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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