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3.8.47  Manual Deposit Process for Field Offices (Cont. 1)

3.8.47.5 
Maintaining Control and Inventory of Form 809 (Official) Receipt for Payment of Taxes

3.8.47.5.9  (10-01-2009)
Authority to Approve Issuance of Form 809 Receipt for Payment of Taxes to Field Office Employees

  1. At least annually, you must obtain a list of officials by name authorized to approve issuance of a receipt book, from all field office area director(s) and Director, Submission Processing for campus employees serviced. Authorization is generally at the group manager level. Remittance processors will ensure receipt books are issued to employees as approved by authorized officials. Authorized officials must provide the names of an employee's management hierarchy on new requests for receipt books.

3.8.47.5.10  (10-01-2009)
Documenting the Disposition of Form 809 Books and Receipts

  1. Every Submission Processing site must maintain an accurate, composite record of Form 809 books with disposition documented at all times. The record can be either a log or the 809 Database and must show who is assigned what Form 809 book by serial number in each field office at all times. Document the location of the employee by operating division, to the group level. You must maintain the disposition of Form 809 book inventory. Changes to the disposition of a Form 809 must be updated daily. This includes any transference of Form 809 books between sites, from vendors, unacknowledged books after 10 days, losses during transit, other losses, or any other change.

  2. Form 809 Part-3 audit files must be updated daily. If Form 5919 is issued on a Form 809, a copy of the 5919 must be kept in the Form 809 part-3 audit file. The records retention of the 5919, and related information must be retained for the duration of the statute period of the Form 809. The statute period is 3 years from the date the last receipt is issued in the book.

3.8.47.5.11  (10-01-2009)
Acknowledging Receipt of Form 809 Book

  1. In the back of each Form 809 receipt book are two copies of a Request for Forms 809, Receipt for Payment of Taxes. Employees will use these forms to ask for additional Forms 809 from the remittance processor. The request will be submitted in duplicate. The remittance processor keeps one copy of the request and uses the other to send the receipt book. Record the acknowledgement date in the 809 Database. If the database is not operable, annotate the acknowledgment date in the manual log you are required to keep. If the receipt book is not acknowledged within 10 days, you must follow up to ensure the book is not lost, or destroyed. Issue Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice to the group manager of the employee to whom the book was assigned. A response is required which must include the receipt page of the Form 809 book. If the receipt page was already sent and lost in the mail, the employee can send a signed and dated statement acknowledging receipt of the book. Field Assistance managers requiring multiple books for high volume TACs also must acknowledge receipt of the Form 809 book within 5 workdays. Attach to the Form 809 part–3 audit file.

3.8.47.5.12  (10-01-2009)
Procedures for Issuing a Form 809 Book

  1. You must have authorization from an official with authority to approve issuance of a Form 809 book, SEID unique identifier number and/or employee number (on new requests) before issuing Form 809 books. File authorizations in the Form 809 part—3 audit file.

  2. The table below lists the procedures for issuing Form 809 to a field office or campus employee.

    Step Action
    1 Review the request to ensure the memorandum is from an authorized official. You may fulfill a request for another book after the 40th receipt is received. Books are issued in numerical order by serial number. Determine the book number, and record in database. If this is a new entry, the local official with administrator rights will have to input the employee in the right area, territory and group. Include a statement on the front of the book cover or stapled as an attachment to the outside of the front of cover of the Form 809 book with the name of the issuing Submission Processing Center that has the Form 809 control. Use Form 3210 Document Transmittal. Annotate the receipt book number, name of employee, and address on the transmittal. State on the 3210 transmittal that the receipt page must be returned within 5 workdays of receipt, and that the book must be returned within 10 workdays of closing or change of position. Mail the receipt book by overnight traceable method. Correlate the receipt book number to the package contents.
    2 Books are issued in numerical order by serial number. Determine the book number, (which is the lowest numerical value of the current series), and annotate the receipt book serial number and other entries in the 809 Database or manual log. Use a completed Form 3210 Document Transmittal.
    3 Annotate the name and address of the issuing Submission Processing Center on the front of the Form 809 book.
    4 The employee to whom the book is assigned signs the Receipt Page found in front of Form 809 or provides an acknowledgement memorandum issued by the remittance processor. He or she must return this within 5 workdays after receipt. If a TAC manager ordered multiple books for an employee, the TAC manager must acknowledge receipt of the book within 5 workdays. The receipt page is required from the employee within 5 workdays of issuance by the TAC manager.
    5 Maintain the Receipt Page and/or memorandum in the Form 809 memo copy file. A memorandum will suffice if the official receipt page is lost, or if the Form 809 is under the control of the TAC manager. Document the disposition if the TAC manager has control of the book.
    6 Follow up on any receipt pages and/or official acknowledgement from a TAC manager not received within the 10 days of issuance by issuing Form 5919 to the field office manager.

3.8.47.5.13  (10-01-2009)
Form 809 Part-3 Audit Files

  1. Each field office employee who is assigned a Form 809 book must have an audit file that will include each Form 809-Part 3 copy. This file is the official audit trail accounting for receipts. (It is not acceptable to substitute other parts of Form 809 or photocopies). The Service requires strict control of official receipts. Part 3 is the official audit copy. The teller function must ensure each of the following is retained:

    • Authorization for the issuance of a Form 809 book to the employee must be included in the front of the file. If the employee has an approved pseudonym, authorization should be in the pseudonym name only.

    • The signed acknowledgement copy from the employee who received the Form 809 book must be included in the rear of the file.

  2. Every Form 809 part–3 memo copy must be accounted for and filed in reverse numeric order in the Form 809 Part-3 Memo files, daily. File receipt number 01 to the rear and higher numerical value receipts to the front, in sequential order. Use Form 13174 Teller Checklist for Form 809 Individual Receipts (http://core.publish.no.irs.gov/forms/internal/pdf/32750a02.pdf) for tracking individual receipts as they are received. Attach Form 13174 to the front of the memo file. Annotate the name of the employee, serial number of the receipt book, employee number and date the receipt book was issued in spaces 1 through 5 of Form 13174. As you file individual receipts, check block 5 for the receipt number, initial, and annotate the date verified. Use a completed Form 13174 to determine individual receipts are accounted for, prior to issuing a receipt book to the same employee.

  3. The table below reflects items and placement in the audit file:

    Item Placement in the Form 809 Audit File
    Authorization for the issuance of Form 809 book to the employee Front
    Authorization may be stapled or otherwise secured to the inside front cover.
    Signed acknowledgement copy from the employee Rear
    (behind the last Form 809 copy for the employee)
    Form 809 part 3 memo copies File in reverse numeric sequential order. File receipt number 01 to the rear and higher numerical value receipts to the front behind Form 13174.

    Note:

    Do not staple the memo copies to each other.
    Form 13174, Teller Checklist for Individual Form 809 Receipts Attach Form 13174 to the front of the memo file. This can be on the outside cover.

    Note:

    When transferring audit files to another SP site, retain yellow copy and transship with blue carbon copy only.

    Form 5919 Responses Form 5919 copies pertaining to an individual Form 809 receipt must be attached to the Form 809 part 3 memo copy.
    Pseudonym Do not retain any correlation to an employee's pseudonym.

3.8.47.5.14  (10-01-2009)
Form 809 (Official) Receipt For Payment of Taxes Books Issued from old District Offices (Prior to Centralization to Campuses)

  1. Form 809 books issued by Field Office Teller Units prior to October 1999, are the responsibility of the field office management. If receipts or books not issued by any Submission Processing Center are received, they must be returned to the territory manager of the aligned office for proper handling.

  2. Refer field officials to their Headquarters designated analyst through appropriate channels immediately. Form 809 analysts for the operating divisions are as follows: SB/SE Collection: Lani Andrew, (202) 283-6870 lani.b.andrew@irs.gov ; W&I Field Assistance: Marilyn E. Jones, marilyn.e.jones@irs.gov , (404) 338-7778; LMSB: Frank Novella, (510) 637-2877, frank.novella@irs.gov ; Examination: Pamela Kaufman, (720 )956–4600, pamela.kaufman@irs.gov.

3.8.47.5.15  (10-01-2009)
Quarterly Inventory of Forms 809

  1. The inventory of Forms 809 books must be verified by serial number at least once each quarter by a manager without responsibility for Field Office Payment Processing. The manager conducting the Form 809 inventory must take a physical count of books on hand by serial number. The physical count of Form 809 books must be reconciled to the volume and serial numbers of Form 809 books in the 809 Database. The manager's physical count must be witnessed and signed by at least one other person. The manager will compare the physical count and serial numbers to the amounts and serial numbers listed on the 809 Database. Provide the manager verifying the inventory with documentation to support transference of inventory to or from another site, and manifests from vendor showing any changes to the inventory, or legends.

  2. A report will be prepared and maintained in a permanent file in Receipt and Control. The report must contain the:

    1. Date of the inventory review,

    2. Count of un-issued full books, number of receipts, and serial numbers,

    3. Reconciliation of any discrepancies between the physical count and the detailed counts by serial number,

    4. Name and original signature of the person conducting the review, and

    5. Name and original signature of the person witnessing the physical count of the inventory.

3.8.47.5.16  (10-01-2009)
Form 809 (Official) Receipt for Payment of Taxes Records Retention and Destruction

  1. Form 809 Receipt for Payment of Taxes records retention criteria is 3 years from the date of issuance of the last receipt in the book. If no receipts have been written, the scheduled date for destruction is normally 3 years from the date the employee took possession of the book. You must not destroy Forms 809 that have not met the records retention criteria. Unissued Forms 809 may be destroyed only as directed by Headquarters Submission Processing.

  2. Records management is a program administered by the Agency Wide Shared Services (AWSS) organization. Contact your local records officer for further information. Refer to the AWSS site http://awss.web.irs.gov/facilities/RecordsMgmt/REFM-Index.htm.

