Part 2. Information Technology

Chapter 3. IDRS Terminal Responses

Section 26. Command Code TDINQ

2.3.26 Command Code TDINQ

Manual Transmittal

June 18, 2024

Purpose

(1) This transmits revised IRM 2.3.26, IDRS Terminal Responses, Command Code TDINQ.

Material Changes

(1) Added the following mandatory Internal Control elements:

  • 2.3.26.1.1 Background

  • 2.3.26.1.2 Authority

  • 2.3.26.1.3 Responsibilities & Roles

  • 2.3.26.1.4 Program Management and Review

  • 2.3.26.1.5 Program Controls

  • 2.3.26.1.6 Terms/Definitions/Acronyms

  • 2.3.26.1.7 Related Resources

(2) IRM 2.3.26.1 Updated stakeholder Wage & Investment (W&I) to reflect new name Taxpayer Services (TS).

(3) Editorial updates have been made throughout the IRM section.

Effect on Other Documents

IRM 2.3.26, dated November 30, 2012, is superseded.

Audience

LMSB, SB/SE, TE/GE, TS.

Effective Date

(06-18-2024)


Rajiv Uppal
Chief Information Officer

2.3.26.1 (06-18-2024)

Program Scope and Objectives

  1. Purpose: This transmits revised IRM 2.3.26, IDRS Terminal responses, Command Code TDINQ.

  2. Audience: LMSB, SB/SE, TE/GE, TS

  3. Policy Owner: Project Director-Dean, Information Technology

  4. Program Owner: Account Services, which is under the Director, Internal Management.

  5. Primary Stakeholders: Taxpayer Services (TS), Large Business and International (LB&I), Small Business Self Employed (SB/SE) and Tax exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE)

  6. Program Goals: This Command Code requests the display of entity and module data, if present, on the Taxpayer Information File (TIF) account that is pertinent to Delinquent Return Investigations.

  7. Contact Information: Applications Development, Internal Management, Im Sub Office, Account Services Branch

2.3.26.1.1 (06-18-2024)

Background

  1. TDINQ is a mainframe application that runs at MCC & TCC. Customers receive inquiry IDRS command codes. The Customers are: LMSB, SB/SE, TE/GE, TS

  2. TDINQ is written in Unisys COBOL 74.

  3. The effective date for this IRM is March 27, 2024.

2.3.26.1.2 (06-18-2024)

Authority

  1. Command CODE TDINQ was developed to allow users to do research on the IDRS (Integrated Data Retrieval System) for Entity data and certain payment information.

  2. PCAS Code SRA46

2.3.26.1.3 (06-18-2024)

Roles and Responsibilities

  1. The team member is responsible for ensuring the program developer receive the requirements from stakeholders for annual changes.

  2. The programmer is responsible for all changes and updates that are made based on requirements from internal and external stakeholders.

2.3.26.1.4 (06-18-2024)

Program Management and Review

  1. The program builds a screen display of TDI and collection related data extracted from a TIF account.

  2. All inputs will be subject to normal security routines & checks.

2.3.26.1.5 (06-18-2024)

Program Controls

  1. IDRS user access code and permissions are required.

2.3.26.1.6 (06-18-2024)

Terms/Definitions/Acronyms

  1. Acronyms

    Acronym Definition
    CC Command Code
    IDRS Integrated Data Retrieval System
    IRM Internal Revenue Manual
    LMSB Large and Mid-size Business (also known as Large Business and International)
    TE/GE Tax Exempt and Government Entities
    SB/SE Small Business Self-Employed
    TS Taxpayer Services
    TIN Taxpayer Identification Number
    EIN Employer Identification Number
    PCAS Program Cost Accounting System
    MCC Microcomputer and Electronics Corporation
    TCC Treasury Command Center
2.3.26.1.7 (06-18-2024)

Related Resources

  1. FSP No.: 1.05.02.25 Dated 01/02/2023

  2. IDRS - Integrated Data Retrieval System

2.3.26.2 (01-01-2010)

Command Code TDINQ

  1. This Command Code requests the display of entity and module data, if present, on the Taxpayer Information File (TIF) account that is pertinent to Delinquent Return Investigations.

