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[ Status Procedures Manual - TOC ] [ Ch 1 - New Accounts ] [ Ch 2 - Changes to Accounts ] [ Ch 3 - Special Accounts ] [ Ch 4 - Other Units, Sections & Departments ] [ Ch 5 - Letters ] [ Ch 6 - Investigations & Assistance ] [ Ch 7 - Partial Transfer Applications ] [ Ch 8 - Traces ] [ Ch 9 - Special Reporting Situations ] [ Ch 10 - Account Numbers ] [ Ch 11 - Hearings ] [ Ch 12 - Document Processing ] [ Ch 13 - Error Reports ] [ Ch 14 - Revenue Quality Control ] [ Ch 15 - Experience Rating Unit ] [ Ch 16 - SUTA Dumping Detection ]
[ 6.1 - Status Transaction Error Sheet & Assisting Field Tax Examiners ] [ 6.2 - B-27 Investigations ] [ 6.3 - Bingo ] [ 6.4 - C-3s Reflecting No Liability ] [ 6.5 - Community Property ] [ 6.6 - Complaints of Noncompliance ] [ 6.7 - Contract Labor ] [ 6.8 - Field Tax Assignments ] [ 6.9 Magnetic Media Assistance ] [ 6.10 - Open Records Act ] [ 6.11 Out of State Agency Assistance ] [ 6.12 - Common Paymaster and Payrolling ] [ 6.13 - Requesting Help from Another State ] [ 6.14 - Requests for Walk-in Assistance ] [ 6.15 - Returned Mail ] [ 6.16 - Staff Leasing ] [ 6.17 - Statute of Limitations ] [ 6.18 - Update List of Out of State Agencies ] [ 6.19 - Signatures ] [ 6.20 - 940 Assignments ]

Chapter 6:  Investigations & Assistance


comments to: Tax Department

Table of Contents

This chapter discusses procedures for investigating employers along with procedures for assisting Field Tax Examiners and employers.

6.1 - Status Transaction Error Sheet & Assisting Field Tax Examiners

6.2 - B-27 Investigations

6.2.1 - Purpose of the B-27 Investigation
6.2.2 - Priority Assignments
6.2.3 - Initiation of the Assignment

6.2.3.1 - What Initiates a B-27 assignment

6.2.4 - B-27 Assignment Screens

6.2.4.1 - The MDIO Screen (Wage Investigation Outcome)

6.2.4.2 - The MDIQ Screen (Wage Investigation Inquiry)

6.2.5 - B-27 Procedures

6.2.5.1 - Where to Search for Wages

6.2.5.2 - Employer Contact

6.2.5.3 - Claimant Contact

6.2.5.4 - Answering/Completion of the Assignment

6.2.5.5 - Awarding Wages - Special Circumstances

6.2.6 - Transferring a B-27 Assignment

6.2.6.1 - Within the State Office
6.2.6.2 - To Another Tax Area
6.2.6.3 - Wages Reported to Another State

6.2.7 - Amended B-27 Assignments

6.2.8 - Conversion Assignments

6.2.8.1 - Missing C-4
6.2.8.2 - To Obtain A C-5(s)

6.2.9 - Special Circumstances

6.2.9.1 - Benefits System Unavailable
6.2.9.2 - Duplicate B-27 Assignment - "ABEND"
6.2.9.3 - Improper Coding to Resolve Assignment

6.2.10 - Wage List Adjustment Schedule (C-7)
6.2.11 - Appeal Hearing - Examiner Attendance
6.2.12 - FTC Documentation
6.2.13 - B-27 Fastpath Commands

6.3 - Bingo

6.3.1 - Bingo Background
6.3.2 - Bingo and Liability Under TUCA
6.3.3 - Joint Employment of Bingo Employees

