Section 263. Estate and Gift Tax Returns›3.12.263 Estate and Gift Tax Returns›Note:
Section 04 - Form 709-NA, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax…
Internal Revenue Manual Part 3. Submission Processing · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
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Section 04 field designators, line numbers, field lengths and titles are listed below. Section 04 cannot be present on a G coded return; if present, delete with CC DLSEC.
Field Designator
Line Number
Field Length
Title
04PNL
Part I, Box 1
35
Primary Name Line
04LRE
Part I, Box 4
35
Legal Residence
04ADD
Part I, Box 8a
35
Street Address
04CON
Part I, Box 8a
35
In Care of Name Line
04FAD
Part I, Box 8a
35
Foreign Address
04CTY
Part I, Box 9
22
City/Major City Code
04ST
Part I, Box 10
2
State
04ZIP
Part I, Box 11
12
ZIP Code
04FCN
Part I, Box 12
35
Foreign Country Name
Field 04PNL - Primary Name Line¶
Field 04PLN is transcribed from Page 1, Part I, Box 1
Invalid Conditions, Field 04PLN¶
The Primary Name Line:
Cannot contain a numeric or an ampersands.
Can contain alpha, less-than sign (<), hyphens (-), and blanks.
Must contain at least one less-than sign (<).
Cannot contain more than two less-than sign (<).
First position cannot be blank.
A less-than sign (<) cannot be preceded or followed by another less-than sign (<) or a blank.
A character cannot follow two consecutive blanks.
Limited to 35 positions.
Last word cannot be split.
Correction Procedures, Field 04PLN¶
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A hyphen followed by a less-than sign (<) is allowed in the first position of a single named person and a second less-than sign (<) will be placed after the last character of the last name Prior to Jr., Sr., or III (the third). The less-than sign (<) and hyphen are the only special characters allowed. Below are examples of edited names:
"James Hart Jr." edited to "James <Hart <Jr."
"Robert William III" edited to "Robert <William <III"
Care must be taken with hyphenated names. Below are examples of edited names:
"Elizabeth Allyn Marshall Will" edited to "Elizabeth Allyn M.<Will" .
"Elizabeth Allyn Marshall-Will" edited to "Elizabeth A.<Marshall-Will" .
Field 04LRE - Legal Residence Domicile¶
Field 04LRE is transcribed from Page 1, Part I, Box 4.
Invalid Conditions, Field 04LRE¶
Legal Residence Domicile
Can not contain more than 2 characters
Can not be other than a valid Foreign Country Code
Correction Procedures, Field 04LRE¶
Check for coding and transcription errors and correct as needed.
If invalid enter valid Foreign Country Code. (Exhibit 3.12.263-15 for Foreign Country Codes)
Field 04CON (In Care of Name Line)¶
Field 04CON is transcribed from Page 1, Part I, Box 8.
This field has 35 positions and the valid characters are alpha, numeric, ampersand, dash, slash or percent.
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