Section 3. Individual Income Tax Returns›3.22.3 Individual Income Tax Returns
Section 03 - Simplified Tax Return
Internal Revenue Manual Part 3. Submission Processing · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
For Section 03 refer to IRM 3.12.2, Individual Master File Error Resolution General Instructions, Section 03, for field descriptions, invalid conditions and correction procedures unless otherwise specified.
Error Record Format-Section 03¶
Section 03 contains the following Fields:
Form 1040-NR
Form 1040-SS
Field Title
03WG
W-2 Wages
03TEX
Total Income Exempt by Treaty
03TWG
Total Wages
03TEI
Tax Exempt Interest
03INT
Taxable Interest
03QD
Qualified Dividends
03DIV
Ordinary Dividends
03GIR
Gross Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Distributions
03TIR
Taxable IRA Distributions
03GPA
Gross Pensions and Annuities
03TPA
Taxable Pensions and Annuities
03CGL
Schedule D Profit/Loss
03ADD
Additional Income
03TOT
Total Income
03TAJ
Total Adjustments
03AGI
Adjusted Gross Income
03QBI
Qualified Business Income Deduction
03INC
Taxable Income
03TTX
Tentative Tax
03AF
Additional Forms 8814 attached (ERS only)
03AT
Additional Forms 8814 Tax (ERS only)
03COD
Child Tax and Other Dependent Credit Amount
03NRC
Total Statutory Credits
03TNC
Tax on Income Not Effectively Connected
03OTX
03OTX
Total Other Taxes
03GTT
Gross Transportation Tax
03TAX
03TAX
Total Tax
03WH
Withholding-Form(s) W-2 or 1099
0325E
Withholding-Form(s) 8805
0325F
Withholding-Form(s) 8288-A
0325G
Withholding-Form(s) 1042-S
03ESP
03ESP
Estimated Tax Payments
03OEI
Additional Child Tax Credit Amount Opt Out Election Indicator
03ACT
03ACT
Additional Child Tax Credit
0329
Form 1040C
03RAC
Refundable Adoption Credit
03RCR
Refundable Credits
03PAY
03PAY
Total Payments
03BDR
03BDR
Balance Due/Refund
03CEL
03CEL
Estimated Tax Credit Elect
03ETP
Pre-Determined Estimated Tax Penalty
03AI
03AI
Third Party Authorization Indicator
03TPN
03TPN
Third Party Designee Name
03TPI
03TPI
Third Party Designee ID Number
03EMW
03EMW
E-File Mandate Waiver Indicator
03PT
03PT
Preparer TIN
03PE
03PE
Preparer EIN
03PC
03PC
Preparer Code
03PTN
03PTN
Preparer Telephone Number
Fields 03WG - W-2 Wages¶
W-2 Wages is transcribed in Field 03WG from the following lines:
TY20 and later- line 1a, Form 1040-NR
TY19 - line 8, Form 1040-NR.
Refer to EC 218 in both IRM 3.22.3 and IRM 3.12.3, Error Resolution, Individual Income Tax Returns.
For TY21 and prior Household Employees may not have Form W-2 to support an entry on line 1a, Form 1040-NR. They are instructed to write "HSH" and the amount of earnings to the left of the wages line. Consider this a "Form W-2 type" statement.
Field 03TEX - Total Income Exempt by Treaty¶
Total Income Exempt by Treaty is transcribed in Field 03TEX from the following lines:
TY 22 and later - line 1k Form 1040-NR
TY20 and TY21 - line 1c, Form 1040-NR
TY19 - line 22, Form 1040-NR
The amount from this field is used for information purposes only and not used in the computation of total income. Refer to EC 218 in IRM 3.22.3.168.2.2.1 (3) for Form 1040-NR.
The taxpayer's entry on line 15 (TY20 and TY21, line c) must correspond to the information provided about treaty-exempt income reported on Schedule OI, item L, Form 1040-NR, or elsewhere on the return.
The taxpayer must identify:
the name of the foreign country whose tax treaty with the United States provides his exempt status;
the treaty article number which exempts his specific income; and
the amount of the exempt income for the tax year.
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