Information Reporting Program Call Site: ?

304-263-8700

Between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

304-267-3367 Telecommunication Device for the Deaf ( TDD )

Information Returns FAX Machine:

304-264-5602

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Electronic Filing:

(IRP–BBS) (Asynchronous)

304-264-7070 Mainframe Filing—(Bisynchronous Filing)

4.8 Modems 304-264-7080 9.6 Modems 304-264-7040 14.4 Modems 304-264-7045 HOURS OF OPERATION—

24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK

Sec. 3 Preparation Instructions for Media Label

Media label, Form 5064, has been obsoleted. It is no longer necessary to use special labels from IRS for your media. Any pressure sensitive label can now be used as long as it contains the following information:

Type of filing: Indicate whether data is O riginal, R eplacement, T est or C orrection.

Tax Year: Indicate tax year for which media is submitted.

IRS TCC: (Transmitter Control Code): Provide TCC assigned to the transmitter. (See Part A, Section 7.)

Transmitter’s name

Operating system/Hardware: Recommended label format:

For 5 ¹ ⁄4- and 3 ¹ ⁄2-inch diskette files, Type of filing indicate the type of personal computer Tax Year IRS TCC operating system, and software package Transmitter name used to create the media (for example: Operating system/Hardware IBM.PC/AT-MSD/DOS, Apple MacIntosh/ Number of payees MacWrite V2.2). Transmitter number for media Media sequence of

For tape, indicate either EBCDIC or ASCII.

For tape cartridge, indicate operating system, either EBCDIC or ASCII, and either 18- or 36-track.

For 8mm tape cartridge, indicate operating system, and either EBCDIC or ASCII.

Number of payees: Indicate the total number of Payee ‘‘B’’ Records, Recipient ‘‘Q’’ Records for Form 1042S, or total number of establishments for Form 8027 reported on the media.

Transmitter number for media: If available, provide the in-house number assigned by your organization to the tapes, tape cartridges or diskettes.

Media sequence: Indicate sequence number of media and total number of media in file (for example: Media sequence 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3).

Please affix external label to appropriate area on magnetic media. Do not hinder the ability to process media when affixing label.

This is the end of Publication 1220 for Tax Year 1996.

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