taxes

A real estate investor wants the state of Montana to lower his property taxes by reducing the assessed value of his Flathead Lake island home from $41.8 million to $9.8 million.

Taxes on cell phones are higher than nearly all other goods, but, according to the Tax Foundation, Montanans pay the fourth lowest cell phone tax rates in the country. Tax Foundation spokesman Joe Henchman explains the new study.

Up to 180 mobile homes will be up for sale Wednesday if residents refuse to pay their taxes.

The city of Missoula has passed its fiscal year 2015 budget and Chief Administrative officer Bruce Bender says nearly two-thirds of that budget will go towards one type of expenditure.

In a three to two decision, the all-republican county commissionership of Ravalli County has voted to raise taxes.

New numbers by the Montana Taxpayers Association show that one city in the state taxes its citizen's property far more than the rest. "According to our information which we gather from the data that cities and counties send into us, Missoula has the highest mill levy at about 241 mills," said Montana Taxpayer Association President Rob Story...

If you are a tax payer in Missoula, you undoubtedly know that taxes have gone up over the past ten years, but did you know they've shot up by 84 percent?

On Wednesday, April 23, Missoula Mayor John Engen revealed his proposed budget for the city. The plan involves a 3.92 percent tax increase and a new tax district to fund police, firefighters and the courts, but not everyone is pleased with the plan.

Well, it's April 15th, Tax Day!

Tonight, March 24, the Missoula City Council will vote on whether or not it should go ahead with a $7.9 million public safety financing district to help fund, in part, improvements at the Missoula Police Department. There are few voices saying the improvements aren't needed, however, there is significant controversy over how to get the money.