Organizational Structure
The Montana Department of Revenue is composed
of more than 600 FTE in six divisions:
The Business and
Income Taxes Division oversees audits and verifies compliance with Montana tax law
for all state taxes, oversees state revenue collection activity, and completes
appraisals and assessments of industrial and centrally assessed property.
The Citizen Services
and Resource Management Division provides consistent service to Montana
citizens, businesses and nonresident taxpayers through a call center, one-stop
licensing, forms design and other taxpayer services. The division also
provides service and support to the department in the areas of Accounting,
Purchasing, and Facilities and
Asset Management. The division also seeks to return unclaimed property (lost money and
other properties) to its rightful owners.
The Information Technology and
Processing Division provides application development and support services, as
well as network services in the areas of data, desktop,
information security and help desk support. The division also processes tax
returns and payments for the department and for state agency
partners.
The Property Assessment Division is responsible for the valuation and assessment of real and personal property throughout the state for property tax purposes. The division is comprised of a central office located in Helena and six regional areas. There is a local DOR office located in each county seat within the regional areas. This division includes more than half of the department's employees.
The Director's Office supports the agency's director and is composed of four work units. The basic function for each unit is:
Legal Services supervises the overall legal
efforts of the department, which includes rules, policies, bankruptcy,
disclosure officer and the Office of Dispute Resolution.
Tax, Policy and Research is responsible for the preparation of
legislative fiscal notes that affect revenue, the analysis of legislative
proposals affecting the department, and department economic data and tax
compliance analysis.
Human Resources manages the personnel activities of the
department. The office includes three units: Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits, and Education and
Training. Executive Office includes the Budget Analyst,
Public Relations and Administrative Support.