  3. The following table list the steps required of the center for approved Form 809 destruction.

    Step Action
    1 Identify all 809 books that are authorized for destruction by serial number.
    2 Assemble the books and VOID all four parts of all 50 receipts. (Voided 809 receipts do not require security protection.)
    3 List 809 books on a spreadsheet. If any serial numbers of Form 809 are missing, report it to your manager, the Treasury Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration Office of Investigations (TIGTA) at 1–800–366–4484.
    4 An official without responsibility for Form 809 books must verify the serial numbers, and sign Form 11671. This official may be the same official that verifies the unissued Form 809 inventory quarterly.
    5 Contact the local campus Records Officer and arrange for destruction.
    6 Complete Form 11671 Certificate of Records Disposal. Include the serial numbers of the Forms 809 in Box 8. (If the space is insufficient, refer to an attachment of serial numbers in Box 8, and attach the list of 809 book serial numbers from step 2. Instructions for completion are in IRM 1.15.3 Disposing of Records.
    7 Provide a scanned copy of each completed and signed Form 11671 to edna.p.banks@irs.gov.
    8 Close each 809 book serial number in the 809 Database with an annotation of Destroyed mm/dd/yyyy.

3.8.47.5.17  (10-01-2009)
Annual Reconciliation of Official Receipts

  1. At least once a year, all managers must review all Form 809 Receipt for Payment of Taxes books assigned to their employees to verify all official receipts have been accounted for. This is the Service's internal control to provide reasonable assurance against waste, fraud and abuse, and is known as the annual reconciliation of official receipts.

  2. Pre-verify Organizational Information
    Pre-verification of organizational information is required before initiating the annual reconciliation.
    Generate the Pre-Verification Report from the 809 Database and email to each territory and department manager, or designee by the last business day of August (August 31, 2010).
    The requested response is verification of employee names and placement in the organization, SEID numbers, names and SEIDs of respective management to the director level. Request a response within 10 business days. The organizational information requested should reflect the correct information as of the first business day of October. Update the 809 Database to reflect the correct organizational information for reports that will be issued on the 1st business day of October (October 1, 2010).

  3. Physical Review of 809 Part-3 Files
    Submission Processing Centers must conduct a physical review of Form 809 part-3 files to ensure 809 Database records reflect the actual receipts that have been received.

  4. Submission Processing Centers servicing Remittance-processing units initiate the reconciliation with their aligned field office functions by providing a list of field office employees by territory and group with receipt books issued to them and the receipts received as of the reconciliation date.. The annual reconciliation date is October 1, 2010. Remittance processors will provide the annual list with cover memorandum or email from the Field Director, Submission Processing or designee as soon as possible, within 10 business days of the annual reconciliation date, or October 15, 2010.
    Remittance processors must also initiate reconciliation of any other functional area to whom the site issued Form 809 books. A reconciliation must also be initiated with the department manager of any campus area that uses Form 809 books.

  5. Creating the Annual List for the Reconciliation for SB/SE Collection
    Using the 809 Database template, you may generate the report in snapshot format. Verify the database listings are correct and match the Form 809 receipts actually in the Form 809 Part-3 Memo copy file. You must physically verify the Form 809 audit copies and payments have been received. They must be in the Form 809 part-3 file, having been correctly filed each day. If a Form 809 book has been issued and no individual receipts have been returned, you must indicate 0.

    Note:

    If there are Form 809 receipts missing non-sequentially, you must include a narrative statement specifically stating any receipts that were not included. For example, if John Doe was issued receipt book 123456-01 through 50, and had submitted receipts 1-20, then 25-40, note that receipts 21-24 are still missing, if applicable.

    Email the listing. Field office group managers may require support to reconcile the receipts issued to Submission Processing Center records. SB/SE group managers will provide their completed reconciliations to their territory manager, or designated official. SB/SE Territory managers will provide their composites to the designated Headquarters 809 Reconciliation Coordinator for SB/SE, who is Lani Andrew (202) 283-6870, lani.b.andrew@irs.gov. Include the designated Headquarters 809 coordinator as a cc: recipient on the cover memorandum.
    A memorandum is issued each year by Director Collection Policy outlining requirements for the annual reconciliation.

  6. Creating the Annual List for the Reconciliation for Field Assistance
    Using the 809 Database template, you may generate the report in snapshot format. Verify the database listings are correct and match the physical Form 809 receipts in the Form 809 Part-3 Memo audit files.
    Email the listing to the area office directors with a cc to the area office 809 coordinator. (Current listings of 809 coordinators are posted to the Field Office Payment Processing site http://hqnotes1.hq.irs.gov/SubmissionProcessing/SPWebPage.nsf/319d028917d59aa38525684b004cf7ba/915fd140cfa507768525734e004623e0?OpenDocument .)
    Field Assistance managers may require support to reconcile the receipts issued to Submission Processing Center records. Field Assistance managers will provide their completed reconciliations to their territory manager, or designated official.
    The cover memorandum from Field Director, Submission Processing should direct the territory manager, or their designee to verify, sign and return the annual list to the Submission Processing site coordinator, without marking on the original list. Any changes or corrections should be submitted in narrative format via hard copy, under the signature of the territory manager, or via email from the territory manager. The territory manager's signature is required whether there are changes or not. The cover memorandum must indicate the name, telephone, fax and return address of the designated liaison for the Submission Processing Center. Include the Headquarters 809 Coordinator as a cc: recipient of the cover memorandum.
    The liaison will work closely with field office managers to resolve any discrepancies. Remittance processors will review the requested changes and corrections and forward the completed package to the Headquarters 809 Coordinator by October 15, 2010. Headquarters 809–Coordinators for the designated functional area will inform accountable executives of any unresolved discrepancies. Addresses are listed under (7) below.

  7. Headquarters 809-Coordinators for Field Office Functions are as listed below. Updates will be posted to the Field Office Payment Processing site http://hqnotes1.hq.irs.gov/SubmissionProcessing/SPWebPage.nsf/319d028917d59aa38525684b004cf7ba/915fd140cfa507768525734e004623e0?OpenDocument .

    1. SB/SE Compliance General Payment Processes and Analysis
      Lani Andrew, Program Analyst
      5000 Ellin Road NCFB C-9-376
      Lanham, MD 20706
      Phone: (202) 283-6870

    2. email: lani.b.andrew@irs.gov

    3. W & I Field Assistance Taxpayer Assistance Centers
      Marilyn E. Jones, Policy Analyst SE:W:CAR:FA:SPPM:POA
      401 W Peachtree St Stop 39 WI
      Atlanta, GA 30308
      Phone: 404-338-7778
      Fax: 404-338-8741
      email: marilyn.e.jones@irs.gov

  8. Strict Control and Precision Required
    The annual reconciliation must be conducted with the same care and precision as handling cash. Ensure territory managers, department managers, and operations managers receive only Form 809 reports for their respective territory. Initiate a reconciliation for all functional areas and employees to whom Form 809 books were issued, including Submission Processing employees who write receipts for occasional cash received through the mail. The report must contain the:

    1. Names of every employee to whom receipt book(s) are assigned,

    2. Serial number and receipt number(s) of each receipt book assigned to employees,

    3. Form 809 receipt serial numbers from each book submitted through the close of business on the first business day in October (October 1, 2010) (Include a specific statement if any part 3 copies are not in the file.)

  9. Territory Managers and Group Managers in field offices should contact the designated 809 Coordinators for their operating division and functional area for specific program requirements. Territory Managers, Department Managers, and Group Managers or their designee will work closely with the Submission Processing site designated liaison to resolve any discrepancies. Unresolved discrepancies may indicate potential fraud. For this reason, Headquarters 809-Coordinators of the field office functions will review all reconciliation responses.
    The table below provides examples of discrepancies that may occur and resolving actions. Please note these are not all inclusive. Refer to IRM 3.0.167 Losses and Shortages for directives if any losses are identified.

    If... Then...
    A Form 809 part-3 is missing. The employee states the Form 809 part-3 was sent to another site. Make every effort to retrieve the original part 3. The level of internal control is strict. Missing parts of Form 809 receipts indicates inadequate control. Contact the designated liaison of the named SP site to retrieve the original part 3. If part 3 cannot be located, after all possible efforts have been made, retrieve a copy of part 4 from the employee. Research IDRS thoroughly to determine if the payment posted to the taxpayer's account. If so, attach proof of payment posting and the copy of part 4 in the Form 809 part-3 file placed in numerical sequence. If the payment has not posted to the taxpayer's account, research extensively to determine if the payment was misapplied. If misapplied, refer to Accounts Management. If the payment can not be located, and the Form 809 receipt is missing, follow IRM 3.0.167 Losses and Shortages. Refer to the Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration. Annotate in the comments section in the 809 Database. Note the discrepancy and how resolved on the annual reconciliation report.
    809 Database records reveal a Form 809 book was issued to an employee. The manager states the employee never received the book. This is an indicator of inadequate internal control. Follow up with the destination office should have occurred within 10 days of issuance. Follow procedures for Lost or Stolen Form 809 book. Note the discrepancy and how resolved on the annual reconciliation report.
    A Form 809 book was reassigned to another employee by the field office manager. This is an indicator of inadequate internal control. Form 809 books are issued for the exclusive use of the assigned employee. Field office managers are not allowed to reassign Form 809 books. Remittance perfection technicians are required to verify the name of the employee signing the receipt. Retrieve the Form 809 book. Obtain authorizations for the employees and issue their own books. Note the discrepancy and actions taken on the annual reconciliation report.
  10. Field Directors, Submission Processing must certify the center's compliance with annual reconciliation requirements by January 15th of the following year. If the 15th is on a Holiday or weekend, the memorandum is due the next business day. A memorandum should be issued to Director, Submission Processing through the Submission Processing Headquarters Analyst, certifying the center met the requirement to initiate and support the annual reconciliation process. Identify any field offices that failed to respond to the reconciliation report, and/or any offices (including center personnel) with discrepancies. State actions taken to resolve discrepancies. Include a listing of all unresolved discrepancies. Send the memorandum via hard copy to:
    Internal Revenue Service
    Attn: Edna Banks
    SE:W:CAS:SP:BMF:SCA
    5000 Ellin Road, NCFB C-5-181
    Lanham, MD 20706
    Phone: (202) 283-2588
    edna.p.banks@irs.gov

  11. Support for Ad Hoc Reviews: Managers, at their discretion, may request a listing of all Form 809 receipts for their employees to conduct ad hoc reviews. Submission Processing Centers will provide supporting information immediately upon request of field office or campus managers.

