Skip to content
Haul Math

Montana IFTA Fuel Tax Rate, 1st Quarter 2025

Montana's IFTA diesel rate for the 1st quarter of 2025 is $0.2975 per gallon, unchanged from Q4 2024.

Montana rate for Q1 2025

Special diesel, Q1 2025

$0.2975

per US gallon, unchanged from Q4 2024

Diesel tax rate
$0.2975/gal
Surcharge
None listed
Quarter
Q1 2025, from Jan 1, 2025
Change vs last quarter
unchanged
Notes from the source

Matrix footnote #9 (MONTANA): Montana no longer requires gasoline, gasohol and ethanol to be reported on the IFTA tax return.

Worked example: the Montana line of your IFTA return

Change the numbers to match your quarter. Prefilled with 10,000 total miles on 1,550 gallons, 1,200 of those miles in Montana, and 100 gallons bought there.

Example numbers are filled in. Tap "Calculate Montana IFTA" to see the Montana line of an IFTA return at the Q1 2025 rate.

Montana vs. its neighbors, Q1 2025

IFTA diesel rates for Montana and bordering jurisdictions, Q1 2025
JurisdictionDiesel + surchargevs. MT
British Columbia$0.9507+$0.6532
Saskatchewan$0.3990+$0.1015
Alberta$0.3458+$0.0483
Idaho$0.3200+$0.0225
Montana$0.2975—
South Dakota$0.2800−$0.0175
Wyoming$0.2400−$0.0575
North Dakota$0.2300−$0.0675

On an IFTA return, a higher rate doesn't mean you pay more overall. Fuel you buy in a high-rate state earns a bigger credit. What matters is where you burn the fuel versus where you buy it.

Montana rate, last 4 quarters

Montana IFTA diesel rate by quarter
QuarterDieselSurchargeChange
Q2 2024$0.2975——
Q3 2024$0.2975—no change
Q4 2024$0.2975—no change
Q1 2025$0.2975—no change

Source: IFTA, Inc. Fuel Tax Rate Matrix, 1st Quarter 2025 · Effective Jan 1, 2025 · Last verified Sep 28, 2026

IFTA, Inc. publishes the rates each member jurisdiction reports. Montana's tax agency is the final word on its rate.

Estimates for planning. Confirm with your tax pro or your base jurisdiction's IFTA office before filing.