Part 2. Information Technology

Chapter 3. IDRS Terminal Responses

Section 37. Command Code UPTIN for the GUF System

2.3.37 Command Code UPTIN for the GUF System

Manual Transmittal

August 08, 2024

Purpose

(1) This IRM section provides an overview of IRM 2.3.37, IDRS Terminal Responses, Command Code UPTIN for the GUF System.

Material Changes

(1) IRM 2.3.37.1 Editorial changes have been made to the mandatory internal controls and definitions.

(2) Added new CIO to the signature line.

(3) Update Wage & Investment (W&I) to Taxpayer Services (TS).

Effect on Other Documents

IRM 2.3.37, dated December 16, 2021 is superseded.

Audience

LMSB, SBSE, TEGE, and TS.

Effective Date

(08-08-2024)


Rajiv Uppal
Chief Information Officer

2.3.37.1 (08-08-2024)

Program Scope and Objectives

  1. This section gives step-by-step guidance for the retrieval of unpostable information for IDRS (Integrated Data Retrieval System) Command Code UPTIN

  2. Purpose: This transmits IRM 2.3.37, IDRS Terminal Responses, Command Code UPTIN.

  3. Audience: All IRS business units.

  4. Program Owner: AD/Submission Processing

  5. Primary Stakeholders: Taxpayer Services (TS), Large & Mid-Size Business (LMSB), Small Business Self Employed (SBSE), Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE)

  6. Program Goals: Command Code UPTIN displays all open and closed Unpostable records for a specific TIN and will maintain the Unpostable records, for research purposes, for 90 days after it is closed. Each unpostable record is sorted by TIN, MFT, Tax Period and Transaction Code. The data for UPTIN is updated after GUF21 daily run has been completed.

2.3.37.1.1 (08-08-2024)

Background

  1. This IRM and the contained subsections provide the user the necessary information on how to use Command Code UPTIN.

2.3.37.1.2 (08-08-2024)

Authority

  1. Command CODE UPTIN was developed to allow users to do research on the IDRS (Integrated Data Retrieval System) for Unpostable data.

2.3.37.1.3 (08-08-2024)

Roles and Responsibilities

  1. Applications Development (AD) is responsible for operations and maintenance of the command codes.

  2. Branch Chief, AD/Submission Processing

  3. Director, AD/Submission Processing

2.3.37.1.4 (08-08-2024)

Program Management and Review

  1. Command Code UPTIN is managed by Work Requests which are submitted for changes and also by tickets which are submitted by users for corrections.

2.3.37.1.5 (08-08-2024)

Program Controls

  1. Access to this program is governed by SACS.

2.3.37.1.6 (08-08-2024)

Terms/Definitions/Acronyms

  1. Acronyms Unique to IDRS

    Acronym Definition
    IMF Individual Masterfile
    BMF Business Masterfile
    TIF Taxpayer Information File
    TC Transactions Code
    CC Command Code
    IDRS Integrated Data Retrieval System
2.3.37.1.7 (08-08-2024)

Related Resources

  1. SERP job aid for UPTIN - “ https://serp.enterprise.irs.gov/job-aids/command-code/command-code.html”

Exhibit 2.3.37-1

Command Code UPTIN Input Display

Line-Item Position Data Element Comments
1.1 1–5 COMMAND-CD Input
1.2 7–17 SSN
OR		 Input SSN = nnn-nn-nnnn
  7–16 EIN
OR		 Input EIN = nn-nnnnnnn
  7–17 SPACES No Input
1.3 60–69 CURRENT-DATE mm/dd/yyyy
1.4 72–79 CURRENT-TIME hh:mm:ss
Exhibit 2.3.37-2

Output Display UPTIN

Line-Item Position Data Element Comments
1.1 1–5 COMMAND-CD Input
1.2 7–17 SSN or EIN Input (edited)
1.3 61–70 Current Date Generated mm/dd/yyyy
1.4 73–80 Current Time Generated hh:mm:ss
Lines 3–6 can occur up to 4 times  
3.1 1 UPDIS-REQUEST-IND SOE (to be keyed)
3.2 2–6 Space for key-in "UPDIS" (to be keyed)
3.3 8–19 UP-SEQ-NUMBER  
3.4 22–24 Literal Value "MSR"
3.5 26 MSR-IND  
3.6 30 REPEAT-IND  
3.7 32–34 Literal Value "CAT"
3.8 36–37 UP-CATEGORY-CODE  
3.9 39–42 Literal Value "AREA"
3.10 44–45 FUNCTIONAL-AREA-CODE  
3.11 47–49 Literal Value "UPC"
3.12 51–53 UNPOSTABLE-CD  
3.13 55 MF-UP-REASON-CD  
3.14 57–59 Literal Value "CYC"
3.15 61–66 ORIGINAL-UP-CYCLE  
3.16 68–70 Literal Value "URC"
3.17 72 UP-RESOLUTION-CD  
3.18 74–77 Literal Value "NULL"
3.19 79–80 NULLIFY-AREA-CD  
4.1 1–2 Literal Value "ST"
4.2 4 UP-STATUS-CODE  
4.3 6–13 UP-STATUS-DATE  
4.4 15–16 Literal Value "MF"
4.5 18 MASTER-FILE-SYSTEM-ID-CODE  
4.6 20–22 Literal Value "ASG"
4.7 24–33 EMPLOYEE-ASSIGN-OR- RESOLVED  
4.8 39–57 DLN-EFTPS-NUM nnnnn-nnn-nnnnn-nbb or nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
4.9 59–79 PRIMARY-OR-INT-REDUCT- AMT Edited with floating dollar sign.
4.10 80 Sign character Minus or space
5.1 1–4 NAME-CTRL  
5.2 6–12 literal Value "SSN/EIN "
5.3 14 SSN-VALIDITY-OR-EIN-IND  
5.4 16–19 literal Value "TXPD"
5.5 21–26 TAX-PRD  
5.6 28–30 literal Value "MFT"
5.7 32–33 MFT-CD  
5.8 35–36 literal Value "PN"
5.9 38–40 REPORT-PLAN-NUM  
5.10 42–43 literal Value "TC"
5.11 45–47 TRANS-CD  
5.12 49–50 literal Value "DT"
5.13 52–59 TRANS-DT  
5.14 62–69 literal Value "IDRS EMP "
5.15 71–80 IDRS-EMPLOYEE-NUMBER  
6.1 1–4 NAME-CTRL-(NEW)  
6.2 6–14 TIN-(NEW)  
6.3* 15 Literal Value ‘–’
6.4 16 TIN-TYPE-(NEW)  
6.5 21–26 TAX-PRD-(NEW)  
6.6 32–33 MFT-CD-(NEW)  
6.7 38–40 REPORT-PLAN-NUM-(NEW)  
6.8 45–47 TRANS-CD-(NEW)  
6.9 54–59 TRANS-DT-(NEW)  
  * Printed when TIN-(NEW) and TIN-TYPE-(NEW) are present