  2. Terminal Input: See Exhibit 2.3.26-1.

  3. Terminal Response:

    1. Valid Response—The valid response is a display of TDI information. See Exhibit 2.3.26-2.

    2. Error Response— See Exhibit 2.3.26-3.

    ERROR MESSAGES CONDITION
    1. TIN INVALID TIN entered was invalid due to improper format, i.e. alpha character or hyphens in the wrong place.
    2. TIN & FILE-SOURCE-CD NOT CONSISTENT File Source Code is invalid or File Source Code is not consistent with the TIN.
    3. NO FILE AVAILABLE The TIF file requested was not available for Real Time research.
    4. DATA UNAVAILABLE The TIF area is still being updated by the weekend programs.
    5. ACCESS RESTRICTED The TIF area is not available at the moment; please try another area or try this area later.
    6. AREA IS DOWN The TIF area is not available at the moment; please try another area or try this area later.
    7. PROFILE IMF ONLY The user is profiled for access to IMF accounts only. The input account is not IMF.
    8. PROFILE BMF ONLY The user is profiled for access to BMF accounts only. The input account is not BMF.

Exhibit 2.3.26-1

Command Code TDINQ Input Screen

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ELE. # NAME LINE POSIT. FORMAT
1 Command Code 1 1–5 TDINQ
2 TIN and FILE-SOURCE-CD 1 7-18 SSN+
FILE-SOURCE-CD nnn-nn-nnnna
        EIN+
FILE-SOURCE-CD nn-nnnnnnna
Exhibit 2.3.26-2

Command Code TDINQ Response Screen

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ELE. # NAME LINE POSIT. FORMAT
COMMAND-CODE-LINE
1 Command Code 1 1–5 TDINQ
2 TIN and FILE-SOURCE-CD 1 7–18 SSN+
FILE-SOURCE-CD nnn-nn-nnnna
        EIN+
FILE-SOURCE-CD nn-nnnnnnna
3 NAME-CTRL 1 20–23 nnnn
4 ASSIGNMENT-NUM 1 25–44 ASSIGN-NUM nnnn-nnnn
5 PDT-CD 1 48–52 1 = *PDT*
        2 = *CAU*
6 CURRENT-DATE 1 56–78 CURRENT-DATE MM/DD/YYYY
Note: For TDINQ, the Command Code line is always the first line on the initial screen displayed and the first line of each page of multiple-page responses. All other lines of the response screen are displayed only if the information on these lines is available. If the information is not available, the line will not be displayed. The literal *PDT* will appear when the PDT-CD of the TIF-00 is 1. The literal *CAU* will appear when the PDT-CD of the TIF-00 is 2.
ELE. # NAME LINE POSIT. FORMAT
CAF-IND-LINE
1 CAF-IND 2 1–5 CAF-n
2 ACCT-INTEL-CD 2 7–13 CRINV-v
3 ACS-ACCT-CD 2 15–19 ACS-n
4 LATEST-TC-148-CD 2 21–26 FNF-nn
5 KITA-IND 2 31–39 KITA-vvvv
6 ICS-ACCT-CD 2 42–46 ICS-n
7 FEDERAL-EMPLOYEE-IND 2 48-54 FERDI-n
8 DISASTER-VICTIM-CD or SC-REASON-CD 2 56-64 FZ-CD-vv
9 COMBAT-IND 2 66–78 *COMBAT ZONE*
Note: The value of FZ-CD will be -O if taxpayer is a disaster victim and RF if taxpayer has a current refund freeze. The literal " *COMBAT ZONE*" will appear only when the MILITARY-OPER-UN-IND of the TIF-02 has a value greater than zero (0).
         
FILE–STATUS–LINE
1 PRED-GR-LVL-CD 3 1–14 PRED-GR-LVL-nn
3 LAST-MF-EXT-CYC-ENT 3 31–51 LST-MF-EXT-CYC-nnnnnn
4 DETERMINED-GRADE-LEVEL-CD 3 53–66 DETER-GR-LVL-nn
         
PRIMARY-LOC-CD-LINE
1 PRIMARY-LOC-CD 4 1–10 ULCAO-vvvv
2 COLLECTION-LOC-CD 4 12–17 CLC-vv
3 TDA-CD 4 20–24 TDA-n
4 TDI-CD 4 26–30 TDI-v
5 FISCAL-YEAR-MONTH 4 32–37 FYM-nn
6 EMPLMNT-CD 4 41–45 EMP-v
7 ESTABLISHMENT-YR-MONTH 4 47–58 ESTAB-nnnnnn
8 XREF-TIN 4 60–69 Rnnnnnnnnn
9 TDI-CASE-CODE 4 71–79 CASE-vvvv
         
