The Montana Department of Revenue (DOR) has finished calculating the number of mills for fiscal year 2020 that the board of county commissioners and other authorized government entities may levy upon all property in the state. The maximum statewide school equalization levy remains at 95 mills. The ad valorem tax on each dollar of taxable valuation for fiscal year 2020 is as follows:
- State Equalization Aid Levy: 40 Mills
- County Elementary Equalization Levy: 33 Mills
- High School Equalization Levy: 22 Mills
- University System Levy: 6 Mills
- Vocational – Technical Education Levy: 1.50 Mills (for five counties)1
These calculations are in accordance with 15-10-109, 15-10-420, 20-9-331, 20-9-333, 20-9-360, 20-25-439, MCA.
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1 In Cascade, Butte-Silver Bow, Missoula, Yellowstone, and Lewis & Clark Counties only.