Lesson 3: Foreign Payees

Setting Up a Foreign Payee

Foreign payees are set using the same entry screens used for other payees — PMSTUP and PMCTUP.

Payee Master Setup (PMSTUP)

Step A. If you requested a Comptroller-assigned 3 TIN for a foreign payee, enter the 11-digit 3 TIN exactly as received from Payment Services in the OTHER – COMPTROLLER-ASSIGNED (11 DIGITS) field on the PMSTUP Step 1 screen.

 PMSTUP                                                                MM/DD/YY 
                                                                                
                 PAYEE MASTER LEVEL SETUP - STEP 1                              
                                                                                
 ENTER THE NUMBER PROVIDED BY PAYEE IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD (ENTER ONLY ONE)   
                                                                                
      _________   SSN - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (9 DIGITS)                       
                                                                                
      _________   EIN - EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (9 DIGITS)               
                                                                                
      _________   ITIN - INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (9 DIGITS)   
                                                                                
      ___________ OTHER - COMPTROLLER-ASSIGNED (11 DIGITS)                      
                                                                                
 PRESS ENTER WHEN READY                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
  PF3=QUIT                      PF12=PYMENU   

Step B. Enter one of the following ownership types on the PMSTUP Step 2 screen:

• R=Foreign entity, for foreign payees such as sole owners, corporations and partnerships. Leave the following fields blank:
  • SOLE OWNER’S NAME and SSN/ITIN.
  • PARTNER 1 NAME and SSN/EIN/ITIN
  • PARTNER 2 NAME and SSN/EIN/ITIN
  • TEXAS CHARTER NUMBER
  • IAT IND
• I=Individual, for foreign individuals who do not have an SSN or ITIN.
• E=Employee, for foreign state employees who do not yet have an SSN or ITIN.

PMSTUP                                                                MM/DD/YY
                       PAYEE MASTER LEVEL SETUP - STEP 2                        
          SSN: XXXXXXXXX                                                        
 INPUT SOURCE: XXX   OWNERSHIP TYPE: _    TAXPAYER NUMBER: ___________          
                                                                                
 SOLE OWNER’S NAME: __________________________________________________    
  SSN: _________ ITIN: _________ (ENTER ONLY ONE)                               
                                                                                
 PARTNER 1 NAME: __________________________________________________             
  SSN: _________ EIN: _________ ITIN: _________ (ENTER ONLY ONE)                
 PARTNER 2 NAME: __________________________________________________             
  SSN: _________ EIN: _________ ITIN: _________ (ENTER ONLY ONE)                
                                                                                
 TEXAS CHARTER NUMBER: __________    IAT IND: _              TIN STATUS: A      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
  PF3=QUIT                                         PF12=PYMENU  
    

Mail Code Setup (PMCTUP) – Continuation From PMSTUP

Step A: If the foreign payee’s address is a domestic U.S. address, enter the address using the same PMCTUP instructions for domestic payees.

Step B: If the payee provides a foreign address, enter the foreign address as follows:

• Enter the street address and city/territory on address lines 1-4.
• Enter the country in the CITY field.
• Enter two dashes ( - - ) in the STATE field.
• Enter five zeroes (00000) in the ZIP field.
• Enter the country’s zone code in the ZONE CODE field. See Zone Codes  for a list of codes.

Step C: Complete the mail code setup for the foreign payee using the earlier PMCTUP instructions.

Step D: Review your payee master and mail code setup on the PYMAST and PYADDR screens.

PYADDR Mail Code With a Foreign Address

PYADDR.3XXXXXXXXXX.XX1                                              MM/DD/YY
      PAYEE NUMBER: 3XXXXXXXXX1               TAXPAYER NUMBER:          
    OWNERSHIP TYPE: FOREIGN ENTITY       IAT IND:                    
  ACTIVE            MC CNT: 1    1099 MC LOOKUP: PF12  NEXT AVAILABLE MC: 001
                                                                       
  MAIL CODE: 000  SIC CODE: 9999  SECURITY TYPE: 0  SECURING SOURCE:       
   STATUS: A                                        TELEPHONE:             
 
     NAME: FOREIGN BUSINESS NAME                              ADDRESS IND: F
  ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS                                                  
           CITY                                                             
  CITY: COUNTRY NAME         STATE: --  ZIPCODE: 00000       ZONE CODE: XXX 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 END OF DISPLAY - PF1=HELP, PF3=QUIT, PF4=MENU          
  

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