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Tax Certificate via IRMS

How to obtain, through the Tax Administration's IRMS portal, a certificate on settled public-revenue liabilities (the “tax clearance certificate”), a certificate on income earned and a tax-residency certificate (form PR-1). MUP asks for it when renewing residence permits (see the €5,000 threshold guide), as do banks, tenders, CRPS and foreign tax authorities. Since IRMS went into production on 12 January 2026 the procedure is fully electronic: the request is filed as a “case” in IRMS, signed with a qualified electronic certificate, and the finished certificate is delivered to the portal eSanduče (e-mailbox).

Filing: 10–15 minutes (with a certificate or eTrust account). Issuance time: not set by the IRMS manual; under the general default in the Law on Administrative Procedure (Art. 33), certificates on facts held in official records are issued, as a rule, the same day and no later than 8 days after filing, unless a specific regulation provides otherwise.
Administrative fee under the Administrative Fees Law: €2 for the request (Tariff no. 1) + €3 for the certificate (Tariff no. 26); the law carves out no exemption for electronically filed requests, and the IRMS request has a dedicated field for attaching proof that the fee was paid.
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Updated: 16.08.2026

Procedure

The taxpayer portal is https://irms.tax.gov.me. Two login methods exist: (1) “Digital certificate on a local token” — a qualified certificate for a qualified electronic signature issued by a qualified trust-service provider under the law on electronic identification and e-signature; (2) “Crnogorski Telekom — eTrust” — an account on the eTrust platform (telekom.me/etrust) confirmed in the eTrust mobile app. Without one of these you cannot access your account or use portal functions. Filing a request also requires an electronic signature (desktop signing application — manual “Elektronsko potpisivanje dokumenata” on the portal).

Taxpayer (individual or company representative)Certificate: per issuer's terms; login: 2 minutes

Support: [email protected], call centre 19707. Username/password login is not described in the official manual — plan for a certificate or eTrust only.

The three certificate types in the IRMS case “Izdavanje uvjerenja iz poreskih evidencija”

TypeWhat it provesTypical purposeMandatory fields
Certificate on settled public-revenue liabilitiesThat you have no due unpaid tax, contributions or other public revenues (or the debt balance)MUP — residence & work permit renewal; tenders; banks; CRPS procedures; liquidationPurpose (drop-down), Period from, Period to, Description
Certificate on income earnedThe income recorded with the Tax Administration for the periodLoans, social rights, residence (proof of funds), scholarshipsPurpose, Period from, Period to, Description
Tax-residency certificate (PR-1)That you are a Montenegrin tax resident in the given yearApplying a double-tax treaty with a foreign payerYear, purpose, state before which it is proven; attachments per the Rulebook

Who can file in IRMS

PersonCondition
The taxpayer (individual)Certificate or eTrust; own portfolio
Owner / legal representative of a companySwitch to the company portfolio (“Poreski obveznici”)
Accountant, lawyer, employeeRecorded authorisation (internal / contractual / other) with the right “Podnošenje zahtjeva”
For a non-resident not in the population registerAn authorised resident files from their own portfolio with a digitally signed authorisation (paper power of attorney, certified and digitised by a notary)

Additional notes

State: 16 Aug 2026. The procedure follows the official IRMS manuals; screens may change with new portal versions.

The certificate's validity period is not prescribed by the Law on Administrative Procedure or the manual — the requesting body (MUP, contracting authority, bank) decides for itself how old a certificate it accepts.

The settled-liabilities certificate reflects the Tax Administration's records (state public revenues). For local taxes (property tax, surtax) the municipal local-revenue office issues its own certificate.

If the company has tax debt, settle it first — see the guide “Company & Residence 2026” for MUP's €5,000 tax-and-contributions threshold.

Required Documents

  • Qualified electronic certificate (token) or Crnogorski Telekom eTrust account
  • Request data: purpose, period from–to, description (residency: year and state)
  • For the PR-1 residency certificate: documents per the Rulebook (passport, residence permit, employment / lease / sports contract; domestic person — certificate of prebivalište)
  • Proof of paid administrative fee (Dokumenti tab in IRMS; the proof may be electronic)

FAQ

How do I get a Tax Administration certificate that I have no tax debt?+

Log in to IRMS (irms.tax.gov.me) with a certificate or eTrust account, open Upravljanje predmetima → Novi zahtjev → “Izdavanje uvjerenja iz poreskih evidencija”, choose “Uvjerenje o izmirenim obavezama po osnovu javnih prihoda”, enter purpose, period and description, sign the request with your certificate and download the certificate from eSanduče (Nepreuzeto → Prihvati → Preuzmi).

Can I get the certificate without an electronic certificate?+

The official IRMS manual provides only two login methods for the portal — a qualified certificate on a token or a Crnogorski Telekom eTrust account — and electronic signing of the request; it does not describe any other filing channel (e.g. a branch-office counter). The alternative is to have an authorised person (accountant, lawyer) recorded in IRMS file for you.

Which documents does a foreigner attach for a tax-residency certificate?+

Under the Rulebook (Off. Gazette 42/2012, 3/2024): a certified copy of a valid passport, the decision granting temporary residence for more than six months in the calendar year (or permanent residence) and proof of income — an employment/secondment contract, or proof of ownership and a lease agreement, or a professional sports contract. The certificate is issued on form PR-1 in Montenegrin and English.

How much does a tax certificate cost?+

The Administrative Fees Law sets €2 for the request (Tariff no. 1) and €3 for certificates issued by authorities (Tariff no. 26); the law carves out no exemption for electronically filed requests. The IRMS request has a dedicated field on the Dokumenti tab for attaching proof that the fee was paid, and that proof may be electronic.

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