Form AWC, Alternative Withholding Certificate for Year 
for Nonresident Individual Partners and Shareholders 
For use by nonresident individual partners or shareholders subject to Minnesota withholding. Complete a certificate each year you 
wish to reduce the amount withheld by the partnership or S corporation.
First Name and Initial                                    Last Name                                              Social Security Number

Address

City                                                      State                                                  ZIP Code 

1  Your estimated share of Minnesota distributive income from this partnership or S corporation 
     or your estimated total Minnesota taxable income for the tax year, whichever is less  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . .  .  1 

2  Multiply line 1 by 9.85 percent (.0985)   . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  .  2 

3  Minnesota individual estimated tax you paid for the tax year    . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . 3 

4  Minnesota income  tax withheld from other income (from Form W-2 or W-2P)  . .  . 4 

5    Minnesota backup withholding and certain tax credits (see instructions)   . . . . .  . .  .  5 

6  Add lines 3, 4, and 5   . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  .  6 

7  Subtract line 6 from line 2 (if result is zero or less, enter 0). This is the amount you are requesting to be withheld   . .  .  7 
Partner or shareholder: I declare that this form is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. 
Signature                                                                   Daytime Phone                                 Date

Partner or shareholder: Complete, sign, and date this certificate. Give the original form to the                 To be completed by the entity:
partnership or S corporation before the end of the entity’s tax year.                                            Name of Partnership or S Corporation

Partnership or S corporation: Enter the partnership’s or S corporation’s name and federal and                    Federal ID Number                                                                           Minnesota ID Number
Minnesota tax ID numbers in the boxes to the right. Include a copy of each AWC you receive when you 
file your Form M3 or M8 tax return.

Form AWC Instructions
All partnerships and S corporations, not making a pass-through entity (PTE) tax election, must withhold Minnesota income tax for any non-
resident individual partner or shareholder who:
• is not included in composite income tax
• has Minnesota distributive income of $1,000 or more
You must withhold 9.85% of their Minnesota source distributive income, less any credits that are passed through to them.
However, we will allow you to withhold a smaller amount of tax if the partner or shareholder owes less Minnesota tax. This may happen if a 
partner or shareholder:
• has paid Minnesota estimated tax or had Minnesota withholding tax taken out of wage income; or
• has Minnesota taxable income less than the distributive income received from this entity, due to losses from other Minnesota sources.

Who should file Form AWC
Complete this form if you are a nonresident individual partner of a partnership or shareholder of an S corporation and you expect to receive 
Minnesota distributive income of $1,000 or more from this partnership or S corporation and want less than 9.85% of your Minnesota source 
distributive income withheld by the entity.
If you choose to have 9.85% of your distributive income withheld or to be included in composite income tax, you do not need to complete 
this form.
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Form AWC Instructions (Continued)

Do not use this form for wage withholding. 
This certificate is effective for one tax year. Complete a new Form AWC for each year you wish to change the amount withheld by this part-
nership or S corporation.

Filing Form AWC
Sign and date the completed form, and give it to the partnership or S Corporation.  They will need this information before filing their tax 
return. They must file all AWC forms with their original return by the due date.  
Do not file this certificate with your Form M1, Minnesota Individual Income Tax Return. Do not send it directly to the Department of 
Revenue. To claim the amount withheld, file Form M1 and include the Schedule KPI or KS you receive from the partnership or S corporation.
If your Form AWC is found to be false, the Department of Revenue may require that in future years the partnership or S corporation withhold 
the maximum percentage of your Minnesota distributive income, even if you submit Form AWC.

Line 5
Include on line 5 certain Minnesota credits you received from a partnership or S corporation. These amounts are reported to you on lines 25 
through 29 of Schedules KS or KPI. 
Also include on line 5 any Minnesota backup withholding credit you received from a partnership or S corporation. These amounts are  
reported to you on line 31 of Schedules KS or KPI. 

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