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Council discusses turning delinquent resort-tax accounts over to Montana Department of Revenue; schedules public hearing on budget amendments
Summary
City staff and the city attorney recommended referring a small set of delinquent resort-tax accounts to the Montana Department of Revenue’s Collection Services Bureau and scheduled a public hearing to amend fiscal-year budgets to account for late-collected resort-tax revenues.
City staff told the Columbia Falls City Council on Jan. 7 that they plan to refer a small number of delinquent resort-tax accounts to the Montana Department of Revenue’s Collection Services Bureau and will notice a public hearing on proposed budget amendments.
Justin, the city attorney, told the council that under city code the city manager and his agents may use “any and all lawful means” to collect resort taxes and that Montana law allows the Department of Revenue to assist local governments with collection. “The department may assist in the collection of a delinquent account owing to an agency or subdivision of the state,” Justin said. He added the department can enter agreements to retain a percentage of collections to cover costs.
Why it matters: the council was briefed that roughly $85,792 in past-due resort-tax revenue was collected after letters went out; staff wants…
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