Legislators are currently considering HB 624. This important bill establishes a business task force on child care to research and propose solutions for the next legislative session. This task force will be composed of members of the business sector, early childhood...

SB 262 and SB 263 aim to correct a Department of Revenue decision that would increase the property taxes on forest lands up to 81% in a single year. The bills set taxation levels at a revenue neutral level and give the State Forest Lands Advisory Committee a larger role in...

House Bill 21 builds on the success of the Legislature’s 2019 legislation by reauthorizing the Coal Trust Home Loan Program with an additional $15 million. Reauthorization is needed because all loans are paid directly back to the trust NOT the program. Without...

HB 303 proposes to increase the exemption of the business equipment tax from it's current level of $100,000 to $200,000. This means approximately 4,000 additional businesses in Montana will not be subject to this tax. Those businesses will no longer have to spend time...

Missoula and much of Montana has a significant lack of trades workers. This shortage of workforce impacts each of us by increasing the costs of construction and housing. HB 252 provides an employer a non-refundable tax credit for funding an employee's education course in a...

Senate Bill 159, currently under consideration by the Montana Legislature, lowers to top income tax bracket from the current 6.9% to 6.75%. This decrease will be felt by anyone with taxable income over $18,500. Lowering the personal income tax rate allows workers to keep...

Senate Bill 182 proposes a set of economic triggers that would automatically lower the personal income tax rate in future years. The legislation lays out specific economic indicators that indicate a healthy economic climate in the state, ensuring budget revenues will still...

Governor Gianforte has proposed creating the Entrepreneur Magnet Act (SB 284) which would incentivize businesses to come to Montana and bring their jobs by exempting from capital gains tax the sale of employee-owned stock. The act provides provisions to ensure businesses...

Montana currently apportions income from multi-state corporations based on percentage of sales, payroll & property in MT compared to total sales, payroll & property. In recent years, 38 states have moved to a sales-only factor, and only 5 states (including Montana)...

Missoula is in need of more housing. As the median sales price continues to climb, more and more of the workforce is unable to purchase a home. One of the factors increasing costs is the time it takes to get subdivisions approved under the current system. SB 161 creates an...