PRIMARY-TDI-CD-LINE
1 PRIMARY-TDI-CD      
  SECONDARY-TDI-CD 5 1–14 PRI-SEC-v-vvvv
2 PAYER-MASTER-FILE-IND 5 18–22 PMF-n
3 COLL-POTENTIAL      
  YIELD-SCORE 5 26–35 COPYS-nnnn
4 SUPP-REQ-IND 5 43–48 SUPP-v
5 TDI-6020B-IND 5 50–55 6020-v
6 COMPLIANCE-CD 5 57–66 COMPL-CD-v
        (0 = TDI REQUEST
        S = Stop Filer
        C = CAWR
        N = Non-filer)
7 CCNIP-SEL-CD 5 68-75 CCNIP-VV
ELE. # NAME LINE POSIT. FORMAT
FIRST-NOTICE-CYC-LINE
1 FIRST-NOTICE-CYC 6 1–9 1N-nnnnnn
2 SECOND-NOTICE-CYC 6 11–19 2N-nnnnnn
3 THIRD-NOTICE-CYC 6 21–29 3N-nnnnnn
4 FOURTH-NOTICE-CYC 6 31–39 4N-nnnnnn
5 TDI-CYC 6 41–50 TDI-nnnnnn
6 ORIGINAL-TDI-CYC 6 52–62 ORIG-nnnnnn
7 CLOSURE-CYC 6 64–74 CLOS-nnnnnn
8 NOTICE-CD 6 76–79 nnnn
 
TRANSFER-CYCLE-LINE
1 TRANSFER-CYCLE 7 1–17 TRANSF-CYC-nnnnnn
2 LAST-COMPLIANCE-UPDATE-CYC 7 19–37 LAST-C-U-CYC-nnnnnn
3 RWMS-QUEUE-IND 7 43–54 RWMS-Q-IND-n
4 ACCOUNT-YIELD-SCORE 7 56–68 AYSC-nnnnnnnn
Note: TIF32 is updated when a new delinquent module is generated due to a masterfile delinquency check.
         
ICS-TIF42-LINE
1 ICS-TIF42-GROUP 8 1–23 ICS-42-GRP=nnnnnn nn nn
2 ICS-REFRESH-CD 8 25–38 ICS-REFR-CD-nn
3 BOD-CD 8 43–48 BOD-vv
4 BOD-CLIENT-CD 8 51–58 BODC-vvv
         
REJECT-TRANS-CD-LINE
1 TRANS-CD, TRANS-CYC 8 1–17 REJ-TC-nnn nnnnnn
2 TRANS-DT 8 19–29 DT-nnnnnnnn
3 REJECT-MFT-CD, REJECT TAX-PRD 8 31–44 MFT-nnn nnnnnn
ELE. # NAME LINE POSIT. FORMAT
NAME-ADDR-LINES
1 NAME-LINE V1 21–55  
2 LOCATION-ADDRESS V2 21–55  
3 LOCATION-CITY-STATE-ZIP CODE-LINE V3 21–58  
4 PRIOR-YR-NAME-LINE V4 21–55  
5 MAILING-ADDRESS
(Mailing address is displayed only if it is different than the location address.)		 V5 21–55  
6 MAILING-CITY-STATE-ZIP CODE-LINE V6 21–58  
  CNTRY-CD   60-68 CNTRY-CD
  CNTRY-CD1   71-72 nn
DEFERRED-ACTION-LINE

Note: This line occurs for each ENT-DEFERRED-ACTION-REC, TIF-30, that exists for an account.
1 DEF-ACTION-LIT V7 1-12 DEF-ACT-GRP=
2 MFT-CD V7 13-14 nn
3 TAX-PRD V7 16-21 nnnnnn
4 ACTION-CYC V7 23-28 nnnnnn
5 DEFERRED-ACTION-CD V7 30-31 nn
6 CREDIT-PEN-INT-CNT V7 33 n
         
