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[ Field Tax Procedures Manual - TOC ] [ Ch 1 - Status Investigations ] [ Ch 2 - Employers Quarterly & Adjustment Reports ] [ Ch 3 - B-27 (Block Claim) Investigation ] [ Ch 4 - Tax Collections ] [ Ch 5 - Forms ] [ Ch 6 - Miscellaneous ] [ Ch 7 - Electronic Worklists ] [ Ch 8 - Rule 13 Tax Coverage Hearings ]
[ 1.1 - Purpose of Status Investigations ] [ 1.2 - Status Reports ] [ 1.3 - Termination vs Suspension of an Account ] [ 1.4 - Address Change ] [ 1.5 - Code 1 (G1CP) ] [ 1.6 - Statute of Limitations ] [ 1.7 - Appeals Decision ] [ 1.8 - Partial Transfers ] [ 1.9 - Fictitious Employer Detection (FED) System ] [ 1.10 - Unemployment Tax Registration (UTR) ]

Chapter 1: Status Investigations


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Table of Contents

This chapter explains the procedures and screens used to establish employer accounts.

1.1 - Purpose of Status Investigations

1.2 - Status Reports

1.2.1 - Requirement to Report
1.2.2 - The Purpose of a Status Report
1.2.3 - Current Status Report Forms
1.2.4 - Completing the Status Report - Form C-1 or C-1FR

1.2.4.1 - Federal Employer ID Number
1.2.4.2 - Type of Ownership

1.2.4.2.1 - Corporation, Professional Association (PA), Limited Liability Company (LLC), Professional Limited Liability Company (PLLC)
1.2.4.2.2 - Partnership, Limited Partnerships (LP/LTD), Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP)
1.2.4.2.3 - Individual (Sole Proprietor)
1.2.4.2.4 - Estate
1.2.4.2.5 - Trust
1.2.4.2.6 - Mailing Address
1.2.4.2.7 - Business Address Where Records or Payrolls are Kept

1.2.4.3 - Owners or Officers Information
1.2.4.4 - Business Location in Texas
1.2.4.5 - If the Business is a Corporation enter
1.2.4.6 - Employment Section (Status Report or Farm & Ranch Status Report
1.2.4.7 - Domestic Employment
1.2.4.8 - Nature of Business
1.2.4.9 - Voluntary Election Section

1.2.5 - Establishing Community/Separate Property
1.2.6 - Completing the Amended Status Report

1.2.6.1 -  Identification Section
1.2.6.2 -  Acquisition Section
1.2.6.3 -  Reopen Section
1.2.6.4 -  Suspend Section

1.2.7 - Signatures on Status Reports

1.2.7.1 -  Initial Liability Determination

1.2.7.1.1 -  Signed Status Report
1.2.7.1.2 -  Audited or Reviewed Records - Status Report

1.2.7.2 -  Reopening Accounts
1.2.7.3 -  Status Section Requesting a Status Report

1.2.8 - Filing Instructions for Status Reports

1.3 - Termination vs Suspension on an Account

1.3.1 - Termination
1.3.2 - Suspension
1.3.3 - Termination vs Suspension Decision

1.4 - Address Change

1.4.1 - Address Change Documentation in Region
1.4.2 - Change of Address to Another Tax Region

1.5 - Code 1 (G1CP)

1.6 - Statute of Limitations

1.7 - Appeals Decisions

1.8 - Partial Transfers

1.8.1 - Background

1.9 - Fictitious Employer Detection (FED) System

1.9.1 - Objective
1.9.2 - Policy
1.9.3 - Initial Claims Indicators
1.9.4 - Employer Indicators
1.9.5 - Overview
1.9.6 - Investigation

1.10 - Unemployment Tax Registration (UTR)

1.10.1 - Procedures
1.10.2 - Standards


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Last Revision: November 22, 2011