Section 26. Tax Exempt Bond Error Resolution Procedures›3.12.26 Tax Exempt Bond Error Resolution Procedures
Section 02 - Form 8038-CP
Internal Revenue Manual Part 3. Submission Processing · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
Section 02 Alpha Designators, Title, Location and Field Lengths are listed below:
Field
Title
Form 8038-CP
Field lengths
02NM1
Issuer Name
Part II, line 7
35
02EIN
Part II EIN
Part II, line 8
9
02ADD
Street Address
Street Address
35
02CTY
City
Part II, line 11
22
02ST
State Code
Part II, line 11
2
02ZIP
ZIP Code
Part II, line 11
12
0217A
Variable and Fixed Check Box
Part III, line 17a
1
0217B
Issue Price Amount
Part II, line 17b
15
0217C
Type of Bond Code
Part II, line 17c
3
0218
Interest Payment Date
Part III, line 18
8
0219A
Interest Payable on Interest Payment Date Amount
Part III, line 19a
15
0219B
Applicable Credit Rate
Part III, line 19b
4
0219C
Interest Payable to Bondholders Based on Applicable Credit Rate
Part III, line 19c
15
0220A
Build America Bonds Amount
Part III, line 20a
15
0220B
Recovery Zone Economic Dev Bonds Amount
Part III, line 20b
15
0220C
New Clean Renewable Energy Bond
Part III, line 20c
15
0220D
Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds
Part III, line 20d
15
0220E
Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
Part III, line 20e
15
0220F
Qualified School Construction Bonds
Part III, line 20f
15
0221A
Net Increase Amount
Part III, line 21a
15
0221B
Net Decrease Amount
Part III, line 21b
15
0221C
Net Increase/Decease Explanation Code
Part III, line 21c
3
0222
Credit Payable Amount
Part III, line 22
15
0223A
Change to Debt Service Schedule Check Boxes
Part III, line 23a
1
0223B
Debt Service Schedule Explanation Code
Part III, line 23b
3
0224A
Interest Payments Current Check Boxes
Part III, line 24a
1
0224B
Explanation Code
Part III, 24b
3
0225
Final Interest Check Box
Part III line 25
1
0226
Schedule A, line 3 amount
Schedule A, line 3
15
02SIG
Signature Code
Part III, right margin of signature block
1
02PRE
Preparer Code
To the right of Prep SSN or PTIN
1
02PSN
Preparer SSN/ PTN
Preparer's SSN or PTIN box
9
02PEN
Preparer EIN
Firm's EIN box
9
02CBT
Preparer Telephone No.
Firm's Phone No. box
10
Field 02NM1, Issuer's Name¶
Field 02NM1 is the Name of the Entity Issuing the Bond (not the name of the entity receiving the benefit of the financing), located in Part II, line 7 and is 35 positions.
A zero, N/A, dash, or none are not acceptable entries.
Field 02NM1 - Invalid Conditions¶
The first position isn't alpha or numeric.
Any characters are not alpha, numeric, ampersand, or hyphen or blank.
There are two consecutive blanks followed by valid characters.
Field 02NM1 - Correction Procedures¶
Correct any coding or transcription errors.
Compare Field 02NM1 entry with the entry on the return.
If
Then
"SAME" was entered on Field 02NM1 (Part II, line 7),
enter the Issuer's name from Field 01NME (Part I, line 1) in Field 02NM1.
the issuer’s name exceeds 35 characters,
enter only the first 35 characters.
blank, and Field 02EIN (Part II, line 8) matches Field 01EIN (Part I, line 2) and/or Field 02ADD (Part II, line 9) and Fields 02CTY, 02ST and 02ZIP (Part II, lines 11) address matches Field 01ADD (Part I, line 3) and Field 01CTY, 01ST and 01ZIP (Part I, line 4),
enter the issuer’s name in Field 01NME (Part I, line 1) to Field 02NM1 (Part II, line 7).
blank and Field 02EIN (Part II, line 8) doesn't match Field (01EIN) (Part I, line 2),
research EIN in Field 02EIN (Part II, line 8) to determine the Issuer's name for Field 02NM1 (Part II, line 7) entry (02NM1).
Part II entity can’t be determined,
SSPND 490.
Contact SPP&O Analyst via secure e-mail. Refer to IRM 3.12.26.10(3) above for routing procedures.
Field 02EIN - Part II EIN¶
Field 02EIN is the EIN, located in Part II, line 8 and is 9 positions.
A zero, N/A, dash, or none aren’t acceptable entries.
Field 02EIN - Invalid Conditions¶
The field isn't present or isn't all numeric.
The EIN is all zeros or all nines.
The first two digits are 00, 07-09, 17-19, 28, 29, 49, 78, 79 or 89.
Field 02EIN - Correction Procedures¶
Correct any coding or transcription errors.
If
Then
Field 02NM1 (Part II, line 7) contains "SAME" ,
enter the EIN in Field 01EIN (Part I, line 2) in Field 02EIN (Part II, line 8).
blank, and Field 02NM1 (Part II, line 7) matches Field 01NME (Part I, line 1) and/or Field 02ADD (Part II, line 9) and Fields 02CTY, Field 02ST, Field 02ZIP (line 11) match Field 01ADD and Fields 01CTY, 01ST, 01ZIP (Part I, lines 3 and 4),
enter the EIN in Field 01EIN (Part I, line 1) in Field 02EIN (Part II, line 8).
blank or you can’t perfect it,
SSPND 490.
Contact SPP&O Analyst via secure e-mail. Refer to IRM 3.12.26.10 (3) above for routing procedures.
Field 02ADD - Street Address¶
Field 02ADD is the Street characters, located in Part II, line 9 and is 35 positions.
Field 02ADD - Invalid Conditions¶
It’s blank.
The first position is blank.
Any characters are not alpha, numeric, blank, hyphen (-), and slash (/).
There are two consecutive blanks followed by valid characters.
A Major City Code (MCC) is present in Field 01CTY and a street address isn't present.
A zero, N/A, dash, or none are NOT acceptable entries.
Field 02ADD - Correction Procedures¶
Correct any coding or transcription errors.
Refer to the street address on the return.
If
Then
Field 02NM1 issuer's name (Part II, line 7) contains "SAME" ,
enter the address in Field 01ADD (Part I, line 3) to Field 02ADD, (Part II, line 9).
blank, and Field 02NM1 (Part II, line 7) matches Field 01NME (Part I, line 1, and/or Field 02EIN (Part II, line 8) matches Field 01EIN (Part I, line 2),
enter the address in Field 01ADD (Part I, line 3) to Field 02ADD (Part II, line 9).
the address on the return is illegible,
refer to the envelope and attachments to determine the taxpayer’s correct address,
you can’t perfect it,
delete Fields 02ADD, 02CTY, 02ST and 02ZIP.
the MCC is valid, and the street address is present and legible on the return,
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