T-record column Transmitter Name Left-justify and fill 70-109 (Continuation) with blanks T-record column Multiple fields Enter blanks or fill fields 110-303 per IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore T-record column Contact Name Left-justify and fill Name of person to 304-343 with blanks contact if transmission problems T-record column Contact Telephone Omit hyphens. Telephone number of 344-358 Number & justify and fill with person to contact. For Extension blanks example, 2076241234 T-record column Contact Email Left-justify and fill E-mail address of person 359-408 Address with blanks to contact T-record column Not required Multiple fields Enter blanks or fill fields 409-750 per IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore A Record Specifications A-Record column 1 = – ‘A’ A-record column Payment Year Must be 2017 Prior year forms are not 5 accepted; must match year on MEETRS a File ’Specify Name’ screen A-record column 6 Combined Must be File should be submitted Federal/State Filer directly with Revenue Services only; do not submit file through the Fed/State combined filing program A-record column Not required Not required Enter blanks or fill fields per 11 IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore A-record column Payer’s Taxpayer Numeric. Valid 9-digit Taxpayer 12-20 Identification Identification Number (TIN) Number (TIN) assigned to the Payer. Do not enter hyphens or alpha characters A-record column Payer Name blanks or fill fields per 21-24 Control IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore A-record column 25 Last Filing Enter blanks or fill fields per Indicator IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore A-record column Type of Return Only form types All other form codes should 26-27 1, B, F, 6, A, D, be excluded from file and 7, 9, and W will will be ignored be read.
T-record column 70-109 Transmitter Name (Continuation) Left-justify and fill with blanks T-record column 110-303 Multiple fields Enter blanks or fill fields per IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore T-record column 304-343 Contact Name Left-justify and fill with blanks Name of person to contact if transmission problems T-record column 344-358 Contact Telephone Number & Extension Omit hyphens. and fill with blanks Telephone number of person to contact. For example, 2076241234 T-record column 359-408 Contact Email Address Left-justify and fill with blanks E-mail address of person to contact T-record column 409-750 Not required Multiple fields Enter blanks or fill fields per IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore A Record Specifications A-Record – column 1 = ‘A’ A-record column Payment Year Must be 2017 Prior year forms are not accepted; must match year on MEETRS ’Specify a File Name’ screen A-record column 6 Combined Federal/State Filer Must be File should be submitted directly with Revenue Services only; do not submit file through the Fed/State combined filing program A-record column Not required Not required Enter blanks or fill fields per IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore A-record column 12-20 Payer’s Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Numeric. Valid 9-digit Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) assigned to the Payer. Do not enter hyphens or alpha characters A-record column 21-24 Payer Name Control blanks or fill fields per IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore A-record column 25 Last Filing Indicator Enter blanks or fill fields per IRS Pub 1220; MRS will ignore A-record column 26-27 Type of Return Only form types 1, B, F, 6, A, D, 7, 9, and W will be read. All other form codes should be excluded from file and will be ignored 11 justify 5
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