Lesson 8: Warrants on Hold

Payee Warrants on Hold (PYWTHD)

PYWTHD displays warrants that are on hold for a specific payee. Warrants on hold are also displayed on the Payee Warrants on Hold and Released (PYWTHB) screen, covered in Lesson 9. Each paying agency can view only the held warrants issued by that agency.

Accessing PYWTHD

There are two methods of accessing PYWTHD.

Method 1. From the TINS – Inquiry Menu (INQMEN) screen.

• Enter INQMEN on Line 1 on any TINS screen and select Enter.
• Enter I (PYWTHD) in the ENTER OPTION field.
• Enter a 10- or 11-digit TIN.
• Select Enter.

Method 2. Enter PYWTHD on Line 1 on any TINS screen.

• Enter a 10- or 11-digit as follows:
  • PYWTHD.10-digit number (2 + nine-digit SSN/ITIN or 1 + 9-digit EIN)
  • PYWTHD.11-digit TIN
• Select Enter.

Example: PYWTHD Screen

PYWTHD.1XXXXXXXXX6                                                   MM/DD/YY 
     PAYEE NUMBER:  1XXXXXXXXX6            TAXPAYER NUMBER:  3XXXXXXXXX5      
       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         XXX.XX  MM/DD/YY  XXX  XXXXXXXX  XXXX  XXX  XXX    XXX   
   XXXXXXXXX          XX.XX  MM/DD/YY  XXX  XXXXXXXX  XXXX  XXX  XXX    XXX   
 


                                                                             
                                                                              
END OF DISPLAY - PF3=QUIT, PF4=INQMEN
 

Field Descriptions

PAYEE NUMBER

Displays the 11-digit TIN.

TAXPAYER NUMBER

Displays the Comptroller’s 11-digit taxpayer number. This field is blank if the payee is not a taxpayer.

DIST. TYPE

Displays the payment distribution type.

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

HOLD STATUS

Displays.

WARRANT NUMBER

Displays the nine-digit warrant number.

WARRANT AMOUNT

Displays the amount of the warrant.

Note: If the warrant is for an employee payroll or retirement payment, the warrant amount displays only for authorized users within the paying agency.

ISSUE DATE

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

ISSUE AGY

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

DOCUMENT NUMBER

Displays the document number assigned by the paying 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 the three-digit number of the hold source agency. If the payee was on hold by multiple agencies at the time the warrant was issued, PYWTHD displays the agency number associated with the hold reason.

HOLD REASON

Displays the three-digit hold reason code at the time the warrant was issued. If the payee was on hold for multiple hold reasons, PYWTHD displays the lowest hold reason code.

MC PAID

Displays the TIN’s three-digit mail code used to issue the warrant.

For more information about PYWTHD, see Payee Warrants on Hold (PYWTHD) on TexPayment Resource.

Next: Held Warrant Agency Reports