3.8.47.5.18  (10-01-2009)
Return of Partially Used Forms 809

  1. Return of a partially used Form 809 book is the result of an employee:
    Separating from the Service,
    Transferring to a different functional area or area office within the same function, or
    No longer using the receipt book as part of their tasks.

  2. The field office or campus employee must return the Form 809 book to the Submission Processing Center that issued the Form 809 book within 10 workdays. If known closed 809 books are not received within 30 calendar days after change of disposition, issue Form 5919 to the manager, with response required for return of the closed Form 809 book.

  3. Partially used Form 809 books may not be re-issued. If not already, once received at the center, each receipt must be defaced or voided. The book is then treated as closed. File in suspense to ensure timely destruction.

  4. Some organizations rotate Form 809 books users periodically. If a manager rescinds an employee's ability to write Form 809 receipts and returns the receipt book, ensure all receipts are voided. If not, write VOID on all four parts of the remaining receipts in the book. The manager will have to submit a request for issuance a Form 809 book at the end of the rotation.

  5. If Form 809 books are lost, missing or stolen during transit, refer to IRM 3.8.47.4.18 Lost, Missing or Stolen Forms 809.

3.8.47.5.19  (10-01-2009)
Lost, Missing, or Stolen Form(s) 809 Receipt for Payment of Taxes

  1. Procedures for reporting lost, missing or stolen Forms 809 involve each functional area with knowledge of a lost or stolen Form 809 reporting the loss to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Investigations and campus Remittance Security Coordinator. This is true regardless of the location or circumstances surrounding the loss. Inform the designated Remittance Security Coordinator, whose role is to ensure taxpayer relief is granted and to protect the taxpayer's account during an investigation. This is true even if the field office manager says they are reporting the loss. If the lost, missing, or stolen Forms 809 have personally identifiable information, (PII) the occurrence must also be reported to the CSIRC. Refer to IRM 3.0.167 General — Losses and Shortages for complete information.

    If Form 809 is lost by or stolen from ...... Then.......
    Any employee other than Submission Processing Remittance Perfection Technician They must immediately notify their supervisor. The supervisor immediately notifies the Field Office Payment Processing Unit supervisor and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Investigations by telephone. A follow-up memorandum report must be issued, sending a copy to the designated Remittance Security Coordinator for the campus servicing the field office.
    Any employee other than Submission Processing Remittance Perfection Technician. The technician becomes aware of the lost or stolen book during the annual reconciliation process. They notify the next level of management. The manager will immediately notify the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Investigations by telephone and prepare a memorandum report, sending a copy to the designated Remittance Security Coordinator for the campus. If the employee suspects their manager is involved, the employee should contact TIGTA and the remittance security coordinator directly.
    A Submission Processing Remittance Perfection Technician They notify the next level of management. The manager will immediately notify the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Investigations by telephone and prepare a memorandum report, sending a copy to the designated Remittance Security Coordinator for the campus. If the employee suspects the manager is involved, the employee should contact TIGTA and the remittance security coordinator.

  2. Designated Remittance Security Coordinators are listed on the Submission Processing homepage. Once at the site, click on " Security Information " , then Remittance Security Coordinator Information.

  3. The employee or manager to whom the lost or stolen receipt book was assigned prepares a memorandum report, in quadruplicate. They submit the report to their manager. The manager informs TIGTA Office of Investigations and the Remittance Security Coordinator. A copy of the report is transmitted on Form 795/795A, Daily Report of Collection Activity, to the Submission Processing Center remittance processor who files it in place of the missing receipt(s).

  4. The report contains the following information:

    • Name and post of duty of employee assigned the book

    • Serial number(s) of missing receipts

    • Date the receipts were lost or stolen

    • Circumstances surrounding the loss or theft

    • Statement of action taken to recover receipts

  5. If the lost or stolen item is a specific part of Form 809, in addition to the items listed above, follow the procedures indicated in the table below. They must immediately notify their supervisor. The supervisor immediately notifies the Teller Unit supervisor or Remittance Perfection Manager and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Investigations by telephone. A follow-up memorandum report must be issued, sending a copy to the designated Remittance Security Coordinator for the campus servicing the field office.

    If the Lost or Stolen item is... Then the responsible employee will.....
    Part 1
    Prepare Form 3244, Payment Posting Voucher, in lieu of Part 1
    Enter the serial number of the missing Form 809 on Form 3244. Also, write in the remarks section a statement about the loss.
    Attach a copy of the memorandum report to notify of the lost or stolen receipt.
    Part 2 Fill in the lost receipt number
    prepare a new Form 809 with the statement Replacement Receipt NO.__ written across the top of all four copies
    Issue the duplicate Part 2 to the taxpayer
    Void the duplicates Parts 1 and 3 and staple them together in reverse order. Part 4 remains with the Form 809 book, marked VOID.
    Part 3 and 4 Note on the memorandum report that the payment was processed and the date it was processed.

3.8.47.5.20  (10-01-2009)
Recovery of Lost or Stolen Forms 809

  1. Field Office Employee Responsibilities:
    When reported lost or stolen Forms 809 are recovered, the employee prepares a memorandum report, in quadruplicate. A copy will be submitted with the recovered receipts on a Form 795. The office will forward the original and two copies of the memorandum through managerial channels (including the territory manager) to the Remittance Security Coordinator for the campus where the loss was originally reported.

  2. The report includes the following:
    Name and post of duty of employee who reported the loss.
    Serial number of the recovered receipts.
    Date the receipts were recovered.
    A statement that all recovered receipts have been cancelled by voiding.
    Circumstances surrounding the recovery.

3.8.47.5.21  (10-01-2009)
Voiding Recovered Receipts (Field Office Employee Responsibilities)

  1. The field office employee recovering the receipts should void it by writing VOID on all four parts of each receipt.

    If....... Then the field office employee will....
    A single receipt or the receipts are separated from the book
    Write VOID on all four parts of Form 809
    Staple the parts in reversed order
    Write an explanation on the reverse of Part 1
    An entire book Keep the book in order and staple the front cover. Attach the memorandum report to the front.

3.8.47.5.22  (10-01-2009)
Form 809 Book Re-order Procedures for Field Assistance Taxpayer Assistance Center Personnel

  1. Every Form 809 Receipt for Payment of Taxes book contains two copies of a Request for Forms 809, Receipt for Payment of Taxes forms. Authorized Form 809 users in area offices use these forms to request a Form 809 book from the Campus. This is because only one Form 809 book may be assigned at any time. The request is submitted in duplicate. The Campus keeps one copy of the request and uses the other to send the receipt book via overnight traceable mail. Acquire the SEID or unique identifier number. Authorization to acquire a Form 809 book is maintained in the Form 809 memo copy file.

  2. In order to provide quality customer service at our Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC) offices, TAC employees may reorder an 809 book after issuance of the 40th receipt of their current book, with managerial authorization. Also, follow these procedures to request more than one book for high demand areas, with management authorization. Management authorization is required as TAC managers have to ensure internal control over receipts and treat with the same care and precision handling as cash.

3.8.47.5.23  (10-01-2009)
Procedures for Remittance Perfection Technicians on TAC Reorders or Orders for Multiple Forms 809

  1. Upon receipt of a memorandum authorizing deviation from a Field Assistance Area Office Director, TAC employees at high volume TACs may be issued a Form 809 book prior to issuance of the 40th receipt.

    Note:

    All Forms 809 parts 3 must be filed daily.


  2. If the Submission Processing Center receives an incorrect or incomplete reorder request, contact the manager of the employee. Submission Processing Centers must maintain an accurate listing of authorized Form 809 users and their respective managers to the area director level.

  3. The Submission Processing Center remittance processor will take the following actions upon receipt of an authorized memorandum or preliminary reorder form.

    1. Date stamp and sign receipt of the authorized memorandum.

    2. Review Forms 809 and Forms 795/795A or any other official remittance transmittal files of the requesting employee to ensure amount of receipts are accounted for as authorized by the manager.

    3. Issue a new Form 809 Receipt for Payment of Taxes book within two workdays via overnight traceable mail to the requesting employee, using Form 3210, Document Transmittal. (Contact the requestor within two workdays if unable to ship timely.)

    4. Monitor incoming receipts to ensure the employee has used remaining receipts in order before they have started the new book. If a problem arises, the TAC manager should be contacted immediately for follow-up.

    5. Establish a file folder for each serial numbered book in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file.

    6. File the authorization memorandum in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file of the authorized employee. Retain with the closed Form 809 book.


  4. The requesting employee should expect a four or five workday turnaround time beginning with the time/date of transmission of faxed request. (Consider the time of day of the request). Employees should contact their manager if the Campus has not met the time frame, and a disruption of service to taxpayers is imminent. The manager will subsequently complete any required follow-up actions and advise the employee.

3.8.47.5.24  (10-01-2009)
Form 809 Review for Cash Depositing TACs

  1. Headquarters Field Assistance has directed 165 of its 401 TACs to have most cash payments picked up by couriers and deposited into TGA banks. TACs use TGAnet and deposit cash under the aligned campus Agency Location Code (ALC). Cash depositing TACs are required to credit cash payments to customer accounts within 24 hours of receipt and to deposit the cash via courier using the TGAnet system within 24 hours. Form 809 controls and accounting support are serviced by the aligned campus.

