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Property Taxes in Missoula County May 2024 – Josh Slotnick Missoula County Commissioner

May 23, 2024/

Impact of Tax Rate on Residential Property

The state Legislature sets the tax rate for each class of property.

DOR is required by law to notify the Legislature what the new tax
rate would need to be keep property taxes for residential properties
flat. In 2022, lawmakers declined to reduce the rate from 1.35% to
0.94%.

 

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City Club Missoula Video – Treasure State Taxes: Shedding Light on Montana’s Tax System (Best way to understand our current situation)

City Club Missoula’s August forum dove deep into Montana’s Taxation System. The forum featured current and former members of local and state government. The expert panel provided an overview of Montana’s multifaceted system, including tax codes and rates, collections, rebates, and burdens.

The forum panel included:

  • Josh Slotnik, Missoula County Commissioner
  • Greg Hertz, MT Senator and Chair of Senate Taxation Committee
  • Dan Bucks, former Director of MT Department of Revenue (2005 – 2013).
  • Justin Angle, UM School of Business, served as moderator.

Washington Post: Montana’s real estate bonanza turns political as property taxes soar

“What’s happened is the real rich people have bought up a lot of acreage, a lot of big ranches.  We’re farmers over 50 years, and then for 10 years here, we’ve contributed greatly to the economy. And now we’re getting penalized for it.”

County Commissioners propose taxing tourists to help Montana residents with property taxes

Tourists get to enjoy all the amenities of Missoula without having to pay local taxes for them, and Missoula County Commissioner Josh Slotnick told lawmakers Wednesday he thinks they should pay their fair share.

County Commissioners provide Montana legislators with potential fixes to property tax system

During a Local Government Interim Committee meeting, Missoula County’s Josh Slotnick and Cascade County’s Joe Briggs told the lawmakers a study group has come up with three ideas that could lessen the burden on residential homeowners, who saw skyrocketing tax rates this year due to higher appraisals and the legislature failing to adjust the tax rate.


Click here to read the story.

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