Yearly Archives: 2007
The Anticipated Processing Times For Property Tax Refund
As of August 30, Montana Department of Revenue have received 56,804 online and 48,000 paper filings. That’s a total of 104,804 filings!
DOR announced the...
Montana tax refund highlighted in Great Falls
Montana's property tax refund is coming just in time for some Great Falls residents. Democratic lawmakers held a news conference with some local families...
$400 Property Tax Refund Online Filing Available Now
About the Refund
The 2007 Montana Legislature passed a law to refund up to $400 of property taxes paid in 2006 (or earlier years in...
Democrats remind taxpayers to apply
Democrats are holding press conferences across Montana this week to remind homeowners to apply for their $400 tax rebate in the coming weeks.
“Homeowners should...
$400 Property Tax Refund Update
$400 per-household property tax refund applies to real estate property taxes paid on a homeowner’s principal residence in 2006. If less than $400 was...
Price of Farmland Soars in Rocky Mountain West
Nationally, the price of agricultural land is climbing steadily, and land prices in several Rocky Mountain States are leading the way.
Throughout the region, an...
About your $400 property tax rebate
The tax rebate program is a bit cumbersome. Unlike past rebate programs, instead of mailing a check to all eligible taxpayers, the Montana Department...
Montana wind market to expand
The technology for harnessing Montana's wind, a virtually untapped resource, is getting bigger, better and more efficient, according to a local wind expert.
John Bacon...
Grant program helps people protect homes from wildfires
Clearing the shrubs and trimming the trees would have involved a lot of labor, or at least cost a good amount of money to...
No tax hike from reappraisal
Gov. Brian Schweitzer said in June he'll propose a bill in 2009 to ensure no statewide property tax increase occurs because of the...
Flathead Residential Lots : Room for 65,000 More
Twenty-six thousand lots are approved for homes in Flathead County. It’s a massive amount – enough new elbow room for roughly 65,000 additional residents. At face value it conjures up metropolitan images: smog, traffic and other urban delights
So, how do I get my $400 property tax rebate?
The Montana Legislature last month passed rebates of up to $400 for homeowners, so where's the money
Families Built Their Own Homes
Kyle Heinecke, his wife and 27 other families built their own homes at the Tiebucker Estates subdivision in Somers, completing their houses in June 2006 after 14 months of working almost every evening, weekend and holiday
It seems like every year we’re paying higher and higher property taxes
Great Falls government can't beat the higher costs of energy and fuel, employee wages, insurance costs and equipment. So it's planning to increase property...
Home prices drive up Bozeman’s cost-of-living
It costs a little more to live in Bozeman than in many places across the nation, mainly because the price of housing is so...