  2. Campuses reviewing Forms 809 will take the following steps when reviewing Forms 809 issued by Cash Depositing TAC employees:

    Step Action Needed
    1 Check to determine if you have received the serialized Form 809 in numerical sequence with parts 1 and 3. If either part 1 or part 3 of Form 809 is missing, issue Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice to the TAC manager. The error category is Missing part of Form 809 .Indicate which part of Form 809 is missing.
    2 Taxpayer's name, taxpayer identification number, date and employee signature must be shown.
    3 Check for type of payment, which should be cash. If the payment type is cash, continue to step 4. If the payment type indicated is check or money order, a remittance must be included for the dollar amount of the payment. If the money order or check is missing…immediately inform your manager and contact the originator. Issue Form 5919 for incorrect money amount or missing payment.
    4 Check for the 20–digit Deposit Trace ID number which will be entered in the box marked Deposit Trace ID or in the cash conversion space, or both. The Deposit Trace ID should begin with 55. If the Deposit Trace ID is missing or incomplete, issue Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice to the TAC manager in the error category for missing or incorrect cash conversion information. State the reason for the error.
    5 File Part 3 of Form 809 in the appropriate audit file (for the employee) daily. Part 1 of Form 809 will be used to verify cash payments were credited to customer accounts. Verifying the payment was credited must be done within 10 business days of receipt at the campus.
    6 Using Part 1 of Form 809, research Control D End of Day (EOD) Reports (EOD 2421 or EOD 1640 report) to verify the cash payment was credited to the customer listed on Form 809. Cash payments must be verified within 10 business days. Once verified, initial in green. If any cash payment is misapplied, or if other errors with crediting the customer account are observed, send a secure email to the TAC manager and to the designated area office remittance analyst for action. Copy (on the cc line of the email) edna.p.banks@irs.gov and marilyn.e.jones@irs.gov and the area office remittance analyst. See IRM 3.8.47.5.24(3) for the list of area office remittance analysts. If any cash payment is not showing on Control D, research IDRS payment is not showing on Control D or IDRS, issue Form 5919 to the TAC manager for a missing payment. An immediate response is required (within on workday). File Part 1 of Form 809 in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file when verified.
    7 Immediately report any cash loss or shortage to your manager, the TIGTA Office of Investigations at 1–800–866–4484 and the campus remittance security coordinator. Remittance security coordinators are listed on the Submission Processing site, http://hqnotes1.hq.irs.gov/SubmissionProcessing/SPWebPage.nsf/7746d2301afe8b468525684b004d8cc0/6eaac23277c8234485256ed100726b3b?OpenDocument.

  3. Field Assistance (FA) has designated area office remittance analysts to monitor issues surrounding cash processing in TACs. Alerts will be posted to the Submission Processing website for any personnel changes. The current FA area office remittance analysts are listed below:

    1. FA Area 1: Kathy Bousnakis, 603–628–7502

    2. FA Area 2: Craig Weeks, 336–378–2238

    3. FA Area 3: Tammy Coleman-Jones, 404-338-8515

    4. FA Area 4: Joseph N. Scott, 505-837-5574

    5. FA Area 5: Lourdes De Varona, 949–389–4792

  4. Cash processing in TACs was piloted before implementation. Following are potential errors that may be observed on Form 809 receipts that have been processed and actions required in post-processing by the campus.

    Note:

    All items listed in the IF column are errors, and should be correct on the Form 809 receipt. The campus, however, will not take action on every error after processing.

    If ... Then ...
    Tax Identification Number has transposed numbers, and all other information is accurate. Make a note in green on Part 1 of Form 809.
    Name control is incorrect on Form 809 and all other information is accurate. No action required.
    Deposit Trace ID is missing or incomplete. (20 digits are required). Issue 5919. File response with the correction in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file.
    Tax form incorrectly listed. Issue 5919. File response with the correction in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file.
    Tax period incorrectly listed. Issue 5919. File response with the correction in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file.
    MFT incorrectly listed. Payment was credited to the tax form listed on Form 809. No action required.
    No employee signature or incorrect signature on Form 809. Issue 5919. File response with the correction in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file.
    Payment is not credited to customer account on Control D (EOD2421 Area Office Remittance Register or EOD1640 and not showing on IDRS. Inform your manager. Immediately contact the originating TAC manager and the FA Area Office remittance analyst. Issue 5919 for Missing Payment. If the issue is not resolved with management officials, such as misapplied payment, follow IRM 3.0.167 Losses and Shortages.
    Payment appears on another tax module—appears to be a Misapplied payment. Send an email to the TAC manager and FA Area Office Remittance Analyst for research and correction.
    Incorrect Money Amount Listed on Form 809. Issue 5919. File response with the correction in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file. Follow IRM 3.0.167 if a cash loss is determined.
    Employee SEID missing or incorrect on Form 809. No action required.

3.8.47.5.25  (10-01-2009)
Form 809 Review for Payments Processed Locally

  1. Campus Support and some field offices will process tax payments received using paper check conversion. Campuses reviewing Forms 809 will take the following steps when reviewing Forms 809 when the payment received from the taxpayer has been processed by the receiving office:

    Step Action Needed
    1 Check to determine if you have received the serialized Form 809 in numerical sequence with parts 1 and 3. If either part 1 or part 3 of Form 809 is missing, issue Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice to the TAC manager. The error category is "Missing part of Form 809" . Indicate which part of Form 809 is missing.
    2 Taxpayer's name, taxpayer identification number, date and employee signature must be shown.
    3 Check for type of payment, which may be cash, check or money order.
    4 Check for the 20–digit Deposit Trace ID number which will be entered in the box marked Deposit Trace ID or in the cash conversion space, or both. If the Deposit Trace ID is missing or incomplete, issue Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice to the manager in the error category for missing or incorrect cash conversion information. State the reason for the error.
    5 File Part 3 of Form 809 in the appropriate audit file (for the employee) daily. Part 1 of Form 809 will be used to verify the payment(s) were credited to customer accounts. Verifying the payment was credited must be done within 10 business days of receipt at the campus.
    6 Using Part 1 of Form 809, research IDRS to verify the payment was credited to the customer listed on Form 809. Payments must be verified within 10 business days. Once verified, initial in green. If any payment is misapplied, or if other errors with crediting the customer account are observed, send a secure email to the manager. Copy (on the cc line of the email) edna.p.banks@irs.gov. If any payment is not showing on IDRS, issue Form 5919 to the manager for a missing payment. An immediate response is required (within on workday). File Part 1 of Form 809 in the Form 809 Part 3 audit file when verified.
    7 Immediately report any cash loss or shortage to your manager, the TIGTA Office of Investigations at 1–800–866–4484 and the campus remittance security coordinator. Remittance security coordinators are listed on the Submission Processing site.

3.8.47.6  (10-01-2009)
Form 5919, Teller's Error Advice

  1. Remittance processors review many documents received from field offices to timely and accurately ensure monies received are correct.
    If certain types of errors, known as critical errors are found on these receipted documents, issuance of Form 5919, Teller's Error Advice, is required to notify the manager of the originating employee. When inputting an error from an area office for the first time, the manager or 809 Database Administrator must be contacted to add the office to the 809 Database tables.

3.8.47.6.1  (10-01-2009)
Critical Errors

  1. Critical Errors are errors associated with waste, fraud, abuse and embezzlement, and require the signature or electronic acknowledgement of the field office manager.
    Some may require an item be returned with the response, i.e., if part 3 of Form 809 or a remittance is missing.
    Critical error items are listed below:

    1. Alterations (of any kind), markovers, or erasures in critical fields of Form 809.
      (Critical fields of Form 809 are all money amounts, assessment dates, date of issue, employee signature, taxpayer name and id number)

      Note:

      Alterations to Form 809 critical fields by correction tape or fluid are not allowable.

    2. Faint carbons or illegible Form 809 receipts

    3. Sharing Form 809 books between employees or if a manager reassigns a Form 809 book to another employee

    4. All errors with money amounts, for example:
      Out of balance; overage or shortage
      Failure to turn in money at all
      Insufficient amount of money remitted
      Money amount collected disagrees with amount of money on the posting document or official receipt.

    5. Errors with date Form 809 was issued

    6. Taxpayer's name incorrect

    7. Late remittance

    8. Form 809 issued out of sequence. (Receipts issued out of date order, or if received out of sequence).

    9. Late cash conversion. (Cash conversion or deposit must be within one workday)

    10. Missing cash conversion information or missing Trace ID in Part 3 of Form 809 for cash depositors.

    11. Multiple periods for posting or multiple user fees on Form 809 receipts

    12. Wrong parts of Form 809 or Missing Parts of Form 809 Receipts

    13. Part 3–Memo copy (official audit copy) not enclosed with remittance

    14. Part 1 of Form 809 not enclosed with remittance (for depositors in Field Assistance and Property and Liquidation Specialists).

    15. Missing Remittances or Accepting Non-Negotiable Remittances

    16. Manufacturer Defects on Form 809 that can only be recognized when Form 809 is torn apart

    • Note:

      Incorrect money amounts, regardless of what documents are being processed, such as failure to turn in money, shortages, or overages are critical errors. The Service has a zero tolerance policy on money discrepancies.

      Note:

      Timely cash conversion for cash received in the mail at campuses, is within 24 hours of discovery.

  2. Any other error that impedes operational efficiency is a noncritical error, and does not require issuance of Form 5919 to a manager.

