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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAGNETIC TAPE FILING OF FORM 1042S PROVIDED IN REV. PROC. 85-12

FEB. 19, 1985

Rev. Proc. 85-12; 1985-1 C.B. 500

DATED FEB. 19, 1985
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    Internal Revenue Service
  • Cross-Reference

    Internal Revenue Bulletin, No. 1985-7

    Rev. Proc. 83-3, 1983-1 C.B. 564

    Rev. Proc. 83-65, 1983-2 C.B. 584

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Citations: Rev. Proc. 85-12; 1985-1 C.B. 500

Superseded by Rev. Proc. 85-53

Rev. Proc. 85-12

PART A. GENERAL

SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND NATURE OF CHANGES

The purpose of this Revenue Procedure is to update and supersede Rev. Proc. 83-3, 1983-1 C.B. 564 and Rev. Proc. 83-65, 1983-2 C.B. 584 that set forth the requirements and conditions under which withholding agents, as defined in Section 2.01 below, may file Form 1042S information returns on magnetic tape.

For Tax Year 1984 the following changes have been included in this revenue procedure:

01 Paragraphs .02 and .03 have been moved from Part A, Section 1 to Part A, Section 2, resulting in paragraph renumbering for all of Part A, Section 2.

02 Part B, Section 1 .01 and .02 have been combined such that conversion capabilities for EBCDIC and ASCII tape files are no longer necessary. Paragraphs .03, .04, and .05 have been renumbered accordingly.

03 Part B, Section 2 .01(a) has been modified to list the complete range of acceptable Header Label identification values.

04 Part B, Section 2 .01(d) has been changed to properly state the location of of tape marks in relation to Header and Trailer labels.

05 Part B, Section 3 .01(c) has been changed such that the acceptable maximum Block size is increased from 4000 to 15000 positions.

06 The Country Code list associated with Element 11 of the Recipient "Q" record has been updated as follows:

a. AFARS & ISSAS (Country Code "DJ") has been inserted merely as a cross reference to its present name of "Djibouti".

b. ANGUILLA has been inserted as a separate entry, and assigned Country Code "AV". (See also "St. Christopher - Nevis - Anguilla", -- .06 am., below)

c. ASHMORE & CARTIER IS. has been added, and assigned Country Code "AT".

d. BASSAS DA INDIA has been added, and assigned Country Code "BS".

e. BENIN (Formerly Dahomey)--Country Code "DM" changed to "BN".

f. BOUVET ISLAND has been added, and assigned Country Code "BV".

g. BURKINA (Country Code "UV") has been inserted, with a cross reference to Upper Volta, which was its former name. (See also "Upper Volta"--.06 ax., below)

h. CAMBODIA has been appended with a cross reference to Kampuchea. (See also "Kampuchea"--.06 aC., below)

i. CANTON & ENDERBURY ISLANDS--Country Code "EQ" changed to "KR", and appended Kiribati as a cross reference. (See also "Gilbert Islands"--.06 s., and "Kiribati"--.06 ae., below)

j. CAPE VERDE, REPUBLIC OF--Name changed to "Cape Verde".

k. CEYLON (Country Code "CE") has been inserted merely as a cross reference to its present Country Name of Sri Lanka.

l. CHANNEL ISLANDS (Country Code "OC") has been deleted, and replaced by its individual (significant) elements. (See "Guernsey", .06 v., below; and "Jersey"--.06 aa., below)

m. CHINA (PEKING) has been changed to "CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC (Mainland China)". The Country Code remains "CH".

n. CLIPPERTON ISLAND has been added, and assigned Country Code "IP".

o. CORAL SEA IS. TERR. has been added, and assigned Country Code "CR".

p. ELLICE ISLANDS (Country Code "TV") has been inserted merely as a cross reference to Tuvalu.

q. EUROPA ISLAND has been added and assigned Country Code "EU".

r. GAZA STRIP has been added, and assigned Country Code "GZ".

s. GILBERT ISLANDS--Country Code "GS" changed to "KR" and appended Kiribati as cross reference. (See also "Kiribati"--.06 ae., below)

t. GLORIOSO ISLANDS has been added, and assigned Country Code "GO".

u. GRENADINE ISLANDS (& St. VINCENT) has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "VC". (See also "St. Vincent"--.06 am., below)

v. GUERNSEY has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "GK". (See also "Channel Islands"--.06 l., above)

w. HOLLAND (Country Code "NL") has been added merely as a cross reference to Netherlands.

x. IRAQ-SAUDI ARABIA NEUTRAL ZONE has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "IY".

y. ISLE OF MAN--Country Code "OC" changed to "IM".

z. JAN MAYEN has been added as a separate entry and assigned new Country Code "JN". (See also "Svalbard & Jan Mayen"--.06 aq., below)

aa. JERSEY has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "JE". (See also Channel Islands"--.06 l., above)

ab. JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "JU".

ac. KAMPUCHEA (Country Code "CB"--) has been inserted, with Cambodia as a cross reference. (See also "Cambodia"--.06 h., above)

ad. KINGMAN REEF has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "KQ".

ae. KIRIBATI has been added, and assigned Country Code "KR" (listing Canton & Enderbury & Gilbert Islands as Cross Reference). (See also "Canton & Enderbury Islands"--.06 i. and "Gilbert Islands"--.06 s., above)

af. MACAO has changed its name to "Macau".

ag. MAYOTTE has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "MF".

ah. NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "CQ".

ai. PALMYRA ATOLL has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "LQ".

aj. PANAMA (COUNTRY CODE "PN") has been changed to "Panama (except Canal Zone)" and assigned a new Country Code of "PM".

ak. PITCAIRN has changed its name to "Pitcairn Islands". (The Country Code of "PC" remains the same.)

al. PORTUGUESE TIMOR--Country Code "PT" changed to "ID", and the cross reference to Indonesia has been appended.

am. ST. CHRISTOPHER-NEVIS-ANGUILLA (Country Code "SC") has been changed to delete reference to Anguilla. (See also "Anguilla"--.06 b., above)

an. ST. VINCENT has been changed to read "St. Vincent & the Grenadines". (See also "Grenadine Islands"--.06 u., above)

ao. SOUTHERN RHODESIA--Country Code "RH" changed to "ZI", and the cross reference now reads "(now Zimbabwe)". (See also "Zimbabwe"--.06 bc., below)

ap. SURINAM has changed its name to "Suriname". (The Country Code of "NS" remains the same.)

aq. SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN has been changed to "Svalbard" and assigned new Country Code "SV" (See also "Jan Mayen"--.06 z., above)

ar. TAIWAN (Country Code "TW") has been inserted to cross reference the entry "China (Taiwan)".

as. TANZANIA has been changed to read "Tanzania, United Republic of".

at. TOKELAU ISLANDS has its name changed to "Tokelau".

au. TROMELIN ISLAND has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "TE".

av. TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS--Country Code "TQ" changed to "NQ".

aw. UNITED STATES (COUNTRY CODE "US") has been deleted from the table.

ax. UPPER VOLTA has been appended to list Burkina as a cross reference. "Burkina" is the country's new name. (See also "Burkina" -- .06 g., above)

ay. VANUATU (Country Code "NH") has been added, to include cross reference to New Hebrides.

az. WEST BANK has been inserted, and assigned Country Code "WE".

ba. YEMEN (SOUTH) has been appended with "(Aden)".

bb. YEMEN (NORTH) has been appended with "(Sanaa)".

bc. ZIMBABWE--Country Code "RH" changed to "ZI". (See also "Southern Rhodesia"--.06 ao., above)

bd. "(OTHER COUNTRIES)" (Country Code "OC") has been appended to the table.

