Taxpayers are keeping the phone lines buzzing to the Department of Revenue with concerns about property taxes, agency officials said this week. But far fewer property taxpayers have appealed their new assessments this year compared to a spike in 2023, according to data from the Department of Revenue. “We’ve had many, many concerns from taxpayers this cycle about the increase in their values,” Gilbert said. The Revenue Interim Committee heard updates Monday on property reappraisals and rebates, among other items, following a legislative session that focused on reducing property taxes for Montana’s residential taxpayers. (Applications for rebates automatically enroll property taxpayers into the new rate scheme for 2026.)