3.8.47.6.2  (10-01-2009)
Preparation of Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice

  1. Steps to prepare Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice:

    Item Action Needed
    1 Determine the name of the originating employee supervisor.
    2 Enter name and group, of the supervisor of the originating employee.
    3 Enter name of the originating employee.
    4 If you will return a form, check the appropriate block indicating the type of form.
    5 If error involves Form 809, enter receipt serial number
    6 Check the appropriate error block.
    7 Enter an explanation of the error. Also, if necessary, indicate corrections made.
    8 If the error involves a late remittance, check the appropriate block to indicate days late.
    7 Enter the follow-up date, if applicable.
    8 For critical errors only, electronically issue the Form 5919 as a snapshot file via email, using the 809 Database. If only a signature is required, you may flag the email to automatically respond when the message is Read. You must first verify you are sending the 5919 to the correct official. This report is issued to territory managers of record for their respective offices. Refer to the 809 Database User Guide on the local campus share drive.
    Refer to Microsoft Outlook Help menu for specific instructions. You may not include any taxpayer data if issuing electronically.
    Add a statement to the email indicating supporting documentation is available upon request.
    Upon request, provide supporting documentation via fax to the field office official.

    Note:

    If the error is not critical, it is not necessary to issue Form 5919.

    9 Close the 5919 on the database when the response or READ receipt is received.
    10 Generate the Teller's Error Advice Missing Response Report every 5 days and follow up on overdue responses.

3.8.47.6.3  (10-01-2009)
Centralized Control File for Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice

  1. There must be a control file set up in a centralized area determined by the unit manager for hard copy responses to 5919s. The files must be kept in chronological order by field office, distinguished by operating division. Distinguish between operating divisions because you may have occasion to issue Form 5919 to various field offices which may include more than one operating division.

    Note:

    Forms 5919 issued on Forms 809 require copies in the centralized control file and with the 809 part 3 file at the end of the day. Responses to the 5919 must be kept in the 809 part-3 file also.

  2. Generally, the field office manager is allowed 15 days from the date of issuance to respond. If there is a business need, such as a remittance missing, shorten the required response time. Issuing electronic Form 5919 may lessen the response time to 10 workdays. The originator's response is accompanied by Part 2 of the Form 5919.

  3. If no response is received within the requested time frame, issue a second Form 5919 annotated "Second Request" in the comments section and in the subject of the email if issuing electronically. Issue the second request on the next business day after the response is overdue. Generally, the response date for second requests is five workdays from the date of issuance. Again, if there is a business need for a shorter response time, shorten it. Send parts one and two of the 5919 to the Group Manager of the employee making the error. When second notices are not responded to, send parts one and two to the appropriate territory manager. If there are multiple Forms 5919 without responses, send a listing to the territory manager with a cover memorandum from Operations Manager, Receipt and Control. If the territory manager fails to respond, the manager should contact the official by telephone.

  4. When using the 809 Database to electronically issue Forms 5919 via email, and only a signature is required, you may flag the email to automatically respond when the message is Read. You must first verify you are sending the 5919 to the correct official. Refer to Microsoft Outlook Help menu for specific instructions on the use of Outlook.

3.8.47.6.4  (10-01-2009)
Preparing Response Required Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice

  1. In order to avoid delaying the deposit, when a Response Required is issued, if you can determine how the payment should be applied, follow the procedures in the table below:

    Step Action Needed
    1 Prepare Form 3244, Payment Posting Voucher, in triplicate. Annotate on the form, Form 3244 prepared to replace Form 809 Receipt serial number__. Use the original as a posting document.
    2 Return a copy of Form 3244 with the acknowledgement copy of Form 795 or any other official remittance transmittal, Parts 1 and 3 of the erroneous Form 809, and the Response Required, Form 5919.
    3 Retain a copy of Form 3244 in the Form 5919 control file.
    4 The response should come attached with a replacement Form 809. Process the incorrect Form 809 as a void and return it with Part 2 of Form 5919 to the preparer.
    5 File Parts 1 and 3 of the replacement Form 809 with the filed Form 3244.

  2. It is important to keep proper trails for audits.

  3. If any required part of Form 809 is missing, you must immediately issue Form 5919 to retrieve from the manager. If the manager's response is that the part 3 cannot be retrieved, i.e., request a copy of part 4 and verify the payment posted. Include the manager's statement and proof of payment posting in the part 3 (memo copy) audit file. If the payment did not post, follow IRM 3.0.167 General — Losses and Shortages. Report to TIGTA Office of Investigations and the local remittance security coordinator and CSIRC for loss of PII.

3.8.47.6.4.1  (10-01-2009)
Documents Listed on a Transmittal But Not Received or Received But Not Listed

  1. The table below lists steps to follow when non-remittance documents are listed on a transmittal, but not received.

    Step Action Needed
    1 Verify receipt of all items listed on the transmittal, including remittances and posting documents. Place a distinctive check mark next to the listed transmitted item.

    Note:

    Do not place a distinctive check mark next to an item unless it was transmitted. If an item was received but not listed, refer to step 3 below.

    Initial both the original and duplicate.
    2 If a document is listed on a transmittal but not received, annotate on the Form 795 that the specific item was listed but not received adjacent to the item. Annotate" listed but not received" .

    Note:

    Be careful to mark the correct item without distortion to other information listed.

    3 If a document is not listed, but is received, annotate on the Form 795 that the specific item received"__________ received" . Initial both the original and the duplicate.

3.8.47.6.4.2  (10-01-2009)
Remittances or Forms 809 Received but not listed on Transmittal

  1. The table below lists steps to follow when remittances or official receipts are received, but not listed on a transmittal.

    Step Action Needed
    1 Verify receipt of all remittances and Forms 809 listed on the transmittal. Place a distinctive check mark next to each transmitted remittance or Form 809 received. If a remittance or Form 809 receipt is not listed on a transmittal but was received, annotate on the transmittal "Remittance $_______received but not listed on transmittal or Form 809 book #123456 01–23 received but not listed"
    2

    Note:

    If the Form 809 received was not issued by your site, refer the issue to the designated Field Office Payment Processing liaison. Liaisons are listed on the Field Office Payment Processing site.

    3 Issue Form 5919 to the originating employee's manager for a Response Required using the 809 Database. Annotate the remittance received but not listed. This is an OVERAGE. The error category is INCORRECT MONEY AMOUNT. If the remittance item is an 809 only, without a remittance, use error category for Other 809 Error.

3.8.47.6.5  (10-01-2009)
When to Destroy Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice

  1. Forms 5919 issued for Form 809 receipts have the same records retention as Form 809 audit files.

  2. Forms 5919 for other critical errors may be destroyed after three years from the date of issuance. Contact the local Records Officer for additional guidance.

3.8.47.6.6  (10-01-2009)
Processing Non-Critical Errors

  1. Non-critical errors include errors on:

    • Transaction Code (TC)

    • Employee number of originating employee

    • MFT code

    • Designated Posting Code (DPC)

    • Any other error, except those that are specifically deemed as critical.

  2. Correct or complete the data. Annotate correction on Form 795 or any other official remittance transmittal. It may be necessary to contact the originator for the missing or corrected data. Issuance of Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice is not required for non-critical errors.

3.8.47.6.6.1  (10-01-2009)
Designated Payment Codes (DPCs)

  1. Designated payment codes (DPCs) will be listed on the posting document by the field office employee. If Designated payment codes are missing, RPS defaults to 00, indicating no DPC code was provided. RPS will follow IRM 3.8.44, which does not require keystroke entry of 00. However, local campus management establishes procedures for controlling source documents (Refer to IRM 3.8.45.3). In some campuses, Field Office Payment Processing employees review source documents and then route to another area for input. Local management directives may require annotation of 00 to indicate no DPC code was present when received from the field office. Do not issue Form 5919 for payment vouchers with missing DPC codes.

  2. Each campus should establish local procedures for controlling the source documents and remittances throughout payment processing, as stated in IRM 3.8.45.3 and IRM 3.8.44.1. However, the source documents must remain in searchable order until the correction and balancing processes are complete.

3.8.47.6.7  (10-01-2009)
Trends and Patterns Report (Monthly Report to Territory Managers and/or Department Managers)

  1. The monthly Trends and Patterns Report is the vehicle for providing feedback to field office territory managers and/or campus department manager, on critical errors when applicable, and is based on the Forms 5919 issued during the month. Generate the report from the 809 Database.

  2. A narrative may be included with the Trend and Pattern Report on other errors identified during the period. For example, if employees were using a wrong address for remittances, state: several employees are sending remittances to Stop 3100. Please ensure all employees use Stop 3200.

  3. The Trends and Patterns Report is due monthly by the 5th day following the end of the month. Send electronically to the aligned territory manager of record or department manager of record, and their designee upon request. Headquarters analyst should receive this report monthly for the area office level.

  4. Field Assistance Territory Managers and/or their designees will report to their next level of management on corrective actions taken to resolve and/or eliminate errors. It is important that monthly Trends and Patterns reports are provided by email on a timely basis. Territory managers, at their option, may authorize a staff member to receive their report. While the Territory manager (of record) must receive the monthly Trends and Patterns report, a designated staff member may be included on the cc: line of the email transmitting the report. When sending reports via email, annotate in the subject line of the email the name of the issuing SPC, area, territory, and period covered. For example, Fresno Error Trend Report for FA 1, Terr 5, February 20XX. Standardizing the subject line adds clarity when reports are forwarded.

3.8.47.7  (10-01-2009)
Procedures for Handling TIGTA Contacts

  1. Remittance processors with responsibility for Form 809 Receipt for Payment of Taxes controls and remittances may be contacted by inspectors of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Investigations in support of an investigation or by TIGTA special agents conducting an audit.

  2. If contacted by a TIGTA official, the following actions are required:

    1. Verify the identity of the inspector by looking at their badge, or ask to see official identification. Do not release information without appropriate authorization.