07 Several new Income Code values have been added to element 21 of the Recipient "Q" record. The new income Codes, listed below, should only apply to the Social Security Administration and the Railroad Retirement Board.

21--Social Security Benefits

22--Railroad Retirement (Tier 1) benefits

23--Railroad Retirement (Tier 2) benefits

08 Element 25, position 357 of the Recipient "Q" record has been changed from a reserved field to "Correction Indicator", which will contain the following meanings:

Zero = Original return

R = Replacement return (disregard previously supplied original)

A = Amended return (adjustments to previously supplied original)

SEC. 2. APPLICATION FOR TAPE REPORTING

01 A withholding agent is defined as any person or entity, U.S. or foreign, required to withhold U.S. tax on payments of income subject to withholding from sources within the United States as provided for in Chapter 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. A withholding agent may be an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, government agency (Federal, State or local), association, or a tax exempt foundation or organization.

02 The Internal Revenue Service encourages any entities who must file information returns and who have facilities for submitting this information on magnetic tape to use this method of filing. Withholding agents filing Form 1042S information returns in the form of magnetic tape should also be aware of the current Revenue Procedures relating to magnetic tape reporting for wage and information documents, disk-pack reporting for wage and information documents, and diskette reporting for wage and information documents. Copies of these Revenue Procedures are available from any Internal Revenue Service Center.

03 Form 1042S statements may be filed on magnetic tape by withholding agents or by their agents. Tape reporting is not restricted to withholding agents with the ability to submit all their information on magnetic tape. A combination of tape records and paper documents is acceptable so long as there is no duplication or omission of documents.

04 Withholding agents or their agents who desire to file statements in the form of magnetic tape must first file Form 4419, Application for Magnetic Media Reporting of Information. Mail the application to:

Director, Philadelphia Service Center, Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 245 Bensalum, Pennsylvania 19020 Attention: Magnetic Media Coordinator.

The application must contain the following:

(a) Name, address, and Employer Identification Number (EIN) of person, organization or entity making the request.

(b) Name, title, and telephone number of person to contact regarding the request.

(c) An estimate of the number of Form 1042S statements to be reported in tape format, and the number, if any, to be reported on paper forms.

(d) Type and nature of equipment to be used to prepare tape, (i.e. manufacturer and model of main frame and tape drives, tape width (1/2", 3/4", etc.) density (character per inch), and recording code (BCD, Excess 3, Octal, etc.).

(e) List of withholding agent(s) to be included in the file(s) if the requestor is a transmitter or Service Bureau that is filing for a group of withholding agents. This list must include each withholding agent's name, complete address (including Zip Code), and EIN. The list should be in EIN sequence.

(f) Signature of official responsible for the preparation of tax reports or his authorized agent.

05 The Service will act on applications and notify applicants of authorization or disapproval within 30 days of receipt of applications.

06 Generally, withholding agents using equipment compatible with the Service's can presume that their application will be approved. Compatible tape characteristics are shown in PART "B", Section 1.01. Where the capability to prepare several types of tapes exists, the Service prefers that compatible tapes be prepared.

07 If withholding agents propose to submit convertible tapes, the Service will attempt to find conversion facilities. Generally, an application to file on magnetic tape will be disapproved only when the Service is unable to obtain facilities to convert a withholding agent's file to a compatible form.

08 In general, once authorization to file on magnetic tape has been granted, such approval will continue in effect in succeeding years, providing that the requirements of this Revenue Procedure are met and there are no equipment changes by the withholding agent or transmitter. However, new applications are required:

(a) If the filers change from equipment producing compatible tapes to equipment producing convertible tapes.

(b) If the filers submit tapes that are not listed as either compatible or convertible.

(c) If the filers discontinue tape reporting for one or more years, then decide to resume this method of reporting.

SEC. 3. FILING OF TAPE REPORTS

01 Packaging, shipping, and mailing instructions will be provided in the authorizing letter issued by the Service in response to an application for tape reporting.

02 Withholding agents submitting a portion of their statements on magnetic tape and the remainder on paper forms, should file both magnetic tape records and paper documents at the Philadelphia Service Center, but in separate shipments.

03 The withholding agent's Form 1042 tax return serves as the transmittal document for Form 1042S statements, including those on paper and magnetic tape. For transmitters of Service Bureaus filing statements on tape for several withholding agents, separate Forms 1042 must be filed by each withholding agent included in the transmittal. Since the required Form 1042 is a tax return (with or without a remittance attached), it must be filed separately from the shipment of magnetic tape. Any additional documents required to be submitted should accompany Form 1042. (See instructions for Form 1042, U.S. Annual Return of Income Tax to Be Paid At Source under Chapter 3, Internal Revenue Code.)

04 The dates prescribed for filing paper documents with the Service will also apply to magnetic tape filing. Requests for extensions of time for filing and related matters should be made to the Director, Philadelphia Service Center. If an extension has been granted by the Service, a copy of the letter granting the extension should be attached to the Form 1042.

05 Enclose a transmittal in triplicate, in the first box of the tape shipment, with the following information:

(a) The complete name, address, and EIN of the transmitter of the tape file.

(b) Name, address, title, and telephone number of the person to contact regarding any tape file problem.

(c) The complete name and address to be used in returning the tape file.

(d) The manufacturer and module of the main frame and tape drives, the tape width, the density in characters per inch, and the recording code (BCD, Excess 3, Octal, etc.).

(e) The type of document being reported--i.e. Form 1042S.

(f) Total number of tape reels in the file.

06 Ship to:

Internal Revenue Service Center Bensalem, PA 19020

Note on the address side of the shipment:

"EXPEDITE FORM 1042S STATEMENTS ON MAGNETIC TAPE, DELIVER UNOPENED TO TAPE LIBRARY."

07 the magnetic tape specifications contained in PART "B" of this Revenue Procedure must be strictly adhered to. Deviations will not be permitted under any circumstances. All magnetic tape filings will be scanned for completeness of required fields, mathematical verification, and proper format. Tapes failing to meet specifications will not be processed, but will be returned to the transmitter for correction at the discretion of the Director, Philadelphia Service Center.

SEC. 4. PROCESSING OF TAPE STATEMENTS

01 The Service will copy the information from the original tapes and will return the original tapes to the transmitter. Normally, tapes will be returned by September 15 of the year in which submitted. However, if the tapes submitted are unprocessable, and must be returned for correction prior to processing, they will be returned within six months of the receipt of acceptable tapes. We suggest that the withholding agent retain the original tape until the expiration of the statute of limitations for assessment.

02 The Service will prepare the appropriate statements for transmittal to treaty countries.

SEC. 5. CORRECTED STATEMENTS

01 The appropriate paper forms will normally be used if it is necessary to correct Recipient "Q" records in the magnetic tape files. Since corrected statements supersede information previously supplied, all required data fields must be completed. Annotate each form "Corrected" at the top. Corrected documents should be bundled separately from other paper documents. When correcting documents are shipped separately, an amended Form 1042 must be filed, also suitably annotated.

02 If the withholding agent discovers that a large volume of records submitted have to be corrected, the service center magnetic tape coordinator should be contacted. He/She should ask that the original tape be returned so that the corrections can be made to it. If the service center has already processed the tape, paper documents must be prepared for the ones needing corrections.

