This past week, Montana Department of Revenue Director Mike Kadas claimed there was a “strong possibility” that Montana would need to hold yet another special legislative session to respond to the passing of tax changes by the federal government.
There are some big changes for Montana taxpayers this year: not only was the federal tax system overhauled recently, but there have been some modifications at the Montana Department of Revenue too.
Montana’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has said he couldn’t support President Donald Trump’s tax bill, because of the debt it passes on to future generations, saying in an email [quote] “The Senate bill as currently drafted saddles our kids and grand kids with more crushing debt by adding nearly $1.5 trillion to the deficit…And it raises taxes on Montana families, forces cuts to Medicare, and benefits wealthy out-of-staters at the expense of hard-working Montanans.” [end quote]
The 2015 Montana School Choice program allows for a tax credit of up to $150 to help fund students attending a private or religious school, however, the Montana Department of Revenue ruled that public funding for religious schools violates the Montana Constitution.
In a move that might be perceived as politically motivated, Big Sky Economic Development has reversed its support for a local option sales tax authority for the 2017 legislative session after being criticized by some of the more conservative Yellowstone County commissioners, who happen to control the agency’s budget...
I talked about this earlier in the week. Taxes. Everybody's getting them done right now. And, we're finding out how much Uncle Sam is keeping. And, finding out how little of it we get back in a refund. Not everybody is getting a refund. Many are getting sticker shock from what their "Obamacare" cost them...