    2. Contact the campus Remittance Security Coordinator to ensure the coordinator is involved. Remittance Security Coordinators will obtain an audit written request and/or entrance letter to ensure appropriate clearance.

    3. Inform your manager.

3.8.47.7.1  (10-01-2009)
TIGTA Document Reviews and Requests

  1. You may be contacted by authorized TIGTA Office of Investigation officials with a request to review documents (after initial clearance with the Remittance Security Coordinator), verify the identity and provide the document for review or escort the official to the file(s) as requested.

  2. If a TIGTA official requests to remove documents from Receipt and Control, take the following actions:

    1. Assemble the documents with the least amount of handling.

    2. Make 2 photocopies of all documents requested.

    3. Retain a complete copy of the package in a permanent file in Receipt and Control.

    4. File the other copy of the document in the location where the original document would normally be filed. For example, if an 809 part-3 copy is requested, place a photocopy of the receipt in the 809–part 3 audit file for the employee. Annotate (ORIGINAL COPY PROVIDED TO TIGTA OFFICER__ on (date) and locator information)

    5. Complete Form 3210 Document Transmittal, listing all identifying information for documents provided, including taxpayer id number, serial number of receipt, date of issuance, name of employee on document. The information must be printed boldly, if handwritten, to ensure all copies are legible. Include the TIGTA official's name, address, and telephone number.

    6. TIGTA official must sign the transmittal acknowledging receipt of the documents.

    7. Immediately inform your manager.

    .

3.8.47.8  (10-01-2009)
Losses and Shortages (including Overages)

  1. IRM 3.0.167, General — Losses and Shortages, contains requirements for obtaining restitution for losses or shortage of collections. The loss or shortage must be coordinated with the Remittance Security coordinator in order to satisfy the injured taxpayer and ensure proper accounting in the event relief must be requested. Losses and shortages include tax collection, seized property, loss of official receipts, and disbursement losses (uncollected erroneous refunds) incurred by campuses and field offices.

  2. Field Directors, Submission Processing are accountable for losses occurring within their accounting jurisdictions until restitution or relief is granted the taxpayer. They may hold, through area directors, officers or employees accountable for losses caused by negligence or misappropriation. (Chief Counsel Opinion, CC:F&M: GLS-277-99, GLS-106896-99, dated April 21, 1999, Accountable Officers)

  3. These procedures provide guidelines to Submission Processing Center, and field office personnel for reporting field office losses and shortages and overages. Remittance processors may be asked to assist or coordinate reporting of field office losses.

  4. Overages occur when more money is remitted than posting documents.

3.8.47.8.1  (10-01-2009)
Reporting Requirements for Losses or Shortages and Overages

  1. Employees identifying a revenue receipt shortage or overage must immediately notify their supervisor of the shortage or overage. The loss or shortage or overage may be identified by the field office employee when submitting their transmittals, or by the Submission Processing employee when processing the transmittals or remittances. If discovered by the Submission Processing Center employee, their supervisor will contact the field office supervisor to advise them of the situation. A Response Required Form 5919 will also be issued for the amount due and corrected information to post the payment(s).

  2. Field office supervisors and Submission Processing Center supervisors, upon receiving notification of a revenue receipt shortage must immediately contact their immediate supervisor and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Investigations. All lost cash receipts will be reported to TIGTA. Remittance security coordinators must also be informed.

  3. The field office supervisor must prepare a preliminary memorandum through their Area Director and Field Director, Submission Processing to the Chief Accounting Operations, with a copy to the Deposit Manager. Submission Processing Centers must be notified as soon as possible. Supervisors must forward their employee's loss report with their own report, within 10 workdays to the Campus Submission Processing Director. This initial contact will be followed up with a detailed report as outlined in (4), below:

  4. The memorandum must include:

    1. the amount of the loss,

    2. type of tax,

    3. identification of the injured taxpayer, if known,

    4. where the loss appears to have occurred and circumstances surrounding the loss.

  5. Upon receipt of the memorandum, Chief, Accounting Operations will satisfy the injured taxpayer's loss using the 76XX Account.

  6. The Deposit Manager will file their copy of the memorandum with the related loss or shortage transmittal.

  7. Supervisors must require the responsible employee to write a detailed report within five days after the loss occurred. The report must contain the following:

    1. office location,

    2. functional area,

    3. date of occurrence or date discovered,

    4. employee name and position title,

    5. amount, kind of tax or fund involved,

    6. circumstances and appropriate documents.

  8. Field office supervisors must forward their employee's loss report with their own report through the Area Director and the Field Director, Submission Processing to the Chief, Accounting within 10 workdays. The supervisor's report should include a summary of internal controls, procedures, and supervisory responsibilities in effect at the time the loss occurred.

  9. Upon receipt of the reply to the Response Required Form 5919, the Remittance Processing Function will no longer be involved in the loss or shortage.

3.8.47.9  (10-01-2009)
Summary of Field Office Payment Processing Reporting Requirements

  1. Strict control of official receipts requires meticulous record keeping and filing.

  2. Reporting requirements for the Field Office Payment Processing Program for Submission Processing Centers are as follows:

    1. Monthly Trends and Patterns Reports are due by the 5th day of the month following the end of the month to the appropriate Territory Manager or Department Manager for campuses.

    2. Quarterly Trends and Patterns Reports (critical errors only) are due to the designated Headquarters analyst by the 5th day of the month following the end of the quarter to edna.p.banks@irs.gov. Cincinnati and Ogden will also cc lani.b.andrew@irs.gov on Collection Field function reports.

    3. Quarterly Form 809 Inventory Verification Reports (internal reporting) are due within 10 business days after the end of the quarter. April 15, July 15, October 15, January 15 or next business day.
      At least quarterly, Form 809 inventory must be verified by serial number by a manager without responsibility for Forms 809. A narrative report listing the date of the inventory review, count of un-issued full books and number of receipts by serial number, reconciliation of any discrepancies between the physical count and the detailed controls by serial number, original signature of person conducting the review, and original signature of the person witnessing the inventory verification. This report must be maintained in a permanent file in the Receipt and Control branch office. Provide the official conducting the inventory with the 809 inventory list from the 809 Database, and documentation to support any other inventory changes.

    4. Monthly Report of 809 On-Hand Inventory (a spreadsheet) is due to the Inventory Management Specialist by the 5th day of the following month. Email the completed report to carolyn.l.blanton@irs.gov. Carolyn can be reached at (859) 669–3149.

    5. Pre-verification of organizational information reports are due by last business day of August. Physical verification of Form 809 audit files matched to 809 Database records are required.

    6. Annual (Official List) for 809 Reconciliation is due to W&I Taxpayer Assistance Centers, SB/SE territory managers of aligned field offices by function (if any), and must be emailed within 10 working days of October 1st.

      Note:

      At the time of this writing, only Field Assistance, SB/SE Collection Field function, and a campus employees had been issued Forms 809.

    7. At least annually, first line managers will conduct and document reviews of all work performed by their employees in Field Office Payment Processing to ensure adherence IRM 3.8.47 guidelines.

    8. At least annually by October 31st, a program review of Field Office Payment Processing must be conducted, by an official designated by the Field Director, Submission Processing for each center. We developed a tool to assist with these reviews. The "Program Review Guide for Field Office Payment Processing" is located on the Submission Processing home page. Look under "Standard Procedures and Aids." Click on " Field Office Payment Processing."

    9. Generate the Missing Response Report at least once weekly. Provide the report to the manager of Field Office Payment Processing, Planning and Analysis analyst for Receipt and Control and other management officials as determined by local management.

    10. Document inspection of Form 809 new inventory by name of employee and serial number.

3.8.47.9.1  (10-01-2009)
Quarterly Trends and Patterns Report

  1. Headquarters Submission Processing analysts will monitor critical error trends on Form 809 receipts through a quarterly reporting.

    Note:

    If there are urgent issues, please contact the Headquarters analyst immediately. It is not necessary to wait until the end of the quarter for pressing issues. The report should include a narrative of major issues relative to Form 809 receipts.


    This is a compilation of three months of trends and patterns reports on Form 809. See 809 Database User Guide for instructions. Annotate QUARTERLY TRENDS AND PATTERNS REPORT in the subject of the email.
    Reports are due NO LATER THAN 10 calendar days after the end of the quarter. The quarters are determined as follows:
    Oct-Nov-Dec = 1st quarter. 1st quarter report is due January 10th.
    Jan-Feb-Mar = 2nd quarter. 2nd quarter report is due April 10th.
    Apr-May-June = 3rd quarter. 3rd quarter report is due July 10th.
    July-Aug-Sep = 4th quarter. 4th quarter report is due October 10th.
    Submission Processing sites must provide the file electronically to edna.p.banks@irs.gov by the 5th day of the following month.

3.8.47.9.2  (10-01-2009)
Quarterly Form 809 Physical Inventory by Serial Number

  1. At least once each quarter, Form 809 inventory must be verified by serial number by a manager without responsibility for Form 809 controls. The management official will examine transmittals for all 809 books shipped out of the campus, and manifests for inventory received to ensure the number of books in inventory is accurate. A quarterly inventory listing for use by the official conducting the inventory will be provided.

3.8.47.9.3  (10-01-2009)
Teller's Error Advice Missing Response Report

  1. The Tellers Error Advice Form 5919 Missing Response Report is a tool to use to determine when follow up is required on responses to teller error advice notices. Remittance perfection technicians are required to follow up on missing responses the day after they are due. Managers should check the missing response report at least once weekly to ensure timely follow up on overdue responses.

  2. Campuses that have field offices that process payments locally may check the missing response report once every 10 business days.

3.8.47.9.4  (10-01-2009)
Annual List for Reconciliation of Official Receipts

  1. The Annual List, or 809 Annual Reconciliation Report, must be generated and provided to field office and campus management to ensure a match of Form 809 records. This is the Service's internal control to ensure all receipts are accounted for at least annually. Field Directors, Submission Processing must provide certification to the Director, Submission Processing, through the HQ Submission Processing program analyst that the center has met the requirements for official receipt reconciliation for the current year by January 15th. Form 809 analysts are located on the Field Office Payment Processing site.