SEC. 6. EFFECT ON PAPER DOCUMENTS

01 Magnetic tape reporting to Internal Revenue Service eliminates the need for submission of paper Forms 1042S. However, withholding agents must continue to provide recipients with requisite information, although this need not be on a copy of Form 1042S.

02 If only a portion of the statements are reported on magnetic tape and the remainder are reported on paper forms, those paper statements must be filed on the prescribed forms.

SEC. 7. DATA ENTRIES

01 Since taxpayer identifying numbers are not required on all Forms 1042S (see specific Instructions for Withholding Agents, Copy C of the official Form 1042S), the specifications in PART "B" of this Revenue Procedure permit omission of such identifying numbers. Although indentifying numbers are not always required for nonresident alien income recipients, the Service appreciates their being furnished when available.

02 Recipient surnames are used to computer-generate Sort Names. Use an asterisk to indicate the beginning of the surname for this purpose. If the surname is the first name on the line, as may be the case for nationals of Asian countries, the asterisk is to be omitted. In the case of a partnership or joint ownership, or some other case where more than one individual is listed, asterisk only the first surname. A blank will always precede the asterisk when it is used, but no asterisk may be followed by a blank. Do not use an asterisk with corporate or any other business entity or governmental organization name, except in partnerships or sole proprietorships.

03 In case of multiple recipients, the name of the person whose indentifying number has been provided should be placed before all other names.

04 Sometimes the recipient identification recorded on the withholding agent's records is lengthy, and exceeds the 105 characters allotted in the Recipient Name Line and Supplemental Name Lines on the magnetic tape records. This is most common in the case of trusts or other types of fiduciary accounts. The first 105 characters of the recipient identification normally provide sufficient descriptive data for the Service's purposes. The Service encourages all agents to make every possible attempt to truncate or abbreviate lengthy recipient descriptions.

05 All monetary amount fields must show dollars and cents (omit the decimal point). For example, $135.72 must be shown as 13572, and $100 must be shown as 10000. All money amount fields are positive and must not be signed in any fashion. All money amounts must be right justified and zero filled. Do not truncate any money amount fields. If the amount is more than the allowed space prepare a second "Q" record to show the difference.

SEC. 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Requests for additional copies of this Revenue Procedure, or requests for additional information on tape reporting, should be addressed to:

Internal Revenue Service Post Office Box 245 Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 Attention: Magnetic Media Coordinator

PART "B"--MAGNETIC TAPE SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 1. GENERAL

01 These specifications prescribe the required format and content of the records to be included in the file, but not the methods or equipment to be used in their preparation. Usually, the Service will be able to process, without translation, any compatible tape file. To be compatible, a tape file must meet all of the following:

Type of Tape--1/2 inch Mylar base, oxide coated

Interrecord Gap--3/4 inch

(a) When the Recording Mode is EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code):

(1) Parity--Odd Parity

(2) Recording Density--800, 1600, or 6250 Densities

(3) 9 Channel

(b) When the Recording Mode is ASCII (American Standard Coded Information Interchange):

(1) Parity--Odd Parity

(2) Recording Density--800, 1600, or 6250 Densities

(3) 9 Channel

(c) When the Recording Mode is BCD (Binary Coded Decimal):

(1) Parity--Odd or Even Parity

(2) Recording Density--556 or 800 Densities

(3) 7 Channel or 9 Channel

02 An acceptable tape file for each withholding agent will contain data records as follows:

(a) Single reel

(1) a Transmitter "T" Record; then

(2) one or more Recipient "Q" Records followed by a specific Withholding Agent "W" Record; then

(3) additional "Q" and "W" Record sequences for other withholding agents as needed; then

(4) an End of Transmission "Y" Record.

(b) Multiple Reels

(1) a Transmitter "T" Record at the beginning of each reel; then

(2) sequences of Recipient "Q" Records followed with corresponding Withholding Agent "W" Records; then

(3) an End of Reel "Z" Record on every reel except the last and; and

(4) and End of Transmission "Y" Record ending the last reel.

(c) Notes

(1) a sequence of Recipient "Q" Records may be continued from on reel to the next if they apply to the same withholding agent, without the necessity of repeating the "W" Record. The sequence might be, for example, QQQQZ (end of one reel); TQQQQW (beginning of next reel).

(2) the End of Reel "Z" Record is identical to the Withholding Agent "W" Record, except that it indicates the end of the reel, but not necessarily the end of a withholding agent's "Q" records. For example, when end of reel will be reached before the end of an agent's "Q" records, the "Z" Record will be used in lieu of a "W" Record. The next tape reel will begin with a "T" Record, followed by the remaining "Q" records for the withholding agent.

03 Affix an external label to each tape with the following information:

(1) Name of Transmitter.

(2) Number of "Q" records on that reel.

(3) Density (556, 800, 1600 CPI, etc.)

(4) Channel (7 or 9).

(5) Parity (odd or even).

(6) Manufacturer and model of mainframe and tape drives.

(7) Sequence number of reel, and total reels in the file (i.e. 1 of 3, 2 of 4, etc.).

04 All records, including Header and Trailer Labels (if used) must be transmitted at the same density.

SEC. 2. CONVENTIONS AND DEFINITIONS

01 Header Labels, Trailer Labels, Record Marks and Tape Marks are all optional. They may be used as required by the transmitter's equipment or programming. If used they must conform to the following standards:

(a) Header Labels must begin VOL1, VOL2, HDR1, HDR2, or 1HDR. If used, they must be the first record on the reel immediately before the Transmitter "T" Record. Header labels may not exceed 80 characters in length.

(b) Trailer Labels must begin 1EOR, 1EOF, EOF1, or EOR1. If used, they must be the last record on the reel, after the "Z" or "Y" Record and Tape Mark (if a Tape Mark is used). Trailer Labels may not exceed 80 characters in length.

(c) Record Marks, if used, may only appear at the end of a record or block. Use IBM Record Mark 111010 (Octal 72) in even parity, 011010 in odd. All Records are of uniform length, and marks are not needed.

(d) Tape Marks, if used, must be IBM 001111 (Octal 17) in even parity. They always appear immediately after the "Z" or "Y" Record. If Header and Trailer labels are also used, the tape mark must follow the Header Label and must precede and/or follow the Trailer Label(s).

      02 Definitions:

 

 

 ELEMENT                                 DESCRIPTION

 

 

 b                  Denotes a blank position. For compatibility with

 

                    Service equipment, use BCD bit configuration

 

                    010000 ("A" bit only) in even parity, 001101

 

                    ("841" bits) in odd parity.

 

 

 Special Character  Any character that is not a numeral, a letter, or

 

                    a blank.

 

 

 Withholding        Person or organization, including withholding

 

 Agent              agent, making payments. The withholding agent is

 

                    responsible for the completeness, accuracy, and

 

                    timely submission of magnetic tape files.

 

 

 Transmitter        Person or organization preparing and filing tape

 

                    files. May be the withholding agent or his agent.

 

 

 Recipient          Person(s) or organization(s) receiving payment

 

                    from a withholding agent.

 

 

 Record             A group of related fields of information treated

 

                    as a unit.

 

 

 Blocked Records    Two or more records grouped together between

 

                    interrecord gaps.

 

 

 File               For the purpose of this Procedure, a file consists

 

                    of all tape records submitted by a transmitter.

