Keila Szpaller

(Daily Montanan) Taxpayers are keeping the phone lines buzzing to the Department of Revenue with concerns about property taxes, agency officials said this week.

But far fewer property taxpayers have appealed their new assessments this year compared to a spike in 2023, according to data from the Department of Revenue.

In 2023, the number of appeals was 21,322, but this year, it’s 13,271, according to the department. In 2021, the number was 10,455.

Still, values are going up, and Paula Gilbert, head of the Property Assessment Division, said the department is fielding questions from people who don’t want to pay more.

“We’ve had many, many concerns from taxpayers this cycle about the increase in their values,” Gilbert said.

The Revenue Interim Committee heard updates Monda

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