Got it! So, we have 46040 and 33491, and we'll subtract the latter from the former.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 0 in column 1 and get -1.
We add -1 to 10 and get 9 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 1 from 4 in column 2 and get -6.
We add -6 to 10 and get 4 as the next digit of the result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 1 from 0 in column 3 and get -5.
We add -5 to 10 and get 5 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 1 from 6 in column 4 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 0 from 4 in column 5 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

So, 46040 - 33491 = 12549.