Montana Payroll

Did you know that Montana has a reciprocal agreement with North Dakota, whereby Montana employers are not required to withhold Montana income tax from compensation earned by employees living in North Dakota?

Montana Income Tax Withholding

Montana requires employers to withhold state income tax from employee's wages and remit the amounts withheld to the Department of Revenue.

Every employer in Montana that pays wages must withhold the state tax. Nonresident employers must withhold tax from wages paid for service provided within Montana.

Montana Benefits

Montana Voting Rights:

Employer Right To Schedule Voting Hours	Pay Deduction For Voting Time Leave
No	No

Montana does not have a voting time leave law.

Montana Compensation

Employers must pay $6.15 an hour to employees covered by Montana's minimum wage law. Exceptions apply to employees of small businesses and to farm workers, as well as:

• those working in executive, administrative, or professional capacities;
• outside salespeople;
• apprentices or learners for up to 30 days of employment;
• learners under age 18 employed as farm workers for up to 180 days, provided they are paid at least 50 percent of the minimum wage; and
• direct sellers.

Montana Payroll

Employers covered by Montana's wage payment law must pay wages no more than 10 business days after the close of a pay period. Employees absent on payday must be paid on demand.

Montana Unemployment:

Taxable Wage Base ($000s)	New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)	Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages)	Period Effective
22,700	1.13 - 3.13	None	Calendar Year 2007

Helpful Links for Montana Payroll

Montana Department of Revenue
Sam W. Mitchell Bldg.
125 N. Roberts, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 5835
Helena, Montana 59604
(406) 444-6900

Montana Department of Labor and Industry - Unemployment Insurance Division
P.O. Box 8020
Helena, Montana 59604
(406) 444-3783

Montana Laws

Tax Forms and Publications