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BDC | Editorial | Montanans Owed Explanation

Flathead Beacon | Clarifying the Facts 95 Mill increase Senator Esp Editorial

If the additional 17.1 mills are mandated by the courts to be added to my bill then the state portion will increase to a whopping $719. This, at a time state coffers are awash in hundreds of millions in cash. Explain that one to my wife, my siblings, and my neighbors. I sure can’t.

Daily Montanan | Politics of Property Taxes in Montana

Online applications and geocodes are Greek to many senior citizens. There must have been an easier way.

Montana Taxpayers Association - State to Receive Property Tax Windfall

In 1999, the Legislature passed a law limiting how much property tax collections can grow without a vote. The law limits cities, counties, and the State property tax collection growth to half the rate of inflation over the three previous years plus revenue from newly taxable property

Daily Montanan - A Serious Mistake or Hidden Tax on Property Owners in Montana

There is no excuse for the Legislature not making this simple adjustment. There is no excuse for not doing the same thing that has always been done in the past. There is no excuse for not accepting the recommendation of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Department of Revenue.

Daily Montanan - Montana lawmakers shifted the tax burden onto the backs of residential property owners

It’s important to understand in this situation that even though residential property taxes are going up (and, in some cases, going up a lot), it’s not because local governments and schools are collecting a windfall increase in tax revenue. Indeed, state law bars local governments and schools from taking advantage of such windfalls