Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) Payments

What is an ACH Payment?

An Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) payment lets you send money directly from your bank to ours.

  • Agency Liquor Store (LIQ)
  • Alcoholic Beverage Special Permit (SPP)
  • Bentonite Production (BEN)
  • Brewery Storage Depot (BSD)
  • Cement & Gypsum (CGT)
  • Cigarette Tax (CIG)
  • Coal Gross Proceeds (CGP)
  • Coal Severance Tax (CST)
  • Combined Oil & Gas Severance (COG)
  • Connoisseur License (CON)
  • Consumer Counsel Fee (CCT)
  • Corporate License Tax (CLT)
  • Distilled Spirits Manufacturer License (DSM)
  • Domestic Winery License (DWR)
  • Electrical Energy Tax (EEL)
  • Emergency Telephone (911)
  • Fiduciary Estate and Trusts (FID)
  • Foreign Brewery License (FBI)
  • Foreign Winery License (FWI)
  • Hospital Facility Utilization Fee (HUF)
  • Individual Income Tax (IIT)
  • Lodging Facility Sales & Use (LFT, LST)
  • Metal Mines Gross Proceeds (MMG)
  • Metal Mines License (MML)
  • Mineral Royalty (MRW)
  • Misc Mines Net Proceeds (MMN)
  • Nursing Facility Utilization Fee (NFB)
  • Off-Premises License (OFF)
  • On-Premises License (ONP)
  • Other Tobacco Products (OTP)
  • Partnership (PTR)
  • Public Service Regulation Fee (PSR)
  • Rental Vehicle Tax (RVT)
  • Resource Indemnity Tax (RIT)
  • Retail Telecommunications Excise Tax (RTE)
  • Small Business Corp (SBC)
  • Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD)
  • Unclaimed Property Holder (UCH)
  • Unclaimed Property Reciprocity (UCR)
  • Vendor Representative License (VRL)
  • Wage Withholding (WTH)
  • Wholesale Energy Trans Tax (WET)
  • Wholesale Alcoholic Beverage License (WSL)
  • Wine Tax (WIT)

Getting Started with ACH Payments

Before registering, check with your bank to confirm they can send ACH credit payments.

Complete ACH Credit Registration online through the TransAction Portal (TAP):

  • Under the Businesses cube, select View More Options.
  • Under Additional Links, select ACH Credit Payment Registration.
  • Follow the prompts to complete the registration.

  • Registration is specific to you (the transmitter) and the business listed on the registration.
  • If you send payments for multiple businesses, each must be submitted and approved separately.
  • Registration is completed immediately, with instructions available for download on the confirmation page.
  • We will email a confirmation of your approval with a copy of the ACH payment instructions.

Banking Requirements

When making payments, your bank will need:

  • Business name to apply payments
  • Your 13-character Montana Tax ID (e.g., 4123456002WTH)
  • Tax type and payment codes
  • Payment amount
  • Our banking information (provided after registration approval)
  • Payment period end date

ACH Record 6

Field Number Field Name, Data Elements, and Separators Field Requirements Contents Length Position
1 Record Type Code Mandatory '6' 1 01-01
2 Transaction Code Mandatory Numeric 2 02-03
3 RDFI ID Mandatory TTTTAAAA 8 04-11
4 Check Digit Mandatory Numeric 1 12-12
5 DFI Account Number Required Alphanumeric 17 13-29
6 Amount Mandatory $$$$$$$$cc 10 30-39
7 Account ID Optional Alphanumeric 15 40-54
8 Originating Business Name
This is your business name. Do not use State of Montana or Dept of Revenue		 Required Alphanumeric 22 55-76
9 Discretionary Data Optional Alphanumeric 2 77-78
10 Addenda Record Indicator Mandatory Numeric 1 79-79
11 Trace Number Mandatory Numeric 15 80-94
  • Mandatory: Your payment cannot be routed or posted without this field.
  • Required: You payment may be rejected by our bank without this field.
  • Optional: You leave this field empty if you choose. It will not affect your payment.

ACH Record 7

Field Data Element Name Contents Length Position
1 Record Type '7' 1 01-01
2 Addenda Type Code '05' 2 02-03
3 Payment Related Alphanumeric 80 04-83
4 Addenda Sequence Numeric 4 84-87
5 Entry Detail Sequence Numeric 7 88-94

Field Field Name Contents Description Min/Max Use
— Segment Identifier TXP — 3/3
— Separator * — 1
TXP01 Account ID XXXXXXXXXXXXX Your 13 Character Alphanumeric Montana Account ID. 13/13
TXP01 Separator * — 1
TXP02 Tax Type Code XXXXX Indicates the tax type.

