Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

described in § 168(d)(2)) placed in service during the taxpayer’s 2001 taxable year for purposes of § 168(d).

To make the election under this notice, a taxpayer must write “Election Pursuant to Notice 2001–70” across the top of its Form 4562, Depreciation and Amortiza- tion, for the taxpayer’s taxable year that includes September 11, 2001.

Treasury and the Service intend to amend the regulations under § 168 to incorporate the guidance set forth in this notice. Until the regulations are amended, taxpayers may rely on the guidance set forth in this notice.

The principal author of this notice is Bernard P. Harvey of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel, Passthroughs and Special Industries. For further information regarding this notice contact Mr. Harvey at (202) 622-3110 (not a toll-free call).

Additional Disaster Relief for Taxpayers Affected by the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attack – Mid-Quarter Convention Relief

Notice 2001–70

This notice announces that the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service intend to issue regulations permitting taxpayers to elect not to apply the midquarter convention rules contained in § 168(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to certain property placed in service in the taxable year that includes September 11, 2001. This notice also provides taxpayers a mechanism for making the election before regulations are issued.

Section 168(d)(3) generally provides that, except as provided in regulations, if the aggregate basis of property placed in service during the last three months of the taxable year exceeds 40 percent of the aggregate basis of property (other than property described in § 168(d)(3)(B)) placed in service during

the taxable year, the applicable depreciation convention for all property (other than property described in § 168(d)(2)) to which § 168 applies placed in service during the taxable year is the mid-quarter convention.

Many taxpayers time the acquisition and placing in service of property within a taxable year to avoid application of the mid-quarter convention. Treasury and the Service have been made aware that, as a result of events related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, many taxpayers have encountered difficulty completing the acquisition and placing in service of property in accordance with plans developed earlier in the year, and certain taxpayers would choose to delay acquisition and placing of property in service during the last quarter of their taxable year if failing to delay would result in application of the mid-quarter convention.

Accordingly, if the third quarter of the taxpayer’s 2001 taxable year includes September 11, 2001, then the taxpayer may elect to apply the half-year convention to all property (other than property

26 CFR 601.602: Forms and instructions. (Also Part 1, Sections 220, 408, 408A, 529, 530(h), 1441, 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6043, 6044, 6045, 6047, 6049, 6050A, 6050B, 6050D, 6050E, 6050H, 6050J, 6050N, 6050P, 6050Q, 6050R, 6050S, 1.408–5, 1.408–7, 1.408A–7, 1.1441–1 through 1.1441–5, 1.6041–1, 7.6041–1, 1.6042–2, 1.6042–4, 1.6044–2, 1.6044–5, 1.6045–1, 5f.6045–1, 1.6045–2, 1.6045–4, 1.6047–1, 1.6049–4, 1.6049–6, 1.6049–7, 1.6050A–1, 1.6050B–1, 1.6050D–1, 1.6050E–1, 1.6050H–1, 1.6050H–2, 1.6050J–1T, 1.6050N–1, 1.6050P–1).

NOTE: This revenue procedure will be reprinted as the next revision of IRS Publication 1179, Rules and Specifications for Private Printing of Substitute Forms 1096, 1098, 1099, 5498, W-2G (and 1042-S).

Rev. Proc. 2001–50

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

Section 1.1 - Overview of Revenue Procedure 2001–50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 Section 1.2 - General Requirements for Acceptable Substitute Forms 1096, 1098, 1099,

5498, W-2G, and 1042-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 Section 1.3 - Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

PART 2 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUBSTITUTE FORMS 1096 AND COPIES A OF FORMS 1098, 1099, AND 5498

(ALL FILED WITH THE IRS) Section 2.1 - Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Section 2.2 - Instructions for Preparing Paper Forms That Will Be Filed With the IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444

PART 3 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUBSTITUTE FORM W-2G (FILED WITH THE IRS)

Section 3.1 - General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Section 3.2 - Specifications for Copy A of Form W-2G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

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PART 4 - SUBSTITUTE STATEMENTS TO FORM RECIPIENTS AND FORM RECIPIENT COPIES

Section 4.1 - Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 Section 4.2 - Composite Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 Section 4.3 - Required Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Section 4.4 - Miscellaneous Instructions for Copies B, C, D, 1, and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

PART 5 - ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBSTITUTE FORMS 1098, 1099, 5498, W-2G, and 1042-S

Section 5.1 - Paper Substitutes for Form 1042-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Section 5.2 - OMB Requirements for All Forms in This Revenue Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Section 5.3 - Reproducible Copies of Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 Section 5.4 - Effect on Other Revenue Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

PART 6 - EXHIBITS

Section 6.1 - Exhibits of Forms in the Revenue Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

Part 1 General Information

Section 1.1 - Overview of Revenue Procedure 2001–50

1.1.1 Purpose The purpose of this revenue procedure is to set forth the requirements for the year 2001 for:

• Using official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) forms to file information returns with the IRS,

• Preparing acceptable substitutes of the official IRS forms to file information returns with the IRS,

and

• Using official or acceptable substitute forms to furnish information to recipients.

1.1.2 Which This revenue procedure contains specifications for these information returns: Forms Are

Covered? Form Title

1096 Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns

1098 Mortgage Interest Statement

1098-E Student Loan Interest Statement

1098-T Tuition Payments Statement

1099-A Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property

1099-B Proceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions

1099-C Cancellation of Debt

1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions

1099-G Certain Government and Qualified State Tuition Program Payments

1099-INT Interest Income

1099-LTC Long-Term Care and Accelerated Death Benefits

1099-MISC Miscellaneous Income

1099-MSA Distributions From an Archer MSA or Medicare+Choice MSA

1099-OID Original Issue Discount

1099-PATR Taxable Distributions Received From Cooperatives

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1.1.3 Scope For purposes of this revenue procedure, a substitute form or statement is one that is not printed by the IRS. For a substitute form or statement to be acceptable to the IRS, it must conform to the official form or the specifications outlined in this revenue procedure. Do not submit any substitute forms or state- ments listed above to the IRS for approval. Privately printed forms may not state “This is an IRS approved form.”

