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Section 13. Employment Tax Returns›3.12.13 Employment Tax Returns

Section 01 (Form CT-1)

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

The following sections provide information concerning Form CT-1, Section 01.

Field Designator

Field Length

Title of Field

Location on Return

01NC

4

Name Control/Ck Digits

Entity Portion

01EIN

9

Employer's Identification Number

Entity Portion

01TXP

4

Tax Period

In the lower right portion of the entity area

01CCC

10

Computer Condition Codes

On the bottom margin near the center of return

01ARN

1

Applied Refund Indicator

Bottom right side of the return, below line 18.

01RCD

8

Received Date

Middle of Return

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 the CRD to the upper left corner of the return on the left margin.

01CBI

1

Designee Check box Indicator

Towards the right margin above the third-party signature line.

01PSN

9, (a P and 8 numerical characters)

Paid Preparer's Taxpayer Identification Number (PTIN)

Beneath taxpayer's signature line on the right side of the Form CT-1.

01PEN

9

Paid Preparer's EIN

Beneath Paid Preparer's PTIN on the right side of the Form CT-1.

01PTN

10

Paid Preparer's Telephone Number

Bottom right-hand corner of the Form CT-1.

01CBP

5

Designee Check box PIN

Towards the right margin above the third-party signature line.

Correcting Section 01 Screen Errors

The instructions for correcting screen errors for Form CT-1 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 01CCC. See IRM 3.12.13.25.5.

Field 01ARN. See IRM 3.12.13.25.11.

Field 01RCD. See IRM 3.12.13.25.4.

Field 01CRD. See IRM 3.12.13.25.10.

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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