BTI Beginning Tax Information

To indicate the type of tax information

Position: BTI-01 · Element: 128 · Name: Reference Identification Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

BTI01 and BTI02 define the tax exchange program or tax filing.

Position: BTI-02 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

Position: BTI-03 · Element: 66 · Name: Identification Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

BTI03 and BTI04 define the tax authority.

Position: BTI-04 · Element: 67 · Name: Identification Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

Code identifying a party or other code

Position: BTI-05 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

BTI05 is the transaction set creation date.

Position: BTI-06 · Element: 818 · Name: Name Control Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Name control field for tax information consisting of the first four characters of a business name or of an individual's name, or the entire name, if fewer than four characters

Position: BTI-07 · Element: 66 · Name: Identification Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

P0708: If either BTI-07 or BTI-08 is present, then the other is required

BTI07 and BTI08 provide the taxpayer's identity.

Position: BTI-08 · Element: 67 · Name: Identification Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

Code identifying a party or other code

Position: BTI-09 · Element: 66 · Name: Identification Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

P0910: If either BTI-09 or BTI-10 is present, then the other is required

BTI09 and BTI10, and BTI11 and BTI12, define secondary identification numbers for a tax filing or exchange program.

Position: BTI-10 · Element: 67 · Name: Identification Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

Code identifying a party or other code

Position: BTI-11 · Element: 66 · Name: Identification Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

P1112: If either BTI-11 or BTI-12 is present, then the other is required

Position: BTI-12 · Element: 67 · Name: Identification Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

Code identifying a party or other code

Position: BTI-13 · Element: 353 · Name: Transaction Set Purpose Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

Position: BTI-14 · Element: 640 · Name: Transaction Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the type of transaction