must use an ac-

Phone: 651-282-5770 (TTY users: call 711

ripherals, fax machines, DVD players, video

count not associated with any foreign banks.

for Minnesota Relay)

cassette recorders (VCR), and VDDs.

Note: If you’re using the system for the first

We’ll provide information in other formats

No more than 25 percent of a manufac-

time and need a temporary password, call

upon request to persons with disabilities.

turer’s obligation (line 3) may be met with

651-282-5225 or 1-800-657-3605.

credits generated in a prior year. However,

Pollution Control Agency. For information

After you authorize the payment, you’ll re-

credits may be used in any succeeding year.

regarding the Electronic Recycling Program,

ceive a confirmation number. You can cancel

go to

Line 4a. Complete Schedule B1 to report

a payment up to one business day before the

CED pounds from Anoka, Carver, Chisago,

scheduled payment date, if needed.

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