Supplemental property tax bills to arrive this spring
Mineral County Deputy County Attorney Wally Congdon and Treasurer Merry Mueller study the rulings of the Montana Supreme Court on the ruling of the Supreme Court on property taxes. Supplemental tax bills will be mailed out at the end of March. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
The Montana Supreme Court determined that the Department of Revenue has the authority to direct counties to levy above the current mill levy calculation limitation each year if reserved mills are determined to be available.
The department has verified that the school equalization mills, under the statutory limitations that adjust mills down when taxable values increase, are reduced from 95 mills to 77.9 mills for this tax year.
However, the Department of Revenue under the direction of the Governor’s Budget Office and Gov. Greg Gianforte is directing the county to levy extra mills they hold in reserve to generate additional revenue from property taxpayers in Montana. The Supreme Court ordered counties to comply, therefore the second half taxes will necessarily be increased to comply with the request.
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