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Committee hears agency-backed cleanups to Montana tax code in SB 53
Summary
Sen. Greg Hertz and Department of Revenue staff described a series of technical and taxpayer‑relief adjustments in Senate Bill 53, including changes to education savings account rules, mineral royalty withholding, filing‑status language and a repeal of a rarely used probate certificate requirement. No committee vote was recorded at the hearing.
Senator Greg Hertz, sponsor of Senate Bill 53, told the House Taxation Committee the bill makes technical cleanups and taxpayer‑facing clarifications to Montana’s income tax laws.
The bill’s principal proponent at the hearing was Jake Ford, bureau chief of the Income Tax Withholding Bureau for the Montana Department of Revenue, who described the changes as agency cleanups that provide clarity and reduce unintended taxpayer burdens.
Ford said two changes relate to simplified filing statuses for education savings accounts. “By using the filing statuses themselves and doubling the…
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