Holder Reporting
Holder Reporting
Electronic Reporting Required –
Filing Deadlines
May 1 – All life insurance companies
Nov 1 –All other unclaimed property holders
If either deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, reports will be accepted 1 business day following the deadline, without accruing interest.
We no longer accept unclaimed property reports on magnetic media such as compact discs, diskettes, tapes, or USB devices.
Free software for electronically sending your holder reports can be found at the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (
NAUPA) website.
To submit your
NAUPA formatted text file to us, use File Transfer Service (FTS) which can be found within your Montana ePass account. Electronic filing is secure, encrypted, accurate, and the most efficient way to report unclaimed property.
Instructions for submitting your holder report:
Go to:
http://transfer.mt.gov to send your files. (Create an ePass account if you do not already have one by clicking here.)
Once logged into ePass:
Select “Send a new file or files.” You can submit up to ten files at a time.
Use the Browse button to locate your file(s) and select “Add to File List."
Note: Your NAUPA Formatted File must be submitted in the plain text (*.TXT) file format
Use the Continue button to move to the next screen and select the type of property you are reporting (UCH or UCR).
Your files are now in transit. You will be returned to the first screen where you will see the status of your delivery.
Please do not encrypt or password protect your submission. FTS encrypts your file automatically.
Dormancy Periods - Property Codes with Dormancy Periods
Instructions for Submitting Payments
Reporting and Delivery Instructions - If your unclaimed property report includes securities and/or mutual funds
Holder Reporting Tutorial
NAUPA Requirements
HRSPRO Wagers Software
UPExchange Software
If you are unable to transfer files via the secure file transfer process, contact
dore-services@mt.gov for assistance.
Holder Report Types
Please read the description for each Holder Report type carefully, to determine which report you should complete and submit.
The report types below can all be submitted through FTS. Once you are logged into FTS, follow the instructions for selecting the file(s) to upload. When you electronically submit your report
do not send a paper copy of the report or any other media type.
If you are unable to transfer files via the secure file transfer process, please contact
dore-services@mt.gov for assistance.
Holder Reports - are for holders of all types of unclaimed property. Use this link to file your May 1st Life Insurance Company Holder Report and/or November 1st Holder Report.
Audit Holder Reports - are for holders of all types of unclaimed property (except unlocatable mineral property) who are filing a report as a result of an audit conducted by the State of Montana or a third party audit vendor.
State Reciprocity Reports - are for other State Governments reporting Montana unclaimed property, which was originally reported to their state.
Note: Property owed to an unlocatable mineral owner in which a trust was created in a Montana District Court pursuant to §82-1-302, MCA, is payable based on the terms of the executed lease, ratification, a division order, or any other related document or instrument; a form is not required to remit this property. Mineral property (MI)
not owed to an unlocatable mineral owner in which a trust was created in a Montana District Court pursuant to §82-1-302, MCA, is reportable on the UCH form.
Frequently Asked Questions
Reporting Responsibilities
Report Preparation
Contact Us
e-mail:
UnclaimedProperty@mt.gov
Phone: Toll Free (866) 859-2254 (in Helena 444-6900)
Mailing Address:
Unclaimed Property
Montana Department of Revenue
PO Box 5805
Helena, MT 59604-5805
Physical Address (for the remittance of holder receipts):
Unclaimed Property
Montana Department of Revenue
340 North Last Chance Gulch
Helena, MT 59601
Physical Address (for the remittance of safe deposit box contents only):
Unclaimed Property
Montana Department of Revenue
2517 Airport Road
Helena, MT 59601