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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 Compensation

Employers must pay $7.35 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:

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)	26,300
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)	1.98 - 4.08
Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages)	None
Period Effective	Calendar Year 2011

Montana Payroll Links

Montana Department of Revenue >> Sam W. Mitchell Bldg. 125 N. Roberts, 3rd Floor PO Box 5835 Helena, Montana 59604 406.444.6900	Montana Department of Labor and Industry - Unemployment Insurance Division >> PO Boxc 8020 Helena, Montana 59604 406.444.3783

Montana Laws >>	Tax Forms and Publications >>

Montana Income Tax Withholding

Montana requires employers to withhold state income tax from employees’ 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	No
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave	No

Montana does not have a voting time leave law.

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