 

 

 Reel               A spool of magnetic tape.

 

 

 EIN                Employer Identification Number that has been

 

                    assigned by the Service to the particular entity.

 

 

 SSN                Social Security Number.

 

 

SEC. 3. RECORD LENGTH AND BLOCKING

01 Tape records prescribed in the specifications may be blocked or unblocked, subject to the following:

(a) All data records are of a fixed length.

(b) All records may be blocked, except Header and Trailer Labels.

(c) A block may not exceed 15,000 tape positions, although shorter blocks may be written as desired. If full-length blocks are being used, but sufficient records are not available to fill them, the block should be "padded" with 9's to fill all unused positions. Do not pad the block with blanks, or create blank records (for example, Q followed by 392 blanks, etc.).

(d) Two forms of blocking are acceptable:

(a) Only "Q" Records are blocked; all other records are unblocked.

(2) All records, except Header and Trailer Labels, if used, are blocked. In this case, an "I" Record may only be the first record in the first block on the reel; a "W" Record may only be the last record in a block and must follow all associated "Q" Records; and, "Y" or "Z" Records may only be the last record in the last block on the reel.

02 The first position of each record indicates the record type:

           Transmitter                        T

 

           Recipient                          Q

 

           Withholding Agent                  W

 

           End of Reel                        Z

 

           End of Transmission                Y

 

 

03 The minimum file transmitted must consist of a Transmitter "T" record, a Recipient "Q" Record, a Withholding Agent "W" Record, and an End of Transmission "Y" Record.

SEC. 4. THE TRANSMITTER "T" RECORD

This record identifies the entity who prepares and transmits the magnetic tape file. The Transmitter and one of the withholding agents may be the same, but they need not be. The Transmitter "T" Record must be the first data record on a reel (preceded only by header labels, if any), and must appear on each reel in the file sent by the Transmitter. On multiple reel files the reel number must be incremented by 1 (one) for each tape reel after the first reel. Each "T" Record has a fixed length of 393 positions. The elements of data prescribed for each "T" Record are as follows:

 Ele-  Posi-    Title                          Description

 

 ment  tions

 

 ____________________________________________________________________

 

 

  1   1       Record    Enter letter "T"

 

              Type

 

 

  2   2&3     Tax Year  Enter the last two digits of the year for

 

                        which income and withholding is being

 

                        reported. All recipient "Q" and transmitter

 

                        "T" Records on the file for every withholding

 

                        agent MUST report payments for this year, and

 

                        this year ONLY. Transmit separate Forms 1042

 

                        and tape files for different tax years.

 

 

  3   4&5     Reel      The two-digit serial number assigned by the

 

              Number    Transmitter to this reel, starting with 01. If

 

                        Header labels are used, this should be the

 

                        same as the Reel Sequence Number.

 

 

  4   6-14    EIN       Enter the Employer Identification Number of

 

                        the TRANSMITTER. Omit hyphen.

 

 

  5   15-54   Transmit- Enter name of submitter of file; left justify

 

              ter name  and blank fill. Abbreviate if necessary to fit

 

                        40-character limit. Omit punctuation marks

 

                        except hyphens and ampersands.

 

 

  6   55-94   Street    Enter Street Address, PO Box, or other

 

              Address   location of Transmitter. Left justify and

 

                        blank fill. Abbreviate as needed to fit 40

 

                        character limit.

 

 

  7   95-114  City      Enter City, Town, APO/FPO, etc. of

 

                        Transmitter. Left justify and blank fill.

 

                        Abbreviate to fit 20-character limit.

 

 

  8   115&116 State     Enter two-letter PO Code as shown in the list

 

              Code      below ONLY. Do not spell out any state name.

 

 

 State Codes

 

 

 STATE                  CODE            STATE                  CODE

 

 

 Alabama                 AL             New Hampshire           NH

 

 Alaska                  AK             New Jersey              NJ

 

 Arizona                 AZ             New Mexico              NM

 

 Arkansas                AR             New York                NY

 

 California              CA             North Carolina          NC

 

 Colorado                CO             North Dakota            ND

 

 Connecticut             CT             Ohio                    OH

 

 Delaware                DE             Oklahoma                OK

 

 District of Columbia    DC             Oregon                  OR

 

 Florida                 FL             Pennsylvania            PA

 

 Georgia                 GA             Rhode Island            RI

 

 Hawaii                  HI             South Carolina          SC

 

 Idaho                   ID             South Dakota            SD

 

 Illinois                IL             Tennessee               TN

 

 Indiana                 IN             Texas                   TX

 

 Iowa                    IA             Utah                    UT

 

 Kansas                  KS             Vermont                 VT

 

 Kentucky                KY             Virginia                VA

 

 Louisiana               LA             Washington              WA

 

 Maine                   ME             West Virginia           WV

 

 Maryland                MD             Wisconsin               WI

 

 Massachusetts           MA             Wyoming                 WY

 

 Michigan                MI             American Samoa          AS

 

 Minnesota               MN             Canada                  CD

 

 Mississippi             MS             Guam                    GU

 

 Missouri                MO             Mexico                  MX

 

 Montana                 MT             Puerto Rico             PR

 

 Nebraska                NE             Virgin Islands          VI

 

 Nevada                  NV

 

 

 NOTES:

 

 (1) For other Foreign countries use XX

 

 (2) APO & FPO addresses MUST show a city, state, and ZIP. Do NOT

 

     use "XX" for APO & FPO; the four permissible State codes are

 

     "NY", "CA", "WA", and "FL".

 

 

  9   117-121 ZIP Code  Enter the Zip Code of the Transmitter for all

 

                        U.S., U.S. Territory or Possession, APO/FPO

 

                        addresses. For Transmitters outside the U.S.

 

                        enter five zeros only. DO NOT blank fill the

 

                        rest of the "T" Record.

 

 

 10   122-393 Blanks    Blank fill the rest of the "T" Record

 

 

SEC. 5. RECIPIENT "Q" RECORD

This Record contains complete name and address data for both Withholding Agent and Recipient of Income, together with all the particulars of the income paid and tax withheld. Complete Withholding Agent data is required because each Recipient "Q" Record is treated as if it were a separate Form 1042S, and is processed independently of other records. Since the "Q" Record is restricted to one type of income only, it may be necessary to write more than one "Q" Record (up to 23) for any given individual income recipient, who may have received income of more than one type. All recipient "Q" Records for a particular Withholding Agent must be written before the corresponding Withholding Agent "W" Record, and before "Q" Records for another Withholding Agent may begin. Any order of "Q" Records within those belonging to a given Withholding Agent may be used (for example, they may be sorted alphabetically by surname, or by country code, or by country of the mailing address, etc.) at the convenience of the Transmitter or Withholding Agent, since the "Q" Records are fully independent. All "Q" Records have a fixed length of 393 positions. All elements are required unless otherwise stated.

 Ele-  Posi-    Title                          Description

 

 ment  tions

 

 ____________________________________________________________________

 

 

  1   1       Record    Enter Q only.

 

              Type

 

 

  2   2-10    Agent EIN Enter the 9-digit Employer Identification

 

                        Number of the Withholding Agent. Omit the

 

                        hyphen.

 

 

  3   11-45   Agent     Enter the name of the Withholding Agent up to

 

              Name      the limit of 35 characters. Abbreviate as

 

                        needed, omitting punctuation. Left justify and

 

                        blank fill.

