Internal Revenue Manual Part 2. Information Technology

Official source: Internal Revenue Manual (https://www.irs.gov/irm/part2/irm_02-003-048), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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(1) This IRM section provides an overview of IRM 2.3.48, IDRS Terminal Responses, Command Code UPDIS for the GUF System.

(1) IRM 2.3.48.1 Editorial changes have been made to the mandatory internal controls.

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Kaschit Pandya Acting Chief Information Officer

This section gives step-by-step guidance for the display and retrieval of unpostable information for IDRS (Integrated Data Retrieval System) Command Code UPDIS.

Purpose: This transmits IRM 2.3.48, IDRS Terminal Responses, Command Code UPDIS.

Audience: All IRS business units.

Program Owner: AD/Submission Processing

Primary Stakeholders: Taxpayer Services (TS), Large & Mid-Size Business (LMSB), Small Business Self Employed (SBSE), Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE)

Program Goals: Command Code (CC) UPDIS accesses the GUF-AREA data base and displays a requested unpostable case for a specific sequence number. Command Code UPDIS also accesses the GUF-TIN-AREA to determine whether other cases exist with the same TIN. CC UPDIS must be used prior to CC UPCAS, CC UPRES and CC UPREV.

This IRM and the contained subsections provide the user the necessary information on how to display an unpostable case using Command Code UPDIS.

Command CODE UPDIS was developed to allow users to display an unpostable case on the IDRS (Integrated Data Retrieval System) for Unpostable data.

Applications Development (AD) is responsible for operations and maintenance of the command codes.

Branch Chief, AD/Submission Processing

Director, AD/Submission Processing

Command Code UPDIS is managed by Work Requests which are submitted for changes and also by tickets which are submitted by users for corrections.

Access to this program is governed by SACS.

Acronyms Unique to IDRS

Acronym

Definition

IMF

Individual Masterfile

BMF

Business Masterfile

TIF

Taxpayer Information File

TC

Transactions Code

CC

Command Code

IDRS

Integrated Data Retrieval System

Line-Item

Position

Data Element

Comments

1.1

1–5

COMMAND-CD

Input

1.2

7–18

UP-SEQ-NUMBER

Input

Or

3.1 *

1

UPDIS-REQUEST-IND

SOE (to be keyed)

3.2 *

2–6

Space for key-in

"UPDIS" (to be keyed)

3.3 *

8–19

UP-SEQ-Number

generated by UPTIN display

*Optional UPDIS input format to be used when UPDIS screen request is entered from UPTIN screen display. Line items 8.1 thru 8.3, 13.1 thru 13.3 and 18.1 thru 18.3 will be identical to line items 3.1 thru 3.3.

Line-Item

Position

Data Element

Comments

1.1

1–5

COMMAND-CD

Value "UPRES"

1.2

6

COMMAND-CD-DEFINER

Value spaces

1.3

7

COMMAND-CD-MODIFIER

Value spaces

1.4

8–19

UP-SEQ-NUMBER

1.5

21–23

Literal

Value "ASG"

1.6

25–34

EMPLOYEE-NUM-ASSIGN

1.7

36–38

Literal

Value "CAT"

1.8

40–41

UP-CATEGORY-CODE

1.9

44–47

Literal

Value "AREA"

1.10

49–50

UP-AREA-LITERAL

1.11

53–55

Literal

Value "URC"

1.12

57

UP-RESOLUTION-CODE

1.13

60–69

Current Date

mm/dd/yyyy

1.14

72–79

Current Time

hh:mm:ss

2.1

1–4

Literal

Value "NULL"

2.2

6–7

NULLIFY-AREA-CD

2.3

9-11

Literal

Value "UPC"

2.4

13-15

UNPOSTABLE-CD

2.5

17

MF-UP-REASON-CODE

2.6

19-21

Literal

Value "CYC"

2.7

23–30

ORIGINAL-UP-CYCLE

2.8

32–34

Literal

Value "REP"

2.9

36

REPEAT-IND

2.10

38–39

Literal

Value "ST"

2.11

41

UP-STATUS-CODE

2.12

43–50

UP-STATUS-DATE

2.13

52–72

PRIMARY-TRANS-PJ-AMT or INT-REDUCT-OVERPAYMENT-CMPTR

(Dollars and cents) (Credit Amt—Dollars and cents)

