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Section 13. Employment Tax Returns›3.12.13 Employment Tax Returns

Section 01 (Form 944/944(sp))

Internal Revenue Manual Part 3. Submission Processing · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States

Fields displayed:

Field Designator

Field Length

Title of Field

Location on Return

01NC

4

Name Control

Entity portion

01EIN

9

Employer Identification Number

Entity portion

01TXP

6

Tax Period

In the upper right portion of the entity area in YYYY format

01RCD

8

Received Date

Face of the document

01CCC

10

Condition Codes

On the bottom margin towards the center of the return.

01SIC

1

Schedule Indicator Code

In the right margin opposite the end of line, Part 1.

01CRD

8

Correspondence Received Date

If needed, ERS should edit to the upper left corner of the return

01ARN

1

Applied Refund Indicator

The boxes on the right hand side opposite:

the end line 14 (Rev 2009 and subsequent)

the end of line 12 (Rev 2008 and prior)

01CBI

1

Designee Check box Indicator

If "Yes" box is checked in Part 4 on page 2, by taxpayer

01CBP

5

Designee Check box PIN

Part 4, page 2

01PSN

9, (a "P" and 8 numerical characters)

Paid Preparer's SSN or Preparer's Tax Identification Number (PTIN)

Bottom of page 2 under Part 5

01PEN

9

Firm or Paid Preparer's EIN

Bottom of page 2, under Part 5

01PTN

10

Paid Preparer's Telephone Number

Bottom of page 2, under Part 5

Correction Procedures: The instructions for correcting screen errors for Form 944 are the same as for Form 941. Below are the referenced subsection where the information can be found.

Field 01NC. See IRM 3.12.13.25.1 for instructions.

Field 01EIN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.2 for instructions.

Field 01TXP. See IRM 3.12.13.25.3 for instructions.

Field 01RCD. See IRM 3.12.13.25.4 for instructions.

Field 01CCC. See IRM 3.12.13.25.5 for instructions.

Field 01SIC. See IRM 3.12.13.25.7 for instructions.

Field 01CRD. See IRM 3.12.13.25.10 for instructions.

Field 01ARN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.11 for instructions.

Field 01CBI. See IRM 3.12.13.25.12 for instructions.

Field 01CBP. See IRM 3.12.13.25.13 for instructions.

Field 01PSN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.14 for instructions.

Field 01PEN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.15 for instructions.

Field 01PTN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.15 for instructions.

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