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 9/6/2023       
 
 •     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, and G using Modulus   10 (2121…)   starting                  
                       from the      left digit. Do NOT     use spaces     or form   ID (A) in   the calculation,         only digits.