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Independent Contractor's Licenses Obtain a Montana Tax Identification Number with the Montana Department of Revenue. Fill out an independent contractor exemption certificate. You can choose to purchase a self-elected worker's compensation insurance plan, too. For an independent contractor, the fee is $125.

If you do both general or independent contracting and specialty contracting (such as plumbing or electricity), you will need both a general or independent contractor license and a specialty contractor license.

Independent contractor's licenses First, prove you independently own a business. Get a Montana Tax Identification Number with the Montana Department of Revenue. Then fill out an independent contractor exemption certification. ... Fill out and mail in the application form.

General contractors, including handymen, are not required to hold a license to work in Montana. However, if you have employees, you will be required to register with the Department of Labor and Industry, Contractor Registration Unit. To register, you must show proof of Montana workers' compensation insurance.

In Montana, the same form is used to register your business with the state and to apply for a contractor license. However, independent contractors who are not required to provide workers' compensation coverage will have to file an additional form to certify their exemption and complete their state registration.

Montana's laws state that anyone who "constructs, alters, repairs, adds to, subtracts from, improves, moves, wrecks, or demolishes a building, highway, road railroad, excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement attached to a piece of real estate" is required to hold a license.