Montana § 15-30-2318 Earned Income Tax Credit

Montana Statutes

§ 15-30-2318 — Earned Income Tax Credit

Montana § 15-30-2318

Title 15TAXATION

Ch. 30INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX

Part 23Specific Tax Credits and Tax Checkoffs

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Mont. Code Ann. § 15-30-2318 (2026).

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15-30-2318 . Earned income tax credit.

(1)Except as provided in subsection (3), a resident taxpayer is allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 15-30-2103 a percentage of the credit allowed for the federal earned income credit for which the individual taxpayer is eligible for the tax year under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 32.

(2)The amount of the credit allowed under subsection (1) is 20% of the amount of the credit determined for the tax year under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 32.

(3)The credit is not allowed on earned income that is treated as a dividend received by a member of an agricultural organization provided for in section 501(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501(d). For the purpose of this subsection, the amount of t

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15-30-2318 . Earned income tax credit. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a resident taxpayer is allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 15-30-2103 a percentage of the credit allowed for the federal earned income credit for which the individual taxpayer is eligible for the tax year under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 32.
(2) The amount of the credit allowed under subsection (1) is 20% of the amount of the credit determined for the tax year under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 32.
(3) The credit is not allowed on earned income that is treated as a dividend received by a member of an agricultural organization provided for in section 501(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501(d). For the purpose of this subsection, the amount of the state tax credit provided for in subsection (2) is reduced by the reduction percentage.
(4) The taxpayer is entitled to a refund equal to the amount by which the credit exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability or, if the taxpayer has no tax liability under this chapter, a refund equal to the amount of the credit. The credit may be claimed by filing a Montana income tax return.
(5) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Earned income" means earned income, as defined in section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 32, that was used to determine the amount of the federal earned income tax credit under subsection (2).
(b) "Reduction percentage" means a percentage that is calculated by dividing the earned income that is disallowed under subsection (3) by the total amount of earned income.