Filers making payments to certain recipients during a calendar year (or in some cases, filers receiving payments) are required by the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) to file information returns with the IRS for these payments. These filers must also provide this information to their recipients. See Part 4 for specifications that apply to recipient statements (generally Copy B).

In general, section 6011 of the Code contains requirements for filers of information returns. A filer must file information returns on magnetic media, through electronic filing, or on paper. A filer who is required to file 250 or more information returns of any one type during a calendar year must file those returns by magnetic media or electronic filing.

Exception. Filers are not required to use magnetic media or electronic filing when filing 250 or more Forms 1098-E or 1098-T.

Although not required, small volume filers (fewer than 250 returns during a calendar year) and Form 1098-E and 1098-T filers may file the forms on magnetic media or electronically. See the legal requirements for filing information returns (and providing a copy to a payee) in the 2001 General In- structions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G and the 2001 Instructions for Form 1042-S. In addition, see Pub. 1220, Specifications for Filing Forms 1098, 1099, 5498, and W-2G Magnetically or Electronically.

1.1.4 For More The IRS prints and provides the forms on which various payments must be reported. Alternatively, Information filers may prepare substitute copies of these IRS forms and use such forms to report payments to the IRS.

• For copies of the official forms and the instruction booklet for the reporting year, call our toll-free

number at 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).

• The IRS operates a central call site in Martinsburg, WV, to answer questions related to information

returns, penalties, and backup withholding. Call 304-263-8700 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern time. The TTY/TDD number is 304-267-3367.

1.1.5 Changes to the The following changes have been made to this year’s Revenue Procedure: Revenue Procedure

• Rules and specifications for Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding, were added to the Revenue Procedure as Section 5.1. Exhibit U also shows an example of

the form.

• Form 1099-MISC was reformatted to 2, instead of 3, forms per page. Also: New boxes 14 through

18 were added for improved processing, boxes 11 and 12 were renumbered as 16 and 17, and box 13 was labeled.

• Extra boxes for contact information were added to Form 1096.

• A new box 2 was added to Form 1098-E.

  • On Form 1098-T: Boxes 1 and 2 were labeled, new box 3 was added, and boxes 3 and 4 were

renumbered 4 and 5.

• New box 2c was added, and boxes 2c and 2d were renumbered 2d and 2e on Form 1099-DIV.

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• New box 4 was added, and box 4 was renumbered 5 on Form 1099-LTC.

• New box 4 was added, a checkbox was removed from box 6, and boxes 4-10 were renumbered 5-11

on Form 5498.

1.1.6 Some Some changes anticipated for the 2002 forms are: Changes for 2002 - New Form 1099-Q, Qualified Tuition Program Payments (Under Section 529), is being developed.

• The title of Form 1099-G is being changed to Certain Government Payments.

• The title of Form 1099-MSA is being changed to Distributions From an Archer MSA or

Medicare+Choice MSA

• The title of Form 5498 is being changed to IRA and Coverdell ESA Contribution Information.

• The title of Form 5498-MSA is being changed to Archer MSA or Medicare+Choice MSA

Information

Section 1.2 - General Requirements for Acceptable Substitute Forms 1096, 1098, 1099, 5498, W-2G, and 1042-S

1.2.1 Introduction Paper substitutes for Form 1096 and Copy A of Forms 1098, 1099, 5498, W-2G, and 1042-S that totally conform to the specifications listed in this revenue procedure may be privately printed and filed as returns with the IRS. The reference to the Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service should be included on all such forms.

If you are uncertain of any specification and want it clarified, you may submit a letter citing the specification, stating your understanding and interpretation of the specification, and enclosing an example of the form (if appropriate) to:

Internal Revenue Service Attn: Substitute Forms Program W:CAR:MP:FP:S:SP 1111 Constitution Ave., NW Room 5244 IR Washington, DC 20224

Note: Allow at least 45 days for the IRS to respond.

You may also contact the Substitute Forms Program Unit via e-mail at tfp@publish.no.irs.gov. Please enter “Substitute Forms” on the Subject Line.

Forms 1096, 1098, 1099, 5498, and W-2G are subject to annual review and possible change. Therefore, filers are cautioned against overstocking supplies of privately printed substitutes. The specifications contained in this revenue procedure apply to 2001 forms only.

1.2.2 Copy A Proposed substitutes for Copy A that do not conform to the specifications in this revenue procedure are Specifications not acceptable. Further, if you file such forms with the IRS, you may be subject to a penalty for failure to file an information return under section 6721 of the Code. Generally, the penalty is $50 for each failure to file a form (up to $250,000) that the IRS cannot accept as a return because it does not meet the provisions in this revenue procedure. No IRS office is authorized to allow deviations from this revenue procedure.

Caution: Overuse of proportional fonts may cause you to be subject to penalties and delays in processing.

1.2.3 Copy B and Copies B and Copies C of the following forms must contain the information in Part 4 to be considered a Copy C Specifications “statement” or “official form” under the applicable provisions of the Code. The format of this information is at the discretion of the filer with the exception of the location of the tax year, form number, form name, and the information for composite Form 1099 statements as outlined under Section 4.2.

Copy B of the following forms are:

Form Recipient

1098 For Payer

1098-E; 1099-A For Borrower

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1098-T For Student

1099-C For Debtor

1099-LTC For Policyholder

1099-R; W-2G (These forms may require Copy B to be attached to the Federal income tax return.)

1099-S For Transferor

All other Forms 1099 For Recipient

5498; 5498-MSA For Participant

Copy C of the following forms are:

Form Recipient

1099-LTC For Insured

1099-R For Recipient’s Records

W-2G For Winner’s Records

Note: On Copy C, Form 1099-LTC, you may reverse the locations of the policyholder’s and the insured’s name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code for easier mailing.

