EDI 151 Electronic Filing of Tax Return Data Acknowledgment

Functional Group TA

X12F Finance Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Electronic Filing of Tax Return Data Acknowledgment Transaction Set (151) within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used to electronically acknowledge receipt of each tax return filed using the Electronic Filing of Tax Return Data Transaction Set (813) and may indicate any error conditions. This transaction set can be used by a federal, state, or local taxing authority to acknowledge the status of an electronically filed tax return which has been electronically filed using Transaction Set 813.

Heading

1. 010 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

2. 020 · BTA · Beginning Tax Acknowledgment · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To acknowledge acceptance or rejection of a transaction set

3. 030 · BTI · Beginning Tax Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the type of tax information.

4. 035 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 10 · Optional

   To specify pertinent dates and times

5. 040 · REF · Reference Numbers · Max 10 · Optional

   To specify identifying numbers.

   The REF segment is used to provide identification numbers for this acknowledgment.

6. 050 · PBI · Problem Identification · Max 1000 · Optional

   To identify an error or previously transmitted error

Detail

1. TFS Loop Optional Repeat 100000

   1. 010 · TFS · Tax Form · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To indicate the tax form reported.

   2. 020 · REF · Reference Numbers · Max 10 · Optional

      To specify identifying numbers.

   3. 025 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 10 · Optional

      To specify pertinent dates and times

   4. 030 · PBI · Problem Identification · Max 1000 · Optional

      To identify an error or previously transmitted error

   5. FGS Loop Optional Repeat 100000

      1. 040 · FGS · Form Group · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To provide information for a section or data group in a form or schedule

      2. 045 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 10 · Optional

         To specify pertinent dates and times

      3. 050 · PBI · Problem Identification · Max 1000 · Optional

         To identify an error or previously transmitted error

2. 060 · SE · Transaction Set Trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).