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Montana Title 15. Taxation § 15-39-101. Production tax rates imposed on bentonite production

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The production of bentonite is taxed as provided in this section. The tax is distributed as provided in 15-39-110.

(2)(a) Except as provided in subsection (3), the tax on bentonite is on the gross yield of bentonite produced, measured in tons before crushing and drying, by the owner or operator within the exterior boundaries of an elementary school district. The tax is computed according to the following annual production schedule:

(i) on the first 80,000 tons produced in excess of the amount exempted in subsection (3), $1.56 a ton;

(ii) on the next 150,000 tons produced, $1.50 a ton;

(iii) on the next 250,000 tons produced, $1.40 a ton;

(iv) on the next 500,000 tons produced, $1.25 a ton;

(v) on production in excess of 1 million tons, $1 a ton.

(b) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2009, the dollar amounts referred to in the schedule in subsections (2)(a)(i) through (2)(a)(v) must be adjusted by the department by multiplying each dollar amount by the quotient of the PCE for the first quarter of the year previous to the tax year for which the tax is being calculated, divided by the PCE for the first quarter of the 2009 tax year.

(c) For the purposes of this section:

(i) “PCE” has the meaning provided in 15-23-515; and

(ii) “ton” means 2,000 pounds.

(3) The first 20,000 tons produced in a calendar year are exempt from taxation.

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