TFS Tax Form
To indicate the tax form or the type of tax form being reported
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
TFS-01
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
TFS01 and TFS02 define the tax form.
TFS-02
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
50
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
TFS-03
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
TFS03 and TFS04 define the tax schedule.
TFS-04
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
50
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
TFS-05
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
TFS05 and TFS06 provide further identification of the tax form or schedule within the tax return filing.
TFS-06
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
80
-
Code identifying a party or other code
TFS-07
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
TFS07 defines the tax period end date.
TFS-08
Name Control Identifier
String (AN)
Optional
1
4
-
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