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  • Get Your Montana Individual Income Tax Refund Quicker by E-filing Starting January 21

    Shari Hagengruber|Jan 22, 2014

    The Montana Department of Revenue would like to remind taxpayers that they can receive their tax refund sooner if they file their taxes electronically by e-filing. Starting January 21, the Department of Revenue will begin accepting and processing Montana 2013 individual income tax forms filed on Montana Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) https://tap.dor.mt.gov/. E-filing your state income tax return—Form 2EZ, 2M, 2 or 2EC—is free. While January 21 is the start date for processing e-filed Montana individual income tax returns, the Internal Revenue Ser...

  • Revenue Department Seeks Volunteers to Provide Training to Liquor Establishments

    Shari Hagengruber|Jun 12, 2013

    The Montana Department of Revenue is seeking volunteers to help implement Let’s Control It, the agency’s training program for responsible alcohol sales and service. The volunteers would provide training to Montana liquor license holders on the state’s requirements for selling and serving alcohol. “In the past five years we’ve relied on volunteers to conduct our trainings and we really appreciate their efforts and the time they invest,” said Department of Revenue Director Mike Kadas. Interested individuals can find the application and supplem...

  • Assistance With Filling Out State Tax Returns Keeps Getting Better

    Shari Hagengruber|Mar 20, 2013

    The Montana Department of Revenue provides assistance on individual income tax matters through its internet website, call center and statewide local offices. But did you know that they also have an income tax specialist who will offer state side training for the volunteers that enter tax returns? Brian Olsen has been traveling the great state of Montana for eight years, meeting with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) folks and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to train the volunteers that assist the primarily elderly...

  • Thousands of Montanans Could Be Eligible for Property Tax Relief

    Shari Hagengruber|Jan 23, 2013

    The Montana Department of Revenue estimates that thousands of Montanans could be eligible for property tax relief, but do not submit the annual applications required. The Property Tax Assistance Program (PTAP) provides property tax relief to anyone who meets those qualifications, and there is no age restriction. In order to qualify for this program, taxpayers must own and occupy their home as their primary residence for at least seven months during the proeceeding calendar year, and meet the income requirements which range from $0 to $20,809...