2.14

73

Sign character

Minus or space

2.15

75–77

Literal

Value "MSR"

2.16

79

MSR-IND

3.1

1–17

DLN

3.2

20–21

Literal

Value "EC"

3.3

23

TRANS-ENTITY-CD

3.4

26–31

Literal

Value "CR-INT "

3.5

33–40

CREDIT-INTEREST-DT

3.6

42–45

Literal

Value "ASED"

3.7

47–54

ASED

3.8

57–59

Literal

Value "DOD"

3.9

61–68

DATE-OF-DEATH

3.10

71–75

Literal

Value "MF-AO"

3.11

77–78

PRIMARY-LOC-DO-CD

4.1

1–11

TIN

4.2

13

SSN-VALIDITY-OR-EIN-IND

4.3

15–18

Literal

Value "TXPD"

4.4

20–25

TAX-PRD

4.5

28–30

Literal

Value "MFT"

4.6

32–33

MFT-CD

4.7

36–37

Literal

Value "PN"

4.8

39–41

REPORT-PLAN-NUM

4.9

44–45

Literal

Value "TC"

4.10

47–49

TRANS-CD

4.11

52–55

Literal

Value "DATE"

4.12

57–64

TRANS-DT

5.1 *

1–11

TIN

Correction data

5.2 *

13

TIN-TYPE

Correction data

5.3 *

20–25

TAX-PRD

Correction data

5.4 *

32–33

MFT-CD

Correction data

5.5 *

39–41

REPORT-PLAN-NUM

Correction data

5.6 *

47–49

TRANS-CD

Correction data

5.7 *

57–64

TRANS-DT

Correction data

6.1

1–4

NAME-CTRL

6.2

7–9

Literal

Value "STC"

6.3 **

11–13

SECONDARY-TRANS-CD

6.4

16–20

Literal

Value "EFT # "

6.5 ***

22–36

EFTPS-NUM

6.6

39–46

Literal

Value "IDRS EMP "

6.7 ****

48–57

IDRS-EMPLOYEE-NUMBER

6.8 *****

60–63

Literal

Value "XSEQ" or "XTIN" or blanks

6.9 *****

65–76

XREF-SEQ-NUMBER (or) XREF-TIN-TRANSFER-DOC

*For Line Items 5.1 through 5.7, correction data will be displayed if present, else blank-filled. **SECONDARY-TRANS-CD will be displayed if present, else field will be blank. ***EFTPS-NUM will be present if DOC-CD = 19 and INPUT-SYSTEM-SOURCE-CODE = 'P'. ****IDRS-EMPLOYEE NUMBER will be present if significant; else, blank-filled. *****Line Items 6.8/6.9 will be present if significant; else blank-filled. XREF-TIN-TRANSFER-DOC is a 10 position field XREF-SEQ-NUMBER is a 12 position field.

7.1 *

1–4

NAME-CTRL

Correction data

7.2

7–10

Literal

Value "NAME"

7.3 *

12–46

NAME-LINE-1

Correction data

7.4

49–50

Literal

Value "CC"

7.5 *

52

COND-CODE

Correction data

7.6

57–59

Literal

Value "SP#"

7.7 *

61–71

SPOUSE-SSN

Correction data

8.1

1–7

Literal

Value "REMARKS "

8.2

9–48

Remarks

Line 8 varies according to TRANS-CD and DOC-CD. Line items 8.4–8.8 may be present when the Primary TRANS-CD = 150.

8.3

51–53

Literal

Value "EDC"

8.4 **

55–57

ERROR-DELAY-CD-FIRST

8.5

60–62

ERROR-DELAY-CD-SECOND

8.6

65–67

ERROR-DELAY-CD-THIRD

8.7

70–72

ERROR-DELAY-CD-FOURTH

8.8

75–77

ERROR-DELAY-CD-FIFTH

9.1

1–7

Literal

Value "REL CYC "

9.2

9–14

UP-RELEASE-CYCLE

9.3

56–61

Literal

Value "DOC CC "

9.4

63–72

COND-CODE-FLD

11.1

12–14

Literal

Value "A/D"

11.2

29–31

Literal

Value "BY:"

11.3

38–41

Literal

Value "DATE"

11.4

56–58

Literal

Value "A/D"

