MONTANA
CLEAR FORM
AEPC
Rev 06 11
2011 Alternative Energy Production Credit
15-32-401 through 406, MCA
Name (as it appears on your Montana tax return)
Social Security
Federal Employer
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OR
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Number
Identification Number
If this credit is passed through to you from a partnership or S corporation, enter the entity’s name, FEIN and the
percentage used to report the corporation’s or partnership’s income or loss for Montana income tax purposes.
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Name _________________________________________ FEIN
Percentage _________ %
Location of your alternative energy producing assets ______________________________________________________
Credit Calculation
1. Enter the amount of your eligible alternative energy equipment investment ................................. 1.
2. Enter your Montana taxable income (Individuals, Form 2, line 45; C corporations, Form CLT-4,
line 9) .............................................................................................................................................2.
3. Enter the net income attributable to eligible alternative energy equipment.
► If the alternative energy production income is part of a business with both qualifying and
nonqualifying income sources, the Income Allocation Schedule below must be used to
calculate the amount on this line ...............................................................................................3.
4. Subtract the amount on line 3 from the amount on line 2 and enter the result here ..................... 4.
5. Enter the total tax as shown on your return (Individuals, Form 2, line 48; C corporations, Form
CLT-4, line 10.) ..............................................................................................................................5.
6. Calculate the tax due for the income reported on line 4 (Individuals use 6.9%; C corporations use
6.75%.) ..........................................................................................................................................6.
7. Subtract line 6 from line 5 to calculate income tax attributable to alternative energy production
and enter the result here. (The amount of credit applied may not exceed this amount.) .............. 7.
8. Enter 35% (0.35) of line 1 to calculate your Montana alternative energy production credit; include
your carryforward amount $___________ from previous years in your line 8 total. This is your
allowable alternative energy production credit. ...................................................................... 8.
Where to Report Your Credit
► Individuals: Form 2, Schedule V
► S corporations: Form CLT-4S, Schedule II
► C corporations: Form CLT-4, Schedule C
► Partnerships: Form PR-1, Schedule II
Income Allocation Schedule
b. Montana
c. Factor
a. Total Factors
Factors
(b) divided by (a) = (c)
9. Business property $
Alternative energy related property
$
9.
%
10. Business payroll
$
Alternative energy related payroll
$
10.
%
11. Business sales
$
Alternative energy related sales
$
11.
%
12. Enter the sum of the factors from lines 9, 10 and 11 ....................................................................12.
%
13. Divide the amount from line 12 by 3 and enter the result here .....................................................13.
%
14. Enter the amount from line 2 above .............................................................................................14.
15. Multiply the amount on line 14 by the amount on line 13. This is your net income attributable to
eligible alternative energy equipment. Enter here and on line 3 above ........................................15.
If you file your Montana tax return electronically, you do not need to mail this form to us unless we ask you for a copy. When you file electronically, you
represent that you have retained the required documents in your tax records and will provide them upon the department’s request.
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