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What lines of coverage are applicable to the Montana fire tax?

The fire tax is charged under Montana Administrative Rule 6.6.4803 – Presumptively Reasonable Allocations. In SLIP+, customers can submit the primary line of coverage for each policy subject to the fire tax and SLIP+ will calculate the appropriate surplus lines tax and fire tax based on ARM 6.6.4803.  Customers can use the SLIP+ Tax Estimator to calculate the appropriate taxes for each Montana policy or endorsement.

The presumptively reasonable allocation percentages and the additional fire tax percentage for each applicable line of coverage are listed below.

Commercial Multi-PerilCodePresumptively Reasonable AllocationCommercial MP Fire Tax Rate
Commercial Property100050%1.25%
Builders Risk100150%1.25%
Apartments (Commercial)100350%1.25%
Commercial Package (Property & Casualty)100550%1.25%
Condominium Package (Commercial)100650%1.25%
Crop Hail100750%1.25%
Earthquake100950%1.25%
Glass (Commercial)101150%1.25%
Mortgagee Impairment101250%1.25%
Collateral Protection101750%1.25%
Allied Lines101930%0.75%
Fire CoverageCode
Fire1018100%2.50%
Homeowners and other Residential PropertyCode
Homeowners-HO-1200040%1.00%
Homeowners-HO-2200140%1.00%
Homeowners-HO-3200240%1.00%
Tenant Homeowners-HO-4200340%1.00%
Homeowners-HO-5200440%1.00%
Condo Unit-Owners HO-6200540%1.00%
Homeowners-HO-8200640%1.00%
Dwelling Builders Risk200740%1.00%
Dwelling Property200940%1.00%
Mobile Homeowners201140%1.00%
Farmowners Multi-PerilCode
Farmowners Multi-Peril201040%1.00%
Inland MarineCode
Inland Marine (Commercial)400015%0.375%
Inland Marine (Personal)400115%0.375%
Motor Truck Cargo400215%0.375%
Jewelers Block400315%0.375%
Furriers Block400415%0.375%
Contractors Equipment400515%0.375%
Electronic Data Processing400615%0.375%
Automobile CoverageCode
Commercial Auto Physical Damage80029%0.225%
Dealers Open Lot80039%0.225%
Private Passengers Auto-Physical Damage Only80069%0.225%
AircraftCode
Personal & Pleasure Aircraft900515%0.375%
Difference In Conditions CoverageCode
Difference In Conditions 10081008Variable Rate