Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.
(b) "Master's degree program" means a graduate-level program at an accredited university leading to a master of arts or science degree in a core content area directly related to a qualified teacher's licensure field. The master's degree program may not include pedagogy or a pedagogy component. To be eligible under this credit, a licensed elementary school teacher must pursue and complete a master's degree program in a core content area in which the teacher provides direct classroom instruction.
(c) "Qualified teacher" means a person who:
(1) holds a teaching license issued by the licensing division in the Department of Education on behalf of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board both when the teacher begins the master's degree program and when the teacher completes the master's degree program;
(2) began a master's degree program after June 30, 2017; and
(3) completes the master's degree program during the taxable year.
(d) "Core content area" means the academic subject of reading, English or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, or geography.
Subd. 2. Credit allowed. (a) An individual who is a qualified teacher is allowed a credit against the tax imposed under this chapter. The credit equals the lesser of $2,500 or the amount the individual paid for tuition, fees, books, and instructional materials necessary to completing the master's degree program and for which the individual did not receive reimbursement from an employer or scholarship.
(b) For a nonresident or a part-year resident, the credit under this subdivision must be allocated based on the percentage calculated under section 290.06, subdivision 2c, paragraph (e).
(c) A qualified teacher may claim the credit in this section only one time for each master's degree program completed in a core content area.
1Sp2017 c 1 art 1 s 26; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 12 s 22
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 289A - 295 — Various State Taxes And Programs
Chapter 290 — Income And Franchise Taxes
Section 290.0111 — Temporary Conformity To Certain Federal Tax Changes.
Section 290.0121 — Dependent Exemption.
Section 290.0122 — Itemized Deductions.
Section 290.0123 — Standard Deduction.
Section 290.0133 — Corporations; Additions To Federal Taxable Income.
Section 290.0134 — Corporations; Subtractions From Federal Taxable Income.
Section 290.0135 — Basis Modifications Affecting Gain Or Loss On Disposition Of Property.
Section 290.0136 — Certain Preferred Stock Losses.
Section 290.0137 — Accelerated Recognition Of Certain Installment Sale Gains.
Section 290.014 — Jurisdiction To Tax In General.
Section 290.015 — Minimum Contacts Required For Jurisdiction To Tax Trade Or Business.
Section 290.02 — Franchise Tax On Corporations Measured By Net Income.
Section 290.03 — Income Tax; Imposition, Classes Of Taxpayers.
Section 290.032 — Lump-sum Distribution Tax.
Section 290.04 — Liability For Tax.
Section 290.05 — Exempt Individuals, Organizations, Estates, Trusts.
Section 290.06 — Rates Of Tax; Credits.
Section 290.067 — Dependent Care Credit.
Section 290.0671 — Minnesota Working Family Credit.
Section 290.0672 — Long-term Care Insurance Credit.
Section 290.0674 — Minnesota Education Credit.
Section 290.0675 — Marriage Penalty Credit.
Section 290.0677 — Military Service Credits.
Section 290.0679 — Assignment Of Refund.
Section 290.068 — Credit For Increasing Research Activities.
Section 290.0681 — Credit For Historic Structure Rehabilitation.
Section 290.0682 — Student Loan Credit.
Section 290.0683 — Minnesota Housing Tax Credit.
Section 290.0684 — Section 529 Plan Credit.
Section 290.0685 — Credit For Parents Of Stillborn Children.
Section 290.0686 — Credit For Attaining Master's Degree In Teacher's Licensure Field.
Section 290.0692 — Small Business Investment Credit.
Section 290.07 — Net Income; Computation, Accounting Period.
Section 290.0802 — Subtraction For The Elderly And Disabled.
Section 290.081 — Income Of Nonresidents, Reciprocity.
Section 290.091 — Alternative Minimum Tax On Preference Items.
Section 290.0921 — Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax After 1989.
Section 290.0922 — Minimum Fee; Corporations; Partnerships.
Section 290.093 — Tax Computation For Mutual Savings Banks Conducting Life Insurance Business.
Section 290.095 — Operating Loss Deduction.
Section 290.10 — Nondeductible Items.
Section 290.17 — Gross Income, Allocation To State.
Section 290.172 — Commissioner Of Revenue.
Section 290.191 — Apportionment Of Net Income.
Section 290.20 — Net Income; Allocation To State.
Section 290.21 — Deductions Allowed To Corporations.
Section 290.22 — Estates And Trusts, Imposition Of Tax.
Section 290.26 — Exemption For Individual Retirement Account.
Section 290.281 — Common Trust Fund.
Section 290.30 — Fiduciaries, Duty To Pay Tax.
Section 290.31 — Partnerships; Individual Liability Of Partners.
Section 290.311 — Partnership Gross Income.
Section 290.32 — Taxes For Part Of Year, Computation.
Section 290.34 — Corporations, Special Provisions.
Section 290.371 — Notice Of Business Activities Report.
Section 290.431 — Nongame Wildlife Checkoff.
Section 290.432 — Corporate Nongame Wildlife Checkoff.
Section 290.48 — Large Amounts Of Cash; Presumption Of Jeopardy.
Section 290.491 — Tax On Gain; Discharge In Bankruptcy.
Section 290.62 — Distribution Of Revenues.
Section 290.92 — Tax Withheld At Source Upon Wages; Other Payments.
Section 290.9201 — Tax On Nonresident Entertainers.
Section 290.923 — Tax Withheld On Royalties Upon Ore.
Section 290.9705 — Surety Deposits Required For Construction Contracts.
Section 290.9725 — S Corporation.
Section 290.9726 — Corporation Taxable Income Taxed To Shareholders.
Section 290.9727 — Tax On Certain Built-in Gains.
Section 290.9728 — Tax On Capital Gains.
Section 290.9729 — Tax On Passive Investment Income.
Section 290.9741 — Election By Remic.
Section 290.9742 — Remic Income Taxable To Holders Of Interests.