 

 

  4   46-80   Agent     Enter Street address, PO Box, or other

 

              Address   location of the Agent to a limit of 35

 

                        characters. Abbreviate as needed, omitting

 

                        punctuation. Left justify and blank fill.

 

 

  5   81-100  City      Enter the city or town (or other locality

 

                        name) up to the limit of 20 characters. Left

 

                        justify and blank fill.

 

 

  6   101&102 State     Enter the two-character alphabetic code in the

 

              Code      list in Sec. 4, above. DO NOT use CD (Canada),

 

                        MX (Mexico), or XX (Other foreign country). If

 

                        the state is not a U.S. state, blank fill this

 

                        field and use the Country Code field (Element

 

                        11) to identify the foreign address. Do not

 

                        spell out any state name.

 

 

  7   103-107 Zip Code  Enter 5 numeric characters for all U.S.

 

                        addresses (including territories, possessions,

 

                        and APO/FPO). Zero fill for addresses, outside

 

                        the U.S.

 

 

  8   108     Account   Enter "1" for U.S. business or organization;

 

              Type      Element 9 must have an EIN.

 

              Code

 

 

                        Enter "2" for U.S. citizen or resident alien;

 

                        Element 9 must have SSN.

 

 

                        Enter "3" for nonresident alien persons,

 

                        businesses, or organizations. Element 9 should

 

                        contain an EIN or SSN if one if available.

 

 

                        Enter "4" if "1" or "2" applies, but an SSN or

 

                        EIN is not available for a legitimate reason;

 

                        for example, a number has been applied for but

 

                        not received.

 

 

  9   109-117 TIN       Enter the recipient's U.S. identification

 

                        number; if Element 8 has a "1" you must enter

 

                        an EIN; if Element 8 has  "2" you must enter

 

                        an SSN; if Element 8 has a "3", enter an EIN

 

                        or SSN if available--otherwise enter blanks;

 

                        if Element 8 has a "4" you must enter blanks.

 

 

 10   118-127 Agent's   Enter the account number assigned by the

 

              ID        Withholding agent for this recipient. This

 

              Number    number is used to facilitate identification of

 

                        the specific record if there is any

 

                        correspondence. Left justify and blank fill.

 

                        This Element will be all blank if account

 

                        numbers are not assigned. This field may

 

                        contain numeric or alphabetic characters,

 

                        blanks, or hyphens.

 

 

 11   128&129 Country   Enter two alphabetic characters for the list

 

              Code      below which represents the official country

 

                        for which Tax Treaty benefits are based. This

 

                        may or may not be the same as the country

 

                        given in Element 20 below. Entry of a true

 

                        country code is mandatory. "OC" (country

 

                        unknown or not identified) is to be used with

 

                        great reluctance. THE TAPE FILE WILL BE

 

                        RETURNED FOR CORRECTION AT THE DISCRETION OF

 

                        THE SERVICE CENTER DIRECTOR IF A SUBSTANTIAL

 

                        NUMBER OF "Q" RECORDS SHOW COUNTRY CODE "OC".

 

                        WHENEVER COUNTRY CODE "OC" IS USED, THE RATE

 

                        OF TAX WITHHELD MUST EQUAL 30%.

 

 

           Country                            Code

 

 

           Afars & Issas (now Djibouti)        DJ

 

           Afghanistan                         AF

 

           Albania                             AL

 

           Algeria                             AG

 

           America Samoa                       AQ

 

           Andorra                             AN

 

           Angola                              AO

 

           Anguilla                            AV

 

           Antarctica                          AY

 

           Antigua & Barbuda                   AC

 

           Argentina                           AR

 

           Ashmore & Cartier Is.               AT

 

           Australia                           AS

 

           Austria                             AU

 

           Azores                              PO

 

           Bahamas, The                        BF

 

           Bahrain                             BA

 

           Bangladesh                          BG

 

           Barbados                            BB

 

           Bassas da India                     BS

 

           Belgium                             BE

 

           Belize (formerly British Honduras)  BH

 

           Benin (formerly Dahomey)            BN

 

           Bermuda                             BD

 

           Bhutan                              BT

 

           Bolivia                             BL

 

           Botswana                            BC

 

           Bouvet Island                       BV

 

           Brazil                              BR

 

           British Honduras (now Belize)       BH

 

           British Indian Ocean Territory      IO

 

           British Virgin Islands              VI

 

           Brunei                              BX

 

           Bulgaria                            BU

 

           Burkina (formerly Upper Volta)      UV

 

           Burma                               BM

 

           Burundi                             BY

 

           Cambodia (now Kampuchea)            CB

 

           Cameroon                            CM

 

           Canada                              CA

 

           Canary Islands                      SP

 

           Canton & Enderbury Islands (now     KR

 

             Kiribati)

 

           Cape Verde                          CV

 

           Cayman Islands                      CJ

 

           Central Africa Republic             CT

 

           Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)              CE

 

           Chad                                CD

 

           Chile                               CI

 

           China, Peoples Republic (Mainland   CH

 

             China)

 

           China (Taiwan)                      TW

 

           Christmas Island                    KT

 

           Clipperton Island                   IP

 

           Cocos (Keeling) Islands             CK

 

           Colombia                            CO

 

           Comoros                             CN

 

           Congo                               CF

 

           Cook Islands                        CW

 

           Coral Sea Islands Terr.             CR

 

           Costa Rica                          CS

 

           Cuba                                CU

 

           Cyprus                              CY

 

           Czechoslavkia                       CZ

 

           Denmark                             DA

 

           Djibouti (formerly Afars & Issas)   DJ

 

           Dominica                            DO

 

           Dominican Republic                  DR

 

           Ecuador                             EC

 

           Egypt                               EG

 

           Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu)         TV

 

           El Salvador                         ES

 

           England                             UK

 

           Equatorial Guinea                   EK

 

           Ethiopia                            ET

 

           Europa Island                       EU

 

           Falkland Islands (also know as      FA

 

             Islas Malvinas)

 

           Faroe Islands                       FO

 

           Fiji                                FJ

 

           Finland                             FI

 

           France                              FR

 

           French Guiana                       FG

 

           French Polynesia                    FP

 

           French Southern & Antarctic Lands   FS

 

           Gabon                               GB

 

           Gambia, The                         GA

 

           Gaza Strip                          GZ

 

           German Democratic Republic          GC

 

             (East Germany)

 

           Germany, Federal Republic of        GE

 

             (West Germany)

 

           Ghana                               GH

 

           Gibraltar                           GI

 

           Gilbert Islands (Kiribati)          KR

 

           Glorioso Islands                    GO

 

           Greece                              GR

 

 

           Greenland                           GL

 

           Grenada                             GJ

 

           Grenadine Islands (& St. Vincent)   VC

 

           Guadeloupe                          GP

 

           Guam                                GQ

 

           Guatemala                           GT

 

           Guernsey                            GK

 

           Guinea                              GV

 

           Guinea-Bissau                       PU

 

           Guyana                              GY

 

           Haiti                               HA

 

           Heard Island & McDonald Islands     HM

 

           Holland (Netherlands)               NL

 

           Honduras                            HO

 

           Hong Kong                           HK

 

           Hungary                             HU

 

           Iceland                             IC

 

           India                               IN

 

           Indonesia                           ID

 

           Iran (formerly Persia)              IR

 

           Iraq                                IZ

 

           Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone      IY

 

           Ireland                             EI

 

           Isle of Man                         IM

 

           Israel                              IS

 

           Italy                               IT

 

           Ivory Coast                         IV

 

           Jamaica                             JM

 

           Jan Mayen                           JN

 

           Japan                               JA

 

           Jersey                              JE

 

           Johnston Atoll                      JQ

 

           Jordan                              JO

 

           Juan de Nova Island                 JU

 

           Kampuchea (Cambodia)                CB

 

           Kenya                               KE

 

           Kingman Reef                        KQ

 

           Kiribati (Canton & Enderbury &      KR

 

             Gilbert Is.)

