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Section 263. Estate and Gift Tax Returns›3.12.263 Estate and Gift Tax Returns

Section 06 Data Form 706, U.S. Estate (and Generation - Skipping Transfer) Tax Return,…

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

The Error Record Format for Section 06 is listed as follows:

Field Designator

Maximum Characters

Field Name

Location

0606

1

Protective Claim for Refund Indicator

Part IV, Line 6

0610A

15

Gross Estate Estimated Value of Assets (Alternate value)

Part V, Line 10, Column 1 (Alternate value)

0610B

15

Gross Estate Estimated Value of Assets (Value at date of death)

Part V, Line 10, Column 2 (Value at date of death)

0623

15

Deductions Estimated Value of Assets

Part V, Line 23

Field 0606 - Protective Claim for Refund Indicator

This field is transcribed from Part IV, Line 6 and is valid for DOD in 2012 and subsequent.

A protective claim for refund preserves the estate’s right to a refund of tax paid on any amount included in the gross estate which would be deductible under IRC 2053 but has not been paid or otherwise will not meet the requirements of IRC 2053 until after the limitations period for filing the claim has passed.

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Invalid Conditions, Field 0606

Field 0606 is invalid if:

Any character other than blank (not present), 1 (Yes) or 2 (No).

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Correction Procedure, Field 0606

Check for coding and transcription errors and correct as needed.

IF (Form 706)

THEN

If blank on the return

Blank Field 0606

If yes on the return

Enter a 1 in Field 0606

If no on return

Enter a 2 in Field 0606

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Field 0610A - Gross Estate Estimated Value of Assets (Alternate value)

This field is transcribed from Part IV, Line 10, Column 1 (Alternate value) and is valid for DOD in 2012 and subsequent.

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Invalid Conditions, Field 0610A

Field 0610A is invalid if it is not all numeric or exceeds $9,999,999,999,999.99.

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Correction Procedure, Field 0610A

Check for coding and transcription errors and correct as needed.

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Field 0610B - Gross Estate Estimated Value of Assets (Value at date of death)

This field is transcribed from Part IV, Line 10, Column 2 (Value at date of death) and is valid for DOD in 2012 and subsequent.

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Invalid Conditions, Field 0610B

Field 0610B is invalid if it is not all numeric or exceeds $9,999,999,999,999.99.

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Correction Procedure, Field 0610B

Check for coding and transcription errors and correct as needed.

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Field 0623 - Deductions Estimated Value of Assets

This field is transcribed from Part IV, Line 23 and is valid for DOD in 2012 and subsequent.

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Invalid Conditions, Field 0623

Field 0623 is invalid if it is not all numeric or exceeds $9,999,999,999,999.99.

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Correction Procedure, Field 0623

Check for coding and transcription errors and correct as needed.

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