Section 1.3 - Definitions

1.3.1 Form Recipient Form recipient means the person to whom you are required by law to furnish a copy of the official form or information statement. The form recipient may be referred to by different names on various Forms 1099 and related forms (“payer,” “borrower,” “student,” “debtor,” “policyholder,” “insured,” “transferor,” “recipient,” “participant,” or, in the case of Form W-2G, the “winner”). See Section 1.2.3 earlier.

1.3.2 Filer Filer means the person or organization required by law to file a form listed in Section 1.1.2 with the IRS. As outlined earlier, a filer may be a payer, creditor, recipient of mortgage or student loan interest payments, educational institution, broker, barter exchange, person reporting real estate transactions, trustee or issuer of any individual retirement arrangement or medical savings account, or lender who acquires an interest in secured property or who has reason to know that the property has been abandoned.

1.3.3 Substitute Form Substitute form means a paper substitute of Copy A of an official form listed in Section 1.1.2 that totally conforms to the provisions in this revenue procedure.

1.3.4 Substitute Form Substitute form recipient statement means a paper statement of the information reported on a form Recipient Statement listed in Section 1.1.2. This statement must be furnished to a person (form recipient), as defined under the applicable provisions of the Code and the applicable regulations.

1.3.5 Composite Composite substitute statement means one in which two or more required statements (e.g., Forms Substitute Statement 1099-INT and 1099-DIV) are furnished to the recipient on one document. However, each statement must be designated separately and must contain all the requisite Form 1099 information except as provided under Section 4.2. A composite statement may not be filed with the IRS.

Part 2 Specifications for Substitute Forms 1096

and Copies A of Forms 1098, 1099,

and 5498 (All Filed With the IRS)

Section 2.1 - Specifications

2.1.1 General Form identifying numbers (e.g., 9191 for Form 1099-DIV) must be printed in nonreflective black carbonRequirements based ink in print positions 15 through 19 using an OCR A font. The checkboxes to the right of the form

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identifying numbers must be 10-point boxes. The “VOID” checkbox is in print position 25. The “CORRECTED” checkbox is in position 33. Measurements are from the left edge of the paper, not including the perforated strip. See Exhibits D and K.

The substitute form must be an exact replica of the official IRS form with respect to layout and content. To determine the correct form measurements, see Exhibits A through U at the end of this publication.

Hot wax and cold carbon spots are not permitted on any of the internal form plies. These spots are permitted on the back of a mailer top envelope ply.

Use of chemical transfer paper for Copy A is acceptable.

The Government Printing Office (GPO) symbol must be deleted .

2.1.2 Color and Color and paper quality for Copy A (cut sheets and continuous pinfeed forms) as specified by JCP Code Paper Quality 0-25, dated November 29, 1978, must be white 100% bleached chemical wood, optical character recognition (OCR) bond produced in accordance with the following specifications.

Note: Reclaimed fiber in any percentage is permitted provided the requirements of this standard are met.

• Acidity: Ph value, average, not less than................................................................ 4.5

• Basis Weight: 17 x 22-500 cut sheets...................................................................... 18-20

Metric equivalent—g/m ² ......................................................................................... 75 A tolerance of +5 pct. is allowed.

• Stiffness: Average, each direction, not less than—milligrams ............................... 50

• Tearing strength: Average, each direction, not less than—grams........................... 40

• Opacity: Average, not less than—percent............................................................... 82

• Thickness: Average—inch...................................................................................... 0.0038 Metric equivalent—mm........................................................................................... 0.097 A tolerance of +0.0005 inch (0.0127 mm) is allowed. Paper cannot vary more than 0.0004 inch (0.0102 mm) from one edge to the other.

  • Porosity: Average, not less than—seconds............................................................. 10

  • Finish (smoothness): Average, each side—seconds ............................................... 20-55

For information only, the Sheffield equivalent—units............................................170-100

• Dirt: Average, each side, not to exceed—parts per million ................................... 8

2.1.3 Chemical Chemical transfer paper is permitted for Copy A only if the following standards are met: Transfer Paper - Only chemically backed paper is acceptable for Copy A. Front and back chemically treated paper cannot be processed properly by machine.

• Carbon-coated forms are not permitted.

• Chemically transferred images must be black.

All copies must be clearly legible. Hot wax and cold carbon spots are not permitted for Copy A. Inter- leaved carbon should be black and must be of good quality to assure legibility on all copies and to avoid smudging. Fading must be minimized to assure legibility.

2.1.4 Printing All print on Copy A of Forms 1098, 1099, 5498, and the print on Form 1096 above the statement “Please return this entire page to the Internal Revenue Service. Photocopies are not acceptable.” must be in Flint J-6983 red OCR dropout ink or an exact match. However, the four-digit form identifying number must be in nonreflective carbon-based black ink in OCR A font.

The shaded areas of any substitute form should generally correspond to the format of the official form.

The printing for the Form 1096 statement and the following text may be in any shade or tone of black ink. Black ink should only appear on the lower part of the reverse side of Form 1096 where it will not bleed through and interfere with scanning.

Note: The instructions on the front and back of Form 1096, which include filing addresses, must be printed.

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Separation between fields must be 0.1 inch.

Except for Form 1099-R and 1099-MISC, the numbered captions are printed as solid with no shaded background.

Other printing requirements are discussed below.

2.1.5 OCR The contractor must initiate or have a quality control program to assure OCR ink density. Readings will Specifications be made when printed on approved 20 lb. white OCR bond with a reflectance of not less than 80%. Black ink must not have a reflectance greater than 15%. These readings are based on requirements of the “Scan-Optics Series 9000” Optical Scanner using Flint J-6983 red OCR dropout ink or an exact match.

The following testers and ranges are acceptable:

• MacBeth PCM-II. The tested Print Contrast Signal (PCS) values when using the MacBeth PCM-II tester on the “C” scale must range from .01 minimum to .06 maximum.

  • Kidder 082A. The tested PCS values when using the Kidder 082A tester on the Infra Red (IR) scale

must range from .12 minimum to .21 maximum. White calibration disc must be 100%. Sensitivity must be set at one (1).

