Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 15. TAXATION

CHAPTER 30. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX

Part 21. Rate and General Provisions

Determination Of Marital Status

15-30-2113. Determination of marital status. For purposes of this chapter:

(1) the determination of whether an individual is married must be made as of the close of the individual's tax year, except that if the individual's spouse dies during the individual's tax year, the determination must be made as of the time of death; and

(2) an individual legally separated from the individual's spouse under a decree of divorce or of separate maintenance may not be considered as married.

History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 181, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 2295.10, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 233, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 253, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 199, L; 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 363, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 84-4910(h); amd. Sec. 163, Ch. 56, L. 2009; Sec. 15-30-134, MCA 2007; redes. 15-30-2113 by Sec. 1, Ch. 147, L. 2009.