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How to File Your Annual Return

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Research Credit

The health care receipts used to fund the

To claim the credit, you must file your an-

Health care providers and hospitals may be

research must be reported on the annual

nual return electronically using our online

eligible for a credit against their Minneso-

return and subject to MinnesotaCare tax.

e-Services system. If you believe you are

taCare tax liability if they used their health

Receipts that are exempt from tax cannot be

eligible for the credit, but have not claimed

care receipts received during the year to

used to calculate the credit.

it in the past, contact us so we can update

fund qualifying health care research.

your e-Services account.

The credit is equal to a percentage of

To qualify, the research must be part of

expenditures used to fund the qualifying re-

For additional information on qualifying re-

a formal research program conducted in

search and is limited to the amount of your

search and eligibility retirements, go to our

conformity with federal regulations and be

MinnesotaCare tax liability for the year. For

website at and

subject to review.

2017, the percentage is 1 percent.

type Research Credit into the Search box.

How to Amend Your Return

If you made an error on your return, you

To amend a return by phone, call 1-800-

Filing Instructions

must file an amended return to correct it.

570-3329 to use our automated phone

To amend a return online, go to our web-

system.

site at and log in

File your amended return electronically

to e-Services. Choose your MinnesotaCare

Follow the prompts to file a MinnesotaCare

online using our e-Services system or by

tax account and select the “View Return”

return for the year you want to amend.

phone using our automated phone system.

link next to the period you want to amend.

Enter the corrected amounts that should

To claim a refund, you must file your

Then, select the “Change” link on the return

have been reported on your original return.

amended return within 3½ years of the reg-

screen and enter the corrected amounts that

You will receive a confirmation number if

ular due date for the year you are amending.

should have been reported on your original

your return is filed successfully. Record the

return. You’ll also need to enter the reason

Keep all supporting documentation for any

confirmation number and date/time stamp

you are amending your return.

amended return you file. The documenta-

for your records.

tion must be made available to the depart-

You will receive a confirmation number if

If you need help or have questions about

ment upon request. All amended returns are

your return is filed successfully. Print the

amending a return, please contact us.

subject to audit.

confirmation page for your records.

Managing Your Account Profile in e-Services

The “Manage my profile” link in e-Services

Set Up and Manage Users

Third-Party Access

allows you to:

There are two types of users in e-Services:

Third-party access is for accountants and

e-Services Master and Account Manager.

other non-employees who file returns and/

• update your login information

An e-Services Master can manage other

or make payments on behalf of another

• store your email address, phone number,

users as well as view, file, and/or pay for

business. In order to receive third-party

and banking information

specific account types. An Account Man-

access, the non-employee must request that

• create access to your and other people’s

ager can view, file, and/or pay for specific

access from the taxpayer. The taxpayer

accounts

account types depending on the access that

must then grant the access and manage

an e-Services Master has set up for the user.

the login of the non-employee before this

• add additional users with varying secu-

request can become active.

rity, as well as request and approve third-

e-Services has the following access level

party access

options:

Both parties must be active in e-Services

for third-party access to be requested. For

• All Access—allows user total access to

detailed instructions on how to request

update the account, file, and pay

third-party access, go to our website.

• File—allows user to view all information

and file returns

• Pay—allows user to view all information

and make payments

• View—allows user to only view all infor-

mation

For instructions on how to create ad-

ditional logons for users, see Help in

e-Services.

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