Montana Form 2ez Individual Income Tax Forms And Instructions

Montana Form 2ez Individual Income Tax Forms And Instructions - 2011 Page 2

Dear Montana Taxpayers:

Thank you for ﬁ ling your individual income tax returns—you do a great job! By working together, you help make

Montana a great place to live, work and raise a family.

Your Montana Department of Revenue is committed to providing the best possible tax services to the citizens of our

great state. That means providing you with helpful ways to ﬁ le and pay your individual income taxes.

You can electronically ﬁ le Form 2EZ for free through our website at revenue.mt.gov. Our Taxpayer Access Point (TAP)

service provides you many options, including methods to ﬁ le, pay and look up your Montana tax account information

online that are simple, secure and convenient. Other e-ﬁ le options include using software that you purchase, using

approved e-ﬁ le software online, or visiting a tax professional who is an Authorized IRS E-ﬁ le Provider. In addition,

you’ll ﬁ nd no-cost options for tax ﬁ ling and tax assistance at as well as irs.gov. You also can ﬁ le

traditionally with the paper form.

We strongly encourage you to use electronic options to ﬁ le your return and to pay your tax due or receive your refund.

Electronic options are simple, secure, and convenient.

As always, we promise to do the best that we can to provide you with the most accurate and timely assistance to

help you ﬁ le your tax returns. We work hard to ensure that all citizens and businesses pay their fair share of Montana

taxes—no more and no less. Together, we’re making our tax system work for all Montanans!

Best regards,

Dan Bucks, Director

Montana Department of Revenue

Where Your Income Tax Dollar Goes

The table to the right shows where your individual and

Education ................................................50%

corporate income tax dollars (about 14% of total state

Health and Human Services ..................20%

and local revenues) were spent in 2009. For the charts

Public Safety and Corrections ..............13%

below, the left chart shows the sources of revenue for

Transfers to Local Governments ............5%

both state and local governments in Montana for 2008,

General Government Operations ............8%

the most recent year for which totals are compiled.

The right chart shows state and local spending.

Other ..........................................................4%

Total Spending ......................................100%

What are Montana’s

Where Do Your

Public Revenues?

Public Dollars Go?

Total Montana State

Total State and Local

and Local Revenue,

Spending in Montana,

Fiscal Year Ending 2008

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