TRANS-STATUS-LINE

Note: This line occurs for each ENT-PND-CHANGE-TRANS-REC, TIF–21, FORMAT-CD-11, that exists for an account.
1 TRANS-STATUS-CD V8 1–4 ET n
2 TRANS-CD V8 6–8 nnn
3 TRANS-DT V8 10–17 nnnnnnnn
4 DLN V8 19–35 nnnnn-nnn-nnnnn-n
5 TRANS-CYC V8 39–44 nnnnnn
         
ASSIGN-ACTION-LINE

Note: This line occurs for each ENT-CASE-ASSIGNMENT-REC, TIF-10, that exists for an account.
1 ASSIGNMENT-ACTION-DT V9 1–11 AS nnnnnnnn
2 ACTION-EMPLEE-NUM V9 13–25 BY nnnnnnnnnn
3 ASSIGNMENT-NUM V9 27–39 TO nnnn-nn-nn
4 ASSIGNMENT-SOURCE-CD V9 41 v
         
ACTION-DATE-LINE
1 ACTION-DT V10 1–16 NC DATE-YYYYMMDD
        GL DATE-YYYYMMDD
2 COLL-CD V10 18–20 vvv
3 EO-STATUS-CD V10 39–48 EO-STAT-nn
4 EO-STATUS-YR-MON V10 49–55 -nnnnnn
5 RULING-YR-MON V10 59–68 RUL-YYYYMM
6 CLASSIFICATION-CD V10 70–79 CLASS-vvvv
         
AFFILIATION-CD-LINE
1 AFFILIATION-CD V11 5–9 AFF-n
2 INCOME-CD V11 13–17 INC-n
3 FOUNDATION-CD V11 20–26 FOUN-w
4 GROUP-EXEMPTION-NUM V11 29–39 GEN NO-nnnn
5 ORG-TYPE-CD V11 45–49 ORG-n
6 ASSET-CD V11 51–57 ASSET-n
7 SUBSECTION-CD V11 61–66 SUB-nn
ELE. # NAME LINE POSIT. FORMAT
FR-BMF-LINE
1 FR-BMF V12 1–29 FRnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
2 DATE-OF-DEATH-DT V12 41–62 DATE OF DEATH-yyyymmdd
         
MAIL-FR-LINE

Note:This line is repeated for each Compliance Group.
1 MAIL-FR-CD V12 1–5 FR-vv
         
LAST-PERIOD-SATISFIED-LINE

Note: This line is repeated for each Compliance Group.
1 MFT-CD V13 1–6 LPS-nn
2 TAX-PRD V13 8–13 nnnnnn
3 FR-CD V13 15–20 FR-nnn
4 TRANS-CD V13 22–24 nnn
5 LAST-RET-AMT V13 26–43 nn,nnn,nnn,nnn,nnn
6 COND-CLOSING-CD V13 44–46 nnn
         
CASE-SC-CD-LINE

Note: This line is repeated for each Compliance Group.
1 CASE-SC-CD V14 1–8 SC-CD-nn
2 CASE-DELQ-YR V14 10–16 DY-nnnn
3 SELECTION-CD V14 18–23 SEL-nn
4 TXPYER-AGE V14 25–30 AGE-nn
5 TOT-INCOME-DELQ-YR V14 32-44 DY-INC-nnnnnn
6 DELQ-YR-TAX-WTHLD V15 46-54 WH-nnnnnn
7 DEATH-IND V15 56-57 Dn
8 NUM-IRP-DOCS V15 59-64 DC-nnn
9 POD V15 66-71 PODnnn
         
PRIOR-YR-RET-NET-TAX-AMT-LINE

Note: This line is repeated for each Compliance Group.
1 PRIOR-YR-RET-AGI-AMT V14 1-10 AGI-nnnnnn
2 PRIOR-YR-RET-NET-TAX-AMT V15 12-22 NET-nnnnnn
3 REFUND-BALANCE-DUE-CD V14 24-31 REFUND-v
4 IRP-PRIOR-YR-MATCH-CD V14 33-38 PYMC-n
5 PRIOR-YR-EXEMPTIONS V15 40-43 E-nn
6 PRIOR-YR-RET-RECVD-DT V15 45-59 RET-RC-nnnnnnnn
ELE. # NAME LINE POSIT. FORMAT
MODULE-LITERAL-LINE

