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CCH (cch.taxgroup.com) reports:

Minnesota Revenue Commissioner Ward Einess has sent a letter to Scott Peterson, Executive Director of the Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Governing Board, notifying the Board that Minnesota laws will not conform to the provisions of the SST Agreement, beginning January 1, 2008. The letter explains that although the provisions necessary to maintain conformity with the SST Agreement were included in the proposed omnibus tax bill (H.F. 2268) earlier this year, this bill was vetoed in its entirety by Governor Tim Pawlenty. Details of the veto were previously reported. (TAXDAY, 2007/06/01, S.17)
The Commissioner's letter states that the Department of Revenue plans to reintroduce the SST conformity updates in legislation next year, and the Department is working to get an emergency bill passed early in the legislative session.
Subscribers to CCH Tax Research NetWork can view the Commissioner's letter.
Letter to Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board , Minnesota Department of Revenue, July 24, 2007.