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Montana offers several property tax assistance programs – Montana’s tax system ‘in serious trouble,’ hurts homeowners

April 4, 2024/

April 15 isn’t only the deadline for filing your income tax return – it’s also a day that the Montana Department of Revenue is encouraging eligible property tax payers to submit an application for assistance programs.

With property taxes remaining a concern for many Montanans, the department is working to get the word out about programs that can help some residents pay their property tax bills.

By: Jonathon Ambarian

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Tax expert: Montana’s tax system ‘in serious trouble,’ hurts homeowners

“Taxes have been shifted unfairly to residential property, and they’ve been shifted away from the other properties,” said Dan Bucks, a nationally recognized expert on taxation. “Homeowners and renters are paying taxes that they shouldn’t be asked to pay – taxes that belong instead to various corporate and business classes of properties.”

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