3.8.47.10  (10-01-2009)
Special Types of Payments

  1. This section provides instructions for special types of payments that may be received from field offices and require unique procedures.

3.8.47.10.1  (10-01-2009)
Income from Acquired Property

  1. Income received from acquired property will be forwarded to campuses via Form 2433, Part 8-A, Notice of Seizure, or other posting document containing the following information:

    1. Name of person from whom the income was received,

    2. Nature of income, such as rental, dividends, etc.,

    3. Brief description of property, such as "Real property-building located at (address)," "Personal property-General Motors Stock," etc.

    4. Period covered by the payment, if applicable,

    5. Name of taxpayer from whom the property was seized and sold,

    6. Amount of remittance, and

    7. A statement that the remittance should be deposited as a courtesy deposit.

3.8.47.10.2  (10-01-2009)
Proceeds from the Sale of Seized Property

  1. Collection employees will forward proceeds from the sale of seized property to the Campus with Part 8-A of Form 2433, Notice of Seizure, as the posting document for proceeds from the sale of seized property. Cash must be converted to check or money order (within 24 hours) prior to transshipping to the Campus.

3.8.47.10.3  (10-01-2009)
Bankruptcy Trustee and Other Insolvency Payments

  1. Bankruptcy trustee payments are processed by the Centralized Insolvency Operation. All trustees have been requested to send all Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 Trustee payments to the Centralized Insolvency Office (CIO) address as follows:

    Internal Revenue Service

    CIO Drop Point N-781

    11601 N. Roosevelt Blvd

    Philadelphia, PA 19154–2100

    Misdirected trustee payments would most likely be sent to a field office. If misdirected payments are received in the Submission Processing site, send via overnight traceable method to CIO at the above address. A Form 3210 transmittal must accompany the checks. The Form 3210 must list each payment by the check number and the trustee’s last name (See IRM 5.9.11.2(8)).

  2. Payments received after bankruptcy discharge (known as post—petition payments) will be sent to Cincinnati or Ogden by field Collection personnel and are processed in the usual manner.

3.8.47.10.4  (10-01-2009)
Post-Dated Checks Accepted by Revenue Officers

  1. Revenue officers may accept a post-dated check from a taxpayer with approval of local management. If a revenue officer accepts a post-dated check, the officer must not remit the check until the date on the check, as agreed between the officer and the taxpayer. If an officer remits a post-dated check in error, issue Form 5919 Teller's Error Advice http://core.publish.no.irs.gov/forms/internal/pdf/42914j01.pdf . It is a non-negotiable remittance. Return the check with the response required 5919.

3.8.47.10.5  (10-01-2009)
Exceptions to Payment Processing

  1. On rare occasions, payments are mistakenly routed to Submission Processing campuses that are made payable to Internal Revenue Service or United States Treasury but are not for payment of taxes, deposits or fees. Both the payment and document should be sent to the appropriate address for processing.

    1. Date stamp the document.

    2. Forward the payment and document within 24 hours of discovery to the address listed on the form.

  2. Four examples of documents received by campuses that may not be processed by a campus are:

    1. Form 5434-A, Application for Renewal of Enrollment, for actuaries. Mail these forms and remittances within 24 hours of discovery to the address instructed on the form.

    2. FMS-133, Direct Deposit Reclamation, should be mailed to :
      U.S. Department of the Treasury
      Financial Management Service
      Philadelphia Financial Center
      P.O. Box 51321
      Philadelphia PA 19115–6321

  3. Form 8802, Application for U,S, Certification. IRS will charge a user fee for all Forms 8802. Taxpayers are instructed to mail Form 8802 and their payment to the following lockbox address for processing: Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 42530, Philadelphia, PA 19101-2530. However, if a campus should receive a Form 8802 with a remittance, transship the Form and remittance via overnight traceable method to the following address:

    Citibank


    ATTN: IRS Lockbox Operations
    1617 Brett Road
    New Castle, DE 19720-2425.

  4. Bankruptcy trustee payments are processed by Centralized Insolvency Operations. Refer to IRM 3.8.47.10.3 Bankruptcy Trustee Payments.

  5. Some Field Assistance Taxpayer Assistance Centers have couriers pick up cash and deposit using TGAnet, under the campus agency location code (ALC).

3.8.47.11  (10-01-2009)
Form 2290 Special Processing Instructions for Cincinnati

  1. Forms 2290 must have the money amount edited on the balance due line if the check amount is less than full paid. Full paid and/or more than amount on balance due line will not be edited. The Forms 2290 will be sorted no remit and with remit by Batching.

  2. Editing the money amount will alert Code and Edit not to send Schedule 1's to taxpayers for Forms 2290 that are not full paid.

3.8.47.12  (10-01-2009)
Cash Management of Field Office Remittances, $1 Million or More

  1. In order to ensure effective cash management, field offices must send remittances of $1 million or more on the same day as received. Remittance perfection technicians should take special care to ensure taxpayer received date integrity when processing expedited remittances by examining the date on the payment posting voucher. For example, a remittance with a 2008 date instead of 2009 would require correction.

  2. Campuses will be issued alerts via email to the designated email box for notification of large dollars when remittances of $1 million or more are being sent for processing. Monitor the email box to ensure large dollars are processed on the day of receipt.

3.8.47.13  (10-01-2009)
Ramp Down or Transition: Procedures for Field Office Payment Processing Operations

  1. The Service has determined that some Submission Processing sites will not continue to process paper remittances. The Wage and Investment Division Customer Account Services Submission Processing Program Management Office (PMO) has the responsibility for coordinating ramp down activities. Past ramp down efforts called into focus a need for guidance on specific program activities required in concert with PMO. This section provides guidance for Field Office Payment Processing operations to effect an orderly ramp down. These procedures must be followed and must only be followed as advised by the Wage and Investment Program Management Office as directed by Headquarters Submission Processing.

  2. Ramping Down the Field Office Payment Processing Program:
    Field Office Payment Processing includes transition or shutting down all Form 809 internal controls. The accountable official for all Submission Processing operations, including Form 809 controls at the site is Field Director, Submission Processing. Form 809 controls will transition to a gaining site before ramp down. Activities required are outlined in the table below:

    Action(s) Required Target Date(s) for Action in Advance of Official Ramp Down Date Responsible Official(s)
    Conduct and document a physical Inventory of all unissued Forms 809 books and receipts by serial number and employee. Report any receipts not accounted for to TIGTA. A designee of the gaining site will witness/ participate in the inventory. At least 30 days, but no more than 60 days in advance of ramp down date Chief Planning and Analysis
    Conduct and document physical inventory of all Form 809- Part 3 Audit Files to ensure files are complete. Provide a listing of actions required to complete files to Operations Manager, Receipt and Control for resolution in 5 days. A designee of the gaining site will participate. 30 days in advance of transition of Form 809 controls Chief Planning and Analysis
    Account for all Form 809 unissued receipts. Ongoing Operations Manager, Receipt and Control
    Resolve all 809 Part-3 audit file actions. Within 5 work days of notification by Chief Planning and Analysis Operations Manager, Receipt and Control
    Update all Forms 13174 in Part-3 files. Prior to transshipping files to the site gaining the 809 controls Chief Planning and Analysis
    Transship all Forms 809 Part-3 Audit files to Gaining Site. Include a document transmittal. Retain yellow copies of Forms 13174. Two Days in advance of Form 809 Controls Operations Manager, Receipt and Control
    Verify all Forms 809 Part-3 Audit files are received. Retain the blue carbon copy of Form 13174 in each file. Establish new Forms 13174 for each file for use by the gaining site. 24 hours of Receipt at Gaining Site Operations Manager, Receipt and Control for Site Gaining 809 Controls
    Follow directions regarding 809 Database as directed by computer specialist. 24 hours after transshipping 809 audit files Operations Manager, Receipt and Control or Designee
    Merge 809 Database files into New Site Within 24 hours Computer Specialist
    Ensure all new 809 controls are in the Gaining Site's 809 Database. If necessary, direct manual input. Within 24 hours of receiving Form 809 Controls Operations Manager Receipt and Control for Gaining Site
    Identify and assemble all permanent Form 809 remaining files, along with other Deposit records. 30 days in advance of Form 809 Transition Operations Manager Receipt and Control
    Inform servicing field office directors and IRM 21.3.4 , and IRM 5.1.2 authors of new servicing site for Form 809 controls and other payments. cc to edna.p.banks@irs.gov 30–90 days in advance of Form 809 Transition W&I CAS Submission Processing PMO and Field Director, Submission Processing
    Provide direction on location of permanent Deposit records 30 Days in advance of transition W&I CAS Submission ProcessingPMO
    Issue SERP Alert and other communiques with clarity to target audiences on re-transitioned payments 60 days in advance of transition W&I CAS Submission Processing PMO
    Retrieve all 809 Books Assigned Internally 2 business days in advance transition of 809 Controls Operations Manager Receipt and Control
    Acquire 809 Books from the new site. Managers should retrieve old books and issue new ones at the close of business on the day of transition. 5 business days in advance of transition of 809 Controls. Department Managers of Internal Form 809 Book Users
    If Integrated Collection System is in use, input Forms 5081 to have ICS use terminated. 20 working days in advance of ramp down Operations Manager Receipt and Control
    Send final 809 inventory report to Carolyn Blanton or designated forms inventory specialist. 5 workdays of transfer Operations Manager Receipt and Control
    Rescind authority to order Form 809 books with Media and Publications Division. Send a copy to edna.p.banks@irs.gov. 90 Days in Advance of Transition of 809 Controls Field Director, Submission Processing
    Identify and assemble all Forms 795 and Forms 3210 within the statute period 30-60 days in advance of transition Operations Manager Receipt and Control
    Destroy all Forms 795 and 3210 in accordance with Records Control Schedule

    Note:

    The statute period for Form 795 and Form 3210 retention of records is 3 years.

