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Streamlined sales tax <br />Compatibility of Local Sales Taxes with the Multi-state `Streamlined <br />Sales Tax Project' <br />The Streamlined Sales Tax Project is an effort created by state governments, with <br />input from local governments and the private sector, to simplify and modernize <br />sales and use tax administration. The project incorporates uniform defmitions <br />within tax bases, simplified audit and administrative procedures, and emerging <br />technologies to substantially reduce the burdens of collecting Minnesota state and <br />local sales taxes for Minnesota and non-Minnesota retailers. Minnesota has been an <br />active participant in the Streamlined Sales Tax project. <br />Regarding the 11 general sales taxes, the provisions of M.S. 297A.99 (Local Sales <br />Taxes) are in compliance with the current Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement. Key <br />provisions include conformity of local sales taxes with the state sales tax base, state <br />administration of local sales taxes, and 60 days minimum notice of local rate or <br />boundary changes. These provisions are effective after December 31, 2005. With the <br />exception of Duluth, all local sales taxes are or have been state administered. Under <br />current law, the Duluth tax will switch from city to state administration by the <br />above date. In Minnesota, state base changes are already automatically incorporated <br />into local base changes. <br />The 191oca1 selective sales taxes (see Appendix C) are not subject to the streamlined <br />conformity requirement. <br />so <br />