Tax Certificate Request Instructions printable pdf download

Tax Certiﬁ cate Request Instructions

If the ﬁ ling of tax returns is necessary before a

Certiﬁ cate of Reviver – If the Department of Revenue,

certiﬁ cate can be issued, please submit copies of these

rather than the Secretary of State, suspended your

returns along with this form. This will expedite the

organization, you will need to request a Certiﬁ cate of

process.

Reviver as well as a Title-15 Certiﬁ cate.

There are no fees charged for any certiﬁ cate. Upon

Nonproﬁ t Organizations

issuance, your organization will receive an original

certiﬁ cate along with a copy. Both of these certiﬁ cates must

If your organization has registered as a nonproﬁ t

be submitted to the Secretary of State, Business Services

organization with the Secretary of State but has not yet

Bureau at the following address:

qualiﬁ ed for tax-exempt status with the Department of

Revenue, the following information needs to be ﬁ led for

Secretary of State

your organization to establish tax-exempt status and to

Business Services Bureau

subsequently receive any certiﬁ cate:

P.O. Box 202801

an afﬁ davit stating the purpose of the organization

Helena, MT 59620-2801

articles of incorporation

Phone (406) 444-3665

by-laws

Optional Certiﬁ cates

ﬁ nancial statements

Tax Clearance Certiﬁ cate (TCC) – At the time of ﬁ nal

a copy of the IRS letter granting federal tax-exempt

withdrawal or dissolution, the Department of Revenue

status, if available

upon request, will furnish to a corporation a TCC verifying

that the corporation has ﬁ led all applicable returns and

Certiﬁ cates - Secretary of State

that all taxes have been paid through and including the

corporation’s ﬁ nal year of existence in Montana. This

Title 15 Certiﬁ cate (T-15) – To reinstate the corporation

certiﬁ cate is not required to be ﬁ led with the Secretary of

with the Secretary of State, all tax returns have to be

State.

submitted and all taxes paid prior to issuing a certiﬁ cate.

In the event that there was no activity, the corporation can

Good Standing Certiﬁ cate – Upon request by the

ﬁ le an Afﬁ davit of Corporate Inactivity (Form INA-CT). This

taxpayer, a Good Standing Certiﬁ cate is available from the

form is available on our website, mt.gov/revenue.

Department of Revenue which will serve as conﬁ rmation

that the corporation has ﬁ led all tax returns and paid all

Dissolution/Withdrawal Certiﬁ cate (DWC) – For

taxes. This certiﬁ cate is not ﬁ led with the Secretary of State.

purposes of voluntary withdrawal or dissolution with the

Instead, it is requested by the taxpayer for veriﬁ cation

Secretary of State, Section 15-31-552, MCA provides for

to outside parties, such as ﬁ nancial institutions, that the

a DWC. This certiﬁ cate veriﬁ es that the corporation has

taxpayer has no outstanding tax obligation.

ﬁ led all applicable returns and has paid all taxes owing the

State of Montana up to the date of request for dissolution

Questions?

or withdrawal. The corporation remains responsible for the

Please email us at DORTaxCertiﬁ cates@mt.gov or call us

ﬁ ling of a ﬁ nal return upon its withdrawal or dissolution (see

at (406)444-6900.

TCC below).

Tax Certificate Request Instructions

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