1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to income taxes; clarifying the definition of 
  1.3             resident; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 
  1.4             290.01, subdivision 7. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.01, 
  1.7   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 7.  [RESIDENT.] The term "resident" means (1) any 
  1.9   individual domiciled in Minnesota, except that an individual is 
  1.10  not a "resident" for the period of time that the individual is a 
  1.11  "qualified individual" as defined in section 911(d)(1) of the 
  1.12  Internal Revenue Code, if the qualified individual notifies the 
  1.13  county within three months of moving out of the country that 
  1.14  homestead status be revoked for the Minnesota residence of the 
  1.15  qualified individual, and the property is not classified as a 
  1.16  homestead while the individual remains a qualified individual; 
  1.17  and (2) any individual domiciled outside the state who maintains 
  1.18  a place of abode in the state and spends in the aggregate more 
  1.19  than one-half of the tax year in Minnesota, unless the 
  1.20  individual or the spouse of the individual is in the armed 
  1.21  forces of the United States, or the individual is covered under 
  1.22  the reciprocity provisions in section 290.081. 
  1.23     For purposes of this subdivision, presence within the state 
  1.24  for any part of a calendar day constitutes a day spent in the 
  1.25  state.  Individuals shall keep adequate records to substantiate 
  2.1   the days spent outside the state. 
  2.2      The term "abode" means a dwelling maintained by an 
  2.3   individual, whether or not owned by the individual and whether 
  2.4   or not occupied by the individual, and includes a dwelling place 
  2.5   owned or leased by the individual's spouse. 
  2.6      Neither the commissioner nor any court shall consider 
  2.7   charitable contributions made by an individual within or without 
  2.8   the state in determining if the individual is domiciled in 
  2.9   Minnesota. 
  2.10     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.11     Section 1 is intended to clarify rather than to change the 
  2.12  definition of resident, and is effective for all examinations, 
  2.13  claims for refund, administrative appeals, and court proceedings 
  2.14  that are pending or begin on or after the day following final 
  2.15  enactment.