6.4 - C-3s Reflecting No Liability

6.4.1 - Investigations Resulting in No Liability

6.5 - Community Property

6.5.1 -   Community Property & Texas Family Code
6.5.2 -   Determining Community/Separate Property
6.5.3 -   Styling With Community Property
6.5.4 -   Styling With No Community Property
6.5.5 -   Restyling With Community Property
6.5.6 -   Divorce Community Property Total Acq
6.5.7 -   Divorce Community Property Partial Acq
6.5.8 -   Divorce Separate Property
6.5.9 -   Death Regular & Agricultural Employment
6.5.10 - Death Domestic Employment
6.5.11 - Marriage Two Individuals One Business
6.5.12 - Marriage Two Individuals Two Businesses
6.5.13 - Common Law Marriages
6.5.14 - Community Property Investigations

6.6 - Complaints of Noncompliance

6.6.1 - Phone Call Complaint Instate
6.6.2 - Written Complaint Instate
6.6.3 - Out-of-State Complaint

6.7 - Contract Labor

6.7.1 - Contract Labor Inquiries Via Telephone
6.7.2 - Contract Labor Inquiries In Writing
6.7.3 - Contract Labor Form C-12 Received
6.7.4 - Contract Labor Driver Safety/Driver Education Questionnaire

6.8 - Field Tax Assignments

6.8.1 - Reasons To Request Field Tax Assistance
6.8.2 - Field Assignment - Manual Request
6.8.3 - Assignments Sent by Section Secretary
6.8.4 - Assistance from Out-of-State Agencies
6.8.5 - Field Assignments - System Generated
6.8.6 - Field Assignment - Follow up to FL-160

6.9 - Magnetic Media Assistance

6.10 - Open Records Act

6.10.1 - Confidential Information Defined
6.10.2 - Information Release & Informants
6.10.3 - Confidential Information Release
6.10.4 - Confidential Information & Investigation

6.11 - Out of State Agency Assistance

6.11.1 - Status Section Procedure
6.11.2 - Field Tax Procedure

6.12 - Common Paymaster and Payrolling

6.12.1 - Payrolling Investigations
6.12.2 - Common Paymaster or Payrolling Inquiries
6.12.3 - Correcting a Common Paymaster or Payrolling Situation

6.13 - Requesting Help from Another State

6.13.1 - All Efforts Exhausted
6.13.2 - Request to Out of State Agency

6.14 - Requests for Walk-in Assistance

6.14.1 - Selecting Examiner to Assist an Employer
6.14.2 - Assisting the Employer
6.14.3 - Receiving Forms from a Walk-in Employer
6.14.4 - Referring the Employer to Other Sections
6.14.5 - Ending the Visit

6.15 - Returned Mail

6.15.1 - Working In-State Returned Mail
6.15.2 - Working Out of State Returned Mail

6.16 - Staff Leasing

6.16.1 -   Staff Leasing Concept
6.16.2 -   Staff Leasing Historical Perspective
6.16.3 -   Staff Leasing vs Temporary Help
6.16.4 -   Staff Leasing Company
6.16.5 -   Temporary Help Agency
6.16.6 -   Staff Leasing Sharing Information
6.16.7 -   Staff Leasing Background Check
6.16.8 -   Staff Leasing No License
6.16.9 -   Staff Leasing License
6.16.10 - Staff Leasing Company Acquisition
6.16.11 - Staff Leasing Client Lists

6.17 - Statute of Limitations

6.17.1 - Statute Computation
6.17.2 - Quarterly Reports & Grid Coding
6.17.3 - Coding Quarterly Reports New Accounts
6.17.4 - Coding Quarterly Reports Reopen Accounts
6.17.5 - All Quarters Outside the Statute
6.17.6 - Established Accounts
6.17.7 - Liability Dates

6.18 - Update List of Out of State Agencies

6.19 - Signatures

6.19.1 - Definitions
6.19.2 - Procedures

6.20 - 940 Assignments

6.20.1 - 940 Certification Account Assignments
6.20.2 - Actions Prior to March
6.20.3 - Completing the 940 Assignment - After March


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