 

           Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic  KN

 

             of (North Korea)

 

           Korea, Republic of (South Korea)    KS

 

           Kuwait                              KU

 

           Laos                                LA

 

           Lebanon                             LE

 

           Lesotho                             LT

 

           Liberia                             LI

 

           Libya                               LY

 

           Liechtenstein                       LS

 

           Luxembourg                          LU

 

           Macau                               MC

 

           Madagascar                          MA

 

           Malawi                              MI

 

           Malaysia                            MY

 

           Maldives                            MV

 

           Mali                                ML

 

           Malta                               MT

 

           Martinique                          MB

 

           Mauritania                          MR

 

           Mauritius                           MP

 

           Mayotte                             MF

 

           Mexico                              MX

 

           Midway Islands                      MQ

 

           Monaco                              MN

 

           Mongolia                            MG

 

           Montserrat                          MH

 

           Morocco                             MO

 

           Mozambique                          MZ

 

           Namibia (SW Africa)                 WA

 

           Nauru                               NR

 

           Navassa Island                      BQ

 

           Nepal                               NP

 

           Netherlands (Holland)               NL

 

           New Caledonia                       NC

 

           Netherlands Antilles                NA

 

           New Hebrides (Vanuatu)              NH

 

           New Zealand                         NZ

 

           Nicaragua                           NU

 

           Niger                               NG

 

           Nigeria                             NI

 

           Niue                                NE

 

           Norfolk Island                      NF

 

           Northern Ireland                    UK

 

           Northern Mariana Islands            CQ

 

           Norway                              NO

 

           Oman                                MU

 

 

           Pakistan                            PK

 

           Palmyra Atoll                       LQ

 

           Panama (except Canal Zone)          PM

 

           Papua-New Guinea                    PP

 

           Paracel Islands                     PF

 

           Paraguay                            PA

 

           Peru                                PE

 

           Philippines                         RP

 

           Pitcairn Islands                    PC

 

           Poland                              PL

 

           Portugal                            PO

 

           Portuguese Timor (Indonesia)        ID

 

           Puerto Rico                         RQ

 

           Qatar                               QA

 

           Reunion                             RE

 

           Romania                             RO

 

           Rwanda                              RW

 

           St. Christopher-Nevis (also         SC

 

             called St. Kitts)

 

           St. Helena                          SH

 

           St. Lucia                           ST

 

           St. Pierre & Miquelon               SB

 

           St. Vincent & the Grenadines        VC

 

           San Marino                          SM

 

           Sao Tome and Principe               TP

 

           Saudi Arabia                        SA

 

           Scotland                            UK

 

           Senegal                             SG

 

           Seychelles                          SE

 

           Sierra Leone                        SL

 

           Singapore                           SN

 

           Solomon Island                      BP

 

           Somalia                             SO

 

           South Africa                        SF

 

           Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)    ZI

 

           South-West Africa (now Namibia)     WA

 

           Spain                               SP

 

           Spratly Islands                     PG

 

           Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)         CE

 

           Sudan                               SU

 

           Suriname                            NS

 

           Svalbard                            SV

 

           Swaziland                           WZ

 

           Sweden                              SW

 

           Switzerland                         SZ

 

           Syria                               SY

 

           Taiwan                              TW

 

           Tanzania, United Republic of        TZ

 

           Thailand                            TH

 

           Togo                                TO

 

           Tokelau                             TL

 

           Tonga                               TN

 

           Trinidad & Tobago                   TD

 

           Tromelin Island                     TE

 

           Trust Territory of the Pacific      NQ

 

             Islands

 

           Tunisia                             TS

 

           Turkey                              TU

 

           Turks & Caicos Islands              TK

 

           Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)             TV

 

           Uganda                              UG

 

           Union of Soviet Socialist           UR

 

             Republics

 

           United Arab Emirates                TC

 

           United Kingdom                      UK

 

           Upper Volta (now Burkina)           UV

 

           Uruguay                             UY

 

           Vanuatu (New Hebrides)              NH

 

           Vatican City                        VT

 

           Venezuela                           VE

 

           Vietnam                             VM

 

           Virgin Islands (US)                 VQ

 

           Wake Island                         WQ

 

           Wales                               UK

 

           Wallis & Futuna                     WF

 

           West Bank                           WE

 

           Western Sahara                      WI

 

           Western Samoa                       WS

 

           Yemen (South) (Aden)                YS

 

           Yemen (North) (Sanaa)               YE

 

           Yugoslavia                          YO

 

           Zaire                               CG

 

           Zambia                              ZA

 

           Zimbabwe                            ZI

 

           (Other Countries)                   OC

 

 

  12  130-164  1st Name   Enter full name of recipient, or if there

 

               Line       are more than one, the name of the first

 

                          recipient only. Use an asterisk to indicate

 

                          the surname as shown in Section 7.02 above.

 

                          Valid characters are alphabetic, numeric,

 

                          ampersand (&), hyphen (-), slash (/),

 

                          asterisk (*), or blank. A name MUST be

 

                          entered here; if the recipient is a numbered

 

                          bank account, and the true recipient is not

 

                          known, the account number must be supplied

 

                          here. THE TAPE FILE WILL BE RETURNED FOR

 

                          CORRECTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SERVICE

 

                          CENTER DIRECTOR IF A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF

 

                          "Q" RECORDS SHOW A BLANK 1st NAME LINE OR AN

 

                          INVALID 1st NAME LINE. Left justify and

 

                          blank fill.

 

 

  13  165-199  2nd Name   Enter supplementary name information of the

 

               Line       recipient on this line. Use this line for

 

                          additional names (e.g. of partners or joint

 

                          owners), for trade names, stage names,

 

                          aliases. Use this line also for "care of",

 

                          "via", or "through" information. Valid

 

                          characters are the same as in the 1st name

 

                          line, except for the asterisk (*) which is

 

                          invalid here, and the percent (%) which is

 

                          valid in the first position only (as

 

                          shorthand for "in care of"). If no

 

                          additional name data is to be provided,

 

                          blanks are to be inserted. Left justify and

 

                          blank fill.

 

 

  14  200-234  3rd Name   Enter further name data if applicable;

 

               Line       otherwise blank fill. Specifications are

 

                          precisely as for the 2nd Name Line. See

 

                          Street Address, below.

 

 

 NOTE:  105 total characters are available for name information. The

 

 Service encourages full identification of nonresident alien persons

 

 and organizations because data is furnished to their governments in

 

 accordance with tax treaties.

 

 

  15  235-269  Street     Enter the recipient's full street address.

