South Carolina Department of Revenue 
Vendor Data Specifications for WH-1605 
Revised 8/11/2022 
 
Data fields 
       Font: Print data fields in OCR-A Extended 12 pt font.  
        o The SCDOR also accepts OCR-A Type 1 10 pt font, but the font must be embedded in the document. 
        o If necessary, Courier New 12 pt font is an accepted substitute. 
       Grid: The grid is set up at 6 horizontal lines per inch for 66 rows total and 10 vertical lines per inch for 85 
        columns total.  
       Name and Address: Print in all uppercase letters with no punctuation except for a dash to separate ZIP 
        plus 4, if applicable.  
       Numeric: Print money amounts with a decimal and cents.  
        o If zeros are pre-printed in the cents field, round amounts to whole numbers.  
         
  WH-1605 Data Fields 
                                            Horizontal         Vertical   Format (adhere to legend and 
  Field Name                                Line               Column     include dashes, commas, decimals)              
  NACTP number                              04                  10        Replace “1350” with your 
                                                                          NACTP # for 4 digits 
  NACTP number for purchased forms vendor   05                  10        9999  
  SC WITHHOLDING NO                         13                  51        99999999-9 
  FEIN                                      16                  51        99-9999999 
  Year                                      20                  74        9999 
  Name                                      19                  06        40 characters max 
  Address1                                  20                  06        35 characters max 
  Address2                                  21                  06        35 characters max 
  City (20), State (2), ZIP (9)             22                  06        Leave  2  spaces  between 
                                                                          city/state  and  2  spaces 
                                                                          between state/ZIP 
                                                                          (99999-9999) 
  st 
  1 Quarter (Jan, Feb, Mar)                 13                  68        Mark with “X” if 
                                                                          applicable 
  nd 
  2   Quarter (Apr, May, Jun)               15                  68        Mark with “X” if 
                                                                          applicable 
  rd 
  3   Quarter (Jul, Aug, Sep)               17                  68        Mark with “X” if 
                                                                          applicable 
  Amended Return Check Box                  13                  06        Mark with “X” if 
                                                                          applicable 
  Change of Address Check Box               13                  15        Mark with “X” if 
                                                                          applicable 
  Business Closed Check Box                 13                  28        Mark with “X” if 
                                                                          applicable 
  1. Quarterly SC state income tax withheld 30                  65        ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.00 

2. SC state income tax deposits or payments 32 65 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.00 
3. SC REFUND                                35 65 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.00 
4. SC TAX DUE                               38 65 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.00 
5. Penalty and interest due                 40 65 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.00 
6. Net SC state income tax, penalty,        43 65 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.00 
and interest due 
  Legend: 9 = Numeric, Z = Zero Suppressed Numeric, X = Alphanumeric; YYYY = 4 digit year 

South Carolina Department of Revenue 
Scanline for WH-1605 
Revised 10/2/2023 

• Font: Print form ID and scanline in OCR-A Extended 12 pt font.
  o The SCDOR also accepts OCR-A Type 1 10 pt font, but the font must be embedded in the document.
  o If necessary, Courier New 12 pt font is an accepted substitute.
• Grid: The grid is set up at 6 horizontal lines per inch for 66 rows total and 10 vertical lines per inch for
  85 columns total.
• Scanline Placement: The scanline data begins in horizontal row 63, vertical column 20 and ends in
  vertical column 70.
• Form ID: The 8-digit number to the left of the scanline data is a form ID. The form ID begins at
  horizontal row 63, vertical column 10 and ends at vertical column 17.
• Check Digit Calculation: See the SCDOR Check Digit Calculation page in the Software Developers Guide.

The form ID and scanline data in this example may not reflect current year information, but is present to show 
placement and format. 

Column   1         2         3         4         5         6         7 
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 
     AAAAAAAAXXBBBBBBBBBXXCCCCCCCCCXXDDEEXXFXXGXXHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXI 
     31291073  570000001  251234560  0123  0  0  0                                       5 

If the field does not contain data on the return, zero fill the field in the scanline. 
Field  Position  Description 
A 10 – 17  Form ID (not used in check digit calculation) 
X 18 – 19  Blank Spaces 
B 20 – 28  FEIN 
X 29 – 30  Blank Spaces 
C 31 – 39  SC Withholding No. (File Number with check digit) 
X 40 – 41  Blank Spaces 
D 42 – 43  Quarter (QQ) 
                             st
                   MM = 01 for 1  quarter (Jan-Mar) 
                             nd
                   MM = 02 for 2  quarter (Apr-Jun)  
                             rd
                   MM = 03 for 3  quarter (Jul-Sep) 
E 44 – 45  Year (YY) 
X 46 – 47  Blank Spaces 
F 48 – 48  Amended Indicator 
                  0 = Current,  1 = Amended 
X 49 – 50  Blank Spaces 
G 51 – 51  Change of Address Indicator 
                  0 = No change,  1 = Address Change 
X 52 – 53  Blank Spaces 
H 54 – 54  Close of Business Indicator 
                  0 = Business Open,  1 = Business Closed 
X 55 – 69  Blank Spaces 
I 70 – 70  Check Digit calculation for fields B, C, D, E, F, G, and H using Modulus 10 (2121…) starting 
                  from the left digit.  Do NOT use spaces or form ID (A) in the calculation, only digits.