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The Tax Rate Cut 50–100%, by Income

Montana cuts the tax RATE on the home by 100%, 80%, 70% or 50% depending on income — for a veteran 100% disabled from service, with the unmarried surviving spouse keeping a tier on separate, lower bands of their own.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Montana cuts the tax RATE on the home by 100%, 80%, 70% or 50% depending on income — for a veteran 100% disabled from service, with the unmarried surviving spouse keeping a tier on separate, lower bands of their own.

What it's worth: The property tax rate reduced 50–100%, tiered by income — with different bands for a surviving spouse

  • Tax year 2026, single: 100% reduction to $48,152; 80% to $52,968; 70% to $57,781; 50% to $62,598, which is the income ceiling.
  • Tax year 2026, married or head of household: 100% reduction to $57,781, with the 50% tier ceiling at $72,229.
  • An unmarried surviving spouse has SEPARATE and lower bands: 100% reduction to $40,127, with the ceiling at $54,573. Reading the veteran's bands will mislead a widow in both directions.
  • The bands move with inflation, so check the year you are claiming for.
  • The statutory basis is MCA 15-6-302, 15-6-311 and 15-6-312.
  • Because the reduction is to the RATE rather than to value, what it saves depends on your home and your local mills.

Who is entitled to it

  • You meet the permanent and total test.
  • You own and occupy the home.
  • Your home is in this state.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

Deadline: April 15
  1. 1File Form MDV with the local Department of Revenue field office by April 15.
  2. 2Check the current income bands rather than an old table — they adjust yearly.
  3. 3Live in the home at least seven months of the year; part-year occupancy breaks the claim.
Form
Form MDV
File with
Your Department of Revenue field office, by April 15
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingIt is a RATE reduction, not a value exemption — the arithmetic differs from every exemption state, and at the 100% tier the bill effectively vanishes.
Worth knowingUnmarried surviving spouses have their own, lower income bands and stay eligible where the veteran died in service or from the service-connected cause.

Sources

Why only one source type: The Department of Revenue states the tiers, the current bands, the occupancy rule and the deadline in terms.

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.