 

               Address    valid characters are the same as in the 2nd

 

                          Name Line, except that the percent is not

 

                          valid. If the street, building, military

 

                          installation or other name is too long for

 

                          the 35-character allotment of this element,

 

                          use the 3rd Name Line as the 1st Street

 

                          Address Line, and continue on this line as a

 

                          2nd Street Address line. This line may be

 

                          all blank, but only for legitimate reasons;

 

                          for example, if the recipient is from a

 

                          small town or islet or other place where a

 

                          town or island name is sufficient to enable

 

                          mail to be received. Left justify and blank

 

                          fill.

 

 

  16  270-294  City       Enter the name of City, Town, Village,

 

                          Municipality or rural place of residence of

 

                          the recipient. Valid characters are as in

 

                          street address. Left justify, and blank

 

                          fill. For U.S. military installations enter

 

                          one of the following:

 

 

                          APO New York          FPO New York

 

                          APO San Francisco     FPO San Francisco

 

                          APO Seattle           FPO Seattle

 

                          APO Miami             FPO Miami

 

 

                          The name of the installation or ship may not

 

                          be here, but should be in the Street Address

 

                          Line.

 

 

  17  295-309  Province   Enter here the name of the Province, Foreign

 

               Name       State (but NOT the U.S. State), County,

 

                          Shire, District, Region, or other political

 

                          subdivision. For many countries the province

 

                          (or other political subunit) is an important

 

                          part of the postal address. For Canada the

 

                          Province MUST BE given here; a Canadian

 

                          province must be expressed as a

 

                          two-character code from the Canadian

 

                          Province Code List below. No other

 

                          abbreviations may be used, nor may the

 

                          Canadian Province name be written out in

 

                          full. If a Province (or other political

 

                          subunit) is not available, blank fill this

 

                          element. Valid characters are as in the

 

                          street address, Left justify, blank fill.

 

 

                     Canadian Provinces and Codes

 

                     ____________________________

 

 

                Province                 Province Code

 

                ________                 _____________

 

 

                Alberta                       AB

 

                British Columbia              BC

 

                Labrador                      LB

 

                Manitoba                      MB

 

                New Brunswick                 NB

 

                Newfoundland                  NF

 

                Nova Scotia                   NS

 

                Northwest Territories         NT

 

                Ontario                       ON

 

                Prince Edward Island          PE

 

                Quebec                        PQ

 

                Saskatchewan                  SK

 

                Yukon Territories             YK

 

 

  18  310-318  Postal     Enter the Foreign or U.S. Postal Code (Zip

 

               Code       Code), if available. Withholding Agents

 

                          should make an effort to obtain postal

 

                          codes, especially for the following

 

                          countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany,

 

                          Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, and

 

                          United Kingdom. For U.S. addresses

 

                          (including all possessions) a Zip Code must

 

                          be given. All postal codes should be left

 

                          justified and blank filled. Alphabetic,

 

                          numeric, and blank characters only are

 

                          allowed here. Do not omit any blanks that

 

                          may appear in the Zip Code.

 

 

  19  319&320  State      For all U.S. addresses enter the correct

 

               Code       two-letter code as prescribed for Post

 

                          Office use. The state code MUST be present

 

                          for all U.S. addresses, including

 

                          territories and APO/FPO. Leave blank for

 

                          non-U.S. addresses. See list in Section 4,

 

                          above.

 

 

  20  321-340  Country    Enter the unabbreviated name of the

 

               Name       recipient's country. Omit political titles

 

                          such as "People's Republic of", "Kingdom

 

                          Of", etc. Use the English Language name, as

 

                          opposed to the native language name. For

 

                          example use "Finland" and not "Suomi". Leave

 

                          this field blank for all U.S. addresses,

 

                          including territories, and APO/FPO. Left

 

                          justify and blank fill.

 

 

  21  341&342  Income     Enter the two digit income code from the

 

               Code       following list. Valid range is 01-23. If a

 

                          given recipient receives more than one kind

 

                          of income, additional "Q" records must be

 

                          prepared, since only one income code may be

 

                          shown per "Q" record.

 

 

                            Income Code List

 

                            ________________

 

 

      01  Interest paid by U.S. obligators -- general

 

      02  Interest on real property mortgages

 

      03  Interest paid to a controlling foreign corporation

 

      04  Interest paid by foreign corporations (U.S. Agent)

 

      05  Interest in tax-free government bond

 

      06  Dividends paid by U.S. corporation general

 

      07  Dividends paid by U.S. subsidiary to foreign parent

 

          corporation

 

      08  Dividends paid by foreign corporations

 

      09  Capital gains

 

      10  Industrial royalties

 

      11  Motion Picture of television copyright royalties

 

      12  Other copyright royalties

 

      13  Real Property income and natural resources royalties

 

      14  Pensions or annuities

 

      15  Scholarship or fellowship compensations

 

      16  Compensations for independent personal services

 

      17  Compensations for dependent personal services

 

      18  Compensations for teaching

 

      19  Compensations during training

 

      20  Other income (non-personal service compensations)

 

      21  Social Security benefits

 

      22  Railroad Retirement (Tier 1) benefits

 

      23  Railroad Retirement (tier 2) benefits

 

 

  22  343-344  Type of    Enter two digit code from the list below.

 

               Recipient  Valid range is 01-10.

 

               Code

 

 

                          Code     Type of Recipient

 

                          ____     _________________

 

 

                           01      Individual

 

                           02      Corporation

 

                           03      Partnership

 

                           04      Fiduciary

 

                           05      Nominee

 

                           06      Government or International

 

                                     Organization

 

                           07      "Tax Exempt" Organization

 

                           08      Private Foundation

 

                           09      Other

 

                           10      Type of Recipient unknown

 

 

  23  345-355  Gross      Enter dollars and cents up to 11 characters.

 

               Income     Do NOT enter decimal point. Right justify

 

               Paid       and zero fill. An income amount other than

 

                          zero must be shown. For whole dollar

 

                          amounts, the cents MUST be shown by zeros.

 

                          For example, $1500 should be shown as

 

                          00000150000 where the leftmost 5 zeros are

 

                          "filer" and the rightmost 2 zeros represent

 

                          cents.

 

 

  24  356      Exemption  Enter the one-digit exemption code from the

 

               Code       list below. If the rate of tax shown is 00%,

 

                          enter the code of 1-4 that applies. If the

 

                          rate of tax shown is other than 00%, enter a

 

                          zero in their field.

 

 

                          Code           Description

 

                          ____           ___________

 

 

                          Zero     No exemption claimed, rate of tax

 

                                   is above 00%

 

 

                            1      Income is effectively connected

 

                                   (Form 4224 is attached to Form

 

                                   1042)

 

 

                            2      Income is exempt from tax by the

 

                                   Internal Revenue Code

 

 

                            3      Income is non-U.S. sourced

 

 

                            4      No withholding per treaty for this

 

                                   type of income

 

 

  25  357      Correction Enter the one position code to identify if

 

               Indicator  this return is the original issuance, an

 

                          amendment to a previously submitted return,

 

                          or a total replacement to a previously

 

                          submitted return.

 

 

                          Code      Description

 

                          ____      ___________

 

 

                          Zero     Original return

 

                          R        Replacement return

 

                          A        Amended return

 

 

  26  358&359  Rate of    Enter two-digit tax rate. Do not use percent

 

               Tax        signs or decimal points. A valid rate must

 

                          be shown. For fractional rates, drop the

 

                          fraction (e.g. for 12 1/2 use 12, and for 27

 

                          1/2 use 27). Valid tax rates are:

 

 

                          00       02       04

 

                          05       10       12

 

                          14       15       20

 

                          25       27       30

 

 

                          Note that when an exemption code of 1-4 is

 

                          used for element 24, the Rate of Tax MUST be

 

                          zero.

