Fixed-Width File Layout - Version 1

Please note that every record must be on its own line.

Field	Type	Length	Start Position	End Position	Status	Comments
Employer FEIN	Numeric	9	1	9	Required	Federal Employer Identification Number. Must be 9 digits; include leading zeroes.
Employer Name	Char	35	10	44	Required	Left Justify
Employer Address Line 1	Char	35	45	79	Required	Employer payroll processing address. Left justify
Employer Address Line 2	Char	35	80	114	Optional	Left justify if present. Spaces if unused
Employer City	Char	22	115	136	Required	Left justify
Employer State	Char	2	137	138	Required	Required if domestic address. Spaces if international address
Employer Zip Code	Numeric	5	139	143	Required	Required if domestic address. Spaces if international address
Employer Zip+4	Numeric	4	144	147	Optional	If present, must be 4-digits. Spaces if unknown or international address
Employer Country	Char	25	148	172	Required	Required if international address. Left justify. Spaces if domestic address. Do not report "USA" or "US"
Employer International Postal Code	Char	15	173	187	Optional	Spaces if domestic address or unknown
Employee SSN#	Numeric	9	188	196	Required	Must be 9 digits
Employee Last Name	Char	20	197	216	Required	Left justify. At least two characters, no special characters except hyphen.
Employee First Name	Char	15	217	231	Required	Left justify. At least two characters, no special characters.
Employee Middle Name	Char	15	232	246	Optional	Left justify. Space if unknown
Employee Address Line 1	Char	35	247	281	Required	Left justify
Employee Address Line 2	Char	35	282	316	Optional	Left justify. Spaces if unused
Employee City	Char	22	317	338	Required	Left justify
Employee State	Char	2	339	340	Required	Required if domestic address. Spaces if international address
Employee Zip Code	Numeric	5	341	345	Required	Required if domestic address. Spaces if international address
Employee Zip+4	Numeric	4	346	349	Optional	If present, must be 4-digits. Spaces if unknown or international address
Employee Country	Char	25	350	374	Required	Required if international address. Left justify. Spaces if domestic address. Do not report "USA" or "US"
Employee International Postal Code	Numeric	15	375	389	Optional	Spaces if domestic address or unknown
Employee Date of Birth	Numeric	8	390	397	Required	CCYYMMDD. Must be a valid date
Employee Date of Hire	Numeric	8	398	405	Required	CCYYMMDD. Must be a valid date. Emloyee's first day of work
Employee State of Hire	Char	2	406	407	Required	Standard postal abbreviation. Only required if other than "WI"
Filler	Char	43	408	450	Optional	Spaces

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