{ "batch": "653-minnesota-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r653_minnesota_required_paperwork_and_licenses_mn_statutes_index", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Minnesota Statutes: official code index and table of chapters", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Minnesota Statutes are published by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes at revisor.mn.gov/statutes/, whose index page lists all chapters organized by title, including Business Corporations (Chapter 302A) under BUSINESS, SOCIAL, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS and Assumed Names (Chapter 333) under TRADE REGULATIONS, CONSUMER PROTECTION.", "body": "Minnesota Statutes are published by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes at revisor.mn.gov/statutes/, whose index page lists all chapters organized by title, including Business Corporations (Chapter 302A) under BUSINESS, SOCIAL, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS and Assumed Names (Chapter 333) under TRADE REGULATIONS, CONSUMER PROTECTION.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes actually says:\n\n“2025 Minnesota Statutes Resources Search Minnesota Statutes About Minnesota Statutes 2025 Statutes New, Amended or Repealed 2025 Table of Chapters 2025 Statutes Topics (Index) Printed Material (PDFs) Preface Contents Table II Index 1 Minnesota Statutes is a compilation of the general and permanent laws of the state.”\n\nNote: Anchor record for batch 653. Official Minnesota statute site is revisor.mn.gov (a state .gov domain). The page's own heading is '2025 Minnesota Statutes' and the Table of Chapters lists every chapter by number and title. published_on left blank because no specific publication date is stated on the page.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/", "last_verified": "2026-10-21", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes", "evidence_quote": "2025 Minnesota Statutes Resources Search Minnesota Statutes About Minnesota Statutes 2025 Statutes New, Amended or Repealed 2025 Table of Chapters 2025 Statutes Topics (Index) Printed Material (PDFs) Preface Contents Table II Index 1 Minnesota Statutes is a compilation of the general and permanent laws of the state.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "653-minnesota-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Minnesota Statutes", "topic": "official code index and table of chapters", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota state-wide", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "minnesotaofficeoftherevisorofstatutes", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r653_minnesota_required_paperwork_and_licenses_mn_ch333_assumed_names_existence", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333: assumed-name filing statute existence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333, titled ASSUMED NAMES, INSIGNIA, AND MARKS, exists and contains sections on commercial assumed names, filing of a certificate, amendment of a certificate, secretary of state duties and fees, term of certificate, and penalty for violation.", "body": "Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333, titled ASSUMED NAMES, INSIGNIA, AND MARKS, exists and contains sections on commercial assumed names, filing of a certificate, amendment of a certificate, secretary of state duties and fees, term of certificate, and penalty for violation.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 333. ASSUMED NAMES, INSIGNIA, AND MARKS Table of Sections Section Headnote ASSUMED NAMES 333.001 DEFINITIONS. 333.01 COMMERCIAL ASSUMED NAMES. 333.02 FILING OF CERTIFICATE. 333.035 AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE. 333.04 SECRETARY OF STATE; DUTIES, FEES. 333.055 TERM OF CERTIFICATE. 333.06 PLEADING FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATE; COSTS. 333.065 PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.”\n\nNote: This record only confirms the statute exists and lists its sections. It does NOT record the filing fee, renewal cycle, or penalty amount because those figures were not on the opened page; the Secretary of State site (sos.mn.gov) was blocked by CAPTCHA so those details could not be verified.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/333/", "last_verified": "2026-10-21", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes", "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 333. ASSUMED NAMES, INSIGNIA, AND MARKS Table of Sections Section Headnote ASSUMED NAMES 333.001 DEFINITIONS. 333.01 COMMERCIAL ASSUMED NAMES. 333.02 FILING OF CERTIFICATE. 333.035 AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE. 333.04 SECRETARY OF STATE; DUTIES, FEES. 333.055 TERM OF CERTIFICATE. 333.06 PLEADING FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATE; COSTS. 333.065 PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "653-minnesota-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333", "topic": "assumed-name filing statute existence", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota state-wide", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "minnesotasecretaryofstate", "topic": [ "access.signup", "money.fees", "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r653_minnesota_required_paperwork_and_licenses_mn_ch297a_sales_tax_permit_existence", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Minnesota Statutes Chapter 297A: sales-tax permit requirement statute existence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Minnesota Statutes Chapter 297A, titled GENERAL SALES AND USE TAXES, exists and includes sections on permits (297A.83 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT and 297A.84 PERMITS ISSUED AND NOT ISSUED; CANCELLATION) and on collection (297A.77 COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES).", "body": "Minnesota Statutes Chapter 297A, titled GENERAL SALES AND USE TAXES, exists and includes sections on permits (297A.83 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT and 297A.84 PERMITS ISSUED AND NOT ISSUED; CANCELLATION) and on collection (297A.77 COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES).\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 297A. GENERAL SALES AND USE TAXES PERMITS 297A.83 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. 297A.84 PERMITS ISSUED AND NOT ISSUED; CANCELLATION. COMPUTATION AND COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES 297A.77 COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES.”\n\nNote: This record only confirms the permit statute exists. The permit fee, renewal cycle, and late-filing penalty were not stated on the opened Department of Revenue pages, so they are left unverified.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/297A/", "last_verified": "2026-10-21", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes", "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 297A. GENERAL SALES AND USE TAXES PERMITS 297A.83 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. 297A.84 PERMITS ISSUED AND NOT ISSUED; CANCELLATION. COMPUTATION AND COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES 297A.77 COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "653-minnesota-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Minnesota Statutes Chapter 297A", "topic": "sales-tax permit requirement statute existence", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota state-wide", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "minnesotadepartmentofrevenue", "topic": [ "money.fees", "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r653_minnesota_required_paperwork_and_licenses_mn_revenue_tax_id_registration", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota Tax ID registration requirement for taxable sales", "summary": "A Minnesota Tax ID Number is required if you make taxable sales or leases in Minnesota or perform taxable services, and you apply for one through Business Tax Registration in e-Services.", "body": "A Minnesota Tax ID Number is required if you make taxable sales or leases in Minnesota or perform taxable services, and you apply for one through Business Tax Registration in e-Services.