Tax Year 2023

Version 1.0 2023

Indiana Department of Revenue 

Follow the instructions in this document to accurately submit replica Indiana paper tax forms for 
processing. Replica paper tax forms must be approved by the Indiana Department of Revenue 
(DOR) before companies make the forms available in their software products.  

Paper forms must be approved annually, regardless of changes. 

The 1D barcode or scanline must contain the National Association of Computerized Tax 
Processors (NACTP) vendor code for the software printing the final paper form. If a paper form 
does not have a barcode or scanline, the NACTP code of the software printing the paper form 
must be printed in the lower left corner. 

The Form Approval form should be included with each set of forms companies submit via PDF. 
Please use the Form Approval form located on the FTA SES. You must list each paper form 
submitted for approval and the company’s name and NACTP code at the top of the form.  

What DOR looks for when reviewing submitted forms: 

•   Text and placement of information on the paper form. This is required for all replica
    paper forms.
•   1D barcode verification, if any.
•   OCR/ICR readability evaluation for all paper forms. Layout and data placement of
    fingerprint forms are critical. Forms built on a 6x10 grid are required to be nearly identical
    to DOR’s sample paper forms. This includes the use of matching fonts       on the text of the
    paper forms. Non-grid forms need to be recreated as closely as  possible to DOR’s
    sample paper forms.
•   Vouchers with scanlines will be tested to be sure scanlines are readable and  correctly
    formatted.

Contact Information 

We are only accepting PDF submissions of test cases.

PDF submissions may be emailed toforms@dor.in.gov.

Testing Dates

Forms may be submitted for approval once they are posted as final on 
the FTA State Exchange System. Testing is anticipated to begin the last 
week of November.  The estimated response time to receive results after 
DOR begins testing is 15 business days.

Submission Requirements 

A. The following forms and corresponding schedules must be submitted as complete
   returns IT-40, IT-40PNR, IT-20, IT-20S, IT-65 and IT-41. You must also submit two
   (2)test cases for eachof the forms listed below.

   a. IT-40 and Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/Sch. IN-DONATE, 6, 7, CT-40, IN-DEP, IN-
      DEP A, IN-EDGE, IN-EDGE-R, IN-EIC, IN-529,IN-OCC          and IN-W  .

   b. IT-40PNR and Schedules A, B, C, D, E/IN-PRO, F/Sch. IN-DONATE, G, H,
      CT-40PNR, IN-DEP, IN-DEP A    , IN-EDGE, IN-EDGE-R, IN-EIC, IN-529 ,       IN-
      OCC and IN-W.

   c. IT-40RNR and Schedule IN-W

   d. IT-20 and Schedules E, E-7, F, IN-EDGE, IN-EDGE-R and IN-OCC.

   e. IT-20S and Schedules E, E-7, IN-EDGE, IN-EDGE-R and IN-OCC.

   f. IT-65 and Schedules E, E-7, IN-EDGE, IN-EDGE-R and IN-OCC.

   g. IT-41 and Schedule 1.
   Test cases must contain all supporting schedules.   The forms will not be considered
   approved until all supporting schedules are approved. Each field must be filled on
   each submission.

B. You should have different filing statuses (married, single, and married filing
   separately) for theES-40,IT-41ES,IT-9    and SC-40. Each field must be filled on both
   test case submissions.

C. The WH-3 and IN-WH3 needs two (2) test cases submitted via PDF. All data must be
   completed on page one of the test cases. Each variable field must be filled onboth
   test case submissions.

D. For CC-40, IN-CR, IN-H, IN-2058SP, IT-2210, IT-2210A, IT-2440, IT-40NOL,
   IT-40PNRA, IT-40QEC, IN-40PA, E-6, IT-20FSD, IT-20NOL, IT-20PIC, IT-20REC,
   IT-20S/IT-65 Sch. IN K-1, IT-2220, Sch. 8-D, Sch. Composite, Sch. Composite-
   COR, Sch IN-PTET, IN-PAT, IN-UBI, IN-DRE, FIT-20, FIT-20 E-U, FIT-20NOL,
   FIT-20 Sch   H,  IT-20NP, IT-41 Sch. IN K-1, IN-OPT, IT-8879 and     IT-8879C,submit
   one copy filled with sample data. It can be submitted by emailing PDFs to
   forms@dor.in.gov.

   a. 1D barcodes, excluding the “24100000000” barcode, must include the NACTP
      code for the software producing the final form.

E. When software developers need to resubmit a failed test case they need to resubmit
   the entire test case not just the failed forms/schedules.