Receiving Social Security benefits pay tax on their benefits. Overall, approximately 33 percent of Social Security benefits paid to Minnesota residents are subject to tax,īut approximately 62 percent of resident returns with Social Security benefits paid tax on that income.Īfter accounting for residents who do not file state tax returns, about 45 percent of Minnesota households Is the result of two separate policies-the federal exclusion from gross income for a portion of Social Securityīenefits, and the Minnesota Social Security Subtraction. Only a portion of Social Security benefits is subject to Minnesota income taxes.
