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2012 Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Tax Table


Each year the personal exemption, standard deduction, and tax rate schedule are indexed for inflation.

Exemptions

For tax year 2012, taxpayers, spouses and each dependent are allowed a $2,240 exemption.

Standard Deduction

The standard deduction is 20% of Montana Adjusted Gross Income, with the following: 

Standard Deduction Maximum

Single $4,200

Married Filing Jointly or Head of Household

$8,400

Standard Deduction Minimum

Single $1,860

Married Filing Jointly or Head of Household

$3,720

 

Tax Liability Table

2012 Tax Brackets

If your taxable income is:   

More than

But not more than

Then your tax is

Less:

$ 0

2,700

1% of taxable income

 

2,700

4,800

2% of taxable income

minus $27

4,800

7,300

3% of taxable income 

minus $75

7,300

9,900

4% of taxable income 

minus $148

9,900

12,700

5% of taxable income 

minus $247

12,700

16,400

6% of taxable income

minus $374

 

16,000 or more

6.9% of taxable income

minus $522

 

The Department of Revenue collects these taxes. For more information, please call us toll free at 1-866-859-2254 (in Helena, 444-6900).

If you would like tax liability information for a previous year, please refer to a prior year individual income tax instruction booklet in Forms and Resources.

Last updated 1/2/2013 1:10:10 PM