Note: This line is repeated for each BASIC-TAX-MOD-REC.
1 Literal V16 1–7 MODULES
2 MFT-CD/PLAN-NUM V16 18–20 nnv
3 TAX-PRD V16 22–27 nnnnnn
4 TDI-MOD-STATUS-CD V16 29–31 S-n
5 DELQ-MOD-FR V16 33–45 DEL-MOD-FR-vv
6 474 DELAY-IND V16 47–49 D-n
7 MOD-STATUS-CYC V16 51–56 nnnnnn
8 MF-CAF-CD V16 58–63 CAFQ-n
9 ACS-CD V16 65–69 ACS-n
10 ICS-MOD-CD V16 71–75 ICS-n
         
MFT-TAX-PRD-STATUS-LINE

Note:This line is repeated for each BASIC-TAX-MOD-REC. This line is displayed only when the 474 DELAY-IND is not equal to 2, the TDI-MOD-STATUS-CD is zero and the STATUS-CD is greater then 9.
1 MFT-CD V17 1–3 nnn
2 TAX-PRD V17 5–10 nnnnnn
3 STATUS-CD-LIT V17 12–22 STATUS-CODE
4 STATUS-CD V17 24–25 nn
         
TDI-MOD-YLD-SC-MOD-RWMSQ-LINE
1 SC-MOD-BAL-AMT V18 01–20 CBvnn,nnn,nnn,nnn.nn
2 CLOSURE-TYPE V18 22–33 CLOSE TC-vvv
3 TDI-CLOSING-CD V18 35–40 CL-nnn
4 TDI-MOD-YIELD-SCORE V18 41–56 YIELD-SC-nnnnnnn
5 TDI-MOD-COPYS-SCORE V18 58–72 COPY-SC-nnnnnnn
6 MOD-RWMS-QUEUE-IND V18 74–80 RWMSQ-n
EXPLANATION OF CLOSURE-TYPE, ELE #2
TDI-CLOSURE-TYPE (TIF-50, BASIC-TAX-MOD-REC) SCREEN DISPLAY EXPLANATION
A CLOSE TC–976 976, 977
C CLOSE TC–620 620
E CLOSE TC–460 460
F CLOSE TC–150 150 with CONDITION-CD = F
G CLOSE TC–590 590 with CLOSING-CD = 014
I CLOSE TC–914 914, 916, 198
M CLOSE TC–55 Master File Status greater than or equal to 06
P CLOSE TC–020 Posted 020, 040, 041
Q CLOSE TC-TOL Toleranced (Suppressed-Notice Only)
R CLOSE TC–610 610
S CLOSE TC-FR8 All Entity Filing Requirements = 8
   
T CLOSE TC-TRN Transferred
U CLOSE TC–003 003, 026, 040, 041
* CLOSE TC–150 150 with CONDITION-CD not equal to F
0 CLOSE TC–590 590 with CLOSING-CD not equal to 014
1 CLOSE TC–591 591
2 CLOSE TC-599 599 with CLOSING-CD = 050 or 051
3 CLOSE TC–593 593
4 CLOSE TC–594 594
5 CLOSE TC–595 595
6 CLOSE TC–596 596
7 CLOSE TC–597 597
8 CLOSE TC–598 598
9 CLOSE TC–599 599 with CLOSING-CD not equal to 050 or 051
  CLOSE TC– insignificant—the three characters of CLOSE TC-vvv are blank if the CLOSING CODE is not one of those listed on this page.
Exhibit 2.3.26-3

Command Code TDINQ Error Response Screen

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ELE. # NAME LINE POSIT. FORMAT
1 Command Code 1 1–5 TDINQ
2 TIN and FILE-SOURCE-CD 1 7–18 SSN+
FILE-SOURCE-CD nnn-nn-nnnna
  EIN + FILE-SOURCE-CD + blank     EIN+
FILE-SOURCE-CD nn-nnnnnnna
3 Error Message 24 1–80 alpha
  "PROFILE IMF ONLY"      
  "PROFILE BMF ONLY"      
  "TIN INVALID"      
  "TIN & FILE-SOURCE-CD NOT CONSISTENT"      
  "NO FILE AVAILABLE "      
  "I/O ERROR-TRY AGAIN LATER"      
  "SYSTEM I/O - TRY LATER"      
  "ACCESS RESTRICTED "      
  "AREA IS DOWN "