MONTANA
Clear Form
ECC
Rev 03 13
2013 Elderly Care Credit
15-30-2366, MCA
Social Security Numbers
First Name and Initial
Last Name
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Spouse’s First Name and Initial
Last Name
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Name of Elderly Family Member
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You cannot use this form for calculating the elderly care credit if another individual paid qualifi ed elderly care expenses
for the same family member and that individual is also claiming this credit. Please contact the Department of Revenue at
(866) 859-2254 (in Helena, 444-6900) for assistance if this situation applies to you.
Part I. Eligibility
If you answer yes to all four of these questions, you are eligible for this credit. If you answer no to one of these questions,
stop here because you are not eligible for this credit.
Is the elderly person related to you by blood or by marriage?................................................................
Yes
No
Is the elderly person either at least 65 years old or been determined to be disabled for
Social Security purposes? ......................................................................................................................
Yes
No
Is the family income (gross income, including all nontaxable income) of the elderly person
$15,000 or less, if single, or is the combined income of both spouses $30,000 or less, if married? ......
Yes
No
If your fi ling status is single or married fi ling jointly, is your Montana adjusted gross
income on Form 2, line 41 or Form 2M, line 38, less than $55,000? If your fi ling status is
married fi ling separately, is your Montana adjusted gross income on Form 2, line 41, less
than $27,500?.........................................................................................................................................
Yes
No
Part II. Credit Computation
1. Amount of the qualifi ed elderly care expenses that you paid during the tax year. See the
instructions on the second page of this form for the defi nition of qualifi ed elderly care expenses .1.
2. Your Montana adjusted gross income from Form 2, line 41 or Form 2M, line 38 ...........................2.
3. Adjusted gross income multiplier amount from the table located on the second page of
this form ..........................................................................................................................................3.
4. Multiply the amount on line 1 by the multiplier reported on line 3 above ........................................4.
5. If your fi ling status is single or married fi ling jointly, enter $50,000. If your fi ling status is married
fi ling separately, enter $25,000 .......................................................................................................5.
6. Subtract line 5 from line 2 and enter the result, but not less than zero ..........................................6.
7. Subtract line 6 from line 4 and enter the result. If the result is zero or less, stop here because
you are not eligible for this credit ....................................................................................................7.
8. If your fi ling status is single or married fi ling jointly, enter the smaller of line 7 or $5,000. If your
fi ling status is married fi ling separately, enter the smaller of line 7 or $2,500. This is your
elderly care credit. .......................................................................................................................8.
Enter the amount from line 8 above on Form 2, Schedule V, or Form 2M, Schedule II.
If you fi le your Montana tax return electronically, you do not need to mail this form to us unless we ask you for a copy. When you fi le 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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