See Tax Codes.		 5/5
TXP02 Separator * — 1
TXP03 Date YYMMDD Your period end date 6/6
TXP03 Separator * — 1
TXP04 Amount Type Code X Indicates the type of payment being made.

See Payment Codes.		 1/1
TXP04 Separator * — 1
TXP05 Amount $$$$$$$$cc Dollar amount of tax being paid.

Note: Do not use dollar signs, decimals, or commas.		 1/10
TXP05 Terminator \ Ends the record. —

Tax or Account Type Code Payment Type and Amount Codes
Corporate Income Tax (CIT) 02000
  • R — Return or Extension
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • E — Estimated
  • D — Audit
Fiduciaries, Estates, and Trusts (FID) 01700
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • E — Estimated
  • X — Extension
  • D — Audit
Individual Income Tax (IIT) 01001
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • E — Estimated
  • X — Extension
  • D — Audit
Small Business (S corporation) Tax (SBC) 02001
  • R — Return or Extension
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • E — Estimated
  • D — Audit
Partnership Income Tax (PTR) 02002
  • R — Return or Extension
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • E — Estimated
  • D — Audit
Cigarette Tax 07201
  • H — Cigarette Invoice
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Other Tobacco Products (OTP) 07301
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Emergency Telephone (911) 04901
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Consumer Counsel Fee (CCT) 04500
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Electrical Energy License (EEL) 15001
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Hospital Facility Utilization Fee (HUF) 16001
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Nursing Facility Utilization Fee (NFB) 16002
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Public Service Regulation Fee (PSR) 04501
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Rental Vehicle Tax (RVT) 04700
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Retail Telecommunications Excise Tax (RTE) 04900
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) 04902
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Wholesale Energy Transaction Tax (WET) 15002
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Bentonite Production (BEN) 08001
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Cement & Gypsum (CGT) 08002
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
Coal Gross Proceeds (CGP) 08003
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Coal Severance Tax (CST) 08500
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Combined Oil & Gas Severance (COG) 08400
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Metal Mines Gross Proceeds (MMG) 08004
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Metal Mines License (MML) 08005
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Miscellaneous Mines Net Proceeds (MMN) 08006
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Resource Indemnity Tax (RIT) 08007
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Agency Liquor Store (LIQ) 06001
  • B — Bill
Brewery Storage Depot (BSD) 06002
  • Q —  Renewal
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
  • Z — Violation
Connoisseur License (CON) 06003
  • Q —  Renewal
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
Distilled Spirit Manufacture License (DSM) 06004
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
Domestic Winery License 06013
  • Q — Renewal
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
  • Z — Violation
Foreign Brewery License (FBI) 06005
  • Q — Renewal
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
Foreign Winery License (FWI) 06006
  • Q —  Renewal
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
Liquor Special Permit (SPP) 06008
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
Off-Premises License (OFF) 06009
  • G — License
  • B — Bill
  • Z — Violation
On-Premises License (ONP) 06010
  • Q — Renewal
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
  • Z — Violation
Vendor Representative License (VRL) 06011
  • Q — Renewal
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
Wholesale Liquor License (WSL) 06012
  • Q — Renewal
  • B — Bill
  • G — License
  • Z — Violation
Wine Tax (WIT) 06200
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit
Unclaimed Property Holder (UCH) 20102
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Unclaimed Property Reciprocity - State Agencies Only (UCR) 20101
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Mineral Royalty Withholding (MRW) 01187
  • J — MRW Return (FORM RW-1)
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Wage Withholding (WTH) 01100
  • T — WTH Return (MW-1)
  • B — Bill
  • D — Audit
Lodging Facility Sales and Use (LFT) 07400
  • R — Return
  • B — Bill
  • Y — Amended
  • D — Audit

Payment Type Amount Code
Return R
Bill B
Amended Y
Estimated E
Audit D
Extension 1 X
Cigarette Invoice H
Renewal Q
License G
Violation Z
Mineral Royalty Withholding Return (RW-1) J
Wage Withholding Return (MW-1) T
Notes
  1. Corporate, Small Business, and Partnership Extensions use code “R”.

Filing Type Payment Period End Date
Annual The last day of the calendar year.
Fiscal The last day of the fiscal year.
Semi-Annual The last day of June or December.
Quarterly The last day each quarter.
Monthly The last day of the month.
Accelerated The date the money was withheld, not the date the money was submitted.
Notes

Payment periods use the YYMMDD format.

  • Example: If your fiscal year ends on February 28, 2019, enter 190228.