How to obtain: Tax Certificates
File your request on our TransAction Portal (TAP).
Application process: Online: through the TAP portal
Things to know:
If your request is approved, we will send the Tax Certificate to the email address provided in the request with instructions to retrieve it. Please remember to check your junk/spam mail.
Your Tax Certificate will expire six months from the date on the Certificate. If you are required to send a Tax Certificate to the Montana Secretary of State, you must do so within six months.
There is no charge to request a Tax Certificate from the Montana Department of Revenue.
Before requesting a Tax Certificate, submit any missing tax returns and make any outstanding payments.
Montana will deny your request if you:
Do not have a tax account with the department
Have not filed your tax returns
Have not paid your taxes