Public Pension Subtraction on Schedule M1M Minnesota

[mapper]

Does my CSRS Federal retirement pension plan qualify as a Pension Plan qualifying for a subtraction on Minnesota's M1M Schedule since I did not pay into Social Security the whole 36 1/2 years I worked in the Federal government? I was able to receive some Social Security benefit payments at age 72 on what I earned in self employment jobs (in which I did pay into Social Security) before working in the Federal government. Thank you for any clarification on this.

[MonikaK1]

Yes, Federal CSRS retirement benefits qualify for the Minnesota subtraction from income, since the related service didn't earn you Social Security benefits.

From this Minnesota DOR webpage:

Payments from these non-Minnesota pension plans may also qualify: 

• Any federal government plan based on service for which you did not earn Social Security benefits