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“A Minnesota Tax ID Number is a seven-digit number used to report and pay Minnesota business taxes. If you need one, you can apply through Business Tax Registration... You need a Minnesota Tax ID if you: Make taxable sales or leases in Minnesota ... Perform taxable services in Minnesota”\n\nNote: published_on left blank because no publication date is stated on the page.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/minnesota-tax-id-requirements", "last_verified": "2026-10-21", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "A Minnesota Tax ID Number is a seven-digit number used to report and pay Minnesota business taxes. If you need one, you can apply through Business Tax Registration... You need a Minnesota Tax ID if you: Make taxable sales or leases in Minnesota ... Perform taxable services in Minnesota", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "653-minnesota-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Minnesota Department of Revenue", "topic": "Minnesota Tax ID registration requirement for taxable sales", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota state-wide", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "minnesotadepartmentofrevenue", "topic": [ "access.signup", "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r653_minnesota_required_paperwork_and_licenses_mn_revenue_sales_tax_permit", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota Department of Revenue: sales-tax permit collection requirement and remote-seller threshold", "summary": "Remote sellers must register, collect, and remit Minnesota sales tax once their retail sales into Minnesota exceed either 200 transactions or $100,000 over the prior 12-month period.", "body": "Remote sellers must register, collect, and remit Minnesota sales tax once their retail sales into Minnesota exceed either 200 transactions or $100,000 over the prior 12-month period.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Remote sellers are required to file and collect Minnesota state and local sales tax if their total sales over the prior 12-month period total exceed either: 200 or more retail sales shipped to Minnesota ... More than $100,000 in retail sales shipped to Minnesota”\n\nNote: published_on is the page's Last Updated date (March 13, 2026). This concerns remote sellers; in-state seller permit fee/renewal/penalty details were not found on opened pages.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/sales-tax-faqs-remote-sellers", "last_verified": "2026-10-21", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "Remote sellers are required to file and collect Minnesota state and local sales tax if their total sales over the prior 12-month period total exceed either: 200 or more retail sales shipped to Minnesota ... More than $100,000 in retail sales shipped to Minnesota", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "653-minnesota-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Minnesota Department of Revenue", "topic": "sales-tax permit collection requirement and remote-seller threshold", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota state-wide; applies to remote sellers without physical presence", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "minnesotadepartmentofrevenue", "topic": [ "money.fees", "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r653_minnesota_required_paperwork_and_licenses_mn_revenue_starting_business", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota Department of Revenue: starting-a-business registration resources", "summary": "The Minnesota Department of Revenue's Starting a Business page links to Business Tax Registration for a Minnesota Tax ID Number and to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for business licenses and permits.", "body": "The Minnesota Department of Revenue's Starting a Business page links to Business Tax Registration for a Minnesota Tax ID Number and to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for business licenses and permits.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Register for a Tax ID Number ... Starting a Business ... The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development can help you answer common questions about starting a business in Minnesota. Learn more about what you need to do before you start, business plans, licenses and permits, and more.”\n\nNote: published_on is the page's Last Updated date (December 03, 2021). DEED's own site was blocked by CAPTCHA so no state business license details could be verified from it.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/starting-business", "last_verified": "2026-10-21", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "Register for a Tax ID Number ... Starting a Business ... The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development can help you answer common questions about starting a business in Minnesota. Learn more about what you need to do before you start, business plans, licenses and permits, and more.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "653-minnesota-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Minnesota Department of Revenue", "topic": "starting-a-business registration resources", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota state-wide", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "minnesotadepartmentofrevenue", "topic": [ "access.signup", "ops.shipping" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r653_minnesota_required_paperwork_and_licenses_mn_revenue_sales_tax_remote_seller", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota Department of Revenue: sales-tax permit collection requirement and remote-seller threshold", "summary": "Remote sellers must register, collect, and remit Minnesota sales tax once their retail sales into Minnesota exceed either 200 transactions or $100,000 over the prior 12-month period.", "body": "Remote sellers must register, collect, and remit Minnesota sales tax once their retail sales into Minnesota exceed either 200 transactions or $100,000 over the prior 12-month period.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Remote sellers are required to file and collect Minnesota state and local sales tax if their total sales over the prior 12-month period total exceed either: 200 or more retail sales shipped to Minnesota ... More than $100,000 in retail sales shipped to Minnesota”\n\nNote: published_on is the page's Last Updated date (March 13, 2026). This concerns remote sellers; in-state seller permit fee/renewal/penalty details were not found on opened pages.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/sales-tax-faqs-remote-sellers", "last_verified": "2026-10-21", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Department of Revenue", "evidence_quote": "Remote sellers are required to file and collect Minnesota state and local sales tax if their total sales over the prior 12-month period total exceed either: 200 or more retail sales shipped to Minnesota ... More than $100,000 in retail sales shipped to Minnesota", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "653-minnesota-required-paperwork-and-licenses", "subject": "Minnesota Department of Revenue", "topic": "sales-tax permit collection requirement and remote-seller threshold", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota state-wide; applies to remote sellers without physical presence", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "minnesotadepartmentofrevenue", "topic": [ "money.fees", "access.signup" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }