EDI 813 Electronic Filing Of Tax Return Data

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Electronic Filing of Tax Return Data Transaction Set (813) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used by tax filers to electronically file tax returns with a federal, state, or local taxing authority and which may initiate payments related to the tax return.

Segments

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
100
ST
Transaction Set Header
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
200
BTI
Beginning Tax Information
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the type of tax information
300
DTM
Date/Time Reference
Mandatory
AtMax 10
To specify pertinent dates and times
400
TIA
Tax Information and Amount
Opt
AtMax 1000
To specify the tax information and/or amount and to be used for tax information only as established by taxing authorities
430
REF
Reference Identification
Opt
AtMax 10
To specify identifying information
450
TRN
Trace
Opt
AtMax 1000
To uniquely identify a transaction to an application
470
BPR
Beginning Segment for Payment Order/Remittance Advice
Opt
AtMax 1000
To indicate the beginning of a Payment Order/Remittance Advice Transaction Set and total payment amount, or to enable related transfer of funds and/or information from payer to payee to occur
N1
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
TFS
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 100000
TIA
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 10000
FGS
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 100000
TIA
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 10000
100
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Elements

PositionElementNameRequirementTypeMin/MaxRepeat
1
143
Transaction Set Identifier CodeMandatoryID3/31
2
329
Transaction Set Control NumberMandatoryAlphanumeric4/91
3
1705
Implementation Convention ReferenceOptAlphanumeric1/351