Section 13. Employment Tax Returns›3.12.13 Employment Tax Returns
Section 01 (Form 945 or 945-A)
Internal Revenue Manual Part 3. Submission Processing · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
The following sections provide information concerning Form 945 or 945-A, Section 01.
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
Body of Document
01CCC
10
Computer Condition Codes
On the bottom margin in the center of the return.
01PIC
1
PENALTY-AND-INTEREST-CD
Page 1, prior year.
01SIC
1
Schedule Indicator Code
On the right margin opposite the end of question A.
01CAF
1
CAF-IND
Page 1, prior year.
01CRD
8
Correspondence Received Date
Previously edited in the upper left corner of the return on the left margin. However, the field is no longer edited by Code and Edit If needed, ERS should edit to the upper left corner of the return.
01ARN
1
Applied Refund Indicator
Boxes on line 6 (Rev 2009 and subsequent) or line 7 (Rev 2008 and prior)
01ST
2
DEPOSIT-STATE
Page 1, prior year.
01URI
1
UNKNOWN-RECIPIENT-CHECK BOX
Page 1, prior year.
01CBI
1
Designee Check box Indicator
Right margin above signature line
01PSN
9, (a "P" and 8 numerical characters)
Paid Preparer's Tax Identification Number (PTIN)
Beneath taxpayer's signature line on the right hand side of the Form 945
01PEN
9
Paid Preparer's EIN
Beneath Paid Preparer's SSN/PTIN on the right side of the Form 945.
01PTN
10
Paid Preparer's Telephone Number
Bottom right corner of the Form 945
01CBP
5
Designee Check box PIN
Above signature line on right side
Correcting Section 01 Screen Errors¶
The instructions for correcting screen 01 errors for Form 945 are the same as for Form 941. Below are the referenced subsections where the information can be found.
Field 01NC. See IRM 3.12.13.25.1.
Field 01EIN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.2.
Field 01TXP. See IRM 3.12.13.25.3.
Field 01RCD. See IRM 3.12.13.25.4.
Field 01CCC. See IRM 3.12.13.25.5.
Field 01SIC. See IRM 3.12.13.25.7.
Field 01CRD. See IRM 3.12.13.25.10.
Field 01ARN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.11.
Field 01CBI. See IRM 3.12.13.25.12.
Field 01PSN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.14.
Field 01PEN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.15.
Field 01PTN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.16.
Field 01CBP. See IRM 3.12.13.25.13
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