| Title: | DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF IRS VERIFICATION PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1993-09-17 |
| To: | abi |
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THIS MESSAGE IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF ADMIN MESSAGE ID 93-0739, ISSUED
AUGUST 11, 1993.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE US CUSTOMS/INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INTERFACE HAS MADE
IT POSSIBLE FOR CUSTOMS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IRS EIN'S (EMPLOYEE
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS) IN OUR IMPORTER FILE ARE VALID NUMBERS ISSUED BY
THE IRS. IF CUSTOMS DETERMINES THAT AN EIN IMPORTER NUMBER ON FILE IN ACS
HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BY THE IRS, THAT NUMBER WILL BE VOIDED.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO NOTIFY ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS THAT ON DEC 1, 1993,
CUSTOMS WILL REVIEW AND VERIFY ALL IRS-FORMAT IMPORTER NUMBERS ON FILE IN
ACS. IMPORTER NUMBERS WILL BE VOIDED IF ACS CANNOT VALIDATE THEM.
THEREFORE, ABI FILERS MAY RECEIVE A GREATER THAN USUAL NUMBER OF REJECTS
FOR VOID IMPORTER AND CONSIGNEE NUMBERS.
THIS MESSAGE AMENDS THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THIS VALIDATION. CUSTOMS
IS DELAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION TO ALLOW BROKERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT
THEIR CLIENTS TO VERIFY THE IMPORTER NUMBERS BEING USED. CORRECT AND
VALID IMPORTER NUMBERS SHOULD BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE RESPECTIVE
IMPORTER/CLIENT.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
REGARDING THIS MESSAGE.