• Alternative testers. Alternative testers must be approved by the Government so that tested PCS

values can be established. You may obtain approval by writing to the following address:

Commissioner of Internal Revenue Attn: W:CAR:MP:M:T:M, Room 1225 Tax Products 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20224

2.1.6 Typography Type must be substantially identical in size and shape to the official form. All rules are either 1/2-point or 3/4-point. Rules must be identical to those on the official IRS form.

Note: The form identifying number must be nonreflective carbon-based black ink in OCR A font.

2.1.7 Dimensions Generally, three Forms 1098, 1099, or 5498 (Copy A) are contained on a single page, 8 inches wide (without any snap-stubs and/or pinfeed holes) by 11 inches deep.

Exceptions. Forms 1099-MISC, 1099-R, and 1042-S contain two documents per page.

There is a .33 inch top margin from the top of the corrected box, and a .25 inch right margin. There is a 1/32 (0.0313) inch tolerance for the right margin. If the right and top margins are properly aligned, the left margin for all forms will be correct. All margins must be free of print. See Exhibits A through U in this publication for the correct form measurements.

These measurements are constant for all Forms 1098, 1099, and 5498. These measurements are shown only once in this publication, on Form 1098 (Exhibit B). Exceptions to these measurements are shown on the rest of the exhibits.

The depth of the individual trim size of each form on a page must be 3 2/3 inches, the same depth as the official form.

Exceptions. The depth of Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-R is 5 1/2 inches.

2.1.8 Perforation Copy A (three per page; two per page for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-R ) of privately printed continuous substitute forms must be perforated at each 11” page depth. No perforations are allowed between the 3 2/3� forms (5 1/2� for Forms 1099-MISC or 1099-R) on a single copy page of Copy A.

The words “Do Not Cut or Separate Forms on This Page” must be printed in red dropout ink (as required by form specifications) between the three forms (two for Forms 1099-MISC or 1099-R ).

Note: Perforations are required between all the other individual copies (Copies B and C, and Copies 1 and 2 for Forms 1099-R and 1099-MISC, and Copy D for Forms 1099-LTC and 1099-R ) in the set.

2.1.9 What To Include You must include the OMB Number on Copies A and Form 1096 in the same location as on the official form.

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The words “For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the 2001 General Instructions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G” must be printed on Copy A; “For more information and the Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the 2001 General Instructions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G” must be printed on Form 1096.

A postal indicia may be used if it meets the following criteria:

• It is printed in the OCR ink color prescribed for the form, and

• No part of the indicia is within one print position of the scannable area.

The printer’s symbol (GPO) must not be printed on substitute Copy A. Instead, the employer identification number (EIN) of the forms printer must be entered in the bottom margin on the face of each individual form of Copy A, or on the bottom margin on the back of each Form 1096.

The Catalog Number (Cat. No.) shown on the 2001 forms is used for IRS distribution purposes and need not be printed on any substitute forms.

Section 2.2 - Instructions for Preparing Paper Forms That Will Be Filed With the IRS

2.2.1 Recipient The form recipient’s name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code information should be typed or ma- Information chine printed in black ink in the same format as shown on the official IRS form. The city, state, and ZIP code must be on the same line.

The following rules apply to the form recipient’s name(s):

• The name of the appropriate form recipient must be shown on the first or second name line in the

area provided for the form recipient’s name.

• No descriptive information or other name may precede the form recipient’s name.

• Only one form recipient’s name may appear on the first name line of the form.

• If the multiple recipients’ names are required on the form, enter on the first name line the recipient

name that corresponds to the recipient taxpayer identification number (TIN) shown on the form. Place the other form recipients’ names on the second name line (only 2 name lines are allowable). Because certain states require that trust accounts be provided in a different format, generally filers should provide information returns reflecting payments to trust accounts with the:

• Trust’s employer identification number (EIN) in the recipient’s TIN area,

• Trust’s name on the recipient’s first name line, and

• Name of the trustee on the recipient’s second name line.

Although handwritten forms will be accepted, the IRS prefers that filers type or machine print data entries. Also, filers should insert data in the middle of blocks well separated from other printing and guidelines, and take measures to guarantee clear, dark black, sharp images. Carbon copies and photocopies are not acceptable.

2.2.2 Account You should use the account number box for an account number designation. This number must not ap - Number Box pear anywhere else on the form, and this box may not be used for any other item.

Showing the account number is optional. However, it may be to your benefit to include the recipient’s account number or designation on paper documents if your recordkeeping system uses, for identification purposes, the account number or designation in conjunction with, or instead of, the name, social security number, or employer identification number.

If you furnish the account number, the IRS will include it in future notices to you about backup withholding. If you use window envelopes and a reduced rate to mail statements to recipients, be sure the account number does not appear in the window. Otherwise, the Postal Service may not accept them for mailing.

2.2.3 Specifications Machine-printed forms should be printed using a 6 lines/inch option, and should be printed in 10 pitch and Restrictions pica (10 print positions per inch) or 12 pitch elite (12 print positions per inch). Proportional spaced fonts are unacceptable.

Substitute forms prepared in continuous or strip form must be burst and stripped to conform to the size specified for a single sheet before they are filed with the IRS. The size specified does not include pin- feed holes. Pinfeed holes must not be present on forms filed with the IRS.

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Do not:

• Use a felt tip marker. The machine used to “read” paper forms generally cannot read this ink type.

• Use dollar signs ($), ampersands (&), asterisks (*), commas (,), or other special characters in the

numbered money boxes. Exception. Use decimal points to indicate dollars and cents (e.g., 2000.00 is acceptable).

• Fold Forms 1096, 1098, 1099, or 5498 mailed to the IRS. Mail these forms flat in an appropriately

sized envelope or box. Folded documents cannot be readily moved through the machine used in IRS processing.

• Staple Forms 1096 to the transmitted returns. Any staple holes near the return code number may impair the IRS’s ability to machine scan the type of documents.

• Type other information on Copy A.

• Cut or separate the individual forms on the sheet of forms of Copy A (except Forms W-2G).

