Individual income tax filing season does not begin until early next year, but the Minnesota Department of Revenue says it is not too early to start thinking about taxes now.

The Minnesota Department of Revenue has been working to update its state tax filing systems for taxpayer use in 2019, a process that happens annually starting after the end of each legislative session. This year, the department is updating its systems to accommodate the differences between the federal and Minnesota tax laws.

“There were big changes to the federal tax laws at the end of last year, but Minnesota’s tax...