Minnesota Department of Revenue Form Instructions
Form M1 — Minnesota Individual Income Tax Return (2025)
251111
2025 Form M1, Individual Income Tax
Do not use staples on anything you submit.
Your First Name and Initial Last Name Your Social Security Number Your Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)
If a Joint Return, Spouse's First Name and Initial Spouse's Last Name Spouse's Social Security Number Spouse's Date of Birth
Current Home Address
Check if Address is: New Foreign
City State ZIP Code Coun ty
2025 Federal Filing Status (place an X in one box):
(1) Single (2) Married Filing Jointly (3) Married Filing Separately (4) Head of Household (5) Qualifying Surviving Spouse Spouse Name Spouse SSN Your Code Spouse's Code
State Elections Campaign Fund
To grant $5 to this fund, enter the code for the party of your choice. It will help candidates for state offices pay campaign expenses. This will not increase your tax or reduce your refund.
Political Party Code Numbers: Republican 11
Democratic/Farmer-Labor ... 12
Grassroots/Legalize Cannabis 14
Libertarian 16
Legal Marijuana Now 17
Independence-Alliance 18
General Campaign Fund 99
From Your Federal Return (see instructions)
A. Wages, salaries, tips, etc. B. IRA, pensions, and annuities C. Unemployment D. Federal taxable income E. Social Security Benefits F. Taxable Social Security Benefits Federal adjusted gross income (from line 11 of federal Form 1040 and 1040-SR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Additions to income from line 10 of Schedule M1M and line 9 of Schedule M1MB (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Add lines 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Itemized deductions (from Schedule M1SA) or your standard deduction (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Exemptions (from Schedule M1DQC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 State income tax refund from line 1 of federal Schedule 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Subtractions from line 40 of Schedule M1M and line 22 of Schedule M1MB (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 Total subtractions. Add lines 4 through 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 Minnesota taxable income . Subtract line 8 from line 3. If zero or less, leave blank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 10 Tax from the table or schedules in the Form M1 instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 Alternative minimum tax (enclose Schedule M1MT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 12 Add lines 10 and 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 13 Full-year residents: Enter the amount from line 12 on line 13. Skip lines 13a and 13b.
Part-year residents and nonresidents: From Schedule M1NR, enter the amount from line 32 on line 13, from line 28 on line 13a, and from line 29 on line 13b (enclose Schedule M1NR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13a 13b
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14a Other taxes, such as recapture amounts and the tax on lump-sum distributions (check appropriate boxes)
(a) Schedule M1HOME (b) Schedule M1529 (c) Schedule M1LS (d) Schedule NIIT 14a
14b Repayment of advance child tax credit . 14b
15 Tax before credits. Add lines 13, 14a, and 14b ... 15
16 Amount from line 19 of Schedule M1C, Nonrefundable Credits (enclose Schedule M1C)... 16
17 Subtract line 16 from line 15 (if result is zero or less, leave blank) ... 17
18 Nongame Wildlife Fund contribution (see instructions)
This will reduce your refund or increase the amount you owe ... ..
19 Add lines 17 and 18 ... . 19
20 Minnesota income tax withheld. Complete and enclose Schedule M1W to report
Minnesota withholding from Forms W-2, 1099, and W-2G and Schedules KPI, KS, and KF . ... 20
21 Minnesota estimated tax and extension payments made for 2025 . .. 21
22 Amount from line 14 of Schedule M1REF, Refundable Credits (see instructions; enclose Schedule M1REF) 22 23 Total payments. Add lines 20 through 22 23 2 4 REFUND. If line 23 is more than line 19, subtract line 19 from line 23 (see instructions).
For direct deposit, complete line 25 24
25 Direct deposit of your refund (you must use an account not associated with a foreign bank):
Checking Savings
Routing Number Account Number
2 6 AMOUNT YOU OWE. If line 19 is more than line 23, subtract line 23 from line 19 (see instructions) 26 27 Penalty amount from Schedule M15 (see instructions). Also subtract this amount from line 24 or add it to line 26 (enclose Schedule M15) ... .. 27 28 Penalty and interest (see instructions) ... 28
IF YOU PAY ESTIMATED TAX and want part of your refund credited to estimated tax, complete lines 29 and 30.
29 Amount from line 24 you want sent to you .. .. 29
30 Amount from line 24 you want applied to your 2026 estimated tax ... 30
T axpayer(s): I declare that this return is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Your Signature Spouse's Signature (If Filing Jointly) Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
Daytime Phone Email Address
Paid Preparer's Signature Date (MM/DD/YYYY) PTIN or VITA/TCE # (required)
Preparer's Daytime Phone Preparer's Email Address
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I do not w ant my paid preparer to file my return electronically.
I am filing this return for Net Investment Income Tax requirements
(see instructions)
I authorize the Minnesota Department of Revenue to discuss this tax return with the preparer or the third-party designee indicated on my federal return.
I do not have health insurance and want to learn what choices I have. I give the Minnesota
Department of Revenue permission to share some of my tax information with MNsure.
MNsure can contact me about free or lower-cost health insurance. .
Include a c opy of your 2025 federal return and schedules.
Mail to: Minnesota Individual Income Tax, Mail Station 0010, 600 N. Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55146-0010
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