Command Code BMFOL Return Form 941 Display (Page 1)
Internal Revenue Manual Part 2. Information Technology · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
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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 DangerousTaxpayer 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
27-37
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
46-80
Return Process Codes
8
11
Preparer Checkbox
8
28-36
Preparer PTIN
8
50-58
Preparer EIN
8
79-80
Foreign Code
9
21-29
3rd Party DPIN / SSN
9
50-61
3rd Party Phone Number
9
79
Math Status Code
10
10
Months Delinquent
10
27-32
Taxpayer Notice Codes
10
45
Penalty and Interest Code
10
79
Prior Quarter DeMinimIs Ind
11
14-24
Alpha Condition Codes
11
39-48
Correspondence Received Date
11
54
RPS Code
11
66
Schedule Indicator
11
69-73
3 -DAY Indicator
11
76-80
6020B Indicator
blank = not present
6020B = not present
0, blank = schedule of liabilities is present on the return
1 = no schedule of liabilities is present on the return
2 = deposits were made using the 95/////////% rule
3 = schedule A is attached and it denotes that BWI applies
4 = payroll is high enough to require the business to deposit its FTD payments in a bank within 3 banking days; however this is the first occasion when this business was required to make this quick deposit
12
8-10
Return Code
55 = Territory Office, Call Site, etc
01 = Community Based Outlet (including Banks, Libraries, Post Office, Corporations, etc.)
99 = Tax Packages
98 = Internet
95 = Over-The-Counter-Software (OTC)
88 = CD-ROM
00 = Default Code
12
22
Schedule R Indicator
12
33-35
ISSC Code
12
60-80
Tax Shown on Return
13
19-39
Tax per Taxpayer
13
60-80
Tax Assessed on Return
14
15-16
Deposit State
14
33-34
Deposit Requirements Indicator
14
60
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
16
20-40
Total Compensation (Wages, Tips, and Other Compensation)
16
60-80
Total Income Tax Withheld from Wages, Tips and Other Income
17
20-40
Taxable Social Security Wages
17
60-80
Taxable Social Security Tips
18
20-40
Taxable Medicare Wages and Tips
18
60-80
Addl MED Wage
19
20-40
Tax on Social Security Wages
19
60-80
Tax on Social Security Tips
20
20-40
Tax on Medicare Wages and Tips
20
60-80
IRC 3121Q
21
20-40
Total Social Security and Medicare Taxes
21
60-80
Total Taxes Before Adjustments
24
21-23
Current Page Number
24
28-30
Last Page Number
24
48-50
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