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The annual exclusion for gifting has increased to $18,000 per person per year ($36,000 for a married couple to any individual). The Minnesota estate tax exemption remains at $3.0 million. Unlike the federal estate provisions, there is no portability in Minnesota.
Avoiding the tax requires changing one's permanent home (domicile) to another state or reducing the amount of Minnesota property owned. Affluent individuals may be willing to change their domiciles to avoid paying potentially multimillion-dollar state estate tax liabilities.
Any estate value above this amount is subject to taxation. In Minnesota, the gross estate tax exemption is $3 million. Estates valued above this amount are subject to Minnesota estate taxes.