11.5

66–68

Literal

Value "BY:"

11.6

75–78

Literal

Value "DATE"

12.1

1–3

Literal

Value "TIN"

12.2

12

Literal

Value "*"

12.3 ***

15–23

TIN

Generated Response

12.4 ***

25–34

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(TIN)

Generated Response

*For Line Items 7.1, 7.3, 7.5, and 7.7 - Correction data will be displayed if present, else blank-filled. **ERROR-DELAY-CD: Used to display the correction data if present, else the original transaction data elements when significant. For DOC CODE 97, Line Items 8.5–8.8 will always be blank. ***For Line 12 items, data will be displayed if present; else blank.

12.5

36–43

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(TIN)

Generated Response

12.6

45–47

Literal

Value "MFT"

12.7

56

Literal

Value "*"

12.8

58–59

MFT-CD

Generated Response

12.9

62–71

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(MFT)

Generated Response

12.10

73–80

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(MFT)

Generated Response

13.1

1–10

Literal

Value "TAX PERIOD "

13.2

12

Literal

Value "*"

13.3

15–20

TAX-PRD

Generated Response

13.4

25–34

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(TXPRD)

Generated Response

13.5

36–43

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(TXPRD)

Generated Response

13.6

45–54

Literal

Value "TRANS CODE "

13.7

56

Literal

Value "*"

13.8

58–60

TRANS-CD

Generated Response

13.9

62–71

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(TRANS)

Generated Response

13.10

73–80

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(TRANS)

Generated Response

14.1

1–9

Literal

Value "NAME LINE "

14.2

12

Literal

Value "*"

14.3

15–49

NAME-LINE-1

Generated Response

14.4

62–71

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(NAME)

Generated Response

14.5

73–80

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(NAME)

Generated Response

15.1

1–10

Literal

Value "NAME CNTRL "

15.2

12

Literal

Value "*"

15.3

15–18

NAME-CTRL

Generated Response

15.4

25–34

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(NCTRL)

Generated Response

15.5

36–43

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(NCTRL)

Generated Response

15.6

45–52

Literal

Value "HIST REM "

15.7

56

Literal

Value "*"

15.8

62–71

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(REMARKS)

Generated Response

15.9

73–80

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(REMARKS)

Generated Response

16.1

1–80

HISTORY-REMARKS-LINE

Generated Response

23.1

1–40

UPTIN's present message

Generated Response

For Lines 12 through 16, data items will be displayed if significant; else blank-filled.

Line-Item

Position

Data Element

Comments

1.1

1–5

COMMAND-CD

Value "UPRES"

1.2

6

COMMAND-CD-DEFINER

Value spaces

1.3

7

COMMAND-CD-MODIFIER

Value spaces

1.4

8–19

UP-SEQ-NUMBER

1.5

21–23

Literal

Value "ASG"

1.6

25–34

EMPLOYEE-NUM-ASSIGN

1.7

36–38

Literal

Value "CAT"

1.8

40–41

UP-CATEGORY-CODE

1.9

44–47

Literal

Value "AREA"

1.10

49–50

UP-AREA-LITERAL

1.11

53–55

Literal

Value "URC"

1.12

57

UP-RESOLUTION-CODE

1.13

60–69

Current Date

mm/dd/yyyy

1.14

72–79

Current Time

hh:mm:ss

2.1

1–4

Literal

Value "NULL"

2.2

6–7

NULLIFY-AREA-CD

2.3

9-11

Literal

Value "UPC"

2.4

13-15

UNPOSTABLE-CD

2.5

17

MF-UP-REASON-CODE

2.6

19-21

Literal

Value "CYC"

2.7

23–30

ORIGINAL-UP-CYCLE

2.8

32–34

Literal

Value "REP"

2.9

36

REPEAT-IND

2.10

38–39

Literal

Value "ST"

2.11

41

UP-STATUS-CODE

2.12

43–50

UP-STATUS-DATE

3.1

1–17

DLN

4.1

1–11

TIN

4.2

13

TIN-TYPE

4.3

15–18

Literal

Value "TXPD"

4.4

20–25

TAX-PRD

4.5

28–30

Literal

Value "MFT"

4.6

32–33

MFT-CD

4.7

44–45

Literal

Value "TC"

