# Minnesota — State conformity to federal Section 179 and bonus depreciation rules

For Minnesota, section 179 conformity is conforms; state section 179 cap is federal limit applies (full conformity beginning tax year 2020); state section 179 phase-out is federal phase-out applies; bonus depreciation conformity is decouples — requires add-back; add-back rule is Taxpayers must add back 80% of the federal depreciation bonus to their Minnesota return in the first year and then 20% of the addback amount can be subtracted in each of the next 5 years, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section 179 conformity:** conforms _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State Section 179 cap:** federal limit applies (full conformity beginning tax year 2020) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State Section 179 phase-out:** federal phase-out applies
- **Bonus depreciation conformity:** decouples — requires add-back
- **Add-back rule:** Taxpayers must add back 80% of the federal depreciation bonus to their Minnesota return in the first year and then 20% of the addback amount can be subtracted in each of the next 5 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has income tax:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> State Follows Bonus Depreciation-TCJA of 2017 : No Minnesota does not conform to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that provides a 100% first-year deduction for the adjusted basis is allowed for qualified property acquired and placed in service after September 27, 2017, and before January 1, 2023. Taxpayers must add back 80% of the federal depreciation bonus to their Minnesota return in the first year and then 20% of the addback amount can be subtracted in each of the next 5 years. State Follows IRC § 179-TCJA of 2017 : Yes Minnesota fully conforms to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that increases the maximum amount a taxpayer may expense under IRC Section 179 to $1 million, increases the phase-out threshold amount to $2.5 million, and provides for indexing for inflation

## Sources disagree

More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same
thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from.

### State Section 179 cap

accountants.intuit.com says state section 179 cap is **federal limit applies (full conformity beginning tax year 2020)**, as of 2026-08-15.

> State Follows Bonus Depreciation-TCJA of 2017 : No Minnesota does not conform to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that provides a 100% first-year deduction for the adjusted basis is allowed for qualified property acquired and placed in service after September 27, 2017, and before January 1, 2023. Taxpayers must add back 80% of the federal depreciation bonus to their Minnesota return in the first year and then 20% of the addback amount can be subtracted in each of the next 5 years. State Follows IRC § 179-TCJA of 2017 : Yes Minnesota fully conforms to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that increases the maximum amount a taxpayer may expense under IRC Section 179 to $1 million, increases the phase-out threshold amount to $2.5 million, and provides for indexing for inflation

Source: https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/asset-depreciation/state-conformity-special-depreciation-allowance/L27kRyetJ_US_en_US

crosslinktax.com says state section 179 cap is **federal limit applies**, as of 2026-08-15.

> Minnesota | Over 6 years | Yes | Bonus Depreciation – 20% the first year, the rest equally over the next 5 years

Source: https://www.crosslinktax.com/customer-resources/tax-resource-center/tax-updates/state-compliance-with-federal-bonus-depreciation-and-section-179-expensing-2025/


### Add-back rule

accountants.intuit.com says add-back rule is **Taxpayers must add back 80% of the federal depreciation bonus to their Minnesota return in the first year and then 20% of the addback amount can be subtracted in each of the next 5 years**, as of 2026-08-15.

> State Follows Bonus Depreciation-TCJA of 2017 : No Minnesota does not conform to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that provides a 100% first-year deduction for the adjusted basis is allowed for qualified property acquired and placed in service after September 27, 2017, and before January 1, 2023. Taxpayers must add back 80% of the federal depreciation bonus to their Minnesota return in the first year and then 20% of the addback amount can be subtracted in each of the next 5 years. State Follows IRC § 179-TCJA of 2017 : Yes Minnesota fully conforms to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision that increases the maximum amount a taxpayer may expense under IRC Section 179 to $1 million, increases the phase-out threshold amount to $2.5 million, and provides for indexing for inflation

Source: https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/asset-depreciation/state-conformity-special-depreciation-allowance/L27kRyetJ_US_en_US

crosslinktax.com says add-back rule is **Bonus Depreciation – 20% the first year, the rest equally over the next 5 years**, as of 2026-08-15.

> Minnesota | Over 6 years | Yes | Bonus Depreciation – 20% the first year, the rest equally over the next 5 years

Source: https://www.crosslinktax.com/customer-resources/tax-resource-center/tax-updates/state-compliance-with-federal-bonus-depreciation-and-section-179-expensing-2025/


## Source

- https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/asset-depreciation/state-conformity-special-depreciation-allowance/L27kRyetJ_US_en_US
- https://www.crosslinktax.com/customer-resources/tax-resource-center/tax-updates/state-compliance-with-federal-bonus-depreciation-and-section-179-expensing-2025/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [State conformity to federal Section 179 and bonus depreciation rules](https://referencesource.org/state-section-179-bonus-depreciation-conformity/).