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Hold Inquiry Screens
Payee Warrants on Hold (PYWTHD)

The PYWTHD screen displays a list of warrants being held for a specific TIN. The held warrants are displayed in the order of payment issue date with the most recent date first. Each issuing agency can view only the held warrants issued by that agency.

PYWTHD automatically calculates the check digit for a TIN.

Access

Access PYWTHD through the TINS Inquiry Menu (INQMEN) screen or Line 1 Entry.

Steps:

  1. Follow the instructions for the INQMEN Menu

    –OR–

    Enter PYWTHD.(10- or 11-digit TIN) on Line 1 and press Enter.

    If the TIN is… Then enter… Notes
    EIN-based,
    • 1 + nine-digit EIN or
    • 1 + nine-digit EIN + check digit
    TINS calculates the check digit when a 10-digit TIN is entered.
    Comptroller-assigned, 11-digit TIN that begins with 3  
    A 7 TIN for payees who provide an SSN or ITIN,
    • 11-digit TIN that begins with 7

      OR

    • 2 + nine-digit SSN or ITIN or
    • 2 + nine-digit SSN or ITIN + check digit


    Note: When entering a 2-based TIN that is on file, the inquiry results display the assigned 11-digit 7 TIN.

  2. Use the Direction Message Keys to navigate through the screen information.

    Note: If the payee does not have warrants on hold, TINS displays the message No Warrant Hold Info Exists for TIN.

Screen Example

PYWTHD.1XXXXXXXXX6                                                   MM/DD/YY 
     PAYEE NUMBER:  1XXXXXXXXX6            TAXPAYER NUMBER:  1XXXXXXXXX6      
       DIST. TYPE:  RETURN - HOLD              HOLD STATUS:  ON HOLD          
                                                                              
   WARRANT          WARRANT   ISSUE   ISSUE DOCUMENT  APPR  HLD  HOLD    MC   
   NUMBER            AMOUNT    DATE    AGY   NUMBER   FUND  AGY REASON  PAID  
   --------- --------------  -------- ----- --------  ---- ---- ------ ------ 
   XXXXXXXXX       3,821.09  MM/DD/YY  XXX  9XXXXXXX  XXXX  XXX  330    000   
   XXXXXXXXX          38.00  MM/DD/YY  XXX  1XXXXXXX  XXXX  XXX  330    PR1   
                                                                              
                                                                              
END OF DISPLAY - PF3=QUIT, PF4=INQMEN

Screen Field Descriptions

PAYEE NUMBER
Displays the 11-digit TIN.

TAXPAYER NUMBER
Displays the Comptroller’s 11-digit taxpayer number assigned for reporting of state taxes. This field is blank if the payee has not been assigned a taxpayer number.

The use of the Taxpayer Number is restricted to the Comptroller’s office. See ‘System-generated Random Number’ under Comptroller-assigned Payee Numbers.

DIST. TYPE
Displays the type of payment distribution.

Distribution Type Description
Return – Hold Warrants are held at the Comptroller’s office due to a hold for a state debt.
Direct Deposit on Hold Direct deposit instructions are suspended, and warrants are generated and held at the Comptroller’s office.

HOLD STATUS
Displays the message On Hold. This field is blank if the TIN is not on hold.

WARRANT NUMBER
Displays the Comptroller-assigned nine-digit warrant number.

WARRANT AMOUNT
Displays the amount of the warrant.

Note: If the payment is for payroll or annuity, the warrant amount displays only for authorized users within each agency.

ISSUE DATE
Displays the warrant issue date (MM/DD/YY).

ISSUE AGY
Displays the three-digit number identifying the agency that issued the warrant.

DOCUMENT NUMBER
Displays the document number assigned by the issuing agency. This field is blank if the warrant was issued from multiple documents.

APPR FUND
Displays the appropriated fund number from which the warrant was issued. This field is blank if the warrant was issued from multiple funds.

HLD AGY
Displays a three-digit number that identifies the hold agency where the payee has a debt at the time the warrant was issued. If the payee was on hold by multiple Hold Source agencies at the time the held warrant was issued, PYWTHD displays the lowest Hold Source agency number.

HOLD REASON
Displays the three-digit hold reason code at the time the held warrant was issued. If the payee was on hold by multiple Hold Source agencies at the time the held warrant was issued, PYWTHD displays the lowest hold reason code associated with the lowest hold agency.

MC PAID
Displays the mail code paid for each individual held warrant.

DIRECTION MESSAGE KEYS
Displays page direction and program function keys.