Publication 957 - Reporting Back Pay And Special Wage Payments To The Social Security Administration Page 10

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Table 2. Specifications for Electronic Reporting of Special Wage Payments
Record Position
Field
Start
End
Size
Description
1
3
3
Record Type—must include only the capital letters “SWP”
4
12
9
SSN—must be numeric and may not be all zeros
13
27
15
Last Name —all capitals and no punctuation; may have blanks on right only
28
38
11
First Name —all capitals and no punctuation; may have blanks on right only
39
39
1
Middle Initial —must be either a capital letter or blank
40
48
9
EIN —must be numeric and may not be all zeros
49
59
11
Payment—must be numeric; may not be all zeros; last two digits on right are
assumed to be cents; no period or dollar sign
60
63
4
Payment Year—must be only a four-digit year
64
66
3
SSA Office Code —must be numeric and may be all zeros
67
67
1
Payment Type Code —must be the capital letter “T”
68
117
50
Filler
The record format is a fixed length of 117.
The file format is ASCII.
Submit only one file at a time.
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Publication 957 (May 2010)

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