 

 

  27  360-370  Amount of  Enter in dollars and cents the amount of tax

 

               Tax With-  withheld, if any. An amount must be shown if

 

               held       the Rate of Tax is greater than 00, or if

 

                          income is not otherwise exempt from

 

                          withholding. Specifications are the same as

 

                          for Element 23 (Gross Income Paid). Right

 

                          justify and zero fill.

 

 

  28  371-381  Amount of  Enter the total amount of tax released, if

 

               Tax Re-    any, in dollars and cents. Specifications

 

               leased     are the same as Element 23 (Gross Income

 

                          Paid). Right justify and zero fill.

 

 

  29  382-392  Amount of  Enter the difference between Elements 27

 

               Net Tax    and 28, but not less than zero. If Element

 

               Withheld   28 is greater than or equal to Element 27,

 

                          enter Zeros. Right justify and zero fill.

 

 

  30  393      (Reversed) Zero Fill.

 

 

 NOTE:  All money fields must be mathematically verified by the

 

 transmitter before being sent to the Service.

 

 

SEC. 6. WITHHOLDING AGENT "W" RECORD

Enter a "W" Record after the last "Q" Record submitted for a particular Withholding Agent. The "W" Record serves as a summary of the preceding "Q" Record data, and enables the Service to double-check the correctness of information received. Several "W" Records for different withholding agents may appear on the same Transmitter's file. Also, the "W" Record may refer to "Q" records on more than one reel, provided all of the preceding "Q" Records are for the same withholding agent. A "W" Record may only be followed by new Recipient "Q" Records for the next Withholding Agent, if any, or by an End of Transmission "Y" Record. the "W" Record cannot be followed by a tape mark. Each "W" Record has a fixed length of 393 positions. All elements of data in the "W" Records are required as follows:

 Ele-  Posi-   Title                Description

 

 ment  tions

 

 _____________________________________________________________________

 

 

  1   1        Record     Enter the letter "W".

 

               Type

 

 

  2   2&3      Payment    Enter the last two digits of the calendar

 

               Year       year for which income and withholding are

 

                          being reported. All recipient "Q" records

 

                          must report payments for this year ONLY.

 

 

                          Different tax years may not appear on the

 

                          same file.

 

 

  3   4-12     EIN        Enter the 9 digits of the Employer

 

                          Identification Number of the WITHHOLDING

 

                          AGENT. Omit the hyphen.

 

 

  4   13-27    Agent Name Enter the name of the Withholding Agent, up

 

                          to the limit of 35 characters. Abbreviate as

 

                          needed, omitting punctuation. Left justify

 

                          and blank fill.

 

 

  5   48-82    Agent      Enter the street address, P.O. Box, or other

 

               Address    location of the withholding agent to a limit

 

                          of 35 characters. Abbreviate as needed,

 

                          omitting punctuation. Left justify and blank

 

                          fill.

 

 

  6   83-102   City       Enter the city, town, or other locality name

 

                          up to the limit of 20 characters. Left

 

                          justify and blank fill.

 

 

  7   103-104  State      Enter the two-character alphabetic code from

 

                          the list of Section 4 above.

 

 

  8   105-109  Zip Code   Enter 5 numeric characters for all U.S.

 

                          addresses (including territories,

 

                          possession, and APO/FPO). Zero fill for

 

                          addresses outside the U.S.

 

 

  9   110-117  "Q"        Enter the total amount of "Q" records for

 

               Record     this withholding agent; that is, the total

 

               Count      count of "Q" records following the list "W"

 

                          record, or if this is the first "W" record on

 

                          the file, the total number of "Q" records

 

                          since the "T" record. The presence of a "Z"

 

                          or "T" record does not interrupt the count,

 

                          which may therefore include consecutive "Q"

 

                          records on more than one tape reel.

 

 

  10  118-130  Total      Enter the sum of all gross amounts paid in

 

               Gross      all "Q" records, counted in Element 9 above.

 

               Amount     Zero fill and right justify. Do not "round

 

               Paid       off" this total, since it is used as a "hash

 

                          total" check on the "Q" records.

 

 

  11  131-143  Total Tax  Enter the sum of all tax withheld amounts

 

               Withheld   from all "Q" records counted in Element 9

 

                          above. Right justify, zero fill.

 

 

  12  144-156  Total Tax  Enter the sum of all tax released amounts

 

               Released   from all "Q" records counted in Element 9,

 

                          above. Right justify, zero fill.

 

 

  13  157-169  Total Net  Enter the sum of all net tax withheld

 

               Tax With-  amounts from all "Q" records counted in

 

               held       Element 9, above. The amount in this field

 

                          must be the numeric difference between

 

                          Elements 11 and 12, but may not be less than

 

                          zero. Right justify and zero fill.

 

 

  14  170-393  Blanks     Blank fill up to the total of 393

 

                          characters.

 

 

SEC. 7. END OF REEL "Z" RECORD

End every reel of a file, except the last reel, with an End of reel "Z" record. A "Z" record may only appear as the last record of a reel. If records are blocked, the "Z" record must be the last record in the last block on the reel. The "Z" record is identical in format to the "W" record. The "Z" record will replace the "W" record in every case where the "W" record would ordinarily fall last on the reel; that is, when all "Q" records for a particular withholding agent have been completed, and reel-end is reached. The "Z" record may only be preceded immediately by a "Q" record, and may only be followed by Trailer labels, if any. Elements of the "Z" record differ from the same elements of the "W" record as follows: (1) Element 1 Record Type, will be "Z" instead of "W"; (2) Element 9, Total Number of "Q" records, will include a count of all "Q" records since the last preceding "W" record or "T" record; (3) Elements 10, 11, 12, and 13 will likewise total corresponding amounts on "Q" records since the preceding "W" or "T" record.

SEC. 8. END OF TRANSMISSION "Y" RECORD

End the last reel on a file with an End of Transmission "Y" Record. The "Y" Record may only be preceded by a "W" Record. It may only be followed by a tape mark or tape mark and a Trailer Label, if used. The "Y" Record will count the total number of withholding agents in the transmission, and the total number of tape reels in the file. The "Y" Record has a fixed length of 393 positions, and all elements listed are required.

 Ele-  Posi-   Title               Description

 

 ment  tion

 

 _____________________________________________________________________

 

 

  1   1        Record     Enter letter "Y".

 

               Type

 

 

  2   2-4      Withhold-  Enter the total number of withholding agents

 

               ing Agent  on this file. This count will be the same as

 

               Count      the total number of "W" records. Right

 

                          justify and zero fill.

 

 

  3   5-7      Reel Count Enter the total number of reels for this

 

                          transmission. Right justify and zero fill.

 

 

  4   8-393    Blank fill Blank fill up to the end of the record.

 

 

SEC. 9. EFFECT ON OTHER DOCUMENTS

This Revenue Procedure supersedes Rev. Proc. 83-3, 1983-1 C.B. 564 and Rev. Proc. 83-65, 1983-2 C.B. 584.

DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Institutional Authors
    Internal Revenue Service
  • Cross-Reference

    Internal Revenue Bulletin, No. 1985-7

    Rev. Proc. 83-3, 1983-1 C.B. 564

    Rev. Proc. 83-65, 1983-2 C.B. 584

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