2.2.4 Where To File Mail completed paper forms to the IRS service center shown in the Instructions for Form 1096 and in the 2001 General Instructions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G. Specific information needed to complete the forms mentioned in this revenue procedure are given in the specific form instructions. A chart is included in the 2001 General Instructions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G giving a quick guide to which form must be filed to report a particular payment.

Part 3 Specifications for Substitute Form

W-2G (Filed With the IRS)

Section 3.1 - General

3.1.1 Purpose The following specifications give the format requirements for substitute Form W-2G (Copy A only), which is filed with the IRS.

A filer may use a substitute Form W-2G to file with the IRS (referred to as “substitute Copy A”). The substitute form must be an exact replica of the official form with respect to layout and content.

Section 3.2 - Specifications for Copy A of Form W-2G

3.2.1 Substitute Form You must follow these specifications when printing substitute Copy A of the Form W-2G. W-2G (Copy A)

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Part 4 Substitute Statements to Form Recipients and

Form Recipient Copies

Section 4.1 - Specifications

4.1.1 Introduction If you do not use the official IRS form to furnish statements to recipients, you must furnish an acceptable substitute statement. To be acceptable, your substitute statement must comply with the rules in this section. In general, see Regulations sections 1.6042–4, 1.6044–5, 1.6049–6, and 1.6050N–1 to determine how certain statements must be provided to recipients (statement mailing requirements for most Forms 1099-DIV and 1099-INT, all Forms 1099-OID and 1099-PATR, and Form 1099-MISC or 1099-S for royalties).

Note: A trustee of a grantor-type trust may choose to file Forms 1099 and furnish a statement to the grantor under Regulations sections 1.671–4(b)(2)(iii) and (b)(3)(ii). The statement required by those regulations is not subject to the requirements outlined in this section.

4.1.2 Substitute The rules in this section apply to Form 1099-INT (except for interest reportable under section 6041), 1099- Statements to DIV (except for section 404(k) dividends), 1099-OID, and 1099-PATR only. You may furnish Recipients for form recipients with Copy B of the official Form 1099 or a substitute Form 1099 (form recipient stateCertain Forms ment) if it contains the same language as the official IRS form (such as aggregate amounts paid to the 1099-INT and form recipient, any backup withholding, the name, address, and TIN of the person making the return, and 1099-DIV, and for any other information required by the official form). Except for state income tax withholding informaForms 1099-OID tion, information not required by the official form should not be included on the substitute form. and 1099-PATR

You may enter a total of the individual accounts listed on the form only if they have been paid by the same payer. For example, if you are listing interest paid on several accounts by one financial institution on Form 1099-INT, you may also enter the total interest amount. You may also enter a date next to the corrected box if that box is checked.

A substitute form recipient statement for Forms 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-OID, or 1099-PATR must comply with the following requirements:

1. Box captions and numbers that are applicable must be clearly identified, using the same wording and numbering as on the official form. Note: For Form 1099-INT, if box 3 is not on your substitute form, you may drop “not included in box 3” from the box 1 caption. 2. The form recipient statement must contain all applicable form recipient instructions provided on the front and back of the official IRS form. Those instructions may be provided on a separate sheet of paper. 3. The form recipient statement must contain the following in bold and conspicuous type: This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if this income is taxable and the IRS determines that it has not been reported.

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4. The box caption “Federal income tax withheld” must be in boldface type on the form recipient statement. 5. The form recipient statement must contain the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number as shown on the official IRS form. See Part 5. 6. The form recipient statement must contain the tax year (e.g., 2001), form number (e.g., Form 1099INT), and form name (e.g., Interest Income) of the official IRS Form 1099. This information must be displayed prominently together in one area of the statement. For example, the tax year, form number, and form name could be shown in the upper right part of the statement. Each copy must be appropriately labeled (such as Copy B, For Recipient). See Section 4.4 for applicable labels and arrangement of assembly of forms. Note: Do not include the words “Substitute for” or “In lieu of” on the form recipient statement. 7. Layout and format of the form is at the discretion of the filer. However, the IRS encourages the use of boxes so that the statement has the appearance of a form and can be easily distinguished from other nontax statements. 8. Each recipient statement of Forms 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-OID, and 1099-PATR must include the direct access telephone number of an individual who can answer questions about the statement. Include that telephone number conspicuously anywhere on the recipient statement. 9. Until new regulations are issued, the IRS will not assess penalties for use of a logo (e.g., the name of the payer in any typeface, font, or style, and/or a symbolic icon) or slogan on a recipient statement if the logo or slogan is used by the payer in the ordinary course of its trade or business. In addition, use of the logo or slogan must not make it less likely for a reasonable payee to recognize the importance of the statement for tax reporting purposes. 10. A mutual fund family may state separately on one document (e.g., one piece of paper) the dividend income earned by a recipient from each fund within the family of funds as required by Form 1099- DIV. However, each fund and its earnings must be stated separately. The form must contain an instruction to the recipient that each fund’s dividends and name, not the name of the mutual fund family, must be reported on the recipient’s tax return. The form cannot contain an aggregate total of all funds. In addition, a mutual fund family may furnish a single statement (as a single filer) for Forms 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, and 1099-OID information. Each fund and its earnings must be stated separately. The form must contain an instruction to the recipient that each fund’s earnings and name, not the name of the mutual fund family, must be reported on the recipient’s tax return. The form cannot contain an aggregate total of all funds

