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[ Field Tax Procedures Manual - TOC ] [ Ch 1 - Status Investigations ] [ Ch 2 - Quarterly & Adjustment Reports ] [ Ch 3 - B-27 Investigations ] [ Ch 4 - Collections ] [ Ch 5 - Forms Used by Accts Examiners ] [ Ch 6 - Miscellaneous ] [ Ch 7 - Electronic Worklists ] [ Ch 8 - Rule 13 Tax Coverage Hearings ]
[ 3.1 - Purpose of the B-27 Investigation ] [ 3.2 - Priority Assignments ] [ 3.3 Initiation of the Assignment ] [ 3.4 - B-27 Assignment Screens ] [ 3.5 B-27 Procedures ] [ 3.6 - Transferring a B-27 Assignment ] [ 3.7 - Subpoena Required to Obtain Wages ] [ 3.8 - Amended B-27 Assignments ] [ 3.9 - Special Circumstances ] [ 3.10 - WRCE & WRCS Screens ] [ 3.11 - Appeal Hearing - Examiner Attendance ] [ 3.12 - FTC Documentation ] [ 3.13 - B-27 Fastpath Commands ]

Chapter 3:    B-27 Investigations



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This chapter discusses the purpose of the B-27 (blocked claim) investigation assignment.

3.1    Purpose of the B-27 Investigation

3.2    Priority Assignments

3.3    Initiation of the Assignment

3.3.1    What Initiates a B-27 Assignment

3.3.1.1    Liable Active Employer
3.3.1.2    Liable Inactive Employer
3.3.1.3    "Not Liable" Account

3.4    B-27 Assignment Screens

3.4.1    The MDIO Screen (Wage Investigation Outcome)

3.4.1.1    Purpose
3.4.1.2    Access
3.4.1.3    MDIO Screen: Left Panel
3.4.1.4    MDIO Screen: Right Panel
3.4.1.5    MDIO Panel Access

3.4.2    The MDIQ Screen (Wage Investigation Inquiry)

3.4.2.1    Purpose
3.4.2.2    Access

3.5    B-27 Procedures

3.5.1    Where to Search for Wages

3.5.1.1    WRIE Screen
3.5.1.2    MDCW Screen
3.5.1.3    WRIS Screen
3.5.1.4    BN74
3.5.1.5    CTPE Screen
3.5.1.6    CTCS Screen
3.5.1.7    TWR Screen

3.5.2    Employer Contact
3.5.3    Claimant Contact
3.5.4    Completion of the Status Report
3.5.5    Answering/Completion of the Assignment

3.5.5.1    MDIO - Resolving ("R") a B-27 Assignment
3.5.5.2    MDIO - Changing ("C") a B-27 Assignment
3.5.5.3    MDIO - Adding ("A") Additional Quarters of Wages
3.5.5.4    Wage Investigation Outcome Responses

3.5.6    Awarding Wages-Special Circumstances

3.5.6.1    Reportable to Texas Only
3.5.6.2    IBIQ - Interstate Wage Claims and Wage Inquiry
3.5.6.3    Estimated Wages
3.5.6.4    Reported Wages - Deletion of
3.5.6.5    Awarding Wages under the Correct Account Number
3.5.6.6    When Two or More Employer Accounts are Involved
3.5.6.7    Misclassified Wages
3.5.6.8    Awarding Wages when the SSN on the B-27 is Incorrect

3.6    Transferring a B-27 Assignment

3.6.1    Within the Tax Region
3.6.2    To Another Tax Region
3.6.3    Out-of-State

3.7    Subpoena Required to Obtain Wages

3.8    Amended B-27 Assignment

3.9    Special Circumstances

3.9.1    Benefits System Unavailable
3.9.2    Duplicate B-27 Assignment
3.9.3    Improper Coding to Resolve Assignment
3.9.4    Removal of Wages Reported under Incorrect or Pseudo SSN

3.10   WRCE and WRCS Screens

3.10.1    WRCE - Correction by Employer Account
3.10.2    WRCS - Correction by Employee SSN

3.11    Appeal Hearing - Examiner Attendance

3.12   FTC Documentation

3.13  B-27 Fastpath Commands


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