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The IRS decision has been made on which state payments will be non-taxable.  You can click here for the decision and a table of state payments. The MN Frontline Worker payments are taxable on your federal return.   

 

Payments from states provided as compensation to workers are includable in income for federal income tax purposes. 

 

For reference here are the steps to enter the MN FWP as federally taxable and then exclude it from MN tax.  

 

  1. Click "Wages & Income" in the left-hand menu
  2. Scroll down to "Less Common Income"
  3. "Show More"
  4. "Start" Miscellaneous Income
  5. Scroll to "Other Reportable Income"
  6. "Start"
  7. Enter "MN Frontline Pay" and the amount
  8. Continue to complete the topic interview
  9. Click "State" in the Left-hand menu
  10. Click "Your State Returns"
  11. Continue MN
  12. Click through to the page for the MN Frontline Pay
  13. Enter the same amount you entered in the federal interview
  14. Complete the state interview

 

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