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Montana lawmakers approved a complex 2025 tax package that shifts property and income burdens, senators say
Summary
At a City Club Missoula forum, Sen. Ellie Boldman and Sen. Greg Hertz summarized a 2025 legislative package that includes a one-time $400 property tax rebate (by application), changes to income tax brackets and a complicated property-tax overhaul they and others warn contains loopholes and could prompt legal challenges.
Senator Ellie Boldman and Senator Greg Hertz told a City Club Missoula forum audience that the 2025 Legislature passed a package of tax changes that provides a one-time property tax rebate and narrows top income tax rates while reshaping property-tax rules. Boldman said the property relief "didn't pass till the last 2 days of the session" and noted taxpayers will have to apply for the one-time $400 rebate.
The package matters because it changes who pays and how much. "We're shifting taxes from one taxpayer to another taxpayer, particularly some regulated utilities," Boldman said, adding that higher utility property assessments are likely to show up on customer bills. Hertz warned the package also contains provisions that could be exploited as loopholes.
Key elements described at the forum included: a one-time $400 rebate that requires an application; changes in income-tax brackets…
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