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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/4/2011 2:14:04 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Montana -- Bad Tax Bill Stalls |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Montana -- Bad Tax Bill Stalls Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Good news! Montana House Bill 247, the bill requiring that a child attend school in order to be claimed as a dependent on a state income tax return, was tabled by the House Taxation Committee on February 2, 2011. While this bill is not dead, it is unlikely that it will receive further attention during this legislative session. We will continue to track its status. House Bill 247 would provide that a child who is over the age of 12 and under the age of 19 may not be claimed as a dependent on a state income tax return unless the child was enrolled in school or had received a high school diploma or GED. The current compulsory attendance age in Montana is from 7 to 16 or completion of the eighth grade, whichever is later. House Bill 247 is an income tax bill which attempts to meddle with the education law of the state. It is nothing more than a back-door effort to increase the compulsory school attendance age and penalize families whose children don't meet the new educational definition of "dependent." Many thanks to all of you who contacted members of the House Taxation Committee and expressed your opposition to this bill. There is no doubt that homeschoolers made the difference in the committee's action. To view the text of this bill, please go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10072 . Very truly yours, Dewitt T. Black, III HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "We've been a Liberty Mutual customer for over 12 years. We called and asked about our HSLDA member discount and they lowered our premium by approx $95 per year...coincidentally the same amount as our HSLDA annual membership fee. Thought you'd want to know!!'" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: ##ToAddress## - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
