A new web-based calculator lets you figure out how much your property tax is going up and how much the property tax for big corporations are going down thanks to the Republican Legislature and the Gianforte administration.
There is lots of misinformation floating around about what is happening to residential property tax bills. Most of it is coming from Republicans in the legislature and the Gianforte Administration trying to shift the blame for what happened during the last legislative session. Here is an editorial we ran explaining what happened and why our property taxes are going up.
https://wtf406.com/2023/07/big-corporations-get-tax-benefits-while-montana-resident-get-higher-property-taxes/
Now you can see exactly how much your property taxes are going up and, even more important, how much the taxes for other classes of property are going down. Below is an example of a house in Anaconda. You can get the same information about your home by going to www.taxshiftmt.com Check it out!
It really pisses me off when I see our Gov. on tv telling us to be sure to apply for property tax rebates. Why not set reasonable property tax rates in the first place? Why make homeowners jump through hoops to try to get money back?
What a way to run a State.