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Command Code BMFOL BMF Return Form 943 Display (Page 1)

Internal Revenue Manual Part 2. Information Technology · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States

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LINE

POSITION

DESCRIPTION AND VALIDITY

1

01-05

Command Code: BMFOL or BMFOR

1

06

Command Definer Code: R

1

07-16

EIN

1

18-19

MFT

1

20-25

Tax Period

1

26-28

Plan Number

1

59-62

Name Control

1

76-80

Potentially Dangerous Taxpayer Indicator: PDT

Caution Indicator:CAU

2

01-17

DLN

2

71-72

Cycle of Latest Update

2

76-80

≡ ≡ ≡ ≡ ≡ ≡

3

01-09

Record From Retention Register

3

11-45

First Name Line ( UNRECOVERABLE RETENTION REGISTER for BMFOR)

3

47-73

Filing Requirements (Up to Four)-Plus Sign (+) if More (blank for BMFOR)

5

04-06

Substitute for Return (SFR) Indicator

5

08-17

Assessment Date

5

19-24

Transaction Cycle

5

27-47

Remittance Amount

5

49-58

Transaction Date

5

60-80

Total Tax Liability Amount

6

15

Designee Checkbox

blank = Insignificant

1 = Checkbox checked on return

6

32-36

Designee Pin

6

49-60

Preparer Phone Number

7

11-25

Audit Codes

7

45-80

Return Process Codes

8

11

Preparer Checkbox

8

28-36

Preparer PTIN

8

49-57

Preparer EIN

8

79-80

Foreign Code

9

28-37

Correspondence Received Date:

9

44

RPS Indicator

9

56-58

ISSC Code

9

79

Math Status Code

10

15

Months Delinquent

10

32-37

Taxpayer Notice Codes

10

51

Penalty and Interest Code

10

65

Schedule Indicator

10

79

ROFTL Code

11

23-32

Alpha Condition Codes

11

54-63

COBRA Recipient count

12

15-35

Tax per Taxpayer

12

39-43

6020B Indicator

12

60-80

COBRA Premium Payment amt

13

18-38

Tax Shown on Return

13

60-80

Tax Assessed on Return

14

15-16

Deposit State

14

33-34

Deposit Requirements Indicator

14

59

Previous Module Base Code

0 = Penalty Exclusion

1 = Monthly

2 = Semi-weekly

3 = Monthly/Daily/Semi-weekly

4 = Semi-weekly/Daily/Semi-weekly

14

61-80

FTD Penalty Waiver Code (literal and value will appear if value is 24 or 25)

24 = Frequency Waiver

25 = Tolerance Waiver

15

11

SCH R Ind

16

20-39

Taxable Cash Wages

16

60-80

FTD Credit Claimed

17

20-40

Adjusted Total SSA/Medicare Tax

17

60-80

Adjusted Total Tax Withheld

18

20-40

Adjusted SSA Medicare Taxes

18

60-80

Advanced Earned Income Credit

19

20-39

Total Medicare Wages

19

60-79

Medicare Tax Generated

20

20-39

FTD Penalty

20

60-79

Proposed FTD Penalty

21

20-39

Addl Med Wage

24

21-23

Current Page Number

24

28-30

Last Page Number

24

48-50

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