4.1.3 Substitute Statements to form recipients for Forms 1098, 1098-E, 1098-T, 1099-A, 1099-B, 1099-C, 1099-G, Statements to 1099-LTC, 1099-MISC, 1099-MSA, 1099-R, 1099-S, 5498, 5498-MSA, W-2G, 1099-DIV (only for Recipients for section 404(k) dividends reportable under section 6047), and 1099-INT (only for interest of $600 or more Certain Forms 1098, made in the course of a trade or business reportable under section 6041) can be copies of the official 1099, 5498, forms or an acceptable substitute. To be acceptable, a substitute form recipient statement must meet the and W-2G following requirements. 1. The tax year, form number, and form name must be the same as the official form and must be displayed prominently together in one area on the statement. For example, they may be shown in the upper right part of the statement. 2. The filer’s and the form recipient’s identifying information required on the official IRS form must be included. 3. Each substitute recipient statement for Forms W-2G, 1098, 1098-E, 1098-T, 1099-A, 1099-B, 1099-DIV, 1099-G (excluding state and local income tax refunds), 1099-INT, 1099-LTC, 1099- MISC (excluding fishing boat proceeds), 1099-OID, 1099-PATR, and 1099-S must include the direct access telephone number of an individual who can answer questions about the statement. You may include the telephone number conspicuously anywhere on the recipient statement. Although not required, payers reporting on Forms 1099-C, 1099-MSA, 1099-R, 5498, and 5498- MSA are encouraged to furnish telephone numbers. 4. All applicable money amounts and information, including box numbers, required to be reported to the form recipient must be titled on the form recipient statement in substantially the same manner as those on the official IRS form. The box caption “Federal income tax withheld” must be in boldface type on the form recipient statement. Exception. If you are reporting a payment as “Other income” in box 3 of Form 1099-MISC, you may substitute appropriate language for the box title. For example, for payments of accrued wages and leave to a beneficiary of a deceased employee, you might change the title of box 3 to “Beneficiary payments” or something similar.

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Note: You cannot make this change on Copy A. 5. You must provide appropriate instructions to the form recipient similar to those on the official IRS form, to aid in the proper reporting on the form recipient’s income tax return. For payments reported on Form 1099-B, the requirement to include instructions substantially similar to those on the official IRS form may be satisfied by providing form recipients with a single set of instructions for all Forms 1099-B statements required to be furnished in a calendar year. Note: If Federal income tax is withheld and shown on Form 1099-R or W-2G, Copy B and Copy C must be furnished to the recipient. If Federal income tax is not withheld, only Copy C of Form 1099-R and W-2G must be furnished. However, for Form 1099-R, instructions similar to those on the back of the official Copy B and Copy C of Form 1099-R must be furnished to the recipient. For convenience, you may choose to provide both Copies B and C of Form 1099-R to the recipient. 6. If you use carbon to produce recipient statements, the quality of the carbon must meet the following standards:

• All copies must be clearly legible,

• All copies must be able to be photocopied, and

• Fading must not diminish legibility and the ability to photocopy.

In general, black chemical transfer inks are preferred, but other colors are permitted if the above standards are met. Hot wax and cold carbon spots are not permitted on any of the internal form plies. The back of a mailer top envelope ply may contain these spots. 7. A mutual fund family may state separately on one document (e.g., one piece of paper) the Form 1099-B information for a recipient from each fund as required by Form 1099-B. However, the gross proceeds, etc., from each transaction within a fund must be stated separately. The form must contain an instruction to the recipient that each fund’s (not the mutual fund family’s) name and amount must be reported on the recipient’s tax return. The form cannot contain an aggregate total of all funds. 8. You may use a Uniform Settlement Statement (under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA)) for Form 1099-S. The Uniform Settlement Statement is acceptable as the written statement to the transferor if you include the legend for Form 1099-S in Section 4.3.2 and indicate which information on the Uniform Settlement Statement is being reported to the IRS on Form 1099-S. 9. For reporting state income tax withholding and state payments, you may add an additional box(es) to recipient copies as appropriate. Note: You cannot make this change on Copy A. 10. On Copy C of Form 1099-LTC, you may reverse the location of the policyholder’s and the insured’s name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code for easier mailing. 11. Logos are permitted on substitute recipient statements for the forms listed in this section (Section 4.1.3).

Section 4.2 - Composite Statements

4.2.1 Composite A composite form recipient statement is permitted for reportable payments of interest, dividends, origiSubstitute Statements nal issue discount, patronage dividends, and royalties (Forms 1099-INT (except for interest reportable for Certain Forms under section 6041), 1099-DIV (except for section 404(k) dividends), 1099-MISC or 1099-S (for roy1099-INT, 1099-DIV, alties only), 1099-OID, or 1099-PATR) when one payer is reporting more than one of these payments 1099-MISC, and 1099-S, during a calendar year to the same form recipient. Generally, do not include any other Form 1099 and for Forms 1099- information (e.g., 1098 or 1099-A) on a composite statement with the information required on the OID and 1099-PATR forms listed in the preceding sentence.

Exception. A filer may include Form 1099-B information on a composite form with the forms listed above.

Although the composite form recipient statement may be on one sheet, the format of the composite form recipient statement must satisfy the following requirements in addition to the requirements listed earlier in Section 4.1.2.

• All information pertaining to a particular type of payment must be located and blocked together on

the form and separate from any information covering other types of payments included on the form. For example, if you are reporting interest and dividends, the Form 1099-INT information must be presented separately from the Form 1099-DIV information.

• The composite form recipient statement must prominently display the tax year, form number, and form name of the official IRS form together in one area at the beginning of each appropriate block of information.

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• Any information required by the official IRS forms that would otherwise be repeated in each information block is required to be listed only once in the first information block on the composite form. For example, there is no requirement to report the name of the filer in each information block. This rule does not apply to any money amounts (e.g., Federal income tax withheld) or to any other information that applies to money amounts.

• A composite statement is an acceptable substitute only if the type of payment and the recipient’s tax obligation with respect to the payment are as clear as if each required statement were furnished separately on an official form.

4.2.2 Composite A composite form recipient statement for the forms specified in Section 4.1.3 is permitted when one filer Substitute Statements is reporting more than one type of payment during a calendar year to the same form recipient. A composto Recipients for ite statement is not allowed for a combination of forms listed in Section 4.1.3 and forms listed in Section Forms Specified in 4.1.2. Section 4.1.3

Exceptions. Form 1099-B information may be reported on a composite form with the forms specified in Section 4.1.2 as described in Section 4.2.1. In addition, royalties reported on Form 1099-MISC or 1099-S may be reported on a composite form only with the forms specified in Section 4.1.2.

