Publication 1524 - U.s. Return Of Partnership Income - Department Of Treasury - 2003 Page 23

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SECTION 7
A
CKNOWLEDGMENT (ACK) PROCESS
ACK
IRS acknowledges each transmission of electronic return data.
FILE
A return can be acknowledged (ACK) as accepted, even though it
has not been through any math checks. There are two types of
ACK files, the Transmission ACK File and the Validation ACK File.
The IRS will provide an outbound mailbox for pick up of ACK files
by the transmitter.
TRANSMISSION The Transmission ACK File is generated if there is a problem in the
ACK
basic formatting of the entire file. If a Transmission ACK File is
generated, individual forms and schedules are not validated. This
ACK file should be available within two workdays after receipt of a
t
ransmitted file.
VALIDATION
The Validation ACK File is generated when there is a problem
ACK
within the return. The ACK file counts for the number of
Forms 1065 and related forms and schedules. The file provides the
r
eject code numbers for up to 96 errors per return.
PROBLEMS
If the following situations occur after returns have been transmitted
AFTER
to the Tennessee Computing Center, the transmitter should
TRANSMISSION immediately contact the Ogden Submission Processing Center at
1-866-255-0654:
Ø The transmitter does not receive a transmission
acknowledgment file within two (2) workdays; or
Ø The transmitter receives an acknowledgment for returns or
records that were not transmitted on the designated
transmission; or
Ø The transmitter receives an acknowledgment, but it does not
include the reject code (s) for forms transmitted.
Publication 1524
October 31,2003
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