Gov. Gianforte: Property Tax Rebate Available Starting Aug. 15

Reminds Montana homeowners to visit getmyrebate.mt.gov

• August 08 2025

HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today reminded Montanans about two new laws which provide Montana homeowners with property tax relief, including new tax rates and property tax rebates.

“Recognizing the burden of rising property taxes, we worked with the Legislature to deliver permanent and meaningful property tax relief,” Gov. Gianforte said. “I encourage all eligible Montana homeowners to visit getmyrebate.mt.gov starting August 15 to claim a rebate before the application period closes on October 1. It’s critical that homeowners claim their rebate this year as you may be automatically enrolled into the lower Homestead Rate next year.”

Senate Bill 542, carried by Senator Wylie Galt, R-Martinsdale, establishes new, tiered tax rates to deliver property tax relief for Montanans for their homes, small businesses, farms, and ranches in 2025 and provides a property tax rebate for Montanans for their primary residence. Eligible Montana homeowners may qualify for the rebate – up to $400 this year – for property taxes paid in 2024.

To qualify for the rebate, taxpayers must have owned and lived in their home for at least seven months and paid property taxes on the residence in 2024. To claim it, taxpayers may apply at either getmyrebate.mt.gov or by paper form by October 1, 2025.

“The fastest way to get your rebate is to apply online,” said Montana Department of Revenue Director Brendan Beatty. “Make sure to apply by the deadline of October 1.”

The application requires the physical address, geocode, amount of property taxes paid as shown on the property tax bill, and the names and social security numbers of the taxpayer and any spouse. The Department of Revenue has created several tools on getmyrebate.mt.gov to aid taxpayers in compiling this information, including a video demonstrating how to find a property’s geocode. The department will process claims as they are received.

For additional information about the property tax rebate or to check on the status of your property tax rebate, visit getmyrebate.mt.gov.

Montana homeowners who claim and receive a property tax rebate in 2025 may be automatically enrolled in the Homestead Rate for 2026, provided the homeowner did not move or change ownership in 2025.

House Bill 231, carried by Representative Llew Jones, R-Conrad, establishes the Homestead Rate. Recommended by the governor’s diverse, bipartisan Property Tax Task Force, the Homestead Rate is a new, lower property tax rate for long-term rentals and primary residences, the places Montanans call home.

If a homeowner did not claim a rebate, moved, acquired a new residence, or was previously ineligible for the rebate, they must apply to claim the Homestead Rate through the Montana Department of Revenue between December 1, 2025, and March 1, 2026.

More information about the Homestead Rate is available at homestead.mt.gov.