Although the composite form recipient statement may be on one sheet, the format of the composite form recipient statement must satisfy the requirements listed in Section 4.2.1 as well as the requirements in Section 4.1.3. A composite statement of Forms 1098 and 1099-INT (for interest reportable under section 6049) is not allowed.

Section 4.3 - Required Legends

4.3.1 Required Legends Form 1098 recipient statements (Copy B) must contain the following legends: for Forms 1098 • Form 1098 1. “The information in boxes 1, 2, and 3 is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if the IRS determines that an underpayment of tax results because you overstated a deduction for this mortgage interest or for these points or because you did not report this refund of interest on your return.” 2. “Caution: The amount shown may not be fully deductible by you. Limits based on the loan amount and the cost and value of the secured property may apply. Also, you may only deduct in- terest to the extent it was incurred by you, actually paid by you, and not reimbursed by another person.”

• Form 1098-E – “This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if the IRS determines that an underpayment of tax results because you overstated a deduction for student loan interest.”

• Form 1098-T – “This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.”

4.3.2 Required Forms 1099 and W-2G recipient statements must contain the following legends: Legends for Forms • Forms 1099-A and 1099-C – Copy B 1099 and W-2G “This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if taxable income results from this transaction and the IRS determines that it has not been reported.”

• Forms 1099-B, 1099-DIV, 1099-G, 1099-INT, 1099-MISC, 1099-OID, and 1099-PATR – Copy B “This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if this income is taxable and the IRS determines that it has not been reported.”

• Form 1099-LTC – Copy B – “This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if this item is required to be reported and the IRS determines that it has not been reported.”

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Copy C – “Copy C is provided to you for information only. Only the policyholder is required to report this information on a tax return.”

• Form 1099-MSA – Copy B “This information is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.”

• Form 1099-R – Copy B – “Report this income on your Federal tax return. If this form shows Federal income tax withheld in box 4, attach this copy to your return. This information is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.” Copy C – “This information is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.”

• Form 1099-S – Copy B “This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if this item is required to be reported and the IRS determines that it has not been reported.”

• Form W-2G – Copy B – “This information is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. Report this income on your Federal tax return. If this form shows Federal income tax withheld in box 2, attach this copy to your return.” Copy C – “This is important tax information and is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. If you are required to file a return, a negligence penalty or other sanction may be imposed on you if this income is taxable and the IRS determines that it has not been reported.”

4.3.3 Required Form 5498 recipient statements (Copy B) must contain the following legends: Legends for Forms • Form 5498 – “This information is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.” 5498 Note: If you do not furnish another statement to the participant because no contributions were made for the year, the statement of the fair market value of the account must contain this legend and a designation of which information is being furnished to the IRS.

• Form 5498-MSA – “The information in boxes 1 through 6 is being furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.”

Section 4.4 - Miscellaneous Instructions for Copies B, C, D, 1, and 2

4.4.1 Copies Copies B, C, and in some cases, D, 1, and 2 are included in the official assembly for the convenience of the filer. You are not legally required to include all these copies with the privately printed substitute forms. Furnishing Copies B and, in some cases, C will satisfy the legal requirement to provide statements of information to form recipients.

Note: If an amount of Federal income tax withheld is shown on Form 1099-R or W-2G, Copy B (to be attached to the tax return) and Copy C must be furnished to the recipient. Copy D (Forms 1099-R and W-2G) may be used for filer records. Only Copy A should be filed with the IRS.

4.4.2 Arrangement Copy A (“For Internal Revenue Service Center”) of all forms must be on top. The rest of the assemof Assembly bly must be arranged, from top to bottom, as follows. For:

• Form 1098— Copy B “For Payer”; Copy C “For Recipient.”

• Form 1098-E —Copy B “For Borrower”; Copy C “For Recipient.”

• Form 1098-T —Copy B “For Student”; Copy C “For Filer.”

• Form 1099-A —Copy B “For Borrower”; Copy C “For Lender.”

• Forms 1099-B, 1099-DIV, 1099-G, 1099-INT, 1099-MSA, 1099-OID, and 1099-PATR —Copy B “For Recipient”; Copy C “For Payer.”

• Form 1099-C —Copy B “For Debtor”; Copy C “For Creditor.”

• Form 1099-LTC —Copy B “For Policyholder”; Copy C “For Insured”; and Copy D “For Payer.”

• Form 1099-MISC —Copy 1 “For State Tax Department”; Copy B “For Recipient”; Copy 2 “To be filed with recipient’s state income tax return, when required”; and Copy C “For Payer.”

• Form 1099-R —Copy 1 “For State, City, or Local Tax Department”; Copy B “Report this income on your Federal tax return. If this form shows Federal income tax withheld in box 4, attach this copy to your return”; Copy C “For Recipient’s Records”; Copy 2 “File this copy with your state, city, or local income tax return, when required”; Copy D “For Payer.”

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• Form 1099-S —Copy B “For Transferor”; Copy C “For Filer.”

• Form 5498 —Copy B “For Participant”; Copy C “For Trustee or Issuer.”

• Form 5498-MSA —Copy B “For Participant”; Copy C “For Trustee.”

• Form W-2G —Copy 1 “For State Tax Department”; Copy B “Report this income on your Federal tax return. If this form shows Federal income tax withheld in box 2, attach this copy to your return”; Copy C “For Winner’s Records”; Copy 2 “Attach this copy to your state income tax return, if required.”; Copy D “For Payer.”

4.4.3 Perforations Perforations are required between forms on all copies except Copy A to make separating the forms easier. (Copy A of Form W-2G may be perforated.)

Part 5 Additional Instructions for Substitute Forms 1098, 1099, 5498, W-2G, and 1042-S

Section 5.1 - Paper Substitutes for Form 1042-S

5.1.1 Paper Paper substitutes of Copy A for Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding, Substitutes that totally conform to the specifications contained in this procedure may be privately printed without prior approval from the Internal Revenue Service. Proposed substitutes not conforming to these specifications must be submitted for consideration.