4.8

47–49

TRANS-CD

4.9

52–55

Literal

Value "DATE"

4.10

57–64

TRAN-DT

5.1 *

1–11

TIN

Correction data

6.1

1–4

NAME-CTRL

6.2

7–9

Literal

Value "STC"

6.3 **

11–13

SECONDARY-TRANS-CD

6.4

42–49

Literal

Value "IDRS EMP "

6.5 ***

51–60

IDRS-EMPLOYEE-NUMBER

*For Line Item 5.1, correction data will be displayed if present, else blank-filled. **SECONDARY-TRANS-CD will be displayed if present, else field will be blank. *** IDRS-EMPLOYEE NUMBER will be present if significant; else, blank-filled.

7.1 *

1–4

NAME-CTRL

Correction data

8.1

1–7

Literal

Value "REMARKS "

8.2

9–48

Remarks

9.1

1–7

Literal

Value "REL CYC "

9.2

9–14

UP-RELEASE-CYCLE

11.1

12–14

Literal

Value "A/D"

11.2

29–31

Literal

Value "BY:"

11.3

38–41

Literal

Value "DATE"

11.4

56–58

Literal

Value "A/D"

11.5

66–68

Literal

Value "BY:"

11.6

75–78

Literal

Value "DATE"

12.1

1–3

Literal

Value "TIN"

12.2

12

Literal

Value "*"

12.3

15–23

TIN

Generated Response

12.4

25–34

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(TIN)

Generated Response

12.5

36–43

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(TIN)

Generated Response

12.6

45–47

Literal

Value "MFT"

12.7

55

Literal

Value "*"

12.8

58–59

MFT-CD

Generated Response

12.9

62–71

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(MFT)

Generated Response

12.10

73–80

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(MFT)

Generated Response

13.1

1–10

Literal

Value "TAX PERIOD "

13.2

12

Literal

Value "*"

13.3

15–20

TAX-PRD

Generated Response

13.4

25–34

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(TXPRD)

Generated Response

13.5

36–43

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(TXPRD)

Generated Response

13.6

45–54

Literal

Value "TRANS CODE "

13.7

56

Literal

Value "*"

13.8

58–60

TRANS-CD

Generated Response

13.9

62–71

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(TRANS)

Generated Response

13.10

73–80

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(TRANS)

Generated Response

14.1

1–9

Literal

Value "NAME LINE "

14.2

12

Literal

Value "*"

14.3

15–49

NAME-LINE-1

Generated Response

14.4

62–71

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(NAME)

Generated Response

14.5

73–80

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(NAME)

Generated Response

• For line item 7.1, correction data will be displayed if present, else blank-filled. For items on Lines 12–14, data will be displayed if significant, else blank-filled.

15.1

1–10

Literal

Value "NAME CNTRL "

15.2

12

Literal

Value "*"

15.3

15–18

NAME-CTRL

Generated Response

15.4

25–34

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(NCTRL)

Generated Response

15.5

36–43

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(NCTRL)

Generated Response

15.6

45–54

Literal

Value "HIST REM "

15.7

56

Literal

Value "*"

15.8

62–71

HISTORY-CHG-EMPL-(REMARKS)

Generated Response

15.9

73–80

HISTORY-CHG-DATE-(REMARKS)

Generated Response

16.1

1–80

HISTORY-REMARKS-LINE

Generated Response

18.1

1–13

Literal

Value "EMPLOYER NAME"

18.2

15–49

EMPLOYER-NAME

Value "SSA"

18.3

52–55

Literal

18.4

57–61

SSA-BOX-NUMBER

19.1

1–4

Literal

Value "ADDR"

19.2

6–40

EMPLOYER-STREET-ADDRESS

19.3

43–49

Literal

Value "CITY/ST "

19.4

51–72

EMPLOYER-CITY-STATE

19.5

75–79

EMPLOYER-ZIP-CODE

20.1*

1–12

Literal

Value "MF-NAME-CTRL "

20.2*

14–17

MF-NAME-CTRL

20.3*

20–31

Literal

Value "MF-NAME-LINE "

20.4*

33–67

MF-NAME-LINE

23.1

1–40

UPTIN's present message

Generated Response

For Lines 15–19, data items will be displayed if significant, else blank-filled. *Line Items 20.1/20.4 will be present only when UPC is 003.

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