INSTRUCTIONS: MONTANA S CORPORATION LICENSE TAX RETURN (Form CLT-4)

S Corporations operating in Montana use a form CLT-4 to file their license tax owed to the state. The document is found on the website of the Montana Department of Revenue.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 1: Give your corporation's name, mailing address, federal employer identification number, federal business code or NAICS number, the date on which you were incorporated and the state in which this occurred, the date on which you were qualified to do business in Montana, and your Montana Secretary of State identification number.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 2: Indicate if you are filing an amended, initial, final or refund return with a check mark. Also indicate if you do not need for a form CLT-4 to be sent to you the next year.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 3: Document your filing method as instructed on lines 1 through 5.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 4: Part II is only for those filing an amended return.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 5: Part III contains general questions that must be answered by all those filing this form.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 6: Part IV requires you to document all special transactions.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 7: Lines 1 through 10 provide instructions for the computation of your Montana tax liability. Note that combined filers must complete Schedule K, which is on page 5, in order to determine the income apportioned to Montana if filing as a multi-state corporation.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 8: Enter your tax liability from line 10 on line 11 at the top of the fourth page.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 9: Detail payments already made on lines 12a through 18.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 10: If filing late, complete lines 19 and 20 to determine your penalty. You can also compute your refund owed, if any, on these lines.

Montana S Corporation License Tax Return CLT-4 Step 11: Give your bank account information if you wish for any refund to be issued via direct deposit. An officer should sign and date the form, as well as printing their name and title and providing a phone number.