South Carolina Department of Revenue 
Vendor Data Specifications for WH-1606 
Revised 10/17/2022 
 
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-1606 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 (not shown on grid) 
 SC WITHHOLDING NO (including check digit)      13            51           99999999-9 
 FEIN                                           16            51           99-9999999 
 Year                                           16            74           9999 
 Name                                           18            06           40 characters max 
 Address1                                       19            06           35 characters max 
 Address2                                       20            06           35 characters max 
 City (20), State (2), ZIP (10)                 21            06           See grid, leave 2 spaces 
                                                                           between city/state and 2 
                                                                           spaces between state/ZIP 
                                                                           (99999-9999) 
 Amended Return Check Box                       13            06           Mark an “X” if 
                                                                           applicable. 
 Change of Address Check Box                    13            15           Mark an “X” if 
                                                                           applicable. 
 Business Closed Check Box                      13            28           Mark an “X” if 
                                                                           applicable. 
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 1. 4  Quarter SC state income tax withheld     29            65           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
 2. SC state income tax deposits or payments    31            65           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
 3. SC REFUND                                   33            65           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
 4. SC TAX DUE                                  35            65           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
 5. Penalty and interest due                    37            65           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
 6. Net SC state income tax, penalty, and       39            65           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
 interest due 
 7. Recap of SC tax withheld by qtr (Jan – Mar) 43            18           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
 Recap of SC tax withheld by qtr (Jul – Sep)    43            41           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
 Recap of SC tax withheld by qtr (Apr - Jun)    44            18           ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 

Recap of SC tax withheld by qtr (Oct – Dec) 44                     41 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
Recap of SC tax withheld Total of Quarters  44                     65 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
8. Total SC state income tax WITHHELD from  46                     65 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
all quarter reports from W-2s and 1099s 
9. Total SC WAGES from W-2s and 1099        48                     65 ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 
income 
10. Number of wage and tax statements       50                     63 ZZZ,ZZ9 
Legend: 9 = Numeric, Z = Zero Suppressed Numeric, X = Alphanumeric 

 South Carolina Department of Revenue 
 Scanline for WH-1606 
 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 
         31311079  570000001  251234560  0423  0  0  0               2 
 
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) 
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             MM = 04 for 4  quarter (Oct – Dec) 
  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.