The Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee of the Montana Legislature will meet Sept. 17 and 18 in Helena to take a broad look at individual income taxes.
The Thursday session will start at 1 p.m. and the Friday session at 8 a.m., both in Room 137 of the state Capitol. The public is welcome to attend and will have a chance to comment on the work of the committee.
Among other things, the committee will also discuss:
the filing status of married taxpayers;
past legislative proposals to base the Montana individual income tax on a percentage of federal tax liability;
recodification of individual income tax laws;
ways to help low-income, veteran, and elderly property taxpayers;
a report on Montana motor vehicle insurance liability laws; and
the transportation of oil sands development equipment through Montana.
Staff of the Legislative Fiscal Division will present updates on federal stimulus spending, state revenue collections, and the status of the state general fund.
A full agenda and other meeting materials are available on the committee Web page at leg.mt.gov/rtic. For more information, contact Jeff Martin, committee staff, at 406-444-3595 or jmartin@mt.gov.
The meeting will be audio-streamed live on the Legislative Branch Web site at leg.mt.gov. It also will be broadcast live over the state public access television network, TVMT. To find out the TVMT channel in your area, visit leg.mt.gov/tvmt or call the Legislative Information Office at 406-444-2957.