Note: Copies B, C, D, and E of Form 1042-S may contain multiple income entries for the same recipient, i.e. multiple rows of the top boxes 1-8 of the Form.

5.1.2 Time Frame The request should be submitted by November 15 of the year prior to the year the form is to be used. For Submission of This is to allow the Service adequate time to respond and the submitter adequate time to make any corForm 1042-S rections. These requests should contain a copy of the proposed form, the need for the specific deviation(s), and the number of information returns to be printed.

5.1.3 Revisions Form 1042-S is subject to annual review and possible change. Withholding agents and form suppliers are cautioned against overstocking supplies of the privately printed substitutes.

5.1.4 Obtaining Copies of the official form for the reporting year may be obtained from most Service offices. The Service Copies provides only cut sheets (no carbon interleaves) of these forms. Continuous fan-fold/pinned forms are not provided.

5.1.5 Instructions Instructions for withholding agents: For Withholding Agents - Only original copies may be filed with the Service. Carbon copies and reproductions are not acceptable.

• The term “Recipient’s U.S. TIN” for an individual means the social security number (SSN) or IRS

individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), consisting of nine digits separated by hyphens as follows: 000–00–0000. For all other recipients, the term means employer identification number (EIN) or qualified intermediary employer identification number (QI-EIN). The EIN and QI-EIN consist of nine digits separated by a hyphen as follows: 00-0000000. The taxpayer identification number (TIN) must be in one of these formats.

• Withholding agents are requested to type or machine print whenever possible, provide quality data

entries on the forms (that is, use black ribbon and insert data in the middle of blocks well separated from other printing and guidelines), and take other measures to guarantee a clear, sharp image. Withholding agents are not required, however, to acquire special equipment solely for the purpose of preparing these forms.

• The “VOID,” “CORRECTED,” and “PRO-RATA BASIS REPORTING” boxes must be printed at

the top center of the form under the title and checked, if applicable.

• Substitute forms prepared in continuous or strip form must be burst and stripped to conform to the

size specified for a single form before they are filed with the Service. The dimensions are found below. Computer cards are acceptable provided they meet all requirements regarding layout, content, and size.

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Section 5.2 - OMB Requirements for All Forms in This Revenue Procedure

5.2.1 OMB The Paperwork Reduction Act (the Act) of 1995 (Public Law 104–13) requires that: Requirements - The OMB approves all IRS tax forms that are subject to the Act.

• Each IRS form contains (in or near the upper right corner) the OMB approval number, if any. (The

official OMB numbers may be found on the official IRS printed forms and are also shown on the forms in the exhibits in Part 6.)

• Each IRS form (or its instructions) states:

1. Why the IRS needs the information,
2. How it will be used, and
3. Whether or not the information is required to be furnished to the IRS.

This information must be provided to any users of official or substitute IRS forms or instructions.

5.2.2 Substitute The OMB requirements for substitute IRS forms are: Form Requirements - Any substitute form or substitute statement to a recipient must show the OMB number as it appears on the official IRS form.

• For Copy A, the OMB number must appear exactly as shown on the official IRS form.

• For any copy other than Copy A, the OMB number must use one of the following formats.

1. OMB No. XXXX-XXXX (preferred) or
2. OMB # XXXX-XXXX (acceptable).

5.2.3 Required All substitute forms (Copy A only) must state “For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Explanation the 2001 General Instructions for Forms 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G.” (or “For Privacy Act and Pato Users perwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.” for Copy A of Form 1042-S).

If no instructions are provided to users of your forms, you must furnish them the exact text of the Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.

Section 5.3 - Reproducible Copies of Forms

5.3.1 Introduction You can order official IRS forms and information copies of Federal tax materials by calling the IRS Distribution Center at 1-800-829-3676. Other ways to get Federal tax material include:

• The Internet.

• CD-ROM.

• GPO Superintendent of Documents Bookstores.

Note: Several IRS forms are provided electronically on the IRS home page and on the Federal Tax Forms CD-ROM, but Copy A of Forms 1096 , the 1098 series, 1099 series, and 5498 series cannot be used for filing with the IRS when printed from a conventional printer. These forms contain drop-out ink requirements as described in Part 2 of this publication.

You can download tax materials from the Internet.

5.3.3 IRS Federal The IRS also offers an alternative to downloading electronic files and provides current and prior-year acTax Forms CD-ROM cess to tax forms and instructions through its Federal Tax Forms CD-ROM. The CD will be available for the upcoming filing season. Order Pub. 1796, IRS Federal Tax Products CD-ROM, by using the IRS’s Internet Web Site at www.irs.gov/cdorders or by calling 1-877-CDFORMS (1-877-233-6767).

5.3.4 GPO Supt. of The Government Printing Office (GPO) Superintendent of Documents Bookstores also sell individual Documents copies of tax forms, instructions, and publications. Bookstores

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Section 5.4 - Effect on Other Revenue Procedures

5.4.1 Other Revenue Revenue Procedure 2000-28, 2000-27 I.R.B. 60, which provides rules and specifications for private printProcedures ing of 2000 substitute forms and statements to recipients, is superseded.

Part 6 Exhibits

Section 6.1 - Exhibits of Forms in the Revenue Procedure

6.1.1 Purpose Exhibits A through U illustrate some of the specifications that were discussed earlier in this revenue procedure. The dimensions apply to the actual size forms, but the exhibits have been reduced in size.

Generally, the illustrated dimensions apply to all like forms. For example, Exhibit B shows 11.00� from the top edge to the bottom edge of Form 1098 and .85� between the bottom rule of the top form and the top rule of the second form on the page. These dimensions apply to all forms that are printed three to a page.

6.1.2 Guidelines Keep in mind the following guidelines when printing substitute forms.

• Closely follow the specifications to avoid delays in processing the forms.

• Always use the specifications as outlined in this revenue procedure and illustrated in the exhibits.

• Do not add the text line “Do Not Cut or Separate Forms on This Page” to the bottom form. This will

cause inconsistency with the specifications.

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