    30-60 days in advance of transition Operations Manager Receipt and Control
    Provide a listing of open Form 809 control files to the gaining site 30 days in advance of transition Operations Manager Receipt and Control
    Consult the designated Records Officer. Ensure appropriate disposition of Form 809 closed books and records are according to statute.

    Note:

    The statute period for Form 809 record retention is 3 years from the date the last Form 809 receipt in the book is issued.

       
    The ramp down site must conduct an annual pre-verification of organizational information. Provide the results to the gaining site 60 days prior to transition Operations Manager Receipt and Control
    The gaining site must initiate the annual reconciliation of Form 809 receipts, Once audit files are received, the gaining site assumes responsibility for all procedures related to the 809 controls. Refer to IRM 3.8.47.5.17 Operations Manager Receipt and Control

3.8.47.14  (02-20-2009)
Remittances Received in Field Office Mailroom Locations

  1. Preparing Remittance Packages for Mailing
    Attach a completed IRS Form 3210, Document Transmittal, http://core.publish.no.irs.gov/forms/internal/pdf/22150g90.pdf in duplicate, indicating the dollar amount of each check. Annotate "FIELD OFFICE MAIL REMITTANCE(S) RECEIVED mm/dd/yyyy", in the remarks section of Form 3210. If the remittance received is cash, convert the cash to a cashier’s check made payable to the United States Treasury before mailing. The local employee credit union will generally perform this service. These mailings must be double-wrapped in opaque paper envelopes or boxes, and include labels on the inside package and on the outside package. Retain Part 4 (Originator's copy) of Form 3210 in a suspense file. Enclose two copies of the completed Form 3210, the remittance(s) and all accompanying attachments in a sealed envelope addressed to the appropriate Submission Processing Center at the specific address below. Follow established procedures for sending overnight traceable mail. Establish a control to follow up with the destination site. This file should be retained for one year, per IRM 1.15.28 Records Control Schedule. The destination Submission Processing Center will acknowledge receipt of the remittance with a distinctive check mark next to each remittance received as listed on the transmittal, sign and return one copy of the Form 3210 within 5 working days. When acknowledgement copies are received back from the SPC, associate with the suspense copy of Form 3210. If the acknowledgement copy is not received by the 10th business day after mailing, or if any remittance listed is not checked with a distinctive check mark , follow up with the Submission Processing Center Liaison for the destination site. Designated liaisons are listed on the Field Office Payment Processing site. Field Office Payment Processing. If any remittance is lost, stolen or altered or if personally identifiable information (PII) is lost, immediately inform your manager immediately. Refer to IRM 3.0.167 Losses and Shortages, procedures for lost, stolen or altered remittances.

  2. Refer to the Field Office Payment Processing site. Field Office Payment Processing Procedures for Field Office Mail Remittances."

  3. Unidentifiable Field Office Remittance Processing at Campuses
    Unidentifiable field office remittances received at campuses will be presearched to determine the taxpayer identification number and correct application of the payment, in the same manner as if mailed directly from the taxpayer. Forms 5919, Teller’s Error Advice notices will not be issued. These payments will be processed under the campus "Misdirected" RPSID range.

3.8.47.15  (10-01-2009)
Definition of Terms (Used in Field Office Payment Processing)

  1. Definition of terms used in Field Office Payment Processing::

    Term Definition
    Agency Location Code (ALCs) A numeric symbol used to identify accounting reports and documents prepared by IRS. This code consists of eight digits. The fifth and sixth identify campuses. TACs depositing cash locally use the servicing campus ALC. IRM 3.8.45 lists agency location codes for campuses.
    Annotate To explain or call attention to critical information by marking, coding, or editing.
    Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) An agency within the Treasury Department whose responsibilities include donations to reduce the public debt and control of Treasury Estate Bonds.
    Cash Bonds An advance payment received from a taxpayer that expects a tax deficiency to be determined at a later date and which will probably become an appeals or court case.
    Collection Statute Expiration Date (CSED) The last date IRS has to collect on an outstanding balance due on an account. Usually Ten years from the Assessment Date.
    Command Code (CC) A five-character abbreviation for a particular inquiry or action requested through IDRS. Each command code is used for a specific purpose.
    Conscience Fund The account to be credited when remittances are received from taxpayers to ease their consciences. Usually a note is attached indicating it is for the "Conscience Fund." For example: A taxpayer may write a note stating, " I will be able to sleep better now."
    Courtesy Deposit A deposit made for out of area remittances, by location received.
    Date Stamp The received date is stamped on tax returns and documents indicating the date received at IRS Campuses, Field Offices or an authorized agent of the IRS.
       
    Deposit Date The calendar date that coincides with the Julian Date assigned in Document Locator Numbers (DLNs).
    Depository The bank contracted by Treasury's Financial Management Services (FMS) to process IRS deposits and established credit for the Treasury into the Treasury's General Account (TGA).
    Deposit Release (Pick-Up) The established time each day balanced deposits are released to the courier.
    Deposit Ticket (DT) The Deposit Ticket, is generated during the final deposit operation using TGAnet.
    Designated Payment Codes (DPC) Two digit code used with payments secured by Collections (ACS and Revenue offices) to identify source of payment (levy, seizure, installment, etc.).
    Endorsement The authorized name of payee on the back of a remittance in order to obtain the cash or credit represented on the front. Each check deposited must show the IRS endorsement, date of deposit (manual endorsements excluded) and legend, and must contain the same ALC and depositor address as shown on Form SF 215A, Deposit Ticket.
    Fiscal Year Twelve consecutive months ending on the last day of any month other than December.
    Green Rocker The editing required to annotate the remittance amount for Manual Deposit. Green rockers represent the amount of money received for that return.
    Installment Agreement An arrangement set up between taxpayers and IRS, whereby taxpayers make partial payments until their balance of debt is paid in full.
    Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS) A computerized system used throughout IRS for adjusting, researching, ordering, and monitoring tax accounts.
    Internal Controls Practices and procedures in place to ensure efficiency and provide reasonable assurance against waste, fraud or abuse.
    Julian Date A system of numbering days of the year from 001 through 365 (or 366).
    Misdirected Remittances Remittances mailed to an incorrect address by the taxpayer. If misdirected to an IRS or Department of Treasury address, taxpayers are credited
    Multiple Remittances Two or more remittances to be applied to the same source document.
    Non-Negotiable Checks not honored by banks for transfer of funds.
    Non-Revenue Receipts Payments received for items other than taxes, i.e., bulk forms, photocopy fees, court fines, installment agreement user fee, erroneous refund repayments, etc.
    Offer in Compromise (OIC) A proposal for settlement of tax liability for an amount less than the assessed tax liability.
    Pending Transaction A transaction input to IDRS but not yet effective at the Master File Account.
    Perfection A function within deposit activity responsible for researching attachments on source documents and presearching IDRS, or ACS terminals to perfect documents for payment processing.
    Perfect Documents and returns with legible taxpayer name, TIN, one MFT code, one tax period and one remittance.
    Photocopy Fees Prepayments received with request for tax forms and information.
    Posting Vouchers A source document (Posting Voucher) containing the required information for input by the deposit activity.
    Pre-Batch The establishment of batches of work and controls for each group of documents processed through RRPS.
    Presearch The act of searching for required data not present on source documents via IDRS, ACS, or ANMF terminals prior to actual deposit of remittance.
    Received Date The earliest date source documents are received in IRS offices.
    Redeposits The redeposit of unpaid checks returned as dishonored by banks (not always the designated depositary).
    Remittance Amount An amount of money received in payment of taxes, may be a check, money order, cashier's check, or cash.
    Secondary Amount A second transaction code, with money amount, to be posted to taxpayer's account and shown on one document.
    Seized Property Taxpayer possessions IRS secures for lack of payment of delinquent taxes.
    Split Remittance (Splits) One or more remittances to be applied to one or more remittance transactions.
    Statute Cases A delinquent return with the Statute of Limitations in jeopardy.
    Statute of Limitations A specified period of time for correction of taxes by IRS, usually three years from the due date or received date of the return, whichever is later.
    Subsequent Payment (Sub/Pay) A payment on account for a tax return that was filed but not full-paid.
    Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) The controlling nine digit number assigned to identify each taxpayer's master file account could be an SSN or EIN.
    Taxpayer Information File (TIF) A record of tax data under a specific taxpayer identifying number.
    Tax Receipt (Form 809) official IRS receipt issued for tax payments submitted in cash or when a receipt is requested by a taxpayer.
    Teller The designated employee to process cash payments and issue tax receipts.
    Tertiary Amounts A third transaction amount for one document. Must be a debit amount to be assessed.
    Trace ID A 20–digit number assigned to every tax payment to link to the Custodial Detail Database (CDDB, required by the Chief Financial Officer.
    Transaction Code (TC) A three digit code used to identify credit and debit actions taken on a taxpayers account.
    Transaction Date Eight numeric digits in MM/DD/YYYY format, and is the actual IRS received date.
    Treasury Bonds Certain bonds which may be redeemed by the Bureau of Public Debt or Federal Reserve Banks, where purchased, in payment of decedent returns.
    TGAnet Treasury's system of inputting and confirming deposits made to TGA banks.
    Treasury General Account (TGA) Bank A commercial bank that serves as a general depositary for Federal Government agencies.
    Unidentified Remittances Remittances or documents without necessary identification to apply to master file accounts, even with presearch.
    Unidentifiable Remittances Remittances that are sent to field office locations without identifying information to enable the mail room to route appropriately. These remittances are sent to campuses for research and processing.


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