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Department of Taxation outlines new timing and reporting under 'Mint' accounting system
Summary
Department staff explained changes to sales/use tax distribution timing and a new taxable‑sales snapshot that excludes late filings; a supplemental report to recover legacy statistics is in development and not yet available.
Erica Scott, a Department of Taxation presenter, told local government attendees that the department has changed how it times sales and use tax distributions and how it reports taxable‑sales statistics under a new accounting system called Mint.
"The C‑tax file with all the distribution amounts will be available on the website around a week after accounting close," Scott said, describing the department’s revised monthly schedule. Using February 2026 as an example, she said business activity for that period covers Feb. 1–28, taxpayers’ filings were due March 20, accounting closed April 15, overnight system jobs ran April 16, distribution entries were made April 16–21, and documents were published April 22.
Scott said the sales and use tax due date was moved to the 20th of each month under Assembly Bill 594. She emphasized that the department’s new monthly taxable‑sales snapshot is a fixed capture of filings for the most recently due filing period "up to the 45‑day accounting close," and therefore the snapshot does not include late‑received filings or adjustments submitted after that cutoff.
"The snapshot style report does not include the late received filings or late received adjustments to prior periods after the 15th of the due date," Scott said, explaining how Mint’s reporting differs from the legacy system, which derived statistics from payment dates and therefore could show late payments in later accounting periods.
The department "is working with Mint system developers to create a supplemental taxable sales" report that would provide data similar to legacy outputs, Scott said, but she cautioned that "this is still a work in progress and is not available at this time." She said the department will update local governments as progress is made and will continue providing a supplemental by‑filing‑period summary with each monthly notification.
Patricia, the Department’s public information officer, closed the presentation and opened the question‑and‑answer session. She announced that Kelly Grama has replaced Kelly Langley as the local government liaison and that Michael Hoffer is a management analyst on the team. Patricia said staff can send slides and the recording on request and provided a point of contact: tax.pio@tax.state.mb.us. She said the department plans more town halls as updates become available.
The presentation clarified process and timing changes that local finance officers and auditors use to reconcile monthly revenue estimates. Department staff repeatedly noted that the Mint snapshot provides a consistent, filing‑period‑based view but that certain legacy aggregates tied to payment dates will require the supplemental report under development.
The Department of Taxation did not announce a firm date for the supplemental report’s availability and asked attendees to send questions to the public information office for follow‑up.
