Cascade County taxpayers received supplemental tax bills with a letter from the county over the last week. The bills and letters stem from a dispute last year between the Montana Department of Revenue and counties over state equalization mills. The dispute went to the Montana Supreme Court, which ruled in November in favor of the
The Montana Supreme Court ruled Nov. 22 in favor of the state in a dispute between the Montana Department of Revenue and the counties over state education equalization mills. The Montana Department of Revenue directed counties to collect 95 mills for the statewide tax that supports public education funding. The Montana Association of Counties argued…
Cascade County officials are considering how many mills to levy for the state's education equalization fund. The Montana Department of Revenue has directed counties to collect 95 mills for the statewide tax that supports public education funding. The Montana Association of Counties has argued that the state's mills are also subject to state law which…