1099-G File Schema

Sample File = Schema\2021\TEXT\T99G.txt

String fields are displayed within quotations

CRLF=Carriage Return Line Feed (Hex 0D0A)

"Name line 1"

"Name line 2"

"Street address line 1"

"Street address line 2"

"City"

"State"

"Zip code"

"USPS Delivery Point"

"Foreign address indicator" ¹

"Foreign city, province, postal code, etc."

"TIN Type"

"Taxpayer ID"

"Name control"

"Account number"

"CFSP Reporting State"

"2nd TIN Notice indicator" ¹

Unemployment compensation

State or local income tax refunds, credits, or offsets

Tax year for which refund, credit, or offset was issued ²

Federal income tax withheld

RTAA payments

Taxable grants

Agriculture payments

"Trade or business income indicator" ³

Market gain

"State #1"

State #1 tax withheld

"State #2"

State #2 tax withheld

"Do not print indicator" ¹

"E-Mail address"

"Client ID"

CRLF

¹ "X" if applicable, otherwise, enter a null string ""

² Enter the tax year as a 4-digit year. The tax year must reflect the year that the payment was made, not the tax year of the Form 1099-G.

³ If the state or local income tax refund, credit, or offset is attributable to income tax that applies exclusively to income from a trade or business, enter an "